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- firft row of leaves being much bigger than the teft, which are {mall, 
FLOR A Book I. 
Rofa Aufiriaca flore pheenicio. 
He fcarlet Rofe of Auftria is in all the parts thereof like ithto the 
bb der defcribed, the chiefeft difference is in the colour of the flow- 
ers. which in this on the infide of the leaves is of a fine {carlet, and 
on thé outfide ofa pale brimftone colour; and although this Rofe 
be but finglelike the former, yetinrefpec of the colour fo different 
from all other Rofes, it is efteemed by all lovers of flowers, 
Roja lutea flore pleno. 
out knowledge, and now in the next place we will take a view of the 
diverfities of white Rofes, beginning wi 
ake 
He common white Rofe is fo well known unto all perfons, that it 
needeth no defcription , there are two forts of ordinary white Ro- 
fes, the one muchdoubler and fairer than the other, the beft kind 
beareth fine double pure white Rofes, and fetteth off others very 
well, fothatalthoughit be common, yet we may afford room for 
one buth among the reft to increafe the number of varieties, 
Teas. Rofa incarnata. : 
Snes blufh Rofe differeth in nothing from the ordinary white Rofe, 
but onely in the colour of the flowers, for thofe of this are at the 
firft opening of a fine pleafant bluth colour, which after grow fome- 
thing whiter, in all other re(pects agreeing with the former. 
Rofa mofchata flore pleno. 
apHe double Musk Rofe rifeth very high with many green branches, 
-~ and dark green fhining leaves, armed with great fharp thorns, 
the flowers come forth on long foot-ftalks at the ends of the bran- 
ches, many together ina tuft, moft of them flowering together, 
being fmall whitith or Cream-coloured Rofes, not ver donble, the 
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