ROSE. 191 



The outer petals are of the most delicate 

 golden yellow, whilst the inner ones are often 

 of a tint approaching to copper colour, and 

 so delicately thin and transparent, as even to 

 surpass the carnation poppy in texture ; and 

 although the flower is exceedingly double, yet 

 the petals hang with a looseness and elegance 

 that scarcely can be conceived without be- 

 holding it. Van Os the elder has been the most 

 happy amongst painters in giving that trans- 

 parent and crumpled effect to this rose, which 

 Van Huysum himself could never so perfectly 

 accomplish. Sydenham Edwards has left a 

 faithful representation of the double yellow 

 rose, which is given in the 46th page of the 

 Botanical Register. 



We remember this species of rose much 

 more common than at present, growing in 

 open situations, and we have generally ob- 

 served that it has prospered best in an eastern 

 aspect, where buildings or shrubs have shel- 

 tered it from the midday sun. It loves a 

 light soil, of a gravelly or sandy nature, but 

 cannot endure confined or wet situations. 

 We have seen it in great perfection in a 

 garden at Petersfield, in Hampshire; and it 

 prospers and flowers freely in some parts of 

 the South Downs, particularly at Findon, in 

 Sussex. It seems much less affected by the 



