8— ROSA rOLYANTIIA var. Ilort. 
(ROSA MULTIFLORA x CTIINENSLS) 
CRIMSON RAMBLER 
AV-fa polyantJia\:v:. : caulibus elongatis, viridibiis, lucidis, sarmcntosis; aciilcis 
inagnitudine mcdiocribus, sparsis, aequalibus, falcatis ; foliolis 7, oblongis, acutis, 
mag'nitudine mediocribus, simplicitcr dcntatis, facie viridibus, glabris, dorso pidocs- 
centibiis ; rhachi pubescente, aciculis paucis, falcatis; stipulis non usque ad basiin 
fimbriatis, apicibus liberis, parvis, ovatis; floribus multis, in paniculain cor) inl)osani 
dispositis; pedicellis elongatis, glandulosis; bracteis minutis ; calycis tubo i)ar\o, 
turbinato, glabro ; lobis ovatis, simplicibus, dorso glandulosis; petalis permultis, 
parvis, kermesinis. 
Stems long, green, shining, sarmentose ; prickles moderately large, scattered, 
equal, falcate. I.eajiets usually 7, oblong, acute, middle-sized, simply toothed, green 
and glabrous above, paler and pubescent beneath ; petioles pubescent, with a few 
hooked aciculi ; stipides broader than in R. multiflora, not fimbriated to the base ; 
free tips small, ovate. Flowers many, in a corymbose panicle ; pedicels long, glan- 
dular ; bracts minute. Calyx-tube small, turbinate, glabrous; lobes ovate, simple, 
not leaf-pointed, glandular on the back. Petals very numerous, small, bright 
crimson. 
Of the origin of this Rose nothing- is known. The first record is 
to be found in the Jo2nmal dcs Roses of 1886, when M. Takasima 
published a series 0} notes upon the Japanese Roses, accompanied by 
coloured drawings. Plate 5, which he refers to Rosa plalypJiylla hgurctl 
by Redoute,^ has every appearance of being the Crimson Rambler. 
The inflorescence and the flower arc faithfully drawn and leave no 
doubt as to their identity, but the leaves seem to have been added as 
an afterthought, as there is no trace of the ciliated stipules which are 
such a constant character in all inultiflora Roses and their hyl^nds. 
1 he next notice of it appeared in the Gardeners Chronich\- where the 
story of its introduction into this counti*)' is gi\'en at length. The 
original plant was sent from Japan to Mr. jenner in 1878 1 ))' Professor 
R. Smith, Profe ssor of Engineering at Tokio, and Air. Jenner very 
appropriately named it “The Engineer.” Air. Jenner subsequently 
gave the Rose to J. Gilbert, a nurseryman of Lincoln, who exhibited 
some cut blooms m London on July 8, 1890, and received an Award 
' Roses, vol. ii. p. 6g (1821). 
- Scr. 3, vol. xvi. p. 249 (1894). 
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