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"1, full expanded flower; 2, a calyx seen from below; 3, the ovary, with a part of the calyx cut away; 4, a transverse section of a fruit." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Clusia Rosea

"1, full expanded flower; 2, a calyx seen from below; 3, the ovary, with a part of the calyx cut away;…

A small cruciferous plant, growing in arid Arabia and Palestine. When full grown and ripe its leaves drop and it becomes rolled up like a ball in the dry season, but opens its branches and seed vessels when it comes in contact with moisture.

Illustration of Roots and Jericho Rose

A small cruciferous plant, growing in arid Arabia and Palestine. When full grown and ripe its leaves…

Of the mallow family (Malvaceae), the flower of the swamp rose-mallow or Hibiscus Moscheutos.

Swamp Rose-Mallow

Of the mallow family (Malvaceae), the flower of the swamp rose-mallow or Hibiscus Moscheutos.

Of the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), the rose pink (Sabbatia angularis).

Rose Pink

Of the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), the rose pink (Sabbatia angularis).

Section of seed of Rock Rose, Helianthemum Canadense; orthotropus, with curved embryo in the albumen.

Seed of Rock Rose

Section of seed of Rock Rose, Helianthemum Canadense; orthotropus, with curved embryo in the albumen.

the rose is one of the most prized of the cultivated ornamental forms.

Rose

the rose is one of the most prized of the cultivated ornamental forms.

Roses are members of the Rosaceae family.

Rose

Roses are members of the Rosaceae family.

A rose

Rose

A rose

A rose

Rose

A rose

The common name of plants of the genus rosa. They have prickly stems and unequally pinnate leaves. About fifty species in a wild state have been described, most of which are confined to the north temperate zone.

Rose

The common name of plants of the genus rosa. They have prickly stems and unequally pinnate leaves. About…

"Proliferous or monstrous Rose, showing the prolongation of the axis beyond the flower. C, calyx transformed into leaves; P. petals multiplied at the expense of the stamens, which are reduced in number; F, colored leaves representing abortive carpels; A, axis prolonged, bearing an imperfect flower at its apex." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Rose

"Proliferous or monstrous Rose, showing the prolongation of the axis beyond the flower. C, calyx transformed…

A rose

Rose

A rose

An illustration of a rose.

Rose

An illustration of a rose.

A diagram of a prolific rose illustrating: s, Sephals transformed into leaves; p, Petals multiplied at the expense of the stamens which are reduced in number; c, Colored leaves representing abortive carpels; and a, Axis prolonged, bearing an imperfect flower at its apex.

Proliferous Rose

A diagram of a prolific rose illustrating: s, Sephals transformed into leaves; p, Petals multiplied…

Rosebud without petals.

Stylized Rose Bud

Rosebud without petals.

Rosebud without petals, cut open to reveal stamens.

Stylized Rose Bud

Rosebud without petals, cut open to reveal stamens.

"Rosa rugosa, at left; Crataegus punctata, at right. The fruit is composed of the ripened ovary, reinforced by the enlarged receptacle." -Gager, 1916

Rose Family

"Rosa rugosa, at left; Crataegus punctata, at right. The fruit is composed of the ripened ovary, reinforced…

Anastatica hierochuntina or the Rose of Jericho is member of the Brassicaceae family.

Rose of Jericho

Anastatica hierochuntina or the Rose of Jericho is member of the Brassicaceae family.

"A rose, longitudinal section." -Bergen, 1896

Rose Section

"A rose, longitudinal section." -Bergen, 1896

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the spines of Rosa lucida.

Rose Spines

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the spines of Rosa lucida.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae): left, agrimony or Agrimonia gryposepala; right, cinquefoil or Potentilla canadensis var. simplex.

Agrimony and Cinquefoil

Of the rose family (Rosaceae): left, agrimony or Agrimonia gryposepala; right, cinquefoil or Potentilla…

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), Dalibarda repens.

D. Repens

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), Dalibarda repens.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the Geum Peckii.

G. Peckii

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the Geum Peckii.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the hardhack or Spiraea tomentosa.

Hardhack

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the hardhack or Spiraea tomentosa.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the long-plumed avens or Geum triflorum.

Long-Plumed Avens

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the long-plumed avens or Geum triflorum.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the meadowsweet or Spiraea latifolia.

Meadowsweet

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the meadowsweet or Spiraea latifolia.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the Norway cinquefoil or Potentilla monspeliensis var. norvegica.

Norway Cinquefoil

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the Norway cinquefoil or Potentilla monspeliensis var. norvegica.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the leaf of Potentilla tridentata.

P. Tridentata

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the leaf of Potentilla tridentata.

A rose that grows naturally in th Midwestern United States.

Prairie Rose

A rose that grows naturally in th Midwestern United States.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the purple cinquefoil or Potentilla palustris.

Purple Cinquefoil

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the purple cinquefoil or Potentilla palustris.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae): left, the queen-of-the-prairie or Filipendula rubra; right, goat's beard or Aruncus sylvester.

Queen-of-the-Prairie and Goat's Beard

Of the rose family (Rosaceae): left, the queen-of-the-prairie or Filipendula rubra; right, goat's beard…

Some of them are beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs and ornamental in gardens.

Rock Rose

Some of them are beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs and ornamental in gardens.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the leaf of rough-fruited cinquefoil or Potentilla recta.

Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the leaf of rough-fruited cinquefoil or Potentilla recta.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the slivery cinquefoil or Potentilla argentea.

Silvery Cinquefoil

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the slivery cinquefoil or Potentilla argentea.

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the smooth rose or Rosa blanda.

Smooth Rose

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the smooth rose or Rosa blanda.

Stylized rose image

Stylized Rose

Stylized rose image

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the sweetbrier or Rosa rubiginosa.

Sweetbrier

Of the rose family (Rosaceae), the sweetbrier or Rosa rubiginosa.

"Wild rose. A 'single' flower showing incipient doubling by the replacement of stamens by petals. Below, a series of transitional forms from stamen to fully formed petal; an., anther, or remnant of anther." -Gager, 1916

Wild Rose

"Wild rose. A 'single' flower showing incipient doubling by the replacement of stamens by petals. Below,…

Longitudinal section of a young rose-hip.

Rose-hip

Longitudinal section of a young rose-hip.

Rose bud.

Stylized Rosebud

Rose bud.

Rose bud.

Stylized Rosebud

Rose bud.

"Use the entire blossom mingled with buds and green leaves, all short stemmed, not longer than three or four inches. Bind the stems with string on a circle made of a piece of willow or some other pliable material, and be sure to removed the thorns from all them stems before weaving the wreath." -Beard, 1906

Wreath of roses

"Use the entire blossom mingled with buds and green leaves, all short stemmed, not longer than three…

A tudor rose.

Tudor Rose

A tudor rose.

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals carved from wood, caused by the union of the saucer-shaped placenta-like base of certain parasitic plants of the mistle-toe family with the foster-branch of the host and its persistence after the death of the plant." -Whitney, 1911

Wood Rose

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals…

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals carved from wood, caused by the union of the saucer-shaped placenta-like base of certain parasitic plants of the mistle-toe family with the foster-branch of the host and its persistence after the death of the plant." -Whitney, 1911

Wood Rose

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals…