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GLOSSARY. 
“ In Holland the rose seems to have made but little way, al¬ 
though it was from that country the most beautiful of the tribe, 
the moss-rose, was first introduced, from whence it found its 
way to France. The transactions which took place in Holland 
during the Florimania associate no unpleasant ideas with our 
flower : the rose was without the pale ; the tulip, the hyacinth, 
the ranunculus, the anemone—these, with a few of minor import¬ 
ance, were the pride of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries 
—these were the flowers of Holland, and the enthusiasm with 
which they were cultivated there had rendered them popular in 
other European countries. Thus the rose lay neglected. Its 
capabilities of improvement were not thought of, or unknown. 
The unlocking of its treasures was reserved for more recent times. 
The skilful and persevering individuals to whose labours we 
are indebted for the choicest ornaments of the rose garden still 
live to admire the productions of their genius, and to witness 
their favorite flower reigning without a rival in the floral 
world/’ 
We have been beguiled thus far by the pleasing manner in 
which Mr. Paul handles his interesting theme, and look forward 
with much pleasure to the perusal of the future parts, in which, 
judging by the present, we anticipate much useful information 
respecting the management of the rose, and particularly in the 
increased facility to a knowledge of the family by the new ar¬ 
rangement of the several groups or classes now entered on, and 
the remarks associated therewith. 
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN BOTANICAL 
DESCRIPTIONS. 
Perfoliate. When the bases of two opposite leaves encircle 
the stem with a broad band, looking like an entire leaf, with 
the stem passing through the centre. 
Perianthium. A coloured calyx, or floral envelope. 
Pericardium. The seed-vessel. 
Perigynous. Attached to the calyx. 
Petaloid. Assuming the colour or form of a petal. 
Petals. The divisions of the corolla, or floral leaves. 
