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THE MORAL OF FLOWERS. 
it produces, eighteen are natives of the Russian 
dominions and the adjacent countries. Most of them 
are similar to the European portion of the genus, and 
five are common to Europe and Asia. Of the remainder, 
one, which is perhaps a distinct genus, has been dis¬ 
covered in Persia, fifteen in China, and two of the 
latter, with four others, in the North of India; one of 
which has considerable affinity to the R. moschata of 
Northern Africa. The Chinese and Indian species 
have a habit entirely different from the rest. With the 
roses of the Crimea we are entirely unacquainted ; and 
yet they are said to grow there in the most astonishing 
profusion. Europe has twenty-five species, of which 
5-6ths exist between 40° and 50°. Britain, according 
to Smith, has twenty-two species; Denmark, seven; 
Holland, thirteen; whilst in Spain, Portugal, and the 
Levant only four species have been observed. In the 
North of Africa are two species, peculiar to that country, 
and two others common to it and Europe. Fourteen 
species have been found in North America ; only two of 
which, R. Montezuma? and stricta, bear much general 
resemblance to European roses. The R. laevigata of 
the woods of Georgia is so similar to the R. sinica of 
China, as not to be immediately distinguished from it; 
and the latter is even sold in some of the London 
nurseries under the name of R. cherokeensis.” 
