Rose photo courtesy of jedmar

From "The Genus Rosa" by Ellen Willmott, Part I, 1910, tab 1, p. 5. Drawing by Alfred Parsons Courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library

Uploaded 20 NOV 16

Rose photo courtesy of CybeRose

Icones plantarum novarum vel imperfecte cognitarum floram Rossicam, imprimis altaicam, t. 370 (1831) Ledebour ROSA BERBERIFOLIA. Tab. CCCLXX. R. foliis abortu nullis, stipulis connatis foliiformibus glabris, aculeis stipularibus geminis. Hab. non rara in sterilibus subsalsis deserti soongoro-kirghisici trans fl. Irtysch, rarior occurrit cis fl. Irtysch in deserto soongoro-kirghisico inter mont. Arkaul et lacum, qui Noor-Saisan vocatur, ubi Majo florere incipit fructusque maturat Augusto et Septembri. R. leaves aborted missing, stipules united glabrous leaf-shaped, twin stipular spines. Hab. not rare in the barren sub-salts of the Soonoro-Kirghiz desert across the fl. Irtysch, occurs more rarely on this fl. Irtysch in the Soonoro-Kirghiz desert valley. Arkaul and the lake called Noor-Saisan, where blooms begin in May and the fruit ripens in August and September. Explic. Icon. CCCLXX. — a) Pctalum m. n. b) Fructus m. n. c) Idem longitudinalitcr dissectus m. n. d) Carpellum singulare m

Uploaded 3 MAR 23

Rose photo courtesy of Vladimír Ježovič

Some weeks old seedlings of Rosa persica Michx. ex Juss., germinated this spring. Seeds was in cold water some days, which colored in green and tasted like green tea. I have changed the water while stay clean. Then seeds sown on wet Agroperlit and placed at room temperature (20 ° C). Seeds began to germinate within two weeks. Photo from April 15, 2014.

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Uploaded 22 APR 14

Rose photo courtesy of jedmar

From "Nouveau Duhamel", by Loiseleur-Deslongchamps, Vol. VII, 1819, pl. 14: Rosa foetida bicolor shown as Rosa eglanteria (top), Rosa berberifolia (bottom)

Courtesy of Biblioteca Digital del Real Jardin Botanico

Uploaded 18 DEC 16