ROSA FRANCOFURTANA 
fort-on-the-Main. Tabernaemontanus in 1591/ C. Bauhin in 1623, 2 
and J. Bauhin in 1651 s also describe Clusius’ Rose, as do Parkinson 4 
in 1640 and Ray 5 in 1688. Linnaeus makes no mention of it, but 
Muenchausen in 1774 describes it fully and identifies it conclusively 
with Clusius’ Rose. Aiton in 1789 calls it Rosa turbinata from the 
shape of its fruit; and Ehrhart in 1791 calls it Rosa campanulata . 
Borkhausen, however, calls it Rosa francofurtana. Roessig in 1802 
figured and described it under the name of Rosa francofurtensis. 
This Rose, once common in English gardens, is now rarely to 
be met with, but Roessigs description exactly agrees with the Rose 
we know as Rosa francofurtana. Nearly allied hybrids are Rosa 
Ventenatiana Thory and Rosa orbessanea Thory; the latter is nearer 
to Rosa gallica L. than is Rosa francofurtana. 
1 Neuw und volkommenlich Kreuterbuch , pt. 3, p. 789. 
2 Pinax , p. 482. 
3 Historia , vol. ii. p. 35. 
4 Theatrum Bot. pp. 1013, 1019. 
5 Historia , vol. ii. p. 1470. 
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