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Section II. Stylos-e. Contains onli/ one European 

 species, with the appearance of a hybrid between H. 

 arvensis and H. eanina. 



9. styldsa, Desv. Shrub, with long, arching branches, 

 prickly: Ifts. 5-7, ovate-oblong, acute, serrate, pubes- 

 cent beneath, %-2 in. long: fls. in few-fid. corymbs, white 

 or light pink, lK-2 in. across; styles glabrous. June, 

 July. W. Europe. Red, Ros. (1:5, 2). -Of little orna- 

 mental value. 



Section III. Indict. Few 

 Asiatic species with upright 

 or procumbent stems; prick- 

 les scattered, hooked, few : 

 Ifts. 3-5, rarely 7: inflores- 

 cence 1-many-fld.: sepals en- 

 tire or the oiiter ones spar- 

 ingly pinnate, reflexed after 

 flowering; bracts and stip- 

 ules narroiv, the latter with 

 small, divergent auricles. 



10. gigantda, Collett. Pro- 

 cumbent : flowering branches 

 usually unarmed : Ifts. usually 

 5, oval to broadly elliptic, ser- 

 rate, glabrous, firm, l>2-3 in. 

 long: fls. solitary, usually with- 

 out bracts, white, 5-6 in. across; 

 pedicels and receptacle smooth ; 

 sepals entire, long -acuminate. 

 Burma. G.C. III. 6: 13. -Hardy 

 only south. It is possible that 

 Fortune's Double Yellow 

 (Beauty of Glazenwood), with 

 large, double, salmon - yellow 

 fls., figured in B. M. 4679, is a 

 var. or hybrid of this species. 



11. Cliin6nsis, Jacq. {M. In- 

 dica, Lindl., not Linn.). China 

 Rose. Bengal Rose. Low, 

 upright shrub, with slender 

 branches, sometimes almost un- 

 armed: Ifts. 3-5, sometimes 7, 

 ovate to oblong, acute, finely 

 serrate, coriaceous, shining and 

 dark green above, pale beneath, 

 glabrous, l-2>2 in. long : fls. 

 usually few or solitary, crim- 

 son, pink, white or yellowish, 

 sometimes 3 in. across, fra- 

 grant: fr. usually obovate. 

 Flowering all summer and fall. 

 China. From this species and 

 R. Gallica and its forms most 

 of the Garden Roses have orig- 

 inated. Several vars. are known. 



Var. Devom6nsi3, Hort., is probably a hybrid: it is of 

 vigorous growth, almost climbing, and has large, yel- 

 lowish white, double flowers. P.M. 8:169. 



Var. fragrans, Thory (i?. Indica, var. odoratissima, 

 Linn.). Tea-scented or Tea Rose. Similar to the fol- 

 lowing but fls. more fragrant, salmon-pink or light rose: 

 fr. ovate. B.R. 10:804. More tender than the other 

 vars. 



var. fndica, Koehne (B. Indica, var. vulgaris, 

 Lindl.). Monthly Rose. Stems rather stout, 3-5 ft. 

 high, glaucous green, with brownish red prickles: fls. 

 pink to whitish, with glandular pedicels : fr. obo- 

 vate. 



Var. longifdlia, Thory (B. longifdlia,y^\\\A.). Lfts. 

 lanceolate : fls. single, deep pink. Red. Ros. (3:25, 

 8). 



Var. minima. Curt. (B. Latvrenci&na , Hort. B. In- 

 dica, ya.r. pumila, Thory). Dwarf shrub, usually not 

 over 1 ft. high, with small rose-red fls. about 1% in. 

 across; petals often pointed. There are single- and 

 double-fld. forms. The Fairy Roses belong to this 

 variety. B.M. 1762. Red. Ros. (3:25, 6, 7). 



Var. semperfldrens, Nichols. (B. semperfldrens, Curt. 

 B. BengaUnsis, Pers.). Crimson Chinese Rose. Low 

 shrub, with slender, prickly or almost unarmed, dark 



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green branches: lfts. rather thin, mostly stained with 

 purple: fls. usually solitary on slender pedicels, crim- 

 son or deep pink. B.M. 284. 



Var. viridifldra, Dipp. Green Rose. With mon- 

 strous green fls.; the petals are transformed into 

 small, narrow green Ivs. P.S. 11:1136. 



Var. Man6tti, Dipp. (B. Manitti, Hort.). Fig. 2156. 

 Of vigorous growth, upright; pedicels hispid-glandular: 

 fls. deep pink, single or semi-double. This variety has 



2153. Rosa eetigera, or Prairie Rose. No. 4. 



been recommended as a stock for forcing Roses; grows 

 readily from cuttings, but is not quite hardy. 



12. Noisetti^na, Thory. Noisette Rose. Champney 

 Rose. Supposed hybrid of B. C'hinensis and B. mos- 

 chata. Stems upright to 6 ft., with hooked reddish 

 prickles: lfts. 5-7, usually oblong-lanceolate or oblong- 

 ovate, glabrous: fls. usually in corymbs, light pink to 

 red, sometimes yellow; styles glabrous. Blooms in 

 summer and fall.— Numerous garden forms. The Noi- 

 sette Rose was raised about 1817 by John Champney, of 

 Charleston, S. C, from seed of the Musk Rose fer- 

 tilized by a blush China Rose. From the seed of this 

 hybrid Philippe Noisette, a florist at Charleston, ob- 

 tained a Rose which was afterwards distributed as 

 Blush Noisette by his brother Louis Noisette, of Paris. 



13. Borb6iiica, Morren. Bourbon Rose. Supposed 

 hybrid of B. Chinensis and B. Gallica. Upright shrub, 

 with prickly and often glandular-hispid branches : Ivs. 

 usually 7, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, shining: fls. 

 double or semi-double, usually purple, blooming in 

 summer and fall. The Bourbon Roses are hardier than 

 the Noisette, China and Tea-scented Roses, but require 

 protection north. B. Chinensis and its varieties and 

 hybrids (hybridizing with the hardier Roses of the Gal- 

 lica group) have given rise to the Hybrid Perpetual 

 or Remontant class. See Nos, 11 and 16. 



