Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported (Volume 48)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921. Excerpt: ... 43703 to 43736--Continued. and the purple flowers, which are double or semidouble, occur very plentifully in nodding corymbs. The color of the flowers varies with lighter and darker shades. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2993.) 43719. Rosa Moschata Mill. Rosacea. Musk rose. A tall climbing species reaching to the tops of lofty trees, the stems and branches armed with short, scattered, stout-hooked prickles. The leaves are up to 8 inches in length and consist of five to nine narrowly oval leaflets. The flowers are at first pale yellow, changing to almost pure white, are about 1i inches wide, and are produced in corymbose clusters, often forming an inflorescence over a foot wide. The fruits are red and about one-third of an inch in width. This rose, which has long been cultivated in England, is found from southern Europe to northern India and China. (Adapted from Bean. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 434.) 43720. Rosa Multifloba Cathayensis Rehd. and Wils. Rosacese. Rose. A vigorous, hardy, and handsome rose with the habit of the Japanese Rosa multiflora. The pink flowers are produced in large many-flowered clusters. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 35.) See also S. P. I. No. 42981 for further information. 43721. Rosa Mubielae Rehd. and Wils. Rosacese. Rose. A slender-branched shrub, up to 8 feet in height, with bristles and slender prickles. The leaves are composed of 9 to 15 glabrous, serrate leaflets. The solitary flowers are pink. This rose is found in eastern three to seven flowered corymbs. The orange-red fruit is from one-half to three-fourths of an inch long. This rose is a native of southwestern China. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol....