ROSA CENTIFO'LIA. 
VARIEGATED PROVINS ROSE. 
Variety : Village Maid. 
Class. Order. 
ICOSANDRIA. POLYGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
ROSACEA2. 
Hybrid of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
France. 
3 feet. 
June, July. 
Perennial. 
in 1833. 
No. 465. 
The derivation of the word Rosa has been late- 
ly noticed. Centifolia, from the Latin, hundred- 
leaved ; in allusion to its many petals. 
So numerous have the varieties of seedling Roses 
become, and so mingled are the characters of some 
of them, that it is difficult to give them a place in 
connexion with any distinct species. The beautiful 
flower of which we have now the gratification of 
giving a figure, is a novelty of no common order. 
It is quite unlike the old variegated York and Lan- 
caster Rose. It is more compact in the arrange- 
ment of its petals, as well as richer in its general 
colouring ; and it cannot fail of becoming a de- 
lightful favourite in the rosary. It has lately been 
obtained from France, by several English nursery- 
men, but by whom it was there raised we are not 
informed. Like other attractive seedling varie- 
ties, it was, of course, entitled to an attractive flo- 
rist’s cognomen, and our continental neighbours 
have adopted the very modest one of Village Maid. 
Grown on standards it will highly decorate the gar- 
den or lawn; and we recommend the Village Maid 
as worthy the patronage of all rose-loving florists. 
