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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 89348, member: 201&quot;]Ladies, I appreciate all the input... love heritage roses!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m still finding myself still uncertain. From the images I&#039;ve seen online, I&#039;m still not sure the flower at the bottom isn&#039;t a camellia? Some roses I&#039;ve seen do look similar, but so do camellias.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most often, it seems, rose petals turn up and are somewhat irregular in shape, while camellia petals often turn down and are more uniform, both of which look to me like characteristics of the flower in the print. Also, the leaves on both apparently are similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know any artist&#039;s rendering is always subject to interpretation, but back when this book plate was made, illustrations like this were used primarily for education and sometimes as ads, much the way we use photographs today, so the depictions were usually as accurate as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there something I&#039;m overlooking?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the closest examples I found...</p><p><br /></p><p>ROSES</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/graphics/1172/5152065_sexy_rexy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.vintagerosery.com/roses/20ef4490.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://free2use-it.com/gallery/photos/160/medium/IMG_2531.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>CAMELLIAS</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e3/99/f4/e399f4a4cc79772e67b3f8b9bc18028d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://rlv.zcache.co.nz/annabelle_lee_ii_romantic_pink_camellias_poster-rea845cb7ff9140f0af8e1a77353b18e4_izq_8byvr_512.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://rlv.zcache.com/vintage_seed_packet_label_art_camellia_flowers_postcard-r82851a5a1139458ea728d022325b342a_vgbaq_8byvr_512.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://rlv.zcache.com/vintage_camellia_postcard-rb3a7737fc31343edb1397391c685b51d_vgbaq_8byvr_1200.jpg?view_padding=%5B0.452380952380952%2C0%2C0.452380952380952%2C0%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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