the double artd single white Rose. 

 The violette nothing behinde for smell- 

 ing sweetly, and a 1000 more will 

 provoke your content." 



Thomas Fuller (I608-I66I), laden • 

 with offices and dignities, yet had time i;: 

 to write of his beloved flowers. In 

 his " Antheologia, or The Speech of 

 Flowers; partly Morall, partly Misti- 

 call," he discourses thus of a " small 

 Scantlin of some three Acres." 



" For there was yellow Marigolds, 

 Wallflowers, Auriculusses, Gold Knobs, 

 and abundance of other namelesse 

 Flowers, which would pose a Nomen- 

 clator to call them by their distinct 

 denominations. There was White, 

 the Dayes Eye, white roses, Lillyes 

 etc. Blue, Violet, Irisse, Red Roses, 

 Pionies etc. All the children of Flora 

 being summoned there, to make their 

 appearance at a great solemnity." 



Shakespeare mentions the rose more 

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