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ROSA spinosissima ; reversa. 

 Scotch Rose; with deflexed prickles. 



ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Rosacea Jussieu gen. 334. Div* II. Rosas 

 ROSA. Suprd vol. l.fol. 46. 



Div. Rami impubes actdeati setis persistentibus intermixii*. Lindley MSS* 

 U. spinosissima, armis valde insequaHbus, foliolis opacis nudis rotundatig, 



stipulis linearibus, sepalis (foliolis calycinis) inermibus integemmis, 



disco obliterate Lindley MSS. 

 Rosa spinosissima. Lin* $p. pi. ed. 2. 1. 705. Mill. diet. ed. 8. n. 2. 



Willd. sp. pi. 2. 1067. Smith Jl. brit. 2. 537. Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 3. 259. 

 Rosa spip.it rectis, confertis foliis noveim glabris, pinnis et petiolit tub* 



spinosis. Hall. Aetv. n. 1106. 

 Rosa campestris odora. Clus. hist. 1. 116. 

 a\ Common scotch rose. Engl. 6ot. 187. Miss Laxor. rot. t. 48. 

 @) Striped-flowered scotch rose. Mist L&mr. ros. t. 15. 

 [y) Red scotch rose. Miss Later, ros. t* 62 

 {&) Double scotch rose. Miss Lat&r. ros* t. 6&. 

 (c) Tall scotch rose. Miss Latvr.ros. f.19* 

 (£) Marbled scotch rose. Miss Latvr. ros. t. 78. 

 (u) reversa. pumtla, csesta, floribunda, arrais tenuissinti> inferior ibui de- 



flexis, sepalis glandulosis fructft ovato ntgro^ orariis 40-50* Lind- 

 ley MSS*^ 

 Rosa spinosissima. Jacq.Jragm. 79. /. 124? 

 Rosa spinosissima nana. Andrews roses? 



(n) Fruttculus 2'pedalis compactust rami stricti 9 terries, impubes, novelli 

 virides aculeis graculitnis rectls inmqualibtu rubentibus setisque iniermixtts : 

 adulti rufo~brunnei armis gracillimis tnnocuis valde inaqualibus dejlexis. Folia 

 minima , den$u$im$ conferta patentia ceesia** stipuke lineares apice libera, 

 glandulis rubidis ciliata?; petioli imrmbe$ f glandulis minutis raris indutig 

 foliola3-9 omninb nuda ovata, simplictler v. duplicato+serrata, suprti subglauca, 

 tn/rd pallidiora. imbrtcata v. (raro) distantia, concava, kinc sapiks contort*. 

 Flo res densissinte in ramis thyrsi instar solitftrie congesti f odore debili, albi 9 

 medio Jlavescentes : bracteas nulla; pedunculi virides f nudi. Calvcis tubus 

 ovattts viridusimus nudus; sepala (Jotiola calycina J simplicia, petahs breviora* 

 post antkesin refieaa, intus tomentosa* estus pilosiuscula, passpn glandulosa v. 

 setosa. Pet.concava, inlegra v. emorginata ; stam. luteo-brunnea numerosa. 

 Discus obliterans. Of aria 40-50 ptlis densis omnino tecta; styli incluti 

 libetis stigmata ochrea massd depressa. Rectus ovatus niger erectus sepalis 

 persistentihit. Lindley MSS. 



The present variety is supposed to be a native of Siberia; 

 but we are unable to refer it to any thing of Pallafc Vor 

 Gmelin. It is known in some gardens under the wm% of 

 Rosa pirnpinellifolia sihirica. f . ; ' 



