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V. I 'be fccond Kind of the Englifh White P.oje. 
Rofa Anglica alba minor, being the leffer fort. 
This fcldom grows higher than a Damask Role 
its Leaves in magnitude, number and color arc dike 
the former , and the Bufh in like manner armed 
with Prickles. The Flower is 'whiter, lefs thick and 
double ? and opening it f elf more-, Jome of the 
Flowers are fo little double , as not to have above- 
two or three rows of Leaves , that they f cent in 
fame manner almofl to be fingle , and having but 
little Smell. Some judge both theje to be but one 
Kind, and make the diverjtty to be occafioned from 
the Air , or Soil, or both : but I conjefs I am not of 
that Opinion. 
VJ. Gerard gives us this general Defcription of 
our White Rofe thus. Its Root is long, tough , and of a 
woody Sub fiance. From which fpring up very long 
Stalks, of a woody Subfiance a If o. Jet or armed with 
divers fharp Prickles-, the Branches whereof arc 
likewife full of Prickles , on which grow Winged 
Leaves , five in number for the mo/} part fet upon 
a middle Rib , by couples, the odd Leaf f landing at 
the point, or end of the fame, every one of tbofe 
Leaves being fnipt about the edges, fame what rough, 
and of an over worn green color. • From the Bojom 
whereof fboot forth long loot Stalks , on which grow 
very fair double Flowers, of a white color , and 
very fweet Smell, having in the middle a few yellow 
Threads or Chives , which being pafi , the Fruit 
fucceeds ( as large as a Horfe Bean , or larger) 
which is of a longifh round form ( almofl oval ) green 
at the fir (l, afterwards of a finning Coral red color, 
with a red Pulp within > which when the Berry is 
ripe, is foft , and of a plcafant acid Tafie : and 
within this Pulp is contained a good quantity of 
downy cloaking Matter, almofl like Hair, but fhort, 
within which the Seed or Grains ly hid, which arc 
very hard almofl, as Stones. 
VII. The fccond, or Carnation Rofe. It is in 
mofi things like unto the Leller White Rofe, both 
for the growing of the Stock , and bignefs of the 
Flower-, but that it is more fpread abroad when it 
is blown than the White is, and is of a pale blufh 
color all the Flower thro ’ out, and almofl of as fmall 
a Smell, as the fmall White One. 
VIII. The third, or Dutch Rofe. This fort is not 
very great, but very thick and double , and is very 
variable in its Flowers) n that they will be fo different 
one from another. And tho > they may all if them 
be called Carnation Rofes, yet Jome are paler than 
others, and fome are as it were blafled , which comes 
not Cafually, but Naturally to this Rofe. But the 
befit Flowers (of which there will always be fome ) 
will be of a bright pale murrey color , near unto 
the Velvet Rofe, but nothing near of fo dark a 
color. 
IX. The fourth , or Englifh Red Rofe. I Id- 
call this Englifh, becattfe it is more frequent in 
England than in other Countries. It never grows 
fo high as the Damask Rofe Bufh , but more com- 
monly grows low, and fhoots forth many Branches 
from its Root ( feldom growing up asjhe Damask 
Rofe into Standarts ) which Branches have a green 
Bark, thinner fet with Prickles, and having larger 
Leaves , and greener on the upper fide than the 
White, yet with an Eye of white upon them, five 
likewife for the mofi part fet upon a Stalk, and 
grayifh or whitifh underneath. The Rofes or Flow- 
ers do very much vary, according to their Sight and 
abiding for fome are of an orient red, or of a deep 
crimfon color, and very double, (alt ho' never Jo 
double as the White) which when it is full blown, 
has the large fi Leaves of any other Rofe. Some of 
them again are paler, tending fomething to a 
Damask ^ and fome are of fo pale a red, as to re- 
fiemb/c almofi that cf a Canker Rofe • yet all for 
the mg part having larger Leaver than the 
Damask lvole, and with many more yellow Th>r 
,n tie middle. The Smell of this Red Rofe is much 
better or ru her than that of tie White, but not com- 
parable to that of the Damask; but this Rofe bcinr 
well iryef and well kept , it will keep both its Cob, 
and Smell longer than the Damask, with the belt 
looking after. ' J 
X. The fifth, or Damask Rofe. the Damask 
Role Belli , a more ufuaUyKurfi up to a competent 
height to Ji and alone ( which they call Standarts I 
than any other Rofe. The Bark both of the Stock 
and Branches ts not fully f 0 g re e n , as , he Red 
or White Rofe. The Leaves are green with an 
bye o] white upon them, fo l,ke unto the Red Rbfe 
that there is no great difference between them but 
that the Leaves of the Red Rofe feem to be of a. 
darker green. 1 he Flowers are of a fine deep blufh 
color. Wit - feme pale ycllot. Threads in the middle 
but are not full out Jo thick and double as the White- 
nor being blown, have they fo great or large leave's 
as the Wei - but are of a mofi excellent fweet plea- 
)ant Smell, far furpojfmg all other Roils or flowers 
not being heady or too ftrong , nor fluffing, or un- 
pleafanlly fweet as many other things are 
XL The Jtxth, or Great Double Damask Pro- 
vince w Holland Role. This Bufh has its Bark 
of a brown reddtjh color , by which it is eafy to 
be ifeerned from other Rofes. The Leaves 
are aljo more reddtjh than in others, and fomething 
larger- but it ufually grows much like to the 
Damask Rofe, and much of the fame height The 
flowers arRofes are of the fame deep blufh 'color 
that the Damask Rofes are, or rather fomewhat 
deeper ■■ but much thicker, broader, and more double 
or fuller, of Leaves by three parts almofl the out- 
wards Leaves turning thenf elves back , when the 
flower has food long blown : the middle fart it 
felf ( which almofl in all other Rofes has fome 
yellow threads to be fecn) being folded hard with 
JaiaU Leaves has J carcely any yellow at all vtftble 
lhe Smell of this Rofe comes neareft unto the 
Damask Role, bur yet is by much Jhort of it tbo J 
many do indeed think it as good its the Damask 
And fonts have therefore caufei their Damask 
Role Stocks to be Unified with Province Rofes 
hoping to have as good Rofe Water, and more Acre 
from them, than from Damask Rofes ; but truly 
(let fitch think what they wall) the Smell of h is 
not half Jo fir ong or fo good. 
XII. The feventh, or Red Province Rofe The 
difference between this and the laft , s not verv 
great. I he Stock, and the Branches a/fo , in this 
leaning not to be fo great, but greener, and the 
Bark not fo red. 'lhe Leaves are of the fame 
largencfs with the former Damask Province The 
Blowers are not altogether fo large, thick, and 
double-, but of a httlc deeper Damask or bluff, 
color, turning to a Red Rofe, ye, no, coming L 
near to the full color of the decpejl Red R 0 f e . 
nor is the Smell altogether fo ftrong or fwce, a's 
the Damask Province, but coming fomthin* „ e ,r 
to the /cent of the Common red Role, yet exceed- 
ing it : nee is it fo plentiful m bearing as the la A 
or Djmask Province. 
XIII. The eighth, or White Province Rofe h 
, e very zohtle and double, and very large like to the 
Rat province Rofe, or rather hie to the double 
Damask, or Greater white Rnglilh R 0 f e j„ 
form and magnitude of the Role, and manner of 
its growing, but not in the largenefs of its Stock 
or Body, ibis befng much the leijer. ’ 
XIV TR. ninth or The Party colored Rofe, 
coded ,he\ ork and Lancafter. This in its form 
and 
