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high. The petals, which are deep red, and of 
a powerful scent, may be kept for a year or 
eighteen months by being pressed close. It 
takes its name not from Provence, as is com¬ 
monly supposed, but from Provins, a small 
town about fifty miles from Paris, where it is 
largely cultivated ; and where it was first in¬ 
troduced from the East. 
“ The Red Rose is large, bnt. not very 
double; it is of a rich crimson colour, and 
particularly fragrant. Parkinson calls this 
the English Rose, because the first known in 
this country, and more cultivated here than 
elsewhere; and because it was assumed by 
some of our kings as a symbol of royalty. 
There is a variety of this kind, with white and 
red stripes. 
“ The Moss-Rose, or Moss Provins-rose, is 
well known as an elegant plant; the flowers 
are deeply coloured, and the rich mossiness 
which surrounds them, gives them a luxuriant 
appearance not easily described; but it is fa¬ 
miliar to every one. It is a fragrant flower ; 
its country is not known to us, and we know it 
only as a double flower. 
“ The Damask-rose is a pale red: it is not 
very double, but is sweet scented, and ex¬ 
tremely handsome. It is a native of the South 
of France: there are many varieties, the 
Monthly, the Striped Monthly, which is red 
and blush-coloured, and the York and Lan¬ 
caster, so called because it is striped with both 
red and white. 
The eglantine rose, or sweet briar, grows 
