ROSA PROVI NCI ALIS 
regarded as a variety of Rosa centifolia L. and the Provence Rose of 
Rosa gallica L. In any case the names should not he confused. 
Provins is a French town in the Department of Seine-et-Marne, about 
forty-eight kilometres from Melun. Provence was an ancient kingdom, 
and later one of the French provinces ; it now comprises several of 
the southern departments. 
There are many pictures of these Roses ; amongst them may he 
mentioned Miss Lawrance’s two drawings, the “ Plush ” and the 
“ Common ” 1 provincialis , and Roessig’s Rosa provincialis anemonoides . 2 
In the text accompanying Redoutes beautiful series of drawings, 
Thory gives eleven names classed under Provincialis , and no less than 
ninety-four under Provins ; many of these, however, are synonyms. 
Andrews has eleven plates of Rosa provincialis under various fancy 
titles . 3 
1 Roses, plate I (1799). 2 Die Rosen, plate 8 (1802). 
3 Roses, vol. i. t. 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 60, 61 (1805). 
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