582 



ROSACE/E. XXII. ROSA. 



Var. c, odoratissima (Lindl. ros. p. 106. bot. reg. 8C4.) stem 

 firm ; prickles strong ; stipulas fringed or entire ; flowers rose- 

 coloured, sweet-scented ; peduncles thickened ; fruit ovate. Tj . 

 H. Native of China. II. odoratissima, Sweet, hort. suburb, 

 lond. R. I'ndica fragrans, Red. ros. 1. p. 6. t. 19. Flowers 

 semidouble. Called sweet-scented Chinese-rose and Rose a odeur 

 dc the. 



I ar. t, longifolia (Lindl. ros. p. 106.) stems firm, nearly un- 

 armed ; leaflets 3-5, long, lanceolate ; stipulas nearly entire ; 

 flowers rose-coloured, almost single ; peduncles roughish. R. 

 longifolia, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1079. Red. ros. 2. p. 27. t. 12. 



/ ar. (,piimila (Lindl. ros. p. 106.) smaller in every part than 

 the other varieties ; flowers purplish ; petals ovate. T? . H. 

 Native of China. R. I'ndica pumila, Red. ros. 1. p. 115. t. 42. 

 R. I'ndica humilis, Ser. mel. 1. p. 44. 



Var. ?;. caryophyllea (Red. ros. 3. p. 69. with a figure,) leaf- 

 lets large, thin ; flowers subpanicled ; petals cucullately inflexed. 



Var. }, pannosa (Red. ros. 2. -p. 37. and p. 38. with a good 

 figure,) stem and branches firm and prickly ; leaflets ovate, red 

 beneath ; stipulas finely denticulated ; flowers drooping a little, 

 purple on the outside ; petals oblong, concave, outer ones pur- 

 ple, inner ones somewhat cucullate, rose-coloured. 



Var. i, cruenta (Red. ros. 1. p. 128. with a figure, and 2. p. 

 38.) large ; stems and branches almost unarmed, firm ; leaflets 

 large, red beneath ; stipulas almost entire ; flowers purplish, 

 drooping, size of those of var. odoratissima; petals concave, 

 broad. 



Var. K, Fraseriana (Hortul. Loud. hort. brit. p. 211.) a hybrid 

 with double pink flowers. 



Var. X, ruga (Lindl. bot. reg. t. 1389.) flowers double blush, 

 changing to white, sweet-scented. The ruga-rose is a hybrid, 

 raised between the sweet-scented Chinese-rose and R. arvensis. 



Var. ii>, ochroleuca ; flowers double, large, cream-coloured, 

 without any scent. This variety was introduced from China in 

 1824 by Mr. Parks, and is figured in the thirteenth volume of 

 the Botanical Register. It is commonly called the yellow 

 (Chinese rose. 



\ Garden varieties referrible either to R. I'ndica or R. semper- 

 florens. 



alba. 

 animating. 



atronigra. 



Bengale a Bouquet. 



Bengale a Fl. Panache. 



Bengale Blanche, 



Inchonia. 



carnescens. 



eentifolia. 



cerise eclatante. 



chiffunee. 



cuciillata. 



elegars. 



Florida. 



gigantea. 



lie de fin. 



lucida. 



major. 



minor. 



monstrosa. 



moonshine. 



nigra. 



purpurea. 



sanguinea. 



sans epine. 



subalba. 



Terneaux. 



Thisbe. 



Veloutee. 



Indian Rose, Monthly Rose, Blush or Common China Rose. 

 Fl. year. Clt. 1789. Shrub 4 to 20 feet. 



135 R. SEMPERFLORENS (Curt. bot. mag. 284.) branches dark 

 green, armed with scattered compressed hooked prickles, and a 

 very few glands ; leaflets 3-5, ovate-lanceolate, crenate-serrat- 

 ed, shining above, glaucous and slightly pubescent beneath, 

 deeply stained with purple ; petioles glandular, and slightly se- 

 tigerous ; sepals compound, narrow ; fruit spherical. fy . H. 

 Native of China. Lawr. ros. t. 23. Smith, exot. bot. 2. p. 91. 

 .lacq. schcenbr. 3. p. 281. 11. diversifolia, Vent. eels. t. 35. 



R. Bengalensis, Pers. ench. 2. p. 50. R. I'ndica, Red. ros. 1. 

 p. 49. t. 13. p. 123. t. 46. and 2. p. 37. t. 1G. Flowers soli- 

 tary, single or semidouble, deep crimson. There are some very 

 splendid varieties of this species with semidouble crimson 

 flowers in our gardens, and the French appear to have some 

 others still more beautiful, which have not yet been imported. 



Ever-flowering China-rose. Fl. year. Clt. 1 789. Shrub 3 

 to 10 feet. 



136 R. LAWRENCIA^NA (Sweet, hort. suburb. Lindl. ros. p. 

 110.) dwarf; prickles large, stout, nearly straight; leaflets 

 ovate, acute, finely serrated ; petals acuminated. Jj . H. Na- 

 tive of China. R. semperflorens minima, Sims, bot. mag. 1762. 

 R. I'ndica var. t acuminata, Red. ros. 1. p. 53. with a figure. 

 R. I ndica Lawrenciana, Red. ros. 2. p. 38. Flowers small, 

 single or semidouble, pale blush. 



Miss Lawrence's China-rose. Fl. year. Clt. 1810. Sh. 1 ft. 



137 R. ATROPURPU'REA (Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 488.) stem and 

 petioles prickly ; leaflets 5, lanceolate, serrulated, glabrous, per- 

 manent ; flowers terminal, solitary or few ; germens nearly oval, 

 and are, as well as the peduncles, hispid. T? . H. Collected in 

 the gardens of Lisbon, where it flowers all the year. Flowers 

 semidouble, about the size of those of R. moschata. Perhaps 

 R. semperflorens. 



Dark-purple China-rose. Fl. year. Shrub. 



138 R. PSEU'DO-I'NDICA (Lindl. ros. 132.) prickles nearly 

 equal; stipulas very hairy; peduncles covered with little short 

 prickles ; calycine tube and sepals very hairy ; flowers double, 

 deep yellow ; leaves more finely serrated and coriaceous than 

 those of R. f ndica. ^ . G. Native of China. Habit of R. 

 I ndica. 



False-Indian Rose. Shrub. 



SECT. X. SY'STYLA (from aw, syn, together, and oruXof, sty- 

 los, a column ; in reference to the styles being connected). Lindl. 

 ros. p. 111. Styles cohering together into an elongated column. 

 Stipulas adnate. The habit of this section is nearly the same as 

 that of the last division. The leaves are frequently permanent. 



139 R. SY'STYLA (Bat. fl. main, et loir, suppl. 31.) surculi 

 assurgent ; prickles strong, hooked ; peduncles glandular ; se- 

 pals pinnate, deciduous ; styles smooth ; floral receptacle coni- 

 cal. Jj . H. Native of France and England, in hedges and 

 thickets ; common in Sussex ; at Walthamstow, Quendon, and 

 Clapton, near London ; at Dunnington Castle, Berkshire ; near 

 Penhurst, Kent, and Hornsey, Middlesex. Hills in the south 

 of Scotland. R. collina, Smith, engl. bot. t. 1895. R. stylosa, 

 Desv. journ. bot. 2. p. 317. R. brevistyla, D. C. fl. fr. suppl. 

 p. 537. R. dibracteata, D. C. 1. c. R. systyla a ovata, Lindl. 

 ros. p. 111. Shrub slender. Flowers fragrant, pink or almost 

 white. Fruit ovate-oblong. 



Var. /3, lanceolata (Lindl. ros. 111.) leaflets ovate-lanceolate ; 

 fruit spherical. Tj . H. Native of Ireland. 



Var. y, Monsoniee (Lindl. ros. 111.) stem more humble, erect, 

 many-flowered ; branches usually setigerous. Jj . H. Native 

 of England, near Watford. R. collina Monsonise, Red. ros. 3. 

 p. 67. 



Var. S, leucochroa (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 599.) leaves gla- 

 brous, not glandular ; peduncles hispid ; calyxes glabrous. Jj . 

 H. Native of Andegavany. R. leucochroa, Desv. journ. bot. 

 1809. vol. 2. p. 316. and 1813. p. 113. t. 15. R. brevistyla a, 

 D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 537. R. brevistyla leucochroa, Red. et Thor. 

 ros. 1. p. 91. with a figure. R. systyla, Bast. fl. suppl. 31. D. 

 C. fl. fr. 5. p. 537. var. y. 



Var. c, glandulosa (Ser. 1. c.) leaflets 5-7, obovate-elliptic, 

 somewhat biserrulated, glabrous above, but covered with rusty 

 glands beneath ; petals tomentose and glandular ; column of 

 styles short. 



