ROSACE.E. XXII. Rosa. 



583 



Close-styled Rose. Fl. May, July, Britain. Sh. 8 to 12 ft. 



140 R. arve'nsis (Huds. ang. ed. I. p. 192.) surculi flagel- 

 liform; prickles unequal, falcate, scattered; leaflets simply ser- 

 rated, glaucous beneath ; peduncles glandular ; sepals pinnate, 

 deciduous ; styles smooth ; floral receptacle slightly convex ; 

 fruit globose or elliptical, smooth. Tj . H. Native of many 

 parts of middle Europe. In England in hedges and thickets, 

 and the borders of fields, chiefly in the midland counties. Smith, 

 engl. bot. t. 188. Xawr. ros. t. 86. Red. ros. 1. p. 89. t. 32. 

 Sims, bot. mag. 2054. R. sylvestris, Herm. diss. 10. R. scan- 

 dens, Moench. weiss. pfl. 118. R. herperhodon, Ehrh.beitr. 2. 

 p. 69. R. Halleri, Krok. siles. 2. p. 150. 



meth. 688. R. " 



serpens, Ehrh. arbr. S5. R. sempervirens, 

 Rossig. ros. t. 32. R. repens, Gmel. fl. bad. als. 2. p. 418. 

 Jacq. fragm. 69. t. 104. R. rampans, Reyn. mem. laus. 1. p. 

 69. t. 5. Flowers usually white, slightly scented, generally 

 ^veral together, rarely solitary. Fruit of a dark blood-colour. 

 Shnib sending out many arched trailing shoots. 



Var. /?, hybrida (Lindl. ros. 113.) surculi thicker and shorter; 

 floriferous stems erect, many-flowered ; branches bearing a few 

 bristles; styles free. F? . H. Native of Switzerland. R. hy'- 

 brida, Schleich. cat. R. geminata, Rau, enum. 39. R. gallica, 

 hybrida, Gaud, in Ser. mel. bot. 1. p. 39. The branches have 

 a few setae mixed among the prickles. The flowers are semi- 



aouble, of a most delicate flesh-colour. Called in the nurseries 

 doubk'hip rose. 



J^ar. y, Andersbnu (Smith, engl. fl. 2. p. 398.) habit stout ; 

 Jowers large, pale flesh-coloured. Found wild in a hedge in 

 ^mersetshire. 



^ar. c, Ayreshirea (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 597.) prickles 

 slenderer, very sharp ; leaflets sharply serrated, thin ; peduncles 

 beset with glandular bristles. 



R. fusca, Moench. Eastern Pyrenees. 



/ Var. 5, Leschenaultiana (Red. et Thor. ros. 3. p. 87. with a 

 figure,) germens ovate, and are, as w*ell as the peduncles, beset 

 with glandular bristles ; stems and petioles prickly, pruinose, 

 and violaceous ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate. >? . H. Native of 

 the Nelligery mountains, in Asia. Stems climbing to the height 

 of 60 or 70 feet. Perhaps a proper species. 



Far. £, mlcrophylla (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 138. fl, fr. 5. p. 

 533.) leaflets smaller ; peduncles and fruit hispid. Tj . II. Red. 

 ros. 2. p. 16. 



Var, 4'. pilosula (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 598.) peduncles 

 and petioles usually pilose and hispid. Tj . H. Native of the 



Far. r]i Russeliana (Hort.) flowers pale red. RusseVs rose. 



Var. 5, rose C/are (Lindl. bot. reg. 1438.) an elegant rose, with 

 spreading corymbs of deep red flowers. It is perhaps a hybrid 

 between the present species and R, Fridica. 



Evergreen Dog-rose, Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1629. Sh. cl. 



143 R. prostra'ta (D. C.hort. monsp. 138. fl. fr. 5. p. 53ij.) 

 surculi prostrate ; prickles nearly equal, falcate ; leaves ever- 

 green ; styles glabrous ; flowers usually solitary. \i . H. Na- 

 tive of the south of France. Red. ros. 1. p. 90. R. arvensis 

 var. y prostruta, Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 597. 



Far. /?, hihracteaia ; -^ediwnclc^ furnished with 2 or many 

 bracteas ; flowers very numerous; leaflets broadish. \i.W. 

 Native of France. R. arvensis /3 bibracteata, Red. ros. 1. p. 

 90. Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 597. R. bibracteata, Bast. ann. 

 litt. and in D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 537. Flowers white or pale red. 



Prostrate Evergreen Dog-rose. Fl. July. Shrub prostrate. 



144 R. MULTiFLORA (Thunb. jap. 214.) branches, peduncles, 

 and calyxes tomentose ; leaflets soft, lanceolate, wrinkled ; sti- 

 pulas pectinated ; styles downy ; sepals ovate, entire ; fruit turbi- 

 nate, smooth. ^2 -H. Native of Japan and China. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1059. Ker. bot. reg. 425. R. flava, Donn, hort. cant. ed. 4. p. 

 121. R. florida, Poir. suppl. R. diff'usa, Roxb. Flowers sin- 

 gle, red, clustered. Fruit bright red, not crowned by the calyx. 



Red. ros. 2. p. 70. 

 , ^w«^ ^.^w.. Far. (3, Thunhergmna (Red. 'ros. 2. p. 70.) flowers white; 



^»«rf Rose or White Trailing Dog-rose. Fl. July. Britain. petioles prickly. f2- H. Native of Japan. Flowers small, 



^ .„^ ^x.^^.w^. Tj . H. Cultivated in the gar- 



aens under the name of Ayrshire rose. 



?l'nb. phil. journ. 



'ra^ant. 



7^ 'Cy obtusata (Ser. 1. c.) leaflets roundish, blunt. Tj . H. 

 •native of Switzerland, about Bern. 



R. capreolata, Neill, 

 no. 3. p. 102. Flowers white, in clusters. 



Shrub 



ra 



mbling. 



.. ^^^-.Abyssi'nica (Brown in Salt's abyss, append. 64.) sur- 

 » climbing ; prickles much crowded, falcate ; leaflets ovate, 



double, clustered. 



Far. y, cdrnea (Red. ros. 2. p. G9. with a figure,) flowers of a 

 beautiful pink, small, double clustered. Tj . M. Native of 



green; peduncles and calyxes tomentose; sepals entire; 

 ijuples very rough, with unequal glands and setae. Ij . H. 

 ^^a^ve of Abyssinia. Lindl. ros. p. 116. t. 13. 



uf 55"^'^^ I^ose. Shrub cl. 

 Pri Iff SEMPERvf RENS (Liu. spec. 704.) surculi climbing ; 

 lea ^^ ^^^rfy equal, falcate ; peduncles numerous, glandular ; 

 8m^^\ ^^^^green ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, simply serrated, tered. The garden roses^ known under the names of R. Fra- 



wi on both surfaces, paler beneath ; sepals nearly simple ; 

 ^"?les armed with little hooked prickles ; styles hairy. Tj . H. 

 Ijjl^ ^^ France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and the Balearic 



mX ]• ^awr. ros. t. 45. Ker. bot. reg. 459. R. scandens, 



;,^« diet. nn. ft P Ti«i«^-:^^ T\«r.r «««. P^t.^ a.r^n\^ o t^ /iQ ratcd ; prickles strong, scattered, hooked ; sepals entire ; styles 



China. Lindl. bot. reg. 425. Sims, bot. mag. 10j9. 



Far. B, platiphylla (Red. ros, 2. p. 69. with a figure,) leaflets 

 broader; flowers large, double, purple, clustered, changing colour 

 as they fade. \^ . H. Lindl. bot. reg. 1372. R. Thoryi, Tratt. 

 ros. 2. p. 85. R. Grevillei and R. Roxbiirghii, Hort. 



Far. ^y Boursoultii (Hort.) flowers small, double, pink, clus- 



ed. The garden roses known under the names of R, Fra- 

 seridnaj R.purpkrea^ and R. hyacinthlna are slight varieties of this. 



Many-Jlorvered Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. Sh. cl. 



145 R. Brunonii (Lindl. ros. p. 120. t. 14.) branches, lanceo- 

 late leaflets, and calyxes tomentose and glandular ; stipulas : 



JJ-- uict. no. 8. R. Balearica, Desf. cat. Pers. ench. 2. p. 49. 



j/wovlrens, Viv. fl. ital. 4. t. 6. R. sempervirens globosa, 



£^«ros. 2. with a figure. R. sempervirens var. a, scandens, 2. p. 55Q. Leaves simply serrated. Flowers in terminal bunches 



f ' " "' ^r. 5. p. 533. Flowers very numerous, white, and 



Jgrant. Receptacle of flower conical, very thick. Fruit 



°^ge-Co]our. «moll_ 



hairy. P2 • H- Native of Nipaul. R. Brownii, Spreng. syst 



2. p. 55Q. Leaves 



white or pale red. 



Far. (iy nudiuscula (Lindl. in bot. reg. 829.) leaflets oblong, 



*mid kY""*^' small. — There are varieties of this plant with 

 ''^enuT* 1 ^^^ P^^^ rose-coloured flowers. It is a very orna- 

 Wld ^ * I'apidly forming a compact covering to old pales or 

 equair^^ Against which it is planted : and the Ayrshire rose is 



K^ l^d for that purpose— Smith, graec. t. 483. 

 cuiar '^ '"'^'•<>p%'//a (Desf. atl. 1. p. 401.) leaflets nearly orbi- 



/'' /J • H. Found about Tunis, 

 loaflj' I' ^^fifolia (Red. ros. 2. p. 16. and p. 49. with a figure,) 



'broader ; peduncles and fruit hispid ; stems green. 



acute, glabrous ; petioles, pedicels, and calyxes glandular. 



Far. y, Nipalensis (Lindl. 1. c.) leaflets ovate-lanceolate, dis- 

 tant ; petals acute; pedicels and calyxes glandular. 



Far. ^, arbdrea (Lindl. 1. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves firmer, 

 pubescent beneath. Tj . H. Native of Persia. R. arborea, 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 50, Shrub upright. 



Brown's Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub rambling. 



14G R. mosciiaVa (Mill. diet. no. 13.) branches very sparing- 

 ly glandular, almost naked ; prickles strong, hooked, scattered ; 



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