ROSA MOSCHATA, var. NEPALENSIS 
ought not even to be considered as a variety ; he had observed in 
other forms of Rosa moschata all the characters supposed to be peculiar 
to Rosa Branonii. In any case it is sufficiently distinct, from a horti- 
cultural point of view, to be given a favourable position in gardens, 
where its luxuriant beauty may develop without risk of being cut back 
by inclement weather. A well-chosen situation is advisable, for it is 
rather more tender than the typical Rosa moschata Mill. 
The form grown in this counti*}' is easily distinguished from 
Rosa moschata Mill., as known in cultivation, by the pubescence of 
the branchlcts, calyx and leaves, the much narrower and almost linear 
leaves, the glandular peduncles, and smaller, more 'exact flowers. 
Under cultivation these characters become still more marked. Crepin^ 
pointed out that the character of pubescence is not confined to an}’ one 
form of Rosa moschata but is found in many others. This need not, 
however, necessarily influence the inclusion in gardens of two Roses 
each so beautiful and so distinct in its way as Rosa moschata and Rosa 
moschata, var. ncpalensis. 
This Rose is figured by Andrews under the name of Rosa 
napatilensis^- 
’ Loc. cit. ^ Roses, vol. ii. t. S’ (iSjS). 
