250 NATURAL HISTORY. 
time, and flourifh when other flowers are fearce, the 
amaranthus is confidered as no inconfiderable part of 
- gn elegant garden. 
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ROSE. 
Axtrouce rofes are generally ranked among 
flowering fhrubs, yet, as they -are reckoned amon; 
the greateit ornaments of a garden, and are the chief 
beauty of any affemblage of flowers, we fhould thin 
ourfelves remifs, in omitting a brief account of them, — 
in this fhort defeription of flowers. 
As a general deicription of the many forts of rofes 
—they grow on fhrubs. that fhoot forth hard, woody, 
thorny branches ; with oblong leaves, indented, and 
armed with prickles. On thefe branches grow the 
flowers, confifting of leaves, in a round forin 3 their 
cups are leafy, and turn to round, or oblong pulpy 
berries. Whe pale rofe is fair, large, of a carnation 
colour, and poffeffes an agreeable fmell and appear- 
ance. The damafk rofe is a fmall, white, fingle or 
double rofe, with a mufky feent. The common 
white refe 1s large and beautiful; and remarkable 
for being, with the red rofe, worn as the diftinétion 
of the houfes of York and Lancafier. “Phe yellow 
rofe has broad leaves, of a lemon colour, without 
fmeli. The monthly rofe is hike the damafk. and has 
red flowers, growing in bunches. ‘The ftriped rofe 
has white and red ftreaked leaves. And thé mofs rofé 
is fo called, from the ftem and outward leaves appear- 
ing to be covered with mofs, in a manner that appeare 
finguiarly beautiful, 
