RO'SA CENTlFO / LIA. var. Dianthiflora. 
THE O El L LET, OR PINK-FLOWERED, ROSE. 
Class. Order. 
ICOSANDRIA. POLYGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
ROSACEiE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
S. Europe. 
3 feet. 
June, July. 
Perennial , 
in 1816 
No. 249. 
The name of our present subject, Rosa, a word 
rendered interesting by its association with one of 
the most generally attractive objects in the vege- 
table creation, is deduced from the ancient Celtic 
name; and has been received, with some variation, 
into every language of Europe. Our own word, 
Rose, came from it, probably, through the Armo- 
ricans, with whom the inhabitants of Britain, after 
their subjection by the Saxons, were much con- 
nected, on account of their migration to Armorica 
as a place of refuge. Centifolia, signifying hun- 
dred-leaved, from its numerous petals, is applied to 
a species which includes many varieties, amongst 
which very few are more deserving of attention than 
the one we now introduce to our readers. Varieties 
of the Centifolia are known to most persons ; amongst 
others, the Provins and the Moss ; which have also 
subvarieties, each with its respective cognomen. 
The propagation of Roses has been much attended 
to of late years, particularly by the French; and the 
list of named sorts, in the nursery catalogues, now 
extends to upwards of one thousand. What is ne- 
cessary to constitute a distinct sort, may be difficult 
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