RUBUS IDALUS. ORD. XXVII. Senticosee. 493 
which is convex above, concave beneath, and placed upon a 
conical receptacle: each granulation has one cell, containing an 
oblong seed. It is a native of Britain, usually growing about 
wosds: hedges, rocky mountains, and in moist ‘situations, pro- 
ducing its flowers in May and June. 
The Raspberry is very commonly cultivated in our: p. giittend 
where we frequently observe the varieties noticed above. The 
figure, which accompanies this description, is taken from a garden 
specimen, and consequently appears more luxuriant than when 
the Raspberry is found in its natural or uncultivated state. © This 
fruit has a pleasant sweet taste, accompanied with a peculiarly 
grateful flavour, on account-of which it is chiefly valued. Its 
virtues consist in allaying heat and thirst, and in promoting the 
natural excretions; but it seems Jess adapted to answer these 
purposes than many of the other summer fruits, some of which we 
have already noticed. 
A grateful syrup, prepared from the juice, is directed for 
officinal use by the London ce gpliaene ie 
ROSA CANINA. DOG ROSE, Or, HEP TREE. 
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SYNONY MA. Cynosbatus. Pharm. Lond. Rosa sylvestris 
vulgaris, flore odorato incarnato. Bauh. Pin. p. 483. Rosa 
sylvestris inodorata, seu canina. Park, Theat. p.1017. Raii 
Hist. p. 1470. Synop. p. 454. Gerard. Emac. p. 1270. Rosa 
spinis aduncis, foliis septenis, calycibus tomentosis, segmentis 
pinnatis & semipinnatis tubis brevissimis.. Hal. Stirp. Helv. 
4101. Rosa canina. Huds. Ang. p. 219. Lightf. Scot. p. 262. 
Ed. 1789. Withering. Bot. Arr. p. 523. Curt. Flor. Lond. 
Flor. Dan. 555. 7 
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