4 THE PROVENCE ROSE. 



Provincialis, or the Provence Rose. No one seems 

 to know why it was thus named, its origin being 

 entirely lost. Let us, therefore, assume that we 

 owe it to the Provencal poets, the gay trouba- 

 dours, who, with chivalric liberality, gave us their 

 songs and their roses; and let us not lose its 

 beautiful poetic name : it is, indeed, worthy of it. 



The Crested Provence, Crested Moss, or Eosa 

 cristata for it is known by these three names is 

 said to have been discovered growing from the 

 crevice of a wall at Fribourg in Switzerland. No 

 rose can be more singular and beautiful : the buds 

 before expansion are so clasped by its fringed 

 eepals, that they present a most unique and ele- 

 gant appearance totally unlike any other rose. 



When the flower is fully expanded this peculiar 

 beauty vanishes, and it has merely the appearance 

 of a superior variety of the Provence Eose. It 

 should here be mentioned that, if grown in a poor 

 soil, its buds often lose their crest, and become plain 

 like those of the latter. As a standard, this rose 

 is very graceful, its large flowers and buds droop- 

 ing from their weight. 



The Dutch, or large Provence, is exactly like 

 the Common, or Cabbage, Provence, and equally 

 fragrant, but very much larger ; this is a fine 

 rose for forcing. 



La Eeine de Provence really deserves to be 

 the queen of this division. Its large and finely- 

 shaped globular flowers have a good effect when 



