CHAP. XLII. 



ROSA CT.M. RO SA. 



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. 



1 76. Ii. Ba'nks/^ R. Br. Lady Banks's Rose. 



Identification. R. Br. in Ait. Hort Kew., ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 256. ; Lindl Rosar. Monog., p. 131. ; Dec. 



Prod., 2 p. GOl. 

 Synonyines. R. Banks/ana Abel Chin., 160. ; R. inermis Ruxb. ? 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 195+. ; Red. et Tlior. Ros., 2. p. 43. ic. ; and our fig. 518. 



Spec. Char., <^c. Without prickles, glabrous, smooth. Leaflets 3 — 5, lanceo- 

 late, sparingly serrated, a[)proxiniate. Sti[)ules 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 dihited 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. 



1 R. S.2lidea Lindl. {Bot. Reg., t. 1105., and our /g. 5 19.) has the 

 flowers of a pale buff colour, and is a very beautiful variety. 



519 



Description, Sfc. 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. Banksi<2? alba are remarkably fragrant ; the scent strongly resem- 

 bling that of violets. 



1. 77. R. microca'rpa Lindl. The small-fruited Rose. 



Identification. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., 130. t. 18. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p, 60L 



Sunonyme. R. cym6sa Tratt. Ros., 1. p. 87. 



Engravings. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., t. 18. ; and our fig. 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. Banks/cp. A native of China, in the province 

 of Canton. (Dec. Prod,, u. p. 601.) Flowers very 

 numerous, small, white. A rambling shrub, flower- 

 ing from May to September. 



