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ROSE Clare. 



ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Rosace;e Jussietc. {Introduction to the nat^iral system of 

 Botany, p. 81.) 



ROSA.^Suprd, vol. l.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. 



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