THE ROSE. 215 



flowering ; the scrotina, or late flowering ; and the 

 Grecian luteola, or yellow. 



The varieties of the rose are now extremely 

 numerous ; many are the native or natural produc- 

 tions of foreign countries, and many are the produc- 

 tions of European florists from seed. 



The Scotch roses, that have been raised from seed 

 within these few years past, are exceedingly fine 

 and delicate, and make a great addition to the flower- 

 garden. 



I might have remarked before, that the rose-gar- 

 dens of Psestum were as celebrated in the time of 

 Augustus, in honour of whom the month of August 

 was named, as those of Mr. Lee of Hammersmith^ 

 or Mr. Loddige of Hackney, in our time. In his 

 reign literature was encouraged, and the liberal 

 arts and sciences began to flourish ; and this love of 

 letters and of the arts was soon followed by a refine- 

 ment of taste and manners, that shortly after brought 

 into use all the expensive embellishments, as well as 

 the more elegant conveniences of life : the simple 

 farm-house and the plain cabbage-garden of their 



