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THE BOOK OF THE ROSE 



CHAP. 



gold medal in 1893. This is a very strong- climbing 

 perpetual Polyantha from Japan, the flowers being pro- 

 duced in great conical trusses in large abundance. It 

 seems to be quite hardy, and promises to be a great 

 acquisition, either for ordinary climbing purposes or for 

 the pegging-down system of treatment. 



The Macartney Rose (R. bracteata). — This species 

 was introduced from China in 1795 by Lord Macartney. 

 It is of vigorous growth, with bright glazed foliage, not 

 very hardy, and best on a warm wall. The original was 

 single, but Marie Leonida is double, sweet-scented, and 

 generally a mass of bloom through the season in a warm 

 situation. 



R. lucida, R. microphylla, and R. berherifolia are all 

 somewhat similar to the last-named group — not hardy, 

 but with shining foliage, and practically evergreen 

 where well protected. There are double and single 

 forms. 



The Japanese Rose (R. rugosa). — These Roses are 

 most distinct, the thickly spined wood and foliage being 

 very fresh and pleasing, the single flowers large and fine, 

 and the bright-red fruit handsome and striking. The 

 two principal varieties are the red and the white, the 

 latter, very pure in colour, being generally the favourite. 

 They do well on their own roots in good soil, for clumps, 

 or a small ornamental hedge. 



Other botanical varieties, all single, are R. macrantha 

 a French Rose with long golden stamens ; R. pomi- 

 fera, with apple-shaped fruit; R. rubrifolia, with red 

 stems and foliage ; R. setigera, the Bramble -leaved 

 Prairie Rose from the United States ; and R. gigantea, 

 from India, with white flowers five inches across. There 

 are many others, but they are only of botanical interest. 

 The Green Rose is a curious monstrosity of the China 



