190 SYLVA FLORIFERA. 



<y\e and double varieties were brought into 

 Europe by the Turks, as Parkinson tfells us in 

 a work which he dedicated to Henrietta, the 

 queen of our unfortunate Charles the First, 

 that the double yellow rose " was first pro- 

 cured to be brought into England, by Master 

 Nicholas Lete, a worthy merchant of Lon- 

 don, and a great lover of flowers, from Con- 

 stantinople, which (as we hear) was first 

 brought thither from Syria, but perished 

 quickly both with him, and to all other to 

 whom he imparted it : yet, afterwards it was 

 sent to Master John de Franqueville, a mer- 

 chant also of London, and a great lover of 

 all rare plants, as well as flowers, from which 

 is sprung the greatest store, that is now 

 flourishing in this kingdom." 



The double yellow rose, sulphured, was un- 

 known to us in 1597 ; but the single yellow 

 brier was then common, as we find by Gerard. 



The single yellow rose, lutea, blossoms 

 freely in most situations, excepting in the 

 vicinity of London, or other confined spots. 



The double yellow rose, where it blossoms 

 freely, is one of the most elegant flowers that 

 any country has produced, and had nature 

 bestowed on it the perfume that makes the 

 Provence rose so delightful, it would be pro- 

 nounced the acme of Flora's skill. 



