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PLANTS. 
20. Rofa s . The llofe. 
The Arabians call this at prefent Uard, which 
does not at all agree with the Hebrew name Bar- 
kanim Celfii hierobotanicum 2. p. 192. Perhaps the 
people of the Eaft have given different names to the 
different varieties, fo that the Hebrew name may 
have been formerly given to llofa damafeena hort. 
Upfl (llofa centifolia Linn.) but the Arabian to the 
Rofa rubra (Red Rofes) which is common in Arabia- 
At this time Uard is the name given to all the va- 
rieties in Egypt, where they are almoft all to be 
had. 
Rofa gallica t . Red Rofes. 
These are common in the gardens at Rofetta and 
Damiata, where they plant them for the purpofe of 
making rofe-water. This rofe bears fmall flowers? 
and thofe of no ftrong feent ; for which reafon it b 
©f no great value at Cairo. 
Rofa Cinnamomea u . The Cinnamon Rofe. 
This is fomewhat fcarce. It is cultivated at P a ' 
jjiiata and Upper Egypt for its beauty. 
Rofa alba w . White Rofe. 
This is cultivated in confiderable quantities in th e 
province Fajhum, of Upper Egypt, not far f r ° !l1 
the Pyramids. It is of a pale colour, not q ul£e 
s Linn. Hort. Upf. 132. 1. Spec. Plant. 704. ' Spec. U 
Rofa Rubra Multiplex Hort. Upf. 13. u Spec. PI. 4. Rof a 
re Cinnamonic, fimplex Hort. Upf. w Sp. PI. 13. R°f a a 
fore Pkpo Hort. Upf. 
white. 
