| | |are paler than those of the
| | |latter. An interesting
| | |hybrid raised at Kew by
| | |crossing R. Fortunei with
| | |the variety Meteor has
| | |flowered well for the last
| | |four years. The cross was
| | |made in 1893, and the
| | |plants flowered when only a
| | |few inches high. Several
| | |plants have now grown to a
| | |height of 2-1/2 feet. The
| | |flowers are in compact,
| | |rounded trusses, and appear
| | |in May; they are delicate
| | |pink, and fragrant. The
| | |great peculiarity of the
| | |hybrid is that no plant has
| | |perfect stamens, some being
| | |full size but barren,
| | |others reduced to mere
| | |specks, and occasionally
| | |they are quite absent.
| | |
R. Smirnowi |Native of |Bright |This is a handsome species,
|Caucasus. |rosy- |of compact growth, and 3
|Flowered for the|lilac; |feet to 6 feet high, with
|first time in |April and |large, deep-green leaves,
|England at Kew |May |covered on the underside
|in 1893 | |with quite a dense,
| | |whitish, wool-like
| | |substance. The flowers are
| | |from 2-1/2 inches to 3
| | |inches across, and in