ROSA sempervirens. Evergreen Rose.
Reading edition
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Rosa germinibus ovatis: calycibus pedunculisque hispidis: petiolis aculeatis: caule spinis curvatis rubris armato: floribus in sparsis umbellis, bracteis lanceolatis, reflexis: corollis albis.
Habitat in Germaniâ.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Rose with egg-shaped seed-buds: empalements and peduncles hispid: petioles prickly: stem armed with crooked red spines: flowers grow in scattered umbels, with lance-shaped, reflexed floral leaves: blossoms white.
Native of Germany.
As a training Rose, this species is particularly estimable from the rapidity of its growth. It also retains its leaves longer than most roses, but is certainly, strictly speaking, not an evergreen. It so much resembles the Rosa arvensis, that at first sight they might easily be taken one for the other. It is a native of Germany, and was introduced about the year 1629. Our drawing was made from a fine plant in the collection of Isaac Swainson, esq. at Twickenham.
