NHD52/27

Rose

Rosa L. Rosaceae family

Original inscriptions: 胭胋蝶 (front lower left in ink)

Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Rosa (front lower right in pencil)

Flowering branch of a dark pink rose plant. Triangular green spines along the length of each twigs, and opposite tri-pinnate leaves. Leaves are of elliptic shape with serrate margins, and alternate veins; dark green on their upper surface, with light green underside. One leaf is depicted decaying, truncated with brown cut margin. The left twig is adorned by a bloomed flower seen laterally, with sepals pending down. Sepals are light green with dark pink ends. One petal protrudes laterally. The middle twig is adorned by a bud, showing dark pink petals through the sepals. On this twig, smaller leaves are depicted in light green with pink veins and pink upper part of the leaves. The right twig is adorned by a fully bloomed flower, front facing, showing central stamens as yellow dots peeking through the petals. Lower right: dissected view of the flower, including four stamens with white filaments and yellow anthers, one pedicel with sepals curling downwards, coloured in light green with pink ends, and four pink petals of increasing size.