CHAP. XLII. ROSA CEE. ROSA. 777 
solitary. Fruit elliptic, orange-red. Disk conical. (Don’s Mill, ii. p. 584.) 
A rambling shrub, a native of China, introduced in 1759, and flowering in 
May and June. 
& 76. R. Ba’nks1#R. Br. Lady Banks’s Rose. 
Identification. R. Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2. vol. 3. p.256.; Lindl Rosar. Monog., p. 131. ; 
Prod., 2. p, 601. : rales anes 
Synonymes. R. Banksidna Abel Chin., 160.; R. inérmis Rozd. ? 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1954.; Red. et Thor. Ros., 2. p. 43. ic. ; and our fig. 518. 
Spec. Char., $c. Without prickles, glabrous, smooth. Leaflets 3—5, lanceo- 
late, sparingly serrated, approximate. Stipules _bristle-like, scarcely 
attached to the petiole, rather glossy, deciduous. Flowers in umbel-like 
corymbs, numerous, very double, sweet-scented, nodding. Tube of the 
calyx a little dilated at the tip. Fruit globose, black. A native of China. 
(Dec. Prod., ii. p. 601.) A climbing shrub, flowering in June and July. 
Introduced in 1807. 
Variety. 
4 R. B.2 hitea Lindl. (Bot. Reg., t. 1105., and our fig.519.) has the 
flowers of a pale buff colour, and is a very beautiful variety. 

Description, §c. This is an exceedingly beautiful and very remarkable 
kind of rose; the flowers being small, round, and very double, on long pe- 
duncles, and resembling in form the flowers of the double French cherry, or 
that of a small ranunculus, more than those of the generality of roses. “The 
flowers of R. Banksie alba are remarkably fragrant ; the scent strongly resem- 
bling that of violets. 
A o77. R. microca’rRpPA Lindl. The smalli-fruited Rose. 
Identification. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., 130. t. 18.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 601. 
Synonyme. R. cymodsa Tratt. Ros., 1. p. 87. 
Engravings. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., t. 18.; and our jig. 520. 
Spec. Char., §c. Prickles scattered, recurved. Leaf- 
lets 3—5, lanceolate, shining, the two surfaces 
different in colour. Petioles pilose. Stipules 
bristle-shaped or awl-shaped, scarcely attached to 
the petiole, deciduous. Flowers disposed in 
dichotomous corymbs. Peduncles and calyxes 
glabrous. Styles scarcely protruded higher than 
the plane of the spreading of the flower. Fruit 
globose, pea-shaped, scarlet, shining. Allied to 
R. Banksie. A native of China, in the province 
of Canton. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 601.) Flowers very \\~ 
numerous, small, white. A rambling shrub, flower- * 
ing from May to September. 

