Rofes IL 



Vol. IV. No. 20. 



DIFFERENT KINDS OF ROSES. 



Fig. 1. The yellow Centifolia, 



(Rofa Julphurea.) 

 The yellow Centifolia is alio a molt beautiful fpe- 

 cies of Rofes; but, however common the Bush is, 

 a fine full blown flower is very feldom to fee met 

 with. Almofi: all the Buds burft (a§ may be feen 

 in the annexed figure) down to the fia Ik before 

 they unfold,- they then wither, and are eaten by 

 Worms and infects. The rea fon of this may be, 

 that the yellow Rofe-bush can neither bear the 

 heat of the Sun, nor great moifture; it requires a 

 dry and fhady ground. The form and colour of 

 this fpecies is elegant and a true ornament of a 

 garden , but the fmell of it is rather disagi eable. 

 The bush is from 6 to 8 feet high. Its items are 

 flender, and full of prickles and finali leaves. It 

 never bears fruit 



Fig. 2. The double purple Rofe. 



{Raja Jioloserica purpurea.) 

 This elegant Rofe has different names. It 

 is fometimes called the royal purple Rofe, the 



purple- velvet Rofe, the black or Pluto - Rofe* 

 It is one of the rare fpecies and requires parti- 

 cular care to keep it in full growth and beauty; 

 for it eafily degenerates into a common light 

 red Rofe. 



The magnitude and fulness of the flower, 

 the dark velvet-like purple, inclining to black; 

 the dazzling luftre which fparkles from the fur* 

 face of the leaves, and the bright goldlike fia- 

 mma in the middle give it a beautiful and ftri* 

 king appearance. 



The leaves are pretty large and pale green, 

 the items and ftalks greenish with few prickles. 

 The bush is often very thick , but only 2 or 3 

 feet high, and fuffers much from frofi and cold. 

 It bears a great quantity of fruit, which (as 

 fhall be fhown in one of the next numbers) is 

 quite the fame with that of the half double 

 Rofe. 



The fmell of this elegant flower is not Itrong, 

 but very agréable. 



