
©HE ROSE. 
RHOS, red, in the language of Armorica, (a province of 
ancient Gaul). 
RHOOD, red, Celtic. 
RHODON, Greek. 
ROSA, Latin, Italian, and Spanish. 
RUOSE, Bohemian, 
ROSE, English and German. 
NARD, Arabic. 

HISTORICAL. 
TH ROSE has-been the favorite flower from 
time immemorial among the civilized 
nations of Europe and Asia, The cradle of the 
original race of man is its country, and the 
flowery hills which support the frowning chain 
of the Caucasus are adorned by this charming 
shrub, and gives the name Caucasian to the 
finest race of the human species. Many ages 
ago Anacreon sang the praises of the Rose. 

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