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creamy white ; those of hispida a lovely cream yellow. 

 The garden varieties of this Rose are numerous — 

 some double, some single, and varying in colour from 

 yellow to white and from pink to purple. The type 

 is found wild in several parts of Britain. 



R. WEBBIANA. — Coming from some of the highest 

 elevations on the Himalaya at which shrubby vegeta- 

 tion exists, this species is the hardiest of the Indian 

 Roses. It has a thin, graceful habit, and its spiny 

 stems are blue white when young. This year it has 

 been very pretty in the unusual profusion of its bluish- 

 tinted flowers, each of which are about 2 inches 

 across. The leaves are of a blue green, and are 

 similar in size and division to those of the Scotch 

 Roses. But it is quite distinct from them or any 

 others, for which reason it is worth the notice of 

 lovers of these wild types. 



R. WICHURIANA — It is not many years since this 

 Japanese Rose was first introduced, but it is now 

 fairly well known. It is a perfectly prostrate plant, 

 and is remarkable for the shiny, varnished appearance 

 of the leaves. It is one of the latest species to come 

 into bloom. The flowers are pure white, and appear 

 during July and August in clusters resting on the 

 carpet of glossy foliage. It makes an excellent cover- 

 ing for sunny banks where the soil is good. Old tree 

 stumps are also pretty when covered with this Rose. 

 It has already been hybridised, and among its progeny 

 are Pink Roamer, Manda's Triumph, South Orange 

 Perfection, and Jersey Beauty. There is a very dis- 

 tinct cross between it and R. rugosa at Kew. 



