13— ROSA DUPONTII Desegl. 
Rosa Dupontii : caulibus erectis ; aculeis obliquis, sparsis, falcatis, aciculis 
intermixtis; foliolis 5, magnis, oblongis, acutis, subcoriaceis, facie viridibus, glabris, 
dorso pubescentibus ; rhachi pubescente, modice glandulosa ; stipulis adnatis, 
glanduloso-ciliatis, apicibus liberis ovato-lanceolatis ; floribus multis, corymbosis ; 
pedicellis elongatis, glandulosis ; bracteis lanceolatis ; calycis tubo oblongo, lobis 
acutis, dorso nudis, glanduloso-ciliatis, exterioribus pinnatifidis; petalis albis; stylis 
in columnam breviter protrusam coalitis. 
R. Dupontii Deseglise in Mem. Soc. Acad. Maine-et- Loire, vol. x. p. 58 (Ess. 
Mon. Ros. p. 18) (1861) ; in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. vol. xv. p. 206 (Cat. Rais. Ros. 
p- 37 [1877]) (1876). . 
R. damascena, var. subalba Thory in Redoute, Roses, vol. 1. p. 63, t. (1817). 
R. moschata , var. nivea Lindley in Bot. Reg. vol. x. t. 861 (1824). 
R. moschata , var. rosea Seringe in De Candolle, Prodr. vol. ii. p. 598 (1825). 
R. nivea Hort. Paris. 
An erect bush 3-4 feet high. Prickles slant, hooked, scattered, mixed with 
aciculi. Leaflets 5, oblong, acute, large, subcoriaceous, green and glabrous above, 
paler and pubescent beneath ; petioles pubescent and slightly glandular ; stipides 
adnate, gland-ciliated, with ovate-lanceolate free tips. Flowers many, corymbose ; 
pedicels long, glandular ; bracts lanceolate. Calyx-tube oblong, lobes f-i in. long ; 
lobes acute, naked on the back, gland-ciliated, the outer pinnatifid. Expanded 
petals pure white ; buds red outside. Styles united in a shortly protruded column. 
The Musk Rose is one of the old-fashioned flowers which greatly 
contributed to the charm and beauty of English gardens in former 
days. More fortunate than many another pretty Rose, it never com- 
pletely disappeared, so that when the fancy for single Roses returned 
it was soon restored to favour. 
Various accounts are given of its origin, but it is difficult to say 
with any degree of certainty whence it came. The beautiful drawing 
called Rosa damascena subalba in Redoute s Roses is accompanied by 
a description of the Musk Rose, which is said to grow in southern 
Europe, and to be indigenous to Spain. The writer concludes his 
account by remarking that its graceful growth and the beauty and 
profusion of its flowers will well repay those who procure it for their 
gardens. This was in 1817. Seven years later an excellent drawing 
of the Rose under the name of Rosa moschata , var. hort. nivea, the 
Snow-white Musk Rose, appeared in the Botanical Register. In the 
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