

22 THE ROSE. 
Chinese under the name of Haitong Hong, having 
small double pink flowers, and foliage of peculiar 
delicacy, and Rosa bracteata, the Macartney Rose, 
is a distinct species. Japan, between the 30th and 
40th degrees of latitude, has all the roses of China, 
besides a peculiar species (hardy at St. Louis). 
The Rosa rugosa, with crimson flowers and large’ 
handsome bright fruit. 
India has the R. Lyellii, remarkable for its pro- 
fusion of milk-white flowers. Rosa Brunoni, 
with snowy-white petals, ranks high among the 
roses of India. The parched shores of Bengal are 
covered during spring with a beautiful white rose ; 
also found in China and Nepaul; while in the 
vast thickets of the beautiful Rosa semperfiorens 
the tigers of Bengal and the crocodiles of the 
Ganges are known to lie in wait for their prey. 
In the gardens of Kandahar, Samarcand and 
Ispahan the R. arborea (the Tree Rose) is culti- 
vated extensively by the Persians. The R. 
Damascena, transported from Damascus by the 
Crusaders, affords our gardens an infinite number 
of beautiful varieties, and adorns the sandy 
deserts of Syria with its sweet and bright tinted 
flowers. 


