14 THE BOOK OF ROSES. 



in the neighbourhood of Dijon with its very- 

 double but small, solitary, crimson blossoms. 

 The Rosa Gallica is one which has afforded 

 varieties of every hue ; more especially the 

 kind known as Provins roses, white, pink, or 

 crimson. In the eastern Pyrenees, grows the 

 Rosa moschata, a beautiful variety of which is 

 known in our gardens as the Nutmeg rose. The 

 Rosa alba is found in the hedges and thick- 

 ets of various departments ; as well as the 

 Rosa canina, or eglantine, the stock of which, 

 straight, elegant, and vigorous, is so valuable 

 for grafting. 



This imperfect sketch of the geographical 

 history of the rose, may serve to prove that 

 it has not its exclusive birth-place in the East ; 

 but that it is to be found in all countries of 

 the globe, for the gratification of the whole 

 human race. 



