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■ JialkSy and the foot-Jlalh of the leaves fmootk Rofa 

 cntifolia Batavica. Cluf. Hift. i. p. 114. The Dutch 

 undred-leaved Rofe. 



15. Rosa {Bamafcena) caule aculeato, pedunculis hif- 

 pidis, calycibuspinnacifidis hirfutis. Rofe with a frick- 

 ly Jtalk^ hrijily fcot-Jlalks to the flowers^ and wing-point- 

 ed hairy C7npakments. Rofa Damafeena. Lob. Icon. 



206. hamajk Rofe. 



16. Rosa ( yl//'^) gcrminibus ovatis glabris, pedunculis 

 hifpidis, caule petiolifque aculeatis. Lin. Sp. 705. 



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fmooth oval germen^ whofe ft 



^Rofa alba vulgaris 





ajor. C. B. P. 482, Common great White Rofe, 



17. Rosa {Belgica) caule aculeato, foliis fubtus hirfu- 

 tis, calycibus femipinnatis villofis. Rofe with a prickly 



Jlalkj kaves which are hairy on their under Jide^ and half- 



' winged hairy empalements to the flowers. Rofa BeJgica 



five vitrea flore rubicante. Rea. Flor. "The Blujh Bel- 



gick Rofe. . , 



18. Rosa (Prcvincialis) caule petiolifque aculeatis, fo- 

 liis fubtus villofis, calycibus femipinnatis hifpidis. 

 Rofe with prickly ftalks and foot-ftalks, leaves hairy on 

 their under Jide^ and briftly half winged empalements, 



Provincialis maior. fiore oleno ruberrimo. 



Rofa 



major, 



Boerh. Ind. alt. 2. 252. Larger Provence Rofe-, with 

 a very red double flower., commonly called Provence Rofe, 

 15, Rosa (Incarnala) caule inernii pedunculis aculea- 



calycibus femipinnatis. Rofe 



tis, 



flalk^ prickly fcct-ftalks^ and half- 



to thefli 



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20. Rosa (Gallica) caule fubinermi, foliis quinis fab- 



almcft unarmed^ leaves having fl' 



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21, Rosa (Cinnamomea) germinibus globofis peduncu- 

 lifque glabris, caule aculeis ftipularibus, petiolis fub- 

 inermibus. Lin. Sp. 703. Rofe with a fmootb globular 



■ fruity prickly branches ^ and fmocth foot- ftalks to the leaves, 

 Rofa cdore cinnamomi, flore pleno. C. B. P. 483. 



^e double Cinnamon Rofe, 



i2. Rosa (M//?^/'?) caule petiolifque aculeatis, pedun- 

 culis calycibufque pilofiffimis. Rofe with armed ftalks., 



" the foot ftalks of the leaves and the empalements of the 



■ fiovoer veryhaiiy. ^P.ofa rubra plena, fpinofiflima, pe- 

 dunculo mufcofo. Boerh. Ind. alt. 2. p. 252. The moft 



Rofe^ with a mofp foot-ftalky com- 



•ailed Mofs Provence Rofe 



now 



vated in the Englifli gardens ; moft of them have 

 feecn accidentally obtained fron^ feeds, fo tliaf they 

 jmuft not be eftccmed as diftinft fpccks, therefore I 

 - fhall only infcrt their common namc!f, by which they 

 'are known in the gardens, fliat thofe who are mclTned 

 to colleft all the' varieties,' may be at no lofs for their 

 ' titles. The forts before enumerated, I believe, are 

 ' diftinfl fpecies, as their fpecific charafters are diffe- 

 rent, though It Is difficult fo ^determine which of 



■ them are really fo ; therefore I do not pofitively aflert 



they are diftinct fpecies, though I have great reafon 



' to believe they are fo. \ ■ ' ':' ' 

 The varieties of Garden Rofes which are not before 



".'mentioned : ; ., 



The Monthly Rofe, ' - ^ 

 '^•The flriped Monthly Rofe, 



■ The York and Laricafler Rofe, 

 Mrs. Hart's Rofe, 



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rhefe are all fuppof- 

 ed to be varieties of 

 the Damafk Rofe. 



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The white Monthly 

 The white Damafk 



7 are varieties of the Da- 



5 mafk Rofe. 

 The Frankfort Rofe may be a diftind fpecies, but id 

 of little value ; the flowers rarely open fair, and have 

 no odour. 



The double Sweet Briar 

 The evergreen Sweet Briar 

 The double blufh Sweet Briar, 



are varieties of the 

 common fort. 



The Auftrian Rofe with red and yellow flowers is 

 only an accidental variety. 



The double Yellow Rofe is a variety of the fint^le 

 yellow. 



The Rofa Mundi is a variety of the Red Rofe. 



The fmall, white, and femidouble white, are varieties 

 of the common white. 



The firfl here enumerated is very common in hedges 

 in moft parts of England, fo is not cultivated in gar- 

 dens. The Heps of this are ufed in medicine for 

 making a conferve. The Bedcguar, which is a hairy 

 fpongy excrefcence occafioned by the bite of fmall 

 ichneumon flies, grows upon the ftajks and branches 

 of this plant, and fometimes upon other forts of 

 Rofes. There are two or three varieties of this Rofe 



commonly met with in hedges, one with a white, ano- 

 ther with a red flower, and one with fmooth leaves ; 

 the two firft are evidently varieties, but I doubt if the 



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laft is not a diftin6t fpecie 



The fccond fort grows naturally in many parts of 

 England; this feldom rifes above three feet high. 

 . The ftalks are flender, and clofely armed with fmall 

 fpines ; the leaves are fmall, and are compofcd of 

 three pair of roundifh lobes terminated by an odd one; 

 the flov/ers are white, and have an agreeable mulky 

 fcent. This propagates faft by its creeping roots. 

 The third fort grows naturally in the northern coun- 

 ties in England ; this rifes with ffrong ftalks to the 

 height of frven or eight feet. The young branches 

 are covered with a fmooth brown bark j the fpines 

 are but few, and" are very ftrong ; the leaves are large, 

 and hairy on both fides ; they are compofed of three 

 pair of oblong oval lobes terminated by an odd one ; 

 thefe are deeply fawed on their edges ; the flowers are 

 large, fingle, and of a red colour ; they appear the 

 beginning of June, and are fucceeded by large round- 

 ifh Heps or fruit, which are fet with ibfc prickles ; 

 they have a pleafant acid pulp furrounding the feeds, 

 therefore are by fome perfons preferved, and made 

 into a fweetmeat, which is ferved up in deferts to the 



^ The fourth fort is the common Sweet Briar, which is 

 fo well known as to need no dcfcription -, this is found 

 growing naturally in fame parts of KehE 

 The fifth fort is the Dwarf Burnet-leaved Scotch 

 ' , Rofe, of which there are two varieties, one with a 

 ■' variegated flower, and tlie flowers of the other are of 

 t livid red colour ; the latter is the fame with the 

 Rofa Alpina, pumila, montis rofarum, pimpinelte 

 foliis minoribus ac rotundioribus flore minimo liyide 

 rtibente. Hort. Cath. for I have dried fpecimens of 

 this which were fent me from Italy, and by compar- 

 ing them with the Scotch Rofe, I find they are the 

 fame. This fort feldom rifes more than a foot high* 

 The ftalks are covered with a brown bark, and arc 

 clofely armed with fmall fpines ; the leaves are very 

 fmall, and have a refemblance to thofe of Burnet j the 

 flowers are fmall, and fit clofe to the branches v the 

 fruit is round, and of a deep purple colour, inclining 



to black when ripe. ' .;.?.. --w- -,^ .■ v ^ 



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The red BeJo-ick Rofe is fuppofed a variety *of the I The fixth fort rifes to the height of fix of fcven feeL 



Blufn Belgick. 

 The fingle Velvet Rofe, 

 The double Velvet Role 

 The Royal Velvcr, 

 The Child'ing Rofe,' 

 The Marbled Rofe, 

 The double Virgin Rofe, 



Thefe three are all varieties ; 

 thelalllraifed from the feeds 



of the pale Provence Rafe, 



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7 Thefe three have great af- 

 f finity with each other. 



The Cabbage Provence is only a variety of the Com- 

 mon Provence. ' . / , 



The Blufh or Pale Provence is a variety of the Red 

 Provence. 



The'ffalks and branches have no fpines, but are co- 

 vered with a fmooth reddifh bark ; the leaves are 

 compofed of three pair of thin oval lobes, terminated 

 by art odd one; they are very fmooth; of a bright 

 green, and very flightly fawed on their edges, ftand- 

 ing pretty far afunder upon the midrib ; the foot-ftalks 

 of the flowers are armed with briftly hairs ; the five 

 leaves of the empalement are long, flender in die 

 middle, but terminate in an oval leafy point ; the 

 flowers are fingle, of a bright red colour, and appear - 

 the beginning of May ; thefe are fucceeded by lo?g 



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