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Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported
(1916) Page(s) 67. 43716. X Rosa hibernica J. E. Smith. Rosaceæ. Rose. Var. grovesii. A low shrub with glaucous green foliage and small pink flowers. This rose is a hybrid between Rosa spinosissima and Rosa canina. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2995.)
(1917) Page(s) 90. Rosa banksiopsis Baker A very common rose in western Hupeh, China, found on mountain slopes at altitudes from 4,000 to 7,000 feet. The flowers are rose red, and rthe fruits are coral red.
(1917) Page(s) 90. Rosa Bella Rehd. and Wils. A shrub, up to 8 feet in height, with leaves composed of seven to nine leaflets. The solitary pink flowers are 1¼ to 2 inches wide, and the scarlet fruit is ovoid and three-quarters of an inch long. This rose is a native of northwestern China.
(1917) Page(s) 90. Rosa caudata Baker From thickets...western Hupeh, at an altitude of 6,500 feet...This rose is a tall, vigorous shrub up to 13 feet in height, native of western China. It has stout, arching stems, dark-green foliage, flowers about 2 inches in diameter, and orange-red fruits.
(1917) Page(s) 91. Rosa corymbulosa Rolfe An unarmed or sparingly prickly rose from central China. The numerous small flowers, which are deep rose above and white at the base, are three-quarters to an inch wide.
(1917) Page(s) 91. Rosa davidii Crép. A pink-flowered rose from western Szechwan, China, reaching a neight of 16 feet and growing at altitudes of 1600 to 3000 meters.
(1917) Page(s) 91. Rosa davurica Pall. This rose, which is allied to the Cinnamon rose, is found in Manchuria, Dahuria and Sakhlin, and has slender, straight prickles. The flowers are purple and the fruit scarlet.
(1917) Page(s) 91. Rosa ecae Aitch. A very spiny, shrubby rose, flowering in early summer, with an abundance of small, deep-yellow flowers. Recommended for hybridization to create perfectly hardy yellow roses. (Adapted from a note of Frank N. Meyer, dated July 10, 1910).
(1917) Page(s) 91. Rosa fedtschenkoana Regel. A very handsome rose from the Turkestan and Kokand regions of central Asia. It is a much-branched, very prickly shrub, with compound leaves 4 to 5 inches long and large white flowers occurring singly or as many as four in a cluster. The red fruits are somewhat pear shaped. When introduced into England this rose developed into a rambling, free-growing shrub, which flowered in the month of June.
(1917) Page(s) 91. Rosa filipes Rehd. and Wils. A shrub producing long runners, reaching a height of 15 feet, with a few hooked prickles. The leaves are composed of five to seven serrate leaflets, and the fragrant, white flowers occur in large, loose corymbs, the individual flower being about an inch across. The scarlet, globose fruits are up to half an inch in diameter. This rose is a native of western China.
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