ROSA LESCHENAULTIANA 
and v^ery glandular leaf-petioles, pedicels and calyx. The glands 
extend to the back of the young petals. It was first brought to Europe 
by the distinguished French naturalist Leschenault de la Tour, and 
by him sent to Thory. Leschenault found it on the higher levels of 
the Neilgherri and Pulney Mountains, where it is plentiful, and it 
was collected by Wight in 1836, by Munro in the same year, by 
Gardner in 1847 and by Sir George Watt in 1874. It has recently 
been found by Dr. Henry in Yun-nan. It is the only wild Rose of the 
temperate mountains of South India, Rosa Lyellii Lindl. being found 
exclusively on the lower hills, especially of Mysore. 
Redoute made his drawings from Leschenault’s - herbarium 
specimens, and although the plate answers to Thory’s description, it 
can give but a faint idea of the charm and beauty of this striking Rose. 
It is described by those who have seen it in its native mountains as so 
luxuriant that it festoons the trees to a height of sixty or seventy feet 
with its long trails of pure white fragrant flowers. The violet-tinted 
stems are powdered with a hne glaucous dust, which resembles the 
bloom on fruit and adds to the striking appearance of the Samatigui, 
as it is called by the natives. 
Thory named this Rose after Leschenault, who has been honoured 
by many dedications, among others that of the very beautiful Australian 
genus Lcschcnaidtia . It is in cultivation at Kew and elsewhere, but, 
like its prototype, is scarcely hardy in the neighbourhood of London. 
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