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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART III. 



ii 63, R. i'ndica L. The Indian, or common China, Rose. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 705. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 581. - 



Synonytnes. R. sinica Lin. Si/st. J'eg., ed. 13. p. 398. ; R. semperflbrens carnea Rossig. Ros., t. 19. ; 

 R. <ndica chinensis semipleiia Ser. Mel.; 1. p. 31. ; R. recliiiMa flure submultiplici A.rf. Ros., 

 p. 79. ; the monthly Rose, the blush China Rose, the Tea-scented Rose ; Rosier Indien, Rose in£, 

 Fr. ; Indische Rose, Ger. 

 Engravings. Lawr. Ros., t. 26. ; Red. Ros., 1. p. 51. t. U2., p. 55. t. 15. ; and our^g. 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 difterent 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 lieight of from i 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 B. semper- 

 florens. The following ai-e quite distinct ; and may each be considered the 

 type of a long list of subvarieties. 



« R. i. 2 Koiseftiiina Scr. in Dec. Prod., ii. 

 p. 600., Don's Mill.., ii. p. 581. The 

 Noisette Pose. (fig. 50j.) — Stem firm, 

 and, as well as the branches, prickly. 

 Stipules nearly entire. Flowers pani 

 cled, very numerous, semidouble, pal' 

 red. Styles exserted. This well-know n 

 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. i. X. 

 purpurea of Redoute, which has red 

 flowers ; R. i. N. nivea, the Aime 

 Vibert of the French nurseries, w hich 



has double white flowers, and which is probably a hybrid between 

 R. indica and P. moschata; R. i. N. Smithn, Smith's yellow Noisette 

 rose, the flowers of which are very double, of a deeper yellow than 

 the double yellow China rose {P. i. ochroleuca), y^ 



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 regai'ded as a most 

 valuable addition to our already numerous list of 

 China roses. (Brit. Flow.-Gard. 2 Ser. t. 158.) 

 « R. i. 3 odoratissima Lindl. Ros., p. 106., Bot. 

 Reg., t. 86-i., Don's INIill., ii. p. 382. ; R. odora- 

 tissima Swt. Hort. Sub. Loud. ; P. indica fra- 

 grans Red. Ros., i. p. 6. t. 19. ; and ouvfg. 306. ; 

 the sweete.it, or \.ea.-ficent&A, C,h\i\9. Rose ; Rosea ^' i!^ij^ 



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