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THE CRIMPED GUELDRES ROSE. 
the Cueklrcs Rose: its habit, and broad oval plaited (crimped) leaves, are more like those of 
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"Whether or not it shall prove to be hardy, it is certainly, even as a greenhouse plant, an object 
of much interest, and well worth cultivating even among small selections of species. 
sterile 
attracted little attention. 
natural 
very different orders in which the tendency is manifested, as in Umbellifers, Hydrangeads, and 
Crucifers, where it occurs in the corolla. Nor is it wholly the result of domestication ; for we believe 
that no instance is known in which the peculiarity has been observed, unless the plant is partially 
thus deformed when wild. 
Viburnums 
sorts are V. Opulm, Oxycoccm, molle, plicatum, maeroceplalum, — all of which have sterile radiant 
flowers when wild. Indeed the present plant, with only a part of its flowers in this state, would, 
we suspect, be handsomer than the perfect monster we possess : at least the appearance of the wild 
specimens justifies the conjecture. Tins wild state was observed by Fortune, in May, 1844, both 
at Tcintung and Ningpo, where specimens were collected. 
"Very few plants have yet found their way into circulation, owing to the unhealthy condition 
in which the originals arrived, and the length of time that elapsed before they recovered. It is 
probable, however, that the plant will now become common, as well as the Large-headed sort 
( V. macrocejpJialum) . 
