310 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



ROSE-BUSH. 



ROSA. 



ROSACEJE. ICOSANDKIA POLYGYNIA. 



French, le rosier j flowers, la rose: in has Breton, res. Italian, 

 rosajo : rosa : in the Brescian, larrosa. 



IT is not intended to set down here a catalogue of 

 the various kinds of Roses, but to speak of a few of the 

 most eminent, and particularly such as are best adapted 

 for the present purpose. Unfortunately it happens with 

 many of them, as with some other valuable plants, of 

 which the Laurustinus is one, that they will not thrive 

 well in the vicinity of London. 



The Single Yellow Rose is a native of Germany, Italy, 

 and the South of France. The Austrian Rose is con- 

 sidered as a variety of this : it is of a sulphur-colour out- 

 side, and a bright scarlet within. The Double Yellow 

 Rose is full and large, as the Provins Rose : it is a native 

 of the Levant. 



These kinds are principally mentioned for their rarity, 

 being some of those which will not grow near London. 



The Cinnamon Rose French, rose candle is one of 

 the smallest and earliest of the double garden roses : it is 

 supposed to be named from the scent of the leaves, some 

 say of the flowers. Mr. Martyn says he can discover no- 

 thing in the scent of either, at all resembling that spice. 



The Dog-Rose is well known as the blossom of the 

 Common Briars, growing wild in almost every part of 

 Europe; here called the hip-tree, hep-tree, and in De- 

 vonshire, canker, and canker-rose : the name of dog-rose 

 probably arises from the heps or fruit being eaten by dogs, 

 whence the Tartars call the heps by a name signifying 



