NATURAL HISTORY. 
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ROSE. 
A lthough rofes are generaly ranked 
among flowering (hrubs, yet, as they 
are reckoned among the greateft ornaments of 
a garden, and are the chief beauty of any 
alfemblage of flowers, we fliould think our- 
felves remifs, in omitting a brief account of 
them, in this fhort defcription of flowers. 
As a general defcription of the many forts 
of rofes, — they grow on flirubs, that fhoot 
forth hard, woody, thorny branches ; with 
oblong leaves, indented, and armed with 
prickles. On thefe branches grow the flow- 
ers, confiding of leaves, in a round form > 
their cups are leafy, and turn to round, or 
oblong pulpy berries. The pale rofe is fair, 
large, of a carnation colour, and pollcfles an 
agreeable fmell and appearance. The da- 
mafk rofe is a fmall, white, fingle or doule 
rofe, with a mufky fcent. . The common 
white rofe is large and beautiful ; and re- 
markable for being, with the red rofe, worn 
as the diftinclion of the houfes of York and 
Lancafter. dhe yellow rofe has broad 
leaves, of a lemon colour, without fmell. 
The monthly rofe is like the damaik, and 
has red flowers, growing in bunches, d'he 
ftriped rofe has white and red ilreaked 
leaves : and the mofs rofe is fo called from 
the ftem and outward leaves appearing to be 
covered 
