ROSA VIRGINIANA 
the American species to be introduced into Europe, and is still a 
favourite in gardens. 1 1 is the Rosa sylvestris virginiensis of Parkinson ^ 
and the Rosa parvo rabello Jlore foliis lucentibiis of Sutherland.^ 
Dillenius figures it in Hortus RltJiamensis under the name of Rosa 
Carolina fragrans'l and his figure is cited by Linnaeus and Aiton under 
Rosa Carolina L. There can be no doubt about the synonym of Miller, 
as there is an authentic specimen from his herbarium at the British 
M Liseum. Lindley has identified this on the sheet as Rosa Incida 
Ehrh., but by mistake he cites Millers plant under Rosa fraxinifoha 
Borkh.,'^ which has misled K. Koch''^ and Koehne,® who have taken up 
Miller’s name for Rosa blanda Ait. 
The double-flowered form, Rose d' Amour, has been a favourite 
in English gardens since Miller introduced it in 1768. It has been 
identified with Rosa rapa of Bose, and both the double and single 
forms are the St. Mark’s Rose of Venice, where it is expected to flower 
on April 25th, St. Mark’s day. 
This Rose IS more commonly known as Rosa lucida Ehrh., but 
as the latter name was not given until some twenty )’ears after it had 
been described by Miller as Rosa virginiana, we follow the rule of 
priority and adopt Miller’s name. 
For its many good points this Rose has ever)' claim to our 
appreciation ; it is equally valuable in garden and in woodland. The 
individual flowers remain long on the bush, the outer petals becoming 
paler while the centre keeps its bright, rich colour. The leaves, which 
are a glossy polished green in summer, turn a brilliant yellow in autumn, 
and remain long on the branches, while the clusters of bright red fruit 
give it a glowing beauty scarcely to be surpassed. Idarshberger, 
writing in Garden and Forest, describes the beauty of Rosa virginiana 
as he saw it with its half-ripe hips tinged with orange, glistening in the 
sunlight on Barnegat Peninsula, flourishing in sand and rejoicing in 
the salt-laden breezes.' 
Andrews fiofures this Rose under the names of Rosa lucida and 
Rosa pennsyhanica Jl. pi I' 
* The at rum, p. 1017 (1640). 
* Hort. Med. Edin. p. 297 (1683). 
2 Vol. ii. p. 325, t. 245, fig. 316 (1732). 
^ Ros. Monogr. p. 26, No. 17 (1820) ; Hot. Reg. vol. vi. t. 458 (1820). 
^ Dendrol. vol. i. p. 243 (1869). 
“ Deutsche Dendrol. pp. 298, 299 (1893). 
^ Vol. V. p. 45 (1892). 
“ Roses, vol. ii. plates 78, lOi, 102 (1828). 
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