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Rosa—continued. 
R. gallica (French).* fl. varying from red to crimson, double 
or semi-double, erect ; sepals spreading; peduncles and calyx 
glandular-hispid, somewhat viscous. June and July. fr. sub- 
globose, very coriaceous. l, leaflets five to seven, coriaceous, 
rigid, ovate or lanceolate, defiexed ; stipules narrow, divaricate at 
apex. Prickles — h. 2ft. to 3ft. Europe and Western 
Asia. A very variable plant. See Fig. 389. (B. M. P1. 104.) 
R. arvina and R. hybrida are probably hybrids between this 
species and R. repens. s 
Fia. 390. Rosa NOISETTIANA. 
R. g. Agatha. Agatha Rose. ji. purple, small, very double ; 
sepals more or less pinnate; outer petals spreading, inner ones 
concave. 
R. g. inermis (unarmed). f. — double ; calyx tube cam- 
panulate; sepals shortly and simply pinnate ; peduncles scarcely 
glandular. Branches smooth, glabrous. 
R. g. pumila (dwarf). M. red, single; peduncles and calyx his- 
pidulous-glandular, dark. l. roundish-ovate, rarely lanceolate, 
more or less keeled ; stipules very narrow. Branches more or less 
prickly. (J. F. A. 198, under name of R. pumila.) 
R. glutinosa (glutinous). M. pale blush, small, solitary, on short, 
bristly-viscid stalks. June. jr. scarlet, without bracts, prickly, 
crowned by the hoary sepals. l. hoary; leaflets three to seven, 
flat, roundish, small, coarsely serrated, glandular and viscid ; 
stipules much dilated upwards; petioles sparsely prickly, 
Prickles on old stems unequal, falcate. h. 2ft. Orient, 1821. 
(8. F. G. 482.) 
R. gracilis (slender). A synonym of R. involuta Sabini. 
R. gymnocarpa (naked-fruited). ^. red, remarkably small, soli- 
tary or sometimes in pairs ; calyx segments ovate, simply acumi- 
nate, deciduous. June. fr. red, the size of a small Te smooth, 
and naked. Z., leaflets five to nine, glabrous, rather distant, oval, 
sharply and doubly glandularly serrated. Branches glabrous, 
furnished with scattered, weak prickles. h. 1ft. to 4ft. California. 
R. Hackeliana (Hackel’s). fl. pink, minute, solitary, very shortly 
pedunculate ; se undivided or pinnatifid. June. jr. ovate- 
spherical, glandular-bristly. Z., leaflets five to seven, small, some- 
what elliptic-orbicular, obtuse, simply serrulated, tomentose on 
both sides, densely so beneath ; stipules ovate-oblong, dilated. 
Prickles nearly straight or often hooked and dilated at base. 
South Europe. A dwarf species. 
ER. hemisphzerica (hemispherical).* jl. yellow, solitary, shortly 
pedunculate ; calyx tube hemispherical ; sepals lanceolate, almost 
undivided; petals obovate. July. jr. erect, globose. l., leaflets 
five to seven, obovate, paler beneath and pubescent on the nerves, 
somewhat biserrate ; petioles, as well as the pedamnen slahtly 
spiny. h. 3ft. Orient, 1629. Syn. R. sulphurea (B. R. 46). 
R. hibernica (Irish). fl. pale pink, few or many; sepals leafy, 
persistent ; peduncles naked. * and July. fr. erect, globose 
naked. l, leaflets simply serrated, glaucous-green above, 
thinly hairy on the nerves béneath ; petioles pubescent ; stipules 
nearly naked on the back, the auricles gland-ciliated. Branches 
short ; prickles rather crowded, nally passing into bristles. 
h. 2ft. Britain. (Sy. En. B. )_ Perhaps a hybrid between 
R, canina and R. spinosissima. In the variety cordifolia the 
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Rosa— continued. 
eon garg: are bristly and glandular, while in glabra they are 
R. hispida (hispid). /l. white, with a faint tinge of yellow, soli- 
— sepals lanceolate, cuspidate; petals oval, very obtuse ; 
peduncles thickened at apex. June. jr. black, large, globose, 
. glabrous. l, leaflets seven, oval, serrated with acuminate teeth, 
glabrous ; petioles unarmed. Branchlets hispid-prickly. h. 3ft. 
1780. A garden plant. (B. M. 1570.) SYN. R. lutescens (L. R. 9). 
R. humilis (dwarf). M. ;ale blush, usually in pairs; sepals 
ovate, with a narrow point, their edges SOON « bieti pointed, 
somewhat hairy. June to August. l, leaflets usually five, some- 
what shining, lanceolate, acuminate, finely toothed ; stipules 
naked, very narrow. Branches slender, reddish-brown, armed 
with a pair of needle-shaped prickles under the stipules, North 
America, A low, weak, spreading species. 
R. hystrix (bristly). A variety of R. sinica. 
R. indica (Indian).* Blush, Common China, or Monthly Rose. 
jl. red, very numerous, usually semi-double ; calyx tube naked ; 
sepals nearly simple, acuminate, deciduous, glandular outside ; 
petals obcordate, concave. All seasons. fr. scarlet, obovate. 
l. shining, without pubescence; leaflets three to five, even, 
elliptic, acuminate, nearly simply crenate-serrate, dark green 
above, glaucous beneath ; petioles rough with bristles and little, 
hooked prickles ; stipules very narrow, subulate. Branches stout, 
armed with brown, hooked prickles. h. 4ft. to 20ft. Native 
country not clearly known. 1789. R. borbonica is probably a 
hybrid between R, indica and R. gallica; R. Noisettiana (see 
Fig. 390) and R. Ternauziana, between R. indica and R. mos- 
chata; R. reclinata, between R. indica and R. alpina; R. ruga, 
between R. i, fragrans and R. re ; and R. Fortuneana, of 
Lemaire (L. J. F. 361), is doub! also a hybrid of which 
R. indica is one of the parents. 
R. i anemonæfliora (Anemone-flowered). fl., res highly 
glabrous. /., leaflets ovate-lanceolate, argutely serrated, 
R. i. caryop (Clove-leaved). jl. rose, sub-paniculate ; petals 
cucullately inflexed. Z., leaflets ample, slender. 
Fig. 391. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF ROSA INDICA FLORE- 
PLENO. 
R. i. flore-pleno (double-flowered). This only differs from the 
type in having double flowers. See Fig. 391. There are a large 
number of garden varieties in cultivation. 
i. fragrans (fragrant). Sweet-scented Chinese Rose. jl, rose- 
—— sarong hey fragrant; peduncles thickened. fr. ovate. 
L, leaflets three to five, ample; stipules fringed or entire. Stem 
firm ; prickles strong. 
R. i. longifolia (Jong-leaved). fl. rose, almost single ; peduncles 
rather rough. l., leaflets three to five, long-lanceolate, Stems 
firm, nearly unarmed. 
R.i. minima (smallest).* /., petals obovate, acuminate. L, leaflets 
ovate, obtuse, purplish. * and branches prickly and bristly, 
or nearly glabrous. (B. M. 1762, under name of R. — 
minima.) SYN. R. Lawrenceana (B. R. 538). There are double- 
flowered forms of this which now generally pass under the name 
of “ Fairy Rose.” 
R. i. semperfiorens (ever - flowering). A. purple, on filii 
ade; sepals elongated, sub- appendiculate. l., leaflets 
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