

26 THE ROSE. 

The R. moschata and R. Hispanica flourish in 
Spain. The Pf. sempervirens, common in the Bale- 
aric Islands, grows spontaneously throughout the 
South of Europe and Barbary; its foliage of a 
glossy green is intermingled with a profusion of 
small white, highly scented flowers. 
In France nineteen species are claimed by the 
Flora of Decandolle; in the Southern provinces 
R. eglantina, the Yellow Briar, is found, whose 
golden petals are sometimes varied into a rich 
orange. In the forests of Auvergne we find the 
R. cinnamomea, which derives its name from the 
colour of its branches, the flowers being small and 
red. The R. parviflora or Champagne rose, a 
beautiful miniature shrub, adorns the fertile val- 
leys in the vicinity of Dijon. The R. Gallica is 
one which has afforded varieties of every hue, 
more especially the kinds known as the Provins 
roses, white, pink and crimson. In the Eastern 
Pyrenees grows R. moschata, a beautiful variety 
of which is known as the Nutmeg Rose and R. 
alba in the hedges and thickets of various De- 
partments. 


