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Culture dc. as above. Several garden 

 Roses have originated from this species. 



R. gigantea.- — A magnificent Indian 

 climbing Eose with stems often reaching 

 a length of 40 ft. Flowers pure white, 

 6 in. or more across, golden-yeUow in 

 bud. This species has not yet been 

 flowered in the British Islands, but has 

 done so in the south of France. It is 

 hardy in the milder parts of the kingdom, 

 and it may some day astonish its pos- 

 sessors by showing its beautiful blossoms. 



Culture dtc. as above, p. 382. 



R. GodefroyBE.^ — A compact, smooth- 

 stemmed bush, native of Persia, with shin- 

 ing dark green leaves, having 5-7 leaflets. 

 Flowers in summer, large, with numerous 

 white petals. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 882. 



R. Hardi. — This is supposed to be 

 a hybrid between the simple-leaved and 

 yellow-flowered iJ. sim/plicifolia and the 

 white-flowered JB. vnvolucrata which has 

 compound leaves. It is a rather pretty 

 Bose with leaves composed of 5-7 serrate 

 leaflets, the terminal one of which is much 

 larger than the others. The flowers 

 resemble those of a Cistus (see p. 223) , being 

 2 in. across and soft yellow in colour with 

 a crimson blotch at the base of each 

 notched petal. It grows and flowers more 

 freely than 2?. sinvpUcifolia. 



Culture rfc. as above, p. 382. 



R. hemisphaerica (B. sulphurea). — A 

 beautiful species about 3 ft. high, native 

 of the East, with somewhat spiny stalks. 

 Leaves composed of 5-7 obovate toothed 

 leaflets, paler beneath, and downy on the 

 nerves. Flowers in summer, soft yellow. 



Culture do. as above, p. 382. 



R. hispida (iJ. lutescens). — A species 

 closely allied to the Scotch or Burnet 

 Kose, but of uncertain origin. It grows 

 5-6 ft. high, with prickly branches and 

 leaves having 7 oval, sharply toothed 

 leaflets. Flowers in June, white tinged 

 with soft yellow. 



Culture dtc. as above, p. 382. 



R. indica (Blush, Common China, or 

 Monthly Bose). — A stout, brown-prickled 

 species, probably native of China, not- 

 withstanding its name. Leaflets 3-5, shin- 

 ing, eUiptio acuminate, crenate serrate, 

 dark above, glaucous beneath. Flowers 

 at all seasons (hence the name Monthly 

 Bose), usually semi-double, red, numerous. 

 Fruit scarlet, obovate. 



This species has played an important 

 part in the production of the China or 

 Bengal Roses (see p. 394), the Bourbon 

 (p. 394), and the Tea Boses (p. 889). 



The ' Green Eose ' called monstrosa 

 is a variety of indica. 



Culture Sc. as above, p. 382. 



R. involucrata (B. Lyelli). — A pretty 

 Indian Eose about 3 ft. high, with leaves 

 3-4 in. long, and composed of 3 or 4 

 pairs of elliptic oblong finely serrate leaf- 

 lets. The white sweet-scented flowers', 

 each 2-3 in. across, are produced in July 

 and August either singly or in small 

 clusters, and are succeeded by round, 

 wooUy-stemmed fruits. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 382. 



R. laevigata [B. sinica). — Cherohee 

 Bose. — A Chinese Eose, now naturalised 

 in the United States and West Indies. 

 It has long trailing stems, the branches 

 armed with stout, curved prickles and 

 evergreen, usually 8-foliolate, smooth and 

 shining leaves, hairy on the midribs. 

 Flowers in June, white, large, solitary. 

 Fruit orange-red, warty. Rather tender. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 382. 



R. lucida. — A beautiful N. American 

 Rose 1-2 ft. high, armed with bristly 

 prickles. Leaflets shining green, 5-9 ellip- 

 tic or oblong lance-shaped, sharply serra- 

 ted. Flowers from May to July, red, 1-3 

 on a stalk. The variety flore pleno has 

 charming double flowers. It is known as 

 ' Rose Button.' The fruits of this Rose are 

 deep red, about the size of a Hazel-nut, 

 and look handsome among the autumn- 

 tinted foliage. 



Culture dc. as above. 



R. lutea (B. Eglanteria). — Aus- 

 triam, Briar. — An Eastern species about 

 3 ft. high, with straight prickles. Leaves 

 1^—8 in. long ; leaflets 2-4 pairs, ellip- 

 tic ovate or roundish, deeply toothed. 

 Flowers in June 2-2J in. across. The 

 variety punicea has flowers scarlet inside, 

 yellow outside, and purple stigmas. There 

 is also a form (flore pleno) with double 

 flowers which looks particularly attractive 

 when laden with blossom. 



The best known forms are the Austrian 

 Yellow and Austrian Copper Briars with 

 beautiful single flowers. Harrisoni and 

 the Persian Yellow are also fine golden- 

 yellow. The latter has leaves scented 

 like Sweet Briar. When priming the head 

 should be well thinned, but the shoots 



