ROSA WEB BI AN A 
distinctly serrated, the flower is pink and the fruit cernuous. The 
plant in the Kew collection was brought home by Dr. Aitchison in 
1879. 1903 ^ specimen was presented to Kew by Sir Martin 
Conway, who had found it in the Karakoram range. It has also been 
collected by Dr. Albert Regel in Turkestan at an elevation of 6,000- 
7,000 feet above sea-level. It requires a rather sheltered situation, 
and is best grown under a wall facing south. The great beauty of 
this Rose lies in the young shoots, which at first are absolutely blue 
and covered with pure white thorns. It has the smallest leaves of any 
species of Rose m cultivation ; they are produced m nines, and the 
diminutive leaflets form a striking contrast to the large white thorns. 
There is a form with variegated leaves which is extremely pretty but 
does not grow so high as the type. Both forms are easily increased 
by cuttings. 
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