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RO S A — continued 



R. damascena. Damask Rose. 6. June-July. Ls. usually 5-fol. ; Iflts. ov., 2, 

 evenly toothed, pale green and downy below. Fls. pinkish to red, double, 

 in large clusters, very fragrant. Fruit i, pear-shaped, red, bristly. East 

 Europe. 



Variety trigintipetala. Fls. semi - double, red. Used for 'attar' in the 



East. 



Variety variegata. York and Lancaster Rose. Petals striped. 



R. Davidii. June-July. Prickles few and straight. Lflts. ov., i|, evenly 

 toothed, slightly glaucous and downy below. Fls. 2, pink, in branched 

 clusters, styles slightly projecting. Fruit f , scarlet. China. 



R. gallica. French Rose. June-July. A bush 3-4 ft. high, with creeping roots 

 and erect stems (Bean). Lflts. ov., 2, rounded or heart-shaped base, 

 glandular on margins. Fls. 2, dark red, solitary or in twos or threes, stiff- 

 stalked, sepals pinnately lobed. Fruit i, round or pear-shaped, dark dull 

 red, calyx deciduous. South Europe. (Source of Hybrid Perpetual 

 Roses.) 



R. involuta. Sabine's Rose. June. Prickles straight, unequal. Lflts. ov., i, 

 downy below. Fls. pink, solitary, on short bristly stalk. Fruit round, 

 red. Europe (including Britain). (Fig. 16 j.) 



R. laevigata. Cherokee Rose. May-July. Tall climber. Ls. mostly 3-fol.; 

 lflts. ov., 2, glossy above, net-veined below\ Fls. 3, white, fragrant, 

 solitary. Fruit i^, pear-shaped, bristly. China. 



R. micrantha. Small-flowered Briar. June. Prickles equal, hooked. Lflts. 

 broadly ov., i, double-toothed, with glandular hairs below. Fls. i, pink 

 or white. Fruit egg-shaped. Europe (including Britain). (Fig. 16 G.) 



R. Moyesii. June-July. Stems erect. Lflts. ov., roundish, i\. Fls. 2, dark 

 red, solitary or in pairs. Fruit i^, bottle-shaped, orange-red, with 

 scattered glandular hairs, calyx persistent. China. (Fig. 15 D.) 



R. rubiginosa {R. Eglanteria). Sweet Briar, Eglantine. Lflts. ov., i, double- 

 toothed, fragrant. Fls. 1 1, pale pink, solitary or in small clusters. Fruit f , 

 egg-shaped, orange-scarlet. Europe (including Britain). (Fig. 15 F.) 

 (Source of Penzance Briars.) 



R. sericea. May-June. Large spreading bush; branches arching and very 

 leafy. Pair of curved bristles at base of 1. -stalk. Lflts. obov., f , rounded at 

 end, toothed in outer half, silky hairs below. Fls. i \, creamy white, petals 

 four. Fruit \, red, pear-shaped, calyx persistent. India and China. 

 (Fig. 16 K.) 



R. sertata. June. Prickles straight, slender. Branchlets glaucous. Lflts. ov., 

 f, hairless, slightly glaucous below. Fls. 2, rosy purple, solitary or in 

 twos or threes, sepals entire. Fruit f , egg-shaped, deep red. China. 



R. setipoda. June. Prickles straight, broad. Lflts. ov., 2, dark green above, 

 glaucous below. Fls. 2, pinkish purple, in branched clusters, stalk and 

 receptacle covered with gland-tipped bristles, sepals long and narrow 

 with toothed l.-like tips. Fruit i, deep red, nodding. China. 



R. villosa. Downy Rose. June-July. Dense shrub. Lflts. ov., 2, greyish 

 green, hairy, double-toothed. Fls. i\, pink, solitary or in 2-3-flowered 

 clusters, stalks bristly. Fruit i, bristly. Europe (including Britain). 

 (Fig. 16 c.) 



R. virginiana {R. lucida). June-July. Dense mass of erect stems up to 3 feet. 



