


THE ROSE. 63 

Musk Rose—capricious beauty. 
To be capricious indicates a feeble mind; this 
Rose being, as the author says, of very uncertain 
growth. 
Fairy Rose—gentleness. 
Gentleness is the grace of childhood. The Fairy, 
or Miss Lawrence’s Rose, is small, pretty and 
graceful, which make it comparable to the gentle- 
ness with which nature has endowed infancy. 
Moss Rose—voluptuous love. No more dreams of 
platonic love. 
This charming variety of rose is well known, 
having been in cultivation for upwards of a cen- 
tury. Itis the symbol of pleasure, being without 
thorns, and its prickles are not stinging. 
Rose Bud—young girl. 
Modesty should defend beauty, as the thorn 
protects the rose. 
The Bouquet of Roses—according to Mdme. Char- 
lotte de Latour, ‘gratitude is sweeter than the 
perfume of Roses, and power often more ephe- 
meral than the beauty of flowers.”’ 


