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a little extra care, and is pretty for a low wall, 

 which in a sunny aspect is needed to bring it 

 out in its full beauty. The plant is almost 

 evergreen ; leaves dark green and shining ; the 

 flowers large, milk-white, sweetly scented, of a 

 pretty cupped form. China. 



R. CAN IN A ( Common Dog Rose). This would 

 not come into our garden roses list were it not 

 for the charming kind, Una, which has recently 

 come from it. The plant is a cross with a Dijon 

 Tea, and of freely rambling habit, well suited 

 to pillars, arches, pergolas, and either to 

 train against tree-trunks or pegged along the 

 ground. The buds are shapely, of a clear 

 buft" yellow, opening as large single flowers of 

 pale creamy-white. 



R. CAROLINA (Carolina Rose] is a very pretty 

 Wild Rose, somewhat resembling R. lucida, but 

 distinct, as it blooms during August, when 

 most kinds are over, and it keeps flowering 

 through September. It is a tall, upright 

 grower, established bushes being 6 ft. high. 

 Its wood is smooth, with few spines ; the 

 leaflets are long and narrow, and the flowers 

 come in clusters of a dozen or more among 

 plenty of foliage, the buds when opening being 

 rich crimson and the expanded flowers bright 

 rosy-red and sweet-scented. The leaves when 

 handled have a distinct and pleasant fragrance. 

 A useful kind for growing in wet places. The 

 variety Nuttalliana is still better, of very 

 strong growth, with larger flowers and an 

 abundance of showy fruits. 



R. INDICA (Indian Rose}. This species 

 appeals to all who love Roses, as a parent of the 

 best races. In it we see those excellent 

 qualities and continuous bloom, that have 

 been kept through numerous generations, and 

 contribute so much to the charm of the Tea 

 and Monthly Roses of the present day. Of 

 this species there are two or three forms in 

 cultivation, and though somewhat tender, if 

 given some root protection they are seldom 

 killed. Some of the semi-double or single 

 kinds, such as sangitinea and divers if olia, are 

 among the deepest and richest coloured of all 

 Roses. At Cheshunt Mr. Paul grows a 

 lovely form, with flowers of a flesh-pink colour ; 

 another variety has a large crimson-red flower. 

 Like the Tea Roses, this species is ever 

 growing, and blooms from early summer till 

 late autumri. 



R. L^VIGATA (Cherokee Rose}. This is 

 tender save in a few favoured spots, and would 

 not be worth mention except for its pink form 

 known as Rose Anemone, which has come from 

 Japan. This is probably from a cross with some 

 unknown Tea Rose, but it retains the fine 

 foliage and form of flower of R. Icevigata, and 

 the dark brown shoots freely armed with thorns 

 and prickles. It is of free growth, hardy, and 

 blooms freely in May and June from its second 

 year, the flowers 4 in. across, rosy-crimson 

 on first opening, fading to a silvery rose 

 threaded with darker veins. The plant climbs 

 freely, and lends itself to pretty uses upon 

 walls, pergolas, and banks ; it should have a 

 sunny and sheltered place. 



R. LUCIDA (Glossy Rose). One of the best 

 Wild Roses, with leaves of a shining green 

 colour, and just when our native and other early 

 single Roses are passing away this comes into 

 bloom in July and goes on for several weeks. 

 Its flowers are large, opening flat, clear rosy- 

 pink, sweet-scented, in clusters of from five to 

 eight, succeeding one another, so that there is 

 not usually more than one flower open at a time 

 in a cluster. The heps are about as large as a 

 Hazel-nut, deep red, and make a bright effect 

 with the fading leaves, which assume autumn 

 tints. The heps hang all the winter, and the 

 leafless wood becomes red like Dogwood, and 

 through the dullest time of the year large 

 groups of this Rose are pretty to see. A few 

 plants soon spread into a thick mass, as it runs 

 freely underground, and it is so easily increased 

 by its suckers that it offers every facility for 

 free planting. There are several garden forfhs 

 of it, including one with double flowers, 

 which are very pretty in their bud stage. 



R. LUTEA. This very distinct Rose is better 

 known through the forms derived from it than 

 in its wild form, pretty as that is, and it would 

 be charming to grow on warm banks. There 

 are two garden varieties, commonly called 

 Austrian Briars, one with yellow flowers, the 

 other orange-red, both beautiful for a sunny 

 spot. Soleil d'Or, a new hybrid briar allied 

 to this, has double yellow flowers prettily 

 shaded with orange and red, very free, and 

 strongly fragrant. 



R. MACRANTHA is one of the early bloomers 

 and a showy kind. The flowers are large and 

 beautiful, chiefly white, but flesh-tinted round 

 the edges and in the centre with a tuft of fine 

 yellow stamens. In the open ground it makes 

 a thick spreading bush, like R. arvensis of our 

 hedges. Europe. 



R. MICROPHYLLA is a Chinese species allied 

 to R. mgosa. It is a sturdy bush, noteworthy 

 for its large yellowish, very prickly fruits. Its 

 stems, on the other hand, have very few 

 prickles, and they are also distinguished by 

 the peeling loose bark. The flowers are 

 delicate pale rose, not very large, but very 

 fragrant. When it is in bloom the bees and 

 flies swarm more to this Rose than any other. 

 It does not come true from seed, but can be 

 increased by layers. There is a variety with 

 double red flowers in cultivation. There is 

 also at Kew a singularly fine hybrid Rose from 

 this species crossed with R. rugosa. The 

 flowers, which are of a lively rose, are larger 

 than those of any single Rose I have seen, 

 being about 5 inches across and shaped like a 

 huge azalea. 



R. MOSCHATA (Musk Rose). A handsome 

 climbing Rose, and almost worth growing for 

 its fine foliage alone. It is a little tender and 

 shou have a good place, with shelter while 

 young, but it is very vigorous, and usually soon 

 repairs any damage inflicted. Its vigour is, 

 indeed, one source of tenderness ; the fleshy 

 shoots like a willow-wand, and running to 

 many feet in a season, grow more quickly 

 than they can ripen. Older plants grow more 



