Show The Romance of a Rose In an article on moss roses Land and Water tells a very curious tale as to the discovery of the variety known as the White Provence covery La Blanche or Unique Mr Daniel Dan-iel Grimond of Little Chelsea nurseryman was on a journey of business in the county of Norfolk exactly 110 years ago when rid leisurely along the road he per ing coived very a rose of great whiteness in a mill discovered He alighted and on close inspection covered it to be a Provence rose He sought interview with the inmate of the mill who an was an elderly woman and begged a I flower which was instantly given to him The old lady must no doubt have been considerably surprised at being in turn presented In cutting off the sented with a guinea flower so runs the tale which has been recorded of corded by the late Mr Henry Shailer Fields Mr Grimond cut three Cattersea and on arriving at the nearest inn he buds the flower and sent it directly to packed up Chelsea addressed to to his foreman who was no other than the father of the same h 1L the n t n iwo Mr Shailer wbo now relates e story following the buds grew and in the of Norfolk the florist went down to i autumn the whole stock for five and bought again was then allowed to The foreman I propagate guineas it and for doing so was paid 5s a plant for three years At the expiration were sold out at a that time the plants of the foremans share of the guinea a amounting piece to 300 Not the least profits of this pleasant little romance pleasant part is the fact that the old rose of a mance the unconscious discoverer who had been lady secret in horticulture was of a grand coverer the proceeds by receiving out of gratified handsome pres undertaking a of the silver tankard and other ent consisting of a plate to the value of 60 |