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Rosa SeMPERFLORENS. Ever-Biowinc Rost. 
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Cla/s and Order. — 
IcosanpDRIA PotyGyYNta. 
cot: Pie Generic Charaéfer. , : 
Petala 5. Cal. urceolatus, 5-fidus, carnofus, collo coarétatus, 
- demum baccatus, coloratus. Antrum duplicatum, 1-loculare, 
. fuperne apertum, pericarpiis offeis intus nidulantibus. 
| Specific Charadfer. ae 
ROSA /emperflorens caule aculeato, foliis fubternis, pedunculis 
{ubunifloris aculeato-hifpidis, calycis laciniis integris. — 
‘We are induced to confider the rofe here reprefented, as. 
one of the moft defirable plants in point of ornament ever 
- introduced to this country ; its flowers, large in proportion 
to the plant, are femidouble, and with great richnefs of colour — 
inite a moft delightful fragrance ; they bloffom during the © 
whole of the year, more fparingly indeed in the winter months; 
the fhrub itfelf is more hardy than moft greenhoufe plants, and_ 
__will grow in fo {mall a compafs of earth, that it may be reared _ 
___ almoft in a coffee cup; is kept with the leaft poflible trouble, — 
and propagated without difficulty by: cuttings or fuckers. 
_ For this invaluable acquifition, our country is indebted to 
the late Gitpert Siarer, Efq. of Knots-Green; near Layton- 
_ ftone, whofe untimely death every perfon muft deplore, who 
<i a friend to improvements in ornamental gardening: in pro- — 
_ uring the rarer plants from abroad, more particularly from 
the Faft-Indies, Mr. SLaterR was indefatigable, nor was he 
lefs anxious to have them in the greateft perfe&tion ‘this 
country will admit; to’ gain this point there was no contrivance 
‘that ingenuity could fuggeft, no labour, no expence withhel 
fuch exertions muft foon have infured him the firft colleétic 
of the plants of India: it is now about. three years fince 
obtained this rofe from China; as he readily ‘imparted h 
moft valuable acquifitions to thofe who were moft likely to 
increafe them, this plant: foon. became confpicuous in the 
collections of the principal Nurferymen near town, and 
the courfe of a few years will, no doubt, decorate the windo 
_of every amateur. ; : ae 
The largeft plants we have feen have not. exceeded three_ 
feet, it may no doubt be trained to a much greater height s 
variety of it much more robutft, having ufually feveral flor 
_ a footftalk, of a pale red colour, and femidouble alfo, has 
_» , lately been introduced, and as far as we cam learn fr 
fame foupee, = 5. be ee 
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