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    Roses: or a Monograph on The Genus Rosa
    Roses: or a Monograph on The Genus Rosa
    Roses: or a Monograph on The Genus Rosa
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    Roses: or a Monograph on The Genus Rosa

    By Henry C. Andrews

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    As stated in the title this book is intended to arrange as accurately as possible the numerous beautiful varieties of roses, with their species—an arduous task, considering the neglect they have experienced, and the wild and indiscriminate manner in which they have been profusely mixed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 5, 2021
    ISBN4066338066152
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      Roses - Henry C. Andrews

      Henry C. Andrews

      Roses: or a Monograph on The Genus Rosa

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4066338066152

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION.

      ROSA muscosa, Provincialis . Moss Province Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA muscosa, alba . White Moss Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA muscosa, variegata . Striped Moss Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Provincialis. Province Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Provincialis, alba . White Province, or Rose Unique.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA parviflora, Provincialis . Small-flowered Province or Blandford Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Eglanteria, Var. flore pleno. Double Sweet Briar or Eglantine Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Gallica, officinalis . Officinal or French Red Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Provincialis, multiplex . Double or Cabbage Province Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA moschata. Musk Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA moschata, Var. flore pleno. Double Musk Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA indica. Indian Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Belgica, blanda . Blush Belgic Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA menstrua, Var. flore racemoso . Monthly Rose, Cluster-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA racemosa. Clustered Rose, or Rose of the four Seasons.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Provincialis, blanda . Blush Province Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Gallica variegata; vel Rosa Mundi . Striped French Rose; or Rose of the World.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Gallica; Var. flore marmoreo . French Rose; Marbled-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Provincialis, semi-duplex . Semi-double Province Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA nana, minor . Small Dwarf, or Pompone Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA nana, minor ; Var. æqualiflora . Small Dwarf Rose; Equal-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Carolina, pimpinellæfolia . Great Burnet-leaved Carolina Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Pennsylvanica. Pennsylvanian Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA parvifolia. Small-leaved, or Burgundy Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA spinosissima. Thorny Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA spinosissima; Var. flore marmoreo . Thorny Rose; Marbled-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA nana, minima . Smallest Dwarf, or True Pompone Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA semperflorens. Ever-blowing Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA muscosa Provincialis ; Var. flore pallido . Moss Province Rose; Pale-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Bella Donna. Maiden’s-blush Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Bella Donna; Var. flore minore . Maidens-blush Rose; Small-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA inermis. Rose without Thorns.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA lucida. Shining-leaved or Macartney Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA canina; Var. flore pleno . Dog-Rose; Double-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA canina, variegata . Variegated-leaved Dog-Rose .

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Portlandia. Portland Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Pennsylvanica; Var. flore pleno . Pennsylvanian Rose; Double-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA alba, semi-duplex . Semi-double White Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA spinosissima, rubra ; Var. flore pleno . Red Thorny Rose; Double-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Indica rubra. Red Indian Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Indica, minor . Small Indian Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Provincialis; Var. flore pleno . Province Rose; Double-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      Rosa Provincialis, nana . Dwarf Province Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA alba. White Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Caroliniana; Var. flore pleno . Great Burnet-leaved Carolina Rose; Double-flowered Variety.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA semperflorens, simplex . Single Ever-blooming Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA multiflora. Many-flowered Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA sulphurea. Double Yellow Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Cinnamomea, multiplex . Double Cinnamon Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Provincialis regalis. Royal or Queen’s Province Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA sempervirens. Evergreen Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Eglanteria Americana. American Eglantine Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA blanda. Hudson’s Bay or Labradore Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA centifolia, holosericea . Velvet-flowered Hundred-leaved Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Eglanteria, major . Large Eglantine Rose, or Tree Sweetbriar.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA Eglanteria, multiplex . Double Eglantine Rose, or Williams’s Sweetbriar.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA gracilis. Slender Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA ferox. Fierce or Hedge-Hog Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA glabra. Smooth Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      ROSA lurida. Lurid Rose.

      CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

      SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

      INTRODUCTION.

      Table of Contents

      THE Rose, for matchless beauty famed, (although by botanists so disregarded) has been the Painter’s study and the Poet’s theme, for ages past, and will no doubt for ages yet to come; long after many

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