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Rosa Rugosa, 



GROUP XXX. THE RUGOSA ROSE." 



The Rugosa Roses are valuable in the garden, for not only do they yield large 

 handsome flowers in Summer and Autumn, but the beauty of the fruit at the latter 

 season is very attractive. The whole Shrub is distinct from our other cultivated 

 Roses, and although wanting in refinement is not without beauty. It is invaluable for 

 rough places, and thrives well where other Roses will scarcely exist. I have seen it 

 growing well in poor sandy soil close to the sea. 



1. AMERICA; large single crimson-lake flowers; large ovate fruit, often covered 

 with long spines. 



2. ATROPURPUREA ; a single flowered variety of very rich colour, maroon changing 

 to purple. 



3. BELLE POITEVINE ; a large double flowered kind, colour soft rose. 



4. BLANC DOUBLE DE COUBERT ; one of the best of the group, producing large 

 double white flowers of snowy purity. 



5. CALOCARPA ; flowers quite round, single, of a bright rose colour, succeeded with 

 large clusters of small scarlet berries. 



6. CHEDANE GUINOISSEAU ; fine satin rose colour, very large and full, and pro- 

 duced abundantly in clusters. 



7. CONRAD F. MEYER ; a fine novelty of extra vigorous growth. The colour of 

 the flowers is silvery rose, large size, full, and of exquisite form. A grand addition to 

 this group. 



8. DELICATA ; flowers soft rose, large, and double, produced in clusters abundantly 

 and continuously. 



9. EMPRESS OF INDIA ; a lovely rose of rich crimson colour. 



10. FIMBRIATA ; white, slightly tinted fimbriated flowers, semi-double. Not very 

 striking on the plant, but when cut extremely beautiful and novel. 



HIMALAYENSIS ; see Rugosa flore pleno. 



n. MADAME CHARLES WORTH; flowers reddish purple, semi-double, and very 

 sweet. Produced in large bunches. 



12. MADAME GEORGES BRUANT ; flowers paper white, large and double, produced 

 in clusters ; a good and distinct decorative Rose ; growth vigorous. 



13. MERCEDES; a new shade of colour in this group, soft rosy pink on a white 

 ground. Flowers large, full, finely shaped, and sweet ; growth vigorous and hardy. 



14. MRS ANTHONY WATERER ; a hybrid with the type and H.P. General 

 Jacqueminot. Its bright crimson semi-double flowers are produced very freely. 



15. NEW CENTURY; flowers bright carmine rose, deeper in the centres, edges of 

 petals pale rose. The growth is semi-climbing. 



