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ROSA 



ROSA 



2154. Baltimore Belle Rose — Rosa setiecra i< .^2)- N'o- i. 



<'h iiirsf .^pecic.'^ 

 iniiinned .■^/''iiis: 

 s: srp/i Is entiri- , 



Section IV. BANKf^i^. CoHfalns • 

 ^rith vlhnhinij, sparingly prick!!/ ( 

 s/i/uilrs (/iiif'' free, siihufaii-, rddm 

 rtflr.rc<J iiflvr fUnreriiuj , (-(xjurons. 



14. Banksiae, li. Br. Bank^' Rose. Climbing to 20 ft., 

 evergreen; Itts. M-o, sometiinrs 7. ellipTic-ovate to ob- 

 long-laiK-eolate, acute or ohtiisish, tinely serrate, shin- 

 ing, gliilirons except at the base of midrib beneath: t^s. 

 on slemli-r. smooth pedicels in nian\ lid. iimlfels, yellow 

 and siiigh.' in tlie typical form, iiiiout 1 iu. across, 

 slightly fragrant. M:"iv, June. S. <:iiina. B.M. 7171.- 

 Var. al'ba-plena lias doable white tls. B.M. 1954. B.R. 

 5:;j97. Var. lutea-plena has the fls. double yoUow. 

 B.R. 1:1:110.". 



rachis gljunliilar-pubescent and often prickly: fls. on 

 rather stout, upright, glandulardiis]iid and bristly pedi- 

 cels, deep pink to crimson, 2-!.! in. across; receptacle 

 glandular-liispid: fr. subglobose or oviite. brick-red. 

 June. M. and S. Eu., W.Asia.-TIie following are the 

 most important forms: Var. Agatha, Tliorv. With 

 rather small, very double purple fls., the uut^r petals 

 spreading, the inner ones concave. Ri'd. Rus. (2:17, 

 17-21). Var. incarnata, Voss ( /,'. iiu.ufniatd , J\lill.). 

 Lfts. narrower, elliptic-ovate: rachis not ]>ricklv: flow- 

 ering bra,ncbes unarmed: lis. l;u-ge. ]r.\]i^ crimson, soli- 

 tary : fr. ovoid. B.M. 7o;:.1. Viir. macrdntha, Ilort ., sim- 

 ilar to Uie preceding, l.mt lis. judo jiink. Gn. r.2:114H. 

 Var. officinalis, Tborv 1 7.'. prori urullis. Mill. Var. 

 ?>/t>/(/, Regel), is the typical form but with double'fls. 



Var. pilmila, Jacq. [1^. Ausf n'ii-<( , (rantz). Dwarf form, 

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

 (2:17. 2). Var. centiSolia, Regel \B. cetUifdUa , Linn.). 

 C'abbaitE Rose. Lfts. usually 5, pubescent on both 

 sides or only beneatli, larger and thinner; rachis not 

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

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

 has been usually considered as a distinct species, but is 

 without doubt only a form of 7i*. Gallica, oi'iginated in 

 cultivation. It has not been found wild, except with 

 double fls., jn-obably escaped from gardens. The follow- 

 ing are forms of the (_'aldia;;e Rose: Var. muscosa, Ser. 

 iJi'. HI II sciK^if, Ait.). Moss Rose. Fig. 2157. Bis. rose or 

 \vliite, with peduncles and calyx glandular-niossv. B.R. 

 2:102. B.M. 09. Gn. 18:242." Var. cristata, Ciirt., is 

 --iinilar, but the sepals are doubly and incisely lobed: 

 lis. rose-colored, large. B.M. 8475. Var. pompbnia, 

 Nouv. Duh. (B. pompbii'ui, DC). Dwarf form, with 

 small Ivs. and small double Hs., about l^.^ in. across, 

 varying from white to red. B. BiirguHd'moi , Pers., B. 

 J)iJ0)n'tisls, Roessig, B. puh-helja , Willd., and B. pur- 

 vif()Ji", Ehrh., belong here. From B. GalUca, with its 

 varieties, and i?. i>rtW(/.sr,'rHa, tlie Hybrid Perpetual or 

 Remontant Roses have originated by hybridizing with 

 B. <_'hi)ii.'nvis and its forms. 



17. Damascena, Mill. {B. hifem, Pers. ii*. cdfriuh)- 

 nt))i, Borkh-I. Damask Rose. Attaining 5 ft.: stems 

 usually with numerous stout and hooked prickles, some- 

 times nnxed with glandular bristles: lfts. usually 5, 

 sometimes 7, ovate-oblong, serrate, more or less pubes- 

 cent beneath, 1-2^ in. long; stipules sometimes pecti- 

 nate; petioles prickly: fls. iisually corymbose, double, 

 red, Yjink or white, sometimes striped; pedicels and re- 

 ceptacles glandular-hispid: fr. obovate. June, July, 

 and again in autumn. C>rigin unknown; introduced to 

 Europe fromAsia Minor in the sixteenth century.— Var. 

 trigintip6tala, Dieck, with semi-double red fls., is con- 

 sidered to be the Rose chiefly cultivated in southeast 

 Europe for the manufacturing of attar. Gt. 38, p. 129 

 (i.e. in. 7:45. 



Rosa Wichuraiana ( 



See No. 



18. ^Iba, Linn. Upright shrub, becoming 6 ft. high: 

 stems with scattered hooked prickles and sometimes 

 will) l)ristles: lfts. usually 5, broadly ovate, serrate, 

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



