514 ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. RoStt. 



Rosa Indica, as to induce me to thiuk they are the 

 same, 



4. R. glandulifera. R. 



Germs oblong, shrubby, subscandent, armed. All the 

 tender parts ciliate, m ith glutinous, headed glands. Leaf- 

 lets from five to seven, ovate, doubly-serrate. Segments 

 of the calyx sub-ensiform, finely pinuatilid. Flowers ter- 

 minal in large coryrabiform panicles. 



Beng. Swet, or Sheooti gulab. 



Found in gardens throughout India, where it is com- 

 monly called the white rose ; its flowers being double, fra- 

 grant and white, like the white rosef/2. alba,) of Europe. 

 "Where this plant is indigenous is uncertain, probably 

 China, as I know it has been brought from thence to the 

 Botanic garden at Calcutta. It blossoms all the year 

 round ; but chiefly during the cold season. 



5. R. semperflorens. Willd. 2. 1078. 



Germ globular, smooth ; perfuwcZes hispid. Stems and 

 petioles aculeate. Leaves quinate, pinnate ; leajlets lan- 

 ceolate, serrate. Calycine segments, subentire, woolly 

 on the inside. 



A small, very ramous species, a native of China. In 

 Bengal it is in constant flower, but most profusely during 

 the cool season. 



6. R. pubescens. R. 



Germs globular. All the tender parts tomentose, and 

 glanduliferous. Segments of the calyx entire ; stems, 

 branches and petioles armed. Leaflets seven, lanceolar, 

 serrate. 



A native of the mountains north of Rohilcund. 



7. R. recurva. R. 



Sub-scandent, well armed, with strong recurved 



