ROSA WATSONIANA 
white tinged with pink. The leaves, three- to five-foliate, are pale in 
colour, with deep green veins, which give them a very curious appear- 
ance. It forms a low bush with many long thin branches which curve 
over very gracefully, and with its narrow leaves it is almost as suggestive 
of a dwarf bamboo as of a Rose. Its reputed Japanese origin seems 
very doubtful, but it certainly has the habit of so many of the Japanese 
shrubs in preferring shade and moisture. At Bitton, however, it has 
succeeded best on a wall facing the south. It can be increased by 
cuttings and layers. 
For the specimen from which the drawing was made I am indebted 
to the kindness of Mr. Gumbleton, in whose well-known garden at 
Belgrove, Queenstown, so many rare and curious plants have flowered 
for the first time. 
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