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The Rose Garden. 



and Eastern Asia of which as yet we know next to nothing in England, R. xanthina (Lindl.), 

 and R. platyacantha (Scheiik), with which the Afghan plant needs careful comparison. Pro- 

 hably they are all forms of one species. Two interesting new species of this group are R. 



Fig. 70. ROSA CRNTIFOLIA. 



minutifolia (Engelm.) from California, with very minutely deeply-cut leaflets, and R. stellata 

 (Wootton) from Arizonia, with three digitate leaflets. 



The GALLICAN^: are marked by their erect stems, broad based irregular hooked scattered 



Fig. 71. ROSA POMIFERA. 



prickles, large persistent coriaceous leaflets with a cordate base, glandular pedicels and broad 

 short calyx-segments. To this group belong all the principal Roses that were cultivated before 

 indica was introduced. They fall into three series, but probably are all forms of one single 



