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Rosa — continued. 



R. gallica (Frencli)* f- 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. I., leaflets five to seven, coriaceous, 

 rigid, ovate or lanceolate, deflexed ; stipules narrow, divaricate at 

 apex Prickles unequal, h. 2ft. to 3ft. Kurope and Western 

 Asia. A very variable plant. See Fig. 389. (B. M. PI. 104.) 

 Ji. arrina and Ji. hi/brida are probably hybrids between this 

 species and R. repens. 



Rosa — continued. 



peduncles are bristly and 

 naked. 



•laudular, while in glabra they are 



Fic. 590. Rosa Noisettiana. 



R. g, Agatha. Agatha Rose. Jl. purple, small, very double ; 

 sepals more or less pinnate ; outer petals spreading, inner ones 

 concave. 



R. g. inermis (unarmed), fi. purple, double ; calyx tube cam- 

 panidate ; sepals shortly and simply pinnate ; peduncles scarcely 

 glandular. Branches smooth, glabrous. 



R. g. pnmila (dwarf). /. red, single ; peduncles and calyx his- 

 piclulous-glandular, dark. I. roundish-ovate, rarely lanceolate, 

 more or less keeled ; stipules very narrow. Branches more or less 

 prickly. (J. F. A. 198, under name of It. p^tmila.) 



R. glutinosa (;;lutinous). jL pale blush, small, solitary, on short, 

 bristly-vi^iiil stalks. June. /r. scarlet, without livatts, prickly, 

 crowneil liy tlu' hoary sepals. I. 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. 

 (S. F. (i. 482.) 



R, gracilis (slender). A synonym of R. invohda Sabiiii. 



R. gymnocarpa (naked-fruited), ft. red, remarkably small, soli- 

 tary or sometimes in pairs ; calyx segments ovate, simply acumi- 

 nate, deciduous. June. fr. red", the size of a small pea, smooth, 

 and naked. /., leaflets five to nine, glabrcms, rather distant, oval, 

 sharply and doubly glundularly serrated. Branches glabrous, 

 furnished with scattered, weak prickles, h. 1ft. to 4ft. California. 



R. Hackeliana(H.u'kers). rf. pink, minute, solitary, very shortly 

 pedunculat<- ; M'jials undivided or pinnatifid. June. /r. ovate- 

 si>lieri( al, ;ilandular-lnistly. I., leaflets five to seven, small, some- 

 what elliptic-orliicular, 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. 



R, hemisphaerica (hemispherical).* /. yellow, solitary, shortly 

 pedunculate ; calyx tube hemispherical ; sepals lanceolate, almost 

 undivi<led ; petals obovate. July. fr. erect, globose. L, leaflets 

 five to seven. ol)ova'e, paler l)eneath and pubescent on the nerves, 

 somewhat biserrate ; petioles, as well as the jjeduncles, slightly 

 spiny. A. 3ft. Orient, 1629. Syn. 7f. .sjwZ^V/H/ra (B. R. 46). 



R. hibernica (Irish). Jl. pale pink, few or many; sepals leafy, 

 persistent ; peduncles naked. June and July. fr. erect, globose 

 naked. I., leaflets simply serrated, glaucous - green above, 

 thinly hairy on the nerves beneath; petioles pubescent ; stipules 

 nearly naked on the back, the auricles gland-ciliated. Branches 

 short ; prickles rather crowded, graduallv jiassing into bristles. 

 h. 2ft. Britain. (Sy. En. B. 463.) Perliaps a hybrid between 

 R. canlna and H. spinoshsima. In tlie variety' cordi/olia tlie 



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R. hispida (hispid), ji. white, with a faint tinge of yellow, soli- 

 tary ; sepals lanceolate, cuspidate; petals oval, very obtuse ; 

 peduncles thickened at apex. June. fr. black, large, globose, 

 glabrous. /., leaflets seven, oval, serrated with acunnnate teeth, 

 glabrous ; petioles unarmed. Branchlets hispid-pricklv. h. 3ft. 

 1780. A garden plant. (B. M. 1570.) Syn. R. hite.'icens {h. R. 9). 



R. humilis (dwarf), jl. jale blush, usually in pairs; sepals 

 ovate, with a narrow point, their edges cottony; bracts pointed, 

 somewhat hairy. June to August. /. , leaflets usually five, some- 

 what shining, lanceolate, acuminate, finely toothed ; stipules 

 naked, very narrow. Branches slender, reddish-brown, armed 

 with a pair of ntedle-shapetl 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. 

 I. shining, without pubescence ; leaflets three to five, even, 

 elliptic, acuminate, nearly simply crenate-serrate, dark green 

 above, elauroiis lieueath ; petioles rough with bristles and little, 

 hooked prickles ; stipults very narrow, sul>ulate. Branches stout, 

 armed with brown, liooked prickles, h. 4ft. to 20ft. Native 

 country not clearly known. 1789. R. borbonica is probably a 

 hybrid between R. indica and R. fiaUica ; R. Noisettiana (see 

 Fig. 390) and R. Teniauxiana, between R. indica and R. mos- 

 chata ; R. reclinata, between R. indica and R. alpina ; A', riii/a, 

 between R. i. fragrans and R. repen-s; and R. Fortjuieana, of 

 Lemaire (L. J. F. 361), is doulitless also a hybrid of which 

 R. indica is one of the parents. 



R. i. anemonse flora (Anenu:>ne-flowered). /., calyx highly 

 glabrous. /., leaflets ovate-lauceolate, argutely sen'ated. 



R. i, caryophylla (t'love-leaved). ./!. rose, sub-paniculate ; petals 

 cucullately iuflexed. /.. leaflets ample, slender. 



Fin. 391. Flowering Branciii.et of Rosa indica flore- 

 r lf.no. 



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. 



R, i. fragrans ffratirant). Sweet-scented Chinese Rose. Jl. rose- 

 colourrd. N.iiii-dMuble. fragrant; peduncles thickened, fr. ovate. 

 /.. leaflets three to tive, ample ; stipides fringed or entire. Stem 

 firm ; priikles strong. 



R. i. longifolia(longdeaved). Jf. rose, almost single; peduncles 

 rather rough. L, leaflets three to five, long-lanceolate. Stems 

 firm, nearly unarmed. 



R. i. minima (smallest).* /., petals obovate, acuminate. I., leaflets 

 ovate, obtuse, purplisli. Stem and branches prickly and bristly, 

 or nearly glabrous. (B. M. 1762, under name of R. semperflorens 

 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. semperflorens (ever - flowering), fl. pui-ple, on filiform 

 peduncles; sepals elongated, sub-appendicnlate. /.. leaflets 



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