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  Ellen Willmott's Rosa gallica
This is the Rosa sativa of Dodonaeus, the Rosa rubra of Gerard's catalogue of plants growing in his Holborn gargen in 1596, and the Rosa Milesia rubra flore pleno of Besler's Hortus Eystettensis (1).
Rosa gallica is distributed in a wild state through central and southern Europe, reaching eastward to the Caucasus.
Rosa gallica has never been admitted into the British Flora, although it was found growing wild in Surrey by that accurate observer, the late Mr.
www.rosegathering.com /rosagallica.html   (953 words)

  
 Gallica
Rosa Gallica kaldtes oprindelig Rosa Rubra, den røde rose, og blev benævnt sådan helt frem til 1753, hvor den blev omdøbt af Linné.
Rosa Gallica Officinalis er en opretstående busk, der bliver mellem 70 og 150 cm i højden.
Rosa Mundi er en af de mest elskede haveroser og med sine mørkrosa-hvide, stribede kronblade en af de mest iøjnefaldende.
home13.inet.tele.dk /anet/gallica.html   (649 words)

  
 RNZIH - Book Review - Rosa Gallica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
She writes 'the stalwart Gallicas are genuinely healthy, disease free, hardy and accommodating plants, well suited for organic methods'.
Rosa Gallica includes a history of this rose, clear guides to cultivation, pruning and companion planting, covering over 200 gallicas known to be in cultivation.
Rosa Gallica is a must-have book for the lover of old roses, and the garden book reader with an interest in garden history.
www.rnzih.org.nz /pages/RosaGallica.htm   (279 words)

  
 The Romance of the Gallicas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Rosa gallica officinalis, the Apothecary Rose, was the first cultivated rose.
Because it combined great beauty with healing virtues, the Gallica was widely considered a symbol of spiritual grace and purity as well as sensual pleasure, and it became the inspiration for poetry (Le Roman de la Rose), art, architecture (Rose Windows in cathedrals) and song.
At least three Gallicas have hips: Empress Josephine, Complicata (a cross between two wild roses -- Rosa gallica and Rosa canina) and Rosa gallica officinalis (the "officinalis" denotes that the plant is used as an herbal remedy).
www.ars.org /About_Roses/ogrs_gallicas.htm   (1478 words)

  
 Species Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Rosa wichuriana and rosa multiflora can stretch out for 20 ft, and the banksian roses can get considerably larger.
Rosa moschata and the banksina roses are notable exceptions.
Rosa kordesii and rosa lutea are two examples.
www.rosefile.com /TheTables/species.html   (312 words)

  
 BGT - Rosarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Rosa gallica is also known as the French Rose because the rose perfume industry was centred in the south of France.
These roses are derived from Rosa X damascena, a rose not known in the wild state and possibly only a form of Rosa gallica.
Albas are considered to be hybrids of Rosa canina (the English Dog-Rose) with either Rosa X damascena (the Summer Damask Rose) or Rosa gallica (the French Rose).
www.rbgsyd.gov.au /mount_tomah_botanic_garden/garden_features/feature_gardens/rosarium   (931 words)

  
 Rosa gallica officinalis, Apothecary Rose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
These photo to the left was taken in May of 1999 of a plant that is about 3 foot tall, and to my untrained eye certainly looks like a gallica.
The stems are non-branching and the foliage is a dull, medium green.
This rose is most likely R. gallica officinallis.
w3.goodnews.net /~kkrugh/rose/brown_county.htm   (166 words)

  
 An Old Garden Rose Primer
Rosa foetida bicolor, or Austrian Copper (prior to 1590), is a commonly grown species rose.
Gallicas are well-known for their fragrance and intense colors, thus earning them the nickname, "Mad Gallicas." This class was popular from the early to mid 1800’s.
Albas are believed to be a cross between Rosa canina and Rosa gallica, and were popular from the late 1700’s to mid 1800’s.
www.pswdistrict.org /text/articles/OGRPrimer.html   (1433 words)

  
 History of the Rose.
Although the exact origin of Rosa gallica is unknown, traces of it appear as early as the twelfth century B.C., when the Persians considered it a symbol of love.
Rosa alba and its relatives, known as albas, are believed to have descended from some combination of Rosa gallica, Rosa damascena, Rosa canina, and Rosa corymbifera.
The Bourbon rose, Rosa x borboniana, was brought to France in 1817 from the island of Réunion (then called Île de Bourbon) near Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
www.herbs2000.com /flowers/r_history.htm   (3404 words)

  
 Rose hip (Rosa canina, R. gallica, R. laevigata, R. rubiginosa, R. rugosa), from the plants "dog" rose, French or ...
Rose hip (Rosa canina, R. gallica, R. laevigata, R. rubiginosa, R. rugosa), from the plants "dog" rose, French or Provins rose, Cherokee rose, sweet briar or eglantine, Japanese- Ramanas- hedgehog or tomato rose is used for soothing as well helpful with diarrhea.
The use of herbal remedies, including the herb rose hip, classified as Rosa canina (et al), are popular as an alternative to standard Western allopathic medicine for a variety of problems, including urinary tract problems, diarrhea as well as an overall tonic to boost the body.
Rose hip is also known as Rosa canina, gallica, laevigata, rubiginosa and rugosa, and has certain therapeutic properties and the reported benefits of using it internally, in the form of a herbal tea (infusion) are listed below.
www.ageless.co.za /rose_hip.htm   (623 words)

  
 Gallica
The Gallicas are among the old European roses.
Rosa gallica officianalis, known at the Apothecary rose, was the symbol of the house of Lancaster.
The colors are dominated by the darker hues, though there are a few lighter pink gallicas.
www.angelfire.com /va3/southernrose/gallica.html   (78 words)

  
 Rose Sites: Saturday, February 12, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Gallicas were at the height of their popularity from the 18th to the mid-19th centuries, and it is from that period that most of today's plants date.
It is therefore not surprising that several other recognised groups, such as the Damask Roses, have Rosa gallica in their parentage.Their flowers, which are abundant and often heavily scented, tend toward the pink, red and purple shades.
Gallicas are very frost hardy and tend to be fairly small bushes with light or bright green that is usually quite lush.
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 Red Rose of Lancashire - Rosa Gallica officinalis
Extracts from Hilliers Manual of Trees and Shrubs gives "Rosa Gallica Officinalis" (the "officinalis" denotes that the plant is used as an herbal remedy), the "Red Rose of Lancaster" as a small shrub producing richly fragrant, semi-double, rosy crimson flowers with prominent yellow anthers.
Rosa gallica officinalis,was possibly the first cultivated rose and is the first and the most famous of the Gallica roses.
Originally a species rose, it grew wild in central Asia and was first cultivated by the ancient Persians and Egyptians, and later adopted by the Greeks and the Romans.
www.lancashirevillages.com /redrose   (698 words)

  
 Rosa Gallica Association
It is a pleasure to announce the debut of an English edition of the ROSA GALLICA newsletters in spring 2005.
The ROSA GALLICA Association may be less known and might need a little introduction.
A catalogue of the Gallicas in the collection was published under the title La Rose de France that same year.
www.rosegathering.com /rgallica.html   (495 words)

  
 Re: Simonet's work with 'Alika'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Roger, your comment about 'Alika' being a Rosa gallica x Rosa alba semi-plena hybrid is interesting and is quite possible.
It is also interesting that Wylie says that Rosa gallica 'Macrantha' cannot possibly be a hybrid with Rosa canina (as usually stated) because it is a tetraploid.
Shepherd thought that 'Macrantha' was a Rosa gallica/Rosa alba hybrid and Wylie tended to agree with his conclusion.
www.rosemania.com /_disc3/0000034e.htm   (87 words)

  
 Kew: Plants: Roses: History: Gallica
Gallica roses are descended from Rosa gallica, a wild rose native to southern and central Europe, Asia Minor and the Middle East.
It was originally grown for medicinal use in the form of rose-petal syrups or conserves and later formed the basis of a rose-petal industry.
Rosa gallica was one of the parents of the Damask roses.
www.rbgkew.org.uk /plants/roses/gallica.html   (153 words)

  
 Rosa Gallica by Suzanne Verrier,William Grant - 0913643122
Beautiful Gallicas are the oldest roses cultivated in Western gardens and are fundamental to the increasingly popular and informal "English cottage" gardening style.
Rosa Gallica is the only easily accessible and complete guide to these ancient, romantic roses that are easily grown by all gardeners-novice and experienced alike.
Gallicas are: well-suited to organic gardening methods able to thrive without chemicals and sprays tolerant of shade and erratic watering hardy from Zone 4 through 7, and much of Zone 8.
www.cambiumgardening.com /books/roses/0913643122   (2543 words)

  
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Roses
The most famous is Rosa gallica 'Officinalis', the apothecary's rose, which was used in medicinal preparations for centuries.
Gallicas, Bourbons, and other old garden roses contributed to the development of another class of repeat-blooming roses, the hybrid perpetuals, which were the rage in the 19th century.
Unfortunately, the new descendants of Rosa foetida 'Persiana', which is native to arid western Asia, are susceptible to flspot disease, the bane of many modern roses grown in more humid climates.
www.bbg.org /exp/roses/map.html   (614 words)

  
 Rose
Because of their relatively high content of vitamin C, the bright scarlet to deep red, ovoid or pear-shaped fruits or hips of several species of roses always occupy a significant place in discussions of natural medicines.
Most commonly, the hips are collected from the dog rose Rosa canina L., but the larger hips of the Japanese rose, R. rugosa Thunb., are valued highly, as are those of R. acicularis Lindl.
gallica), but dog rose was valued as the source of a widely used folk remedy for chest problems.
www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_rose.htm   (1729 words)

  
 George Glazer Gallery - Redoute Rose Studies
Rosa Indica vulgaris is generally recognized today as a Common China rose known as Old Blush.
The Rosa Gallica group of roses are often referred to as French or Provins roses.
Rosa Gallica Aurelianensis is also known as Rose of Orleans and Rosa Gallica flore giganteo as Giant-Flowered Provins Rose.
www.georgeglazer.com /prints/nathist/botanical/redouterosa.html   (336 words)

  
 Multiflora Rose - Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Rosa canina L., a native of Europe and west Asia, has been introduced into most of the eastern United States; it is widely dispersed and occasionally found to be abundant, but has shown no weedy propensity in the east.
Rosa rugosa Thunb., another non-indigenous rose from China, has been introduced throughout the eastern US; this species is commonly cultivated as an ornamental species rose; it has escaped and become abundant along the northeast coast, especially in Long Island, New York (Amrine, pers.
It was found to occur on ornamental roses and on Rosa woodsii Lindl., the common rose in Rocky Mountain uplands and the western plains from Minnesota to British Columbia, south to California, Arizona, and Mexico (Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1976).
www.invasive.org /eastern/biocontrol/22MultifloraRose.html   (8905 words)

  
 Tattoos Pictures
A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub.
The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings.
Rather commoner, but slightly less debilitating, is rose fl spot, caused by the fungus Diplocarpon rosae, which makes circular fl spots on the leaves in summer.
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 Roses
This rose was developed with continuous influence and assistance from higher dimensional levels for change in attitude with regard to sexuality, understanding of the intimate relationships between love and sex, and the capacity for this to awaken some level of deeper inner personal regard in people.
Tendencies to enhance sexual performance, but at the same time release connections of unconsciousness, especially with regards to shame, guilt, and various energies associated with sexual patterns from the past, will be present as people utilize the essence.
It might be recommended that Rosa Rentifolia be utilized by anyone planning a marriage to release or dispel previously held belief patterns and find new ways of loving and accepting each other, and of course, like loving and accepting oneself.
www.pegasusproducts.com /roses.html   (2410 words)

  
 OGR Classes
Double or fully double, often scented flowers, are borne singly or in clusters of 3 in spring or early summer on 2nd year wood.
Gallica - Shrub rose of dense, free branching habit, with prickly stems, with dull, dark green foliage.
Semi- to fully double scented flowers are borne singly or in small clusters, in flushes from spring to autumn.
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 French Culture | garden competition: Patricia Johanson
LES FLEURS DE FRANCE celebrates the history and culture of France through two simple yet archetypal French flowers : "Iris pseudacorus" and "Rosa gallica." These two blooms are united by their elemental design, and elegant recurrence in French art, architecture, history and myth.
"Rosa gallica", the rose of Provins, is known as "The French Rose".
The twelve petals of "Rosa gallica", like the twelve converging avenues at the Arc de Triomph and of the rose window in the western facade of Chartres, reinforces the power of symmetry in art.
www.info-france-usa.org /culture/art/events/garden/johanson-project.html   (423 words)

  
 Re: Simonet's work with 'Alika'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Hansen says in his writings that he found 'Alika' in Russia in the fall of 1906 at the Regel and Kesselring Nursery in St. Petersburg while enroute to Siberia.
He also states that the full Latin name Rosa gallica grandiflora was too long for every day use therefore he had shortened it to 'Alika' for convenience.
He commented that no notes as to the origin were available - and mentioned that there were thousands of spontaneous and garden hybrids with Rosa gallica as the chief ancestor.
www.rosemania.com /_disc3/0000035c.htm   (86 words)

  
 Dr.Hauschka Skin Care - Overview of Ingredients: Decorative Cosmetics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Buxus Chinensis, Rosa Canina, Calendula Officinalis, Ricinus Communis, Arachis Hypogaea, Lanolin, Cera Flava, Daucus Carota, Candelilla Cera, Butyrospermum Parkii, Carnauba, Rosa Gallica, Prunus Dulcis, Prunus Armeniaca, Anthyllis Vulneraria, Parfum, Limonene*, Citronellol*, Geraniol*, Linalool*, Cinnamal*, Citral*, Eugenol*, Melaleuca Alternifolia, Leptospermum Scoparium, Lecithin, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77891, CI 77007, CI 77947.
Ricinus Communis, Rosa Canina, Buxus Chinensis, Lanolin, Cera Flava, Daucus Carota, Butyrospermum Parkii, Candelilla Cera, Argania Spinosa, Carnauba, Mica, Rosa Gallica, Prunus Dulcis, Cetyl Alcohol, Anthyllis Vulneraria, Prunus Armeniaca, Parfum, Limonene*, Citronellol*, Geraniol*, Linalool*, Cinnamal*, Citral*, Eugenol*, Lecithin, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77891.
Talc, Serica, Mica, Solum Diatomeae, Magnesium Stearate, Anthyllis Vulneraria, Rosa Gallica, Buxus Chinensis, Hamamelis Virginiana, Camellia Sinensis, Parfum, Limonene*, Linalool*, Geraniol*, Citronellol*, Coumarin*, Citral*, Benzyl Benzoate*, Evernia Prunastri*, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499.
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