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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PAKT III. 



65. R. I'NDICA L. The Indian, or common Ch'ma, Rose. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 705. ; Don's Mill, 2. p. 581. 

 Synonymes. R. sfnica Lin. Syst. Veg. t ed. 13. p. 398. ; 



?. semperflbrens carnea Rossfg. Ros., t. 19. ; 

 R. reclinta flore submultfplici Red. Ros., 

 the Tea-scented Rose ; Rosier Indien, Rose Th, 



and our fig. 504. 



R. fndica chinensis semiplena Ser. Mel.,', 1. p. 31. ; 

 p. 79. ; the monthly Rose, the blush China Rose, the 

 Fr. ; Indische Rose, Ger. 

 Engravings. Lawr. Ros., t. 26. ; Red. Ros., 1. p. 51. t. 142., p. 35. 1. 15. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Stem upright, whitish, or green, or 

 purple. Prickles stout, falcate, distant. Leaflets 

 3 5; ovate-acuminate, coriaceous, shining, gla- 

 brous, serrulate ; the surfaces of different colours. 

 Stipules very narrow, connate with the petiole, 

 almost entire, or serrate. Flowers solitary, or in 

 panicles. Stamens bent inwards. Peduncle sub- 

 articulate, mostly thickened upwards, and with the 

 calyx smooth, or wrinkled and bristly. (Dec. 

 Prod., ii. p. 600.) Native of China, near Canton. 

 Flowers red, usually semidouble. Petioles setige- 

 rous and prickly. Petals obcordate. A shrub, 

 growing to the height of from 4 ft. to 20 ft., and 

 flowering throughout the year. It was introduced 

 in 1789. 



Varieties. There are numerous varieties of this 

 beautiful rose cultivated in England ; but the gar- 

 den varieties of it are very generally confounded with those of R. senaper- 

 florens. The following are quite distinct ; and may each be considered the 

 type of a long list of subvarieties. 



* R. i. 2 Nouetf&n* Ser. in Dec. Prod., ii. 



p. 600., Don's Mill., ii. p. 581. The 



Noisette Rose. (fig. 505.) Stem firm, 



and, as well as the branches, prickly. 



Stipules nearly entire. Flowers pani- 



cled, very numerous, semidouble, pale 



red. Styles exserted. This well-known 



and very beautiful rose is almost in- 

 valuable in a shrubbery, from its free 



and vigorous growth, and the profusion 



of its flowers, which are continually 



being produced during the whole sum- 

 mer. Numerous subvarieties have been 



raised of the Noisette rose, some of the 



most distinct of which are, the R. i. N. 



purpurea of Redoute, which has red 



flowers ; R. i. N. nivea, the Aime 



Vibert of the French nurseries, which 



has double white flowers, and which is probably a hybrid between 



JR. indica and R. moschata; R. i. N. Smithn, Smith's yellow Noisette 



rose, the flowers of which are very double, of a deeper yellow than 



the double yellow China rose (R. i. ochroleuca), 



and disposed in clustered corymbs of from 10 



to 22, and are highly fragrant." This new kind 



of rose is perfectly hardy, is readily increased 



by cuttings, and may be regarded as a most 



valuable addition to our already numerous list of 



China roses. (Brit. Flow.-Gard. 2 Ser. 1. 158.) 

 * R. i. 3 odoratissima Lindl. Ros., p. 106., Bot. 



Reg., t. 864., Don's Mill., ii. p. 582. ; R. odora- 

 tissima Swt. Hort. Sub. Lond. ; R. indica fra- 



grans Red. Ros., i. p. 6. t. 19. ; and our/g. 506. ; 



the sweetest, or tea-scented, China Rose ; Rose a ^ JO& 5 J J 



