ROSA REVERSA 
hybridize freely with one another when growing in the same localities, 
and several different forms have been distinguished. Crepin examined 
a specimen of this Rose in Willdenow’s herbarium from a plant growing 
in the Berlin Botanic Garden, which is believed to have been sent 
thither by Kitaibel himself He also examined two specimens in 
Sprengel’s herbarium, which, however, were without any indication of 
origin. All these specimens answered exactly to Kitaibel’s description. 
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