

THE ROSE. 29 

Awaking from his light repose, 
The angel pered to tl ~~ 

‘Oh, tondest object of my care, 

Ask what thou wilt, ‘tis granted thee.’ 
™, 1a the rnce ithd A claw 
‘On me another grace bestow.’ 
The spirit paused in silent thought— 
hag t _ e was there that flower had not? 
moment. o’er the rose 

veil of moss the angel th 
And, robed in nature's a weed, 
Can there a flower that rose exceed ? 
Rosa Gallica, the French Rose, the distinguish- 
ing features of this family are its strong, upright 
flowering stalks: the colors vary from pink to the 
deepest shades of crimson. It also includes the 
the striped, mottled, and variegated roses; the 
varieties of R. Gallica are very numerous. 
Rosa alba, the White Garden Rose, often called 
the White Climbing rose, may be considered a 
hardy Rose. 
Flora’s Lexicon says of the White Rose-bud: 
Before the breath of love animated the world, all 
the roses were white, and every heart insensible. 
An old English poet (Herrick) says, 
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Gods, he down the nectar flung; 
Which on the white rose being shed, 
Made it for ever after red.”’ 


