Plate 73. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE, REYNOLDS 
HOLE. 
Rosa (hybridaJ, var. 
The history of the Rose is unlike that of any other flower- 
No flower has been so universally admired, or employed for 
such various purposes: it has been the theme of the poet’s 
song, and has been used in Holy Writ as the emblem of all that 
is glorious; while amongst the luxurious Homans it pandered 
to their lusts, and added, it was supposed, zest to their feasts. 
Ever since Sappho called it the Queen of Flowers, it has never 
lost its proud pre-eminence; and now, fostered by the hand of 
man, who has expended on it skill, perseverance, and labour, it 
has acquired a size, a beauty, and a permanence the ancients 
never knew of. “ The last rose of summer” becomes a myth, 
for far on into dreary November the races of Hybrid Perpetuals, 
Teas, and Bourbons, favour us with their beautiful blooms. 
During the present century the progress of the Rose, both in 
general favour and in intrinsic excellence, has been most re¬ 
markable. So popular is it now, that the Metropolis holds two 
exhibitions, one at Kensington Gore, the other at the Crystal 
Palace, to do it alone honour, and to these places are brought 
the choicest productions of the best Rose-gardens in England ; 
and at both of them this year the variety which we now figure 
was deservedly admired. It was exhibited by our kind friend 
Mr. John Standish, of the Royal Nursery, Bags hot, to whom we 
are also indebted for the very fine bloom forwarded to our 
artist, which he has so faithfully reproduced. 
The class of Hybrid Perpetuals to which “ Reynolds Hole ” 
belongs, is one which seems destined to ere long entirely super¬ 
sede the Summer Roses, which so long a time held the first 
