122— ROSA PROVINCIALIS, var. VARIEGATA Hort. 
Rosa provincialis , var. variegata: a typo recedit floribus rubro et albo 
variegatis. 
The Perle des Panachees is a charming old Rose, good in form, 
colour, and habit. The flowers are striped pale pink on a white 
ground, and are very fragrant. As this Rose has regained a place 
in the nurserymen’s catalogues it is not likely to disappear from 
cultivation. 
Andrews gives a plate of a striped Rose which he calls Rosa 
Provincialis variegata , Variegated Province Rose } This drawing was 
made in 1826, and is the earliest we have found. In the accompanying 
note he says that the drawing was made from one of the plants growing 
in Lee’s nursery ; these plants, he adds, varied greatly according to 
their strength. William Paul mentions the Perle des Panachees in his 
list 1 2 as one of the best of the striped Roses, stating that it was raised 
at Angers and introduced in 1845. Cochet attributes it to Vibert, 3 but 
gives the same date for its introduction. This Rose has been chosen 
tor illustration as an example of the striped Roses which were so highly 
esteemed in F ranee during the first half of the nineteenth century. 
That they were also grown in England we know from reference to the 
garden lists of the time. Here and there in a neglected shrubbery or 
a wild garden we come upon a bush which has escaped destruction, 
evidently through having been overlooked when the garden was re- 
arranged according to the idea prevalent at the time of what a well- 
kept garden should be. It is a matter for regret that the destruction 
of the old Roses was so ruthlessly carried out, for at the present time 
many of them would have found favour. Prejudice against a Rose 
which has only one period of blossoming has become a little modified, 
and the tendency to judge a flower by its beauty, fragrance, and good 
constitution is gaining ground. We do not discard our beautiful 
spring shrubs because they do not blossom again in the autumn, and 
surely Roses which are desirable in every other respect should be 
1 Roses , t. 25. 2 The Rose Garden , pt. 2, p. 61 (1848). 
3 Nomenclature de tons les Noms de Roses , p. 133 (1906). 
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