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ROSA 



Var. ptimila, Jacq. {H. Aiislnnca,CrKnU). Dwarf form, 

 ■with creeping rootstock: Hs. red, single. Red. Ros. 

 (2:17, 2). Var. centifolia, Regel {B. centifblia, Linn.). 

 Cabbage Rose. Lfts. usually 5, pubescent on both 

 sides or only beneath, larger "and thinner; rachis not 

 prickly: fls. on longer and more slender pedicels, nod- 

 ding, fragrant; petals inflexed. June, July. This Rose 

 has been usually considered as a distinct species, but is 

 without doubt only a form of S. Gallica, originated in 

 has not been found wild, except with 



double 

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ng gl 1 u e pt at the b e f n 1 1 b n ath fl 

 on slender, smooth pedicels in many-fld. umbels, yellow 

 and single in the typical form, about 1 in. across, 

 slightly fragrant. May, June. S.China. B.M. 7171.- 

 Var. alba-plfina has double white fls. B.M. 1954. B.R. 

 5:397. Var. lutea-plena has the fls. double yellow. 

 B.R. 13:1105. 



15. Fortuneana, Lindl., is a hybrid of j;. BanTisice 

 and if. hvvignta. Climbing shrub, with sparingly 

 prickly stems: lfts. 3-5: fls. large, double, white, on 

 hispid pedicels. P.I'\G. 2, p. 71. 



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fls 



br.irls 

 sepals 



' ,iff,r fl.nr.rhnj. ,;,<l„,;.iis. Ihr ,n(ler 

 ones pinnate; upper stipules not diluted, 

 A. Lfts. doubly and glandular serrate. .IG. Gallica 

 aa. Lfts. simply serrate, not glandular. 



Supposed hybrids of B. Gallica... 17. Damascena 



18. alba 



19. turbinata 

 IG. Gillica, Linn. Upright shrub, rarely attaining 



3 ft. high: lfts. 3-5, broadly or:d <.r ovate, "rounded at 

 base, usually doubly serrate with i:l:uHlii!ar teetli, ru- 



rachis glaiidular-pubescent and oihu jiiirklv: fls. on 

 rather stout, u]irii;ht, glandular hispid and bristly pedi- 

 cels, (l.M|. jiinlv to crimson, 2-3 in. across; receptacle 

 glaniliilar liis|,i,l : fr. subglobose or ovate, brick-red. 

 Juin . .M. aii.l S. Ku., W. Asia. — The following are the 

 most important forms: Var. Agatha, Thory. With 

 rather small, very double purple fls., the outer petals 

 spreading, the inner ones concave. Red. Ros. (2:17, 

 17-21). Var. incarnita, Voss (B. incarndta, Mill.). 

 Lfts. narrower, elliptic-ovate: rachis not prickly: flow- 

 ering branches unarmed: fls. large, pale crimson, soli- 

 tary: fr. ovoid. B.M. 7035. Var. macr4ntha,Hort., sim- 

 ilar to the preceding, but fls. pale pink. Gn. 52:1148. 

 Var. officinalis, Thory {B. provinciilis , Mill. Var. 

 piJna, Regel), is the typical form but with doublejfls. 



18. Alba, Linn. Upright shrub, becoming G ft. high: 

 stems with scattered hooked prickles and sometimes 

 with bristles: lfts. usually 5, broadly ovate, serrate, 

 pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. long; upper stipules dilated: 



