ROSA BANKSI&. 131 
76. ROSA Banksie. 
R. ramis et fructibus inermibus. 
R. Banksiz Brown! in Ait. kew. ed. alt. 3. 258. Smith! 
in Rees in 1. Curt. mag. t. 1954. Lindley in 
Ker’s reg. t. 397. Redout. ros. 
R. Banksiana Abel chin. 160? 
R. inermis Roxb. MSS? 
Hab. in China, Ker. (v. v. c.) 
mo 
Branches wnarmed, weak, climbing, dull green. 
Stipules subulate, quickly deciduous, somewhat hairy ; 
petioles naked, rarely hairy; leaflets 1-5, flat, oblong- 
lanceolate, obtuse, often waved, simply serrated, en- 
tirely free from pubescence except at the base of the 
middle nerve, where they are very hairy. Flowers nod- 
ding, numerous, small, white and very double, with a 
weak but very pleasant scent ; bractece minute, quickly 
deciduous ; peduncles naked, very slender, a little thick- 
ened upwards; tube of the calyx hemispherical; sepals 
ovate, pointed, entire; styles distinct, little exserted. 
Fruit unknown. 
This is the most elegant of the genus, growing with 
great luxuriance in the open air, and producing its 
charming blossoms in the utmost profusion. Mr. 
Brown first noticed it in the last edition of the Hortus 
Kewensis, and honoured it with the name of Lady 
Banks. An excellent figure of it is published in the 
Botanical Register. 
R. inermis of Roxburgh’s unpublished Flora Indica 
is probably this species; and if so, a variety of it called 
Wong-mouc-heuong, with double yellow flowers, is 
cultivated in the Botanic Garden, Calcutta. 
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