roseries

It is one of the oldest of English roseries, planned by some Elizabethan dame who loved solitude rather than the sun.

The End of Her Honeymoon Marie Belloc Lowndes 1907

And when she had thus said, anon was the fire quenched and out, and the brands that were burning became red roseries, and the brands that were not kindled became white roseries, full of roses.

The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness 1903

"Five weeks ago I visited the greenhouses we are now going to, and as I stood in the Easter 'roseries,' I thought it must be quite delightful to be a young rose in training for Easter, the sunshine was so warm and golden, the air so soft and dewy sweet.

Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various

And these were the first roseries and roses, both white and red, that ever any man saw. "

The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness 1903