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Flowers, moderate-sized, double ; the circumference of 

 a pale lilac, more brilliant in the centre ; appear- 

 ing in June and July. 



This sub-variety, named after the celebrated tra- 

 veller Hendrik Hudson, will not flower if trimmed 

 too close. 



3. Tyrneps Macrocarpa, or Large-fruited 



Turnip Rose. 



Branches, naked at the summit, thorny or bristly at 



the base. 

 Leaves, composed of seven, and occasionally of nine 



leaflets, distant from each other, smooth. 

 Flowers, moderate in size, semi-double, regular, of a 



cherry-coloured red, sometimes solitary, sometimes 



in clusters of two or three ; appearing in June 



and July. 

 Flowerstalk, short. 

 Tube of calyx, short ; narrow in the throat, very wide 



at the base. 

 Fruit, very large, depressed, of a red-orange. 



4. Rosa Turneps Bicolor. 



Branches, marked with large red or brown spots. 

 Leaves, composed of seven or nine small leaflets: 

 Leaflets, oblong or egg-shaped ; smooth, with simple 



or double toothing. 

 Flowers, small or moderate, semi-double, irregular, pale 



pink at the edge, and very bright in the centre ; in 



clusters of two or three, rarely solitary, appearing 



in June and July. 

 Tube of calyx, very short, flat, and wide at the base. 



The glands of the sepals, flowerstalk, and calyx, give 

 out a scent resembling sandal-wood. 



