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BRITISH ROSES. 



The recently published part of the Linnean Society's Journal con- 

 tains Mr. J. G. Baker's ' Monograph of the British Roses,' read before 

 the Society in March last. The following is a list of the species and 

 varieties described in the paper : — ■ 



Yar. sylvicola, Deseg. and Eepart. 

 9. R. micrantha, Sm. 

 Var. Briggsii, Baker. 



— Hystrix, Leman. 



10. R. sepium, ThuilL* 

 Var. pulverulenta, M. Bieb. (= R. 



inodora, Fries). 



— Billietii, Puget ( = R. sepium, 

 Borr. non ThuilL). 



— cryptopoda, Baker. 

 Group 4. Canin.1:. 



11. R. canina, L. 

 Series 1. Ecristatse. 



Var. Lutetiana, Leman. 



— surculosa, Woods. 



— sphaerica, Gren. 



— senticosa, Ach. 



— dumalis, Bechst. 



— biserrata, Merat. 



— urbica, Leman{ = 'R. Forsteri, 

 Sm., and R. collina, vars. fi 

 and 7, Woods). 



— frondosa, Steven ( = R. durae- 

 torum, Woods). 



— arvatica, Balcer. 



— dumetorum, Thuill. 



— pruinosa, Balcer ( = R. coesia, 

 Borrer, ex parte). 



— incana, Woods, 



— tomentella, Leman. 



— Andegavensis, Bastard. 



— verticiliacantha, Merat. 



— collina, Jacq. 



— caesia. Smith. 



— coucinna. Baker. 



— decipiens, Dumort. 



Group 1. Spinosissim^. 



1. R. spinosissima, L. 



2. R. rubella, Smith. Not indige- 



nous. 



3. R. involuta, Smith. 



Var. Sabini, Woods (includes R. 

 gi'acilis, Woods). 



— Doniana, Woods. 



— gracilescens, Baker. 



— Robertson!, Baker. 



— Smithii, Baker (=R. invo- 

 luta, Sm.) 



— laevigata. Baker. 



— Moorei, Baker. 



— occidentalis, Baker. 



— Wilsoni, Borr. 



4. R. Hibernica, Smith. 

 Var. cordifolia, Baker. 



Group 2. ViLLOS^. 



5. R. pomifera, Herin. ( = R. villosa, 



Sm.). Not indigenous. 



6. R. mollissima, Willd. (=R. mol- 



lis, Stn.). 

 Var. cserulea, IFoods. 



— pseudo-rubiginosa, Lejeune. 



7. R. tomentosa, Sm. 



Var. subglobosa, Sm. (includes 

 R. Sherardi, Bavies). 



— farinosa, Rati. 



— scabriuscula, Sm. 



— sylvestris, Woods (includes 

 R. Jundzilliana, Baker). 



— obovata. Baker. 

 Group 3. RuBiGiNOS^. 



8. R. rubiginosa, L. 



Var. permixta, Deseglise. 



* Mr. Baker found tlie true R. sepium, Tliuill., at Hind Ilead, in Surrey ; it 

 had not been previously observed in this country, tliough a common form on 

 the Continent. 



