324 PJ.AXT XAMJ-l'^ AND SVNONV.MS 



1743. ROSA, L. - Rose. - Rosaceae. 



The ancient Latin name from the Ureek. Erect or climbing 

 shrubs. A large genus. Northern hemisphere. 23 in U. S. 



a. R. canina L. Europe, northern Asia, nat. in U. S. Dog 



Rose, Canker Rose, Canker blooms (Shakespere), Wild Brier, 

 Bird Brier, Cat-whin, Hip Brier, Brere Rose, Bramble Rose, 

 Horse Bramble, Hip-tree, Hedge-peak, Lawyers, Soldiers, 

 Bedeguar Rose; Ger. Hundsrose; Fr. Eosier sauvage, ^gl an- 

 tler sauvage (Codex). Fruit (of this and allied species). Hips, 

 Rose-hips; Rosfe Caninff FructusBr.,Cynosbata, Fructui cynos- 

 bati, Cynorrhoda; Ger. Hagebutten, Hahnebutten, Hainbutten; 

 Fr- Cynorrhodon (Codex); astringent, refrigerant. Excrescence 

 from puncture of insect, Kose-gall, Bedeguar, Gallae rosa*, 

 Fungus cynosbati, astringent. 



b. R. centifolia L. Western Asia, widely cult. Hundred-leaved 



Rose, Cabbage Rose, Provence Rose, etc. ; Ger. Centifolienrose; 

 Fr. Rose h cent feuilles, Eose pale (Codex ) . Petals, Rose-leaves; 

 Bosa Centifolia, U. S.P., Rosae Centifoliae Petala, Br., Flores 

 rosaj P. G., Flores rosse pallidse v. incarnatse; Source of oil of 

 rose, which is prepared also from petals of (c) and (e). 



c. R. Damascena Mill. [Perhaps not distinct from (b)]. Orient. 



Damascus or Damask Eoee; Fr. Rose de Damas, Rose des 

 quatre saisons, Rose de Puteaux (Codex). 



d. R, G^Ilica L. Southern Europe and the Levant, also cult, in 



gardens. French Rose, Dutch Rose, Red Rose; Ger. Essigrose, 

 Sammtrose, Zuckerrose; Fr. Rose rouge. Rose de Provins (Co- 

 dex). Petah [ov unexpanded flower buds). Red-rose leaves; 

 Rosa Grallica, U. S. P., Rosse Gallica? Petala, Br., Flores rosfe 

 rubrae v. domesticse; astringent. 



e. R, moschata Mill. North Africa and south Asia, largely 



grown at Kesanlik. Musk Rose, soirrce of the Kesanlik ( Kis- 

 anlik ) attar of rose. 



f. R. rubiginosa L. (R. micrantha Bor., R. Eglanteria Mill, not 



L. ). Europe to central Asia, nat. locally in U. S. Sweet 

 Brier (Breer), Eglantine (Shakespere and Spenser), Eglantine 

 Rose, Eglantere, Hip Brier, Kitchen Rose. Foliage fragrant. 



The more important of our indigenous species (Wild Rose) 

 are, (g) R. Carolina L., Swamp Rose, Hip tree; (h) R. 

 hnmilis Marsh (E. parviflora Erhr), Pasture Rose, Dwarf or 

 Low Wild Rose, the common Wild Rose of eastern U. S. ; (i) 

 R. bldnda Ait., Pale, Smooth or Meadow Rose; (j) R, nitida 

 Willd., Shining or Northeastern Rose; (k) R. setigera 

 Michx., Prairie Rose, Michigan Rose (although rare in Mich- 

 igan), Climbing Wild Rose. Naturalized from China in south- 

 eastern U. S. is (1) R. laeyisrata Michx (R. Sinica Ait.), 

 Cherokee Rose, Jamaica Buckthorn. 



1744. ROSMARINUS, L. Rosemary. Labiatae. 



The Latin name, meaning "sea dew". Shrub. One species^ 

 Mediterranean region. 



