
THE OMEI Rose, ITs TRANSLUCENT PRICKLES ARE AFIRE! 
Rosa Omeiensis. (The Omei Rose.) May we say here that such terms as 
“unusual” become some-what threadbare with too much usage. We would like to 
have reserved the word for the Omei Rose, to which unusual, and most of its syn- 
onyms—uncommon, curious, rare, odd, unique, extraordinary—certainly apply in 
big measure. 
The flower is small, white, and unimportant, except it is one of the few roses 
with only four petals. But the tall canes bear thorns or prickles, winglike and trans- 
lucent, while young, which glow like fire, especially when the sun is behind them. 
The effect is further beautified by the fern-like lush-green foliage. Our friend, Dr. 
Gage, asked us last year to recommend some roses to plant across the end of his hybrid 
tea garden—think he had something pretty and genteel like Kathleen, in mind. I sug- 
gested the Omei Rose, to which he finally succumbed, in some doubt, I must admit, 
for the Doctor knows what he wants and does not persuade easily. This comment is 
intended for all gardeners, whose rose plots are well filled with their favorite hybrid 
teas, and whose taste for ‘“‘just another new rose” is somewhat jaded. Why not try 
such varieties as Omeiensis, Roxburghi, Soulieana, and the like—maybe a new rose 
thrill is in store for you. LAs 
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