770 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART Ill. 
# 65. R. VNvica L. The Indian, or common China, Rose. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 705. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 581. 
Synonymes. R. s{nica Lin. Syst. Veg., ed. 13, p. 398. ; R. semperfldrens carnea Rossig. Ros., £;,19.,; 
R. indica chinénsis semiplena Ser. Mel.,. 1. p. 31.;_&. reclindta flore submultiplici Red. Ros., 
p. 79.; the monthly Rose, the blush China Rose, the Tea-scented Rose ; Rosier Indien, Rose Thé, 
Fr.; Indische Rose, Ger. 
Engravings. Lawr. Ros., t. 26.; Red. Ros., 1. p. 51. t. 142., p. 35. t. 15.; and our fig. 504. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem upright, whitish, or green, or 
purple. Prickles stout, falcate, distant. Leaflets 
3—5; ovate-acuminate, coriaceous, shining, gla- 
brous, serrulate ; the surfaces of different colours. 
Stipules very narrow, connate with the petiole, 
almost entire, or serrate. Flowers solitary, or in 
panicles. Stamens bent inwards. Peduncle sub- 
articulate, mostly thickened upwards, and with the 
calyx smooth, or wrinkled and bristly. (Dec. 
Prod., ii. p. 600.) Native of China, near Canton. 
Flowers red, usually semidouble. Petioles setige- 
rous and prickly. Petals obcordate. A shrub, 
growing to the height of from 4 ft. to 20 ft., and 
flowering throughout the year. It was introduced 
in 1789. 
Varieties. There are numerous varieties of this 
beautiful rose cultivated in England; but the gar- & 
den varieties of it are very generally confounded with those of A. semper- 
florens. The following are quite distinct ; and may each be considered the 
type of a long list of subvarieties. 
# R.i. 2 Noisettiana Ser. in Dec. Prod., ii. 
p- 600., Don’s Mill., ii. p. 581. The 
Noisette Rose. ( fig. 505.) — Stem firm, 
and, as well as the branches, prickly. C8: ene 
Stipules nearly entire. Flowers pani- 225% 
cled, very numerous, semidouble, pale 
red. Styles exserted. This well-known 
and very beautiful rose is almost in- 
valuable in a shrubbery, from its free 
and vigorous growth, and the profusion 
of its flowers, which are continually 
being produced during the whole sum- 
mer. Numerous subvarieties have been 
raised of the Noisette rose, some of the 
most distinct of which are, the R.2. NV. 
purpurea of Redouté, which has red 
flowers; R. i. WN. nivea, the Aime 
Vibert of the French nurseries, which 
has double white flowers, and which is probably a hybrid between 
R. indica and &. moschata; R. i. NV. Smithii, Smith’s yellow Noisette 
rose, the flowers of which are very double, of a deeper yellow than 
the double yellow China rose (2. i. ochroleuca), 
and disposed in clustered corymbs of from 10 
to 22, and are highly fragrant. This new kind 
of rose is perfectly hardy, is readily increased 
by cuttings, and may be regarded as a most 
valuable addition to our already numerous list of 
China roses. (Brit. Flow.-Gard. 2 Ser. t. 158.) 
# FR. i. 3 odoratissima Lindl. Ros., p. 106., Bot. 
Reg., t.864., Don’s Mill., ii. p. 582.; 2. odora- 
tissima Swt. Hort. Sub. Lond.; R. indica fra- 
grans Red. Ros.,i. p. 6. t. 19.; and our jig. 506. ; 
the sweetest, or tea-scented, China Rose ; Rosea 



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