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ROSE Clare. 
ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Rosacex Jussieu. (Introduction to the natural system of 
Botany, p. 81.) 
ROSA. — Supra, vol. 1. fol. 53. 
GARDEN VARIETY. 
This was sent from Italy by the gentleman whose name 
it bears, with several other very beautiful Roses. Its exact 
origin is not known to us. It has now for several years 
been growing against a west wall in the Garden of the 
Horticultural Society, but it does not appear likely to 
exceed the stature of five or six feet. 
The great beauty of the variety consists in its constant 
flowering, and the deep rich crimson of its petals; besides 
which, its foliage is of a rich deep green, evergreen, and 
not more affected by cold than that of the common China 
Rose. One would think it a hybrid between Rosa indica 
and Rosa sempervirens, if either of those species possessed 
the deep tint found in its flowers; in that respect it agrees 
with R. semperflorens, but there is nothing else in its habit 
to indicate such a parentage. In its styles it conforms to 
Rosa sempervirens, of which it ought perhaps to be con- 
sidered a domesticated variety. 
It strikes freely from cuttings. J. L. 
