212 Mr. Woods on the British Species of Rosa. 



probably as many more, without meeting with any other instance 

 of such an anomaly ; nor has a similar one been observed in any 

 other species. 



The artificial character which separates this from R.casia seems 

 to be slight; yet it is I behevc constant; and as there is no ap- 

 proximation in habit, there will be no difficulty in distinguishing, 

 the plants. No synonym of any foreign author can be referred: 

 with certainty to this species. 



17- Rosa cjesia. 

 R. receptaculis ellipticis, pinnis calycinis raris, aculeis uncina- 



tis subeequalibus ; folioHs hirsutis eglandulosis duplicato- 



serratis. 

 Rosa caesia. Engl. Bot. xxxiii. t. 2367- 



Frulex densus, 5-pedalis. Rami suberecti, fusco-purpurei, glaucitie conspicua iuduti, 

 aculeati ; aculei uncinati, subaequales, plerumque biiiato-stipulaies. Pelioli tomen— 

 tosi, glandulosi, plerumque iiiernies. Slipiilte lineares, glanduloso-serpatic, tomen- 

 tosae ; eae flbribus etiam solitaiils propiores latiores, et demum foliis deficieiitibus in 

 bracteas ellipticas acuminatas immutatae. Foliola 5 vel 7, par superius et folioluin- 

 impar ceteris majora, elliptica, veiiuUs subtus promineiitibus hirsutis ;• pagina iiifeiiore' 

 hirsuta et inteidiim quoque supeiiore, serraturis glanduloso-seiratis. Pedunculi snh- 

 solitaiii, glabri, bracteis breviores. Receplaculum eilipticum, primo glaucitie indu- 

 tuni, dein fuscum, glabruni. Calycis foliola eglandulosa, lanceolata, acuminata, 

 pinnata ; pinnae larse, lineares, nunc glanduloso -dentate nunc integcrriuiae. Flares 

 rubescentes. S/y/i inclusi; stigmata heniisphoeiica. fVac/«j eilipticus : maturi faciem' 

 nescio. 



At'J'aynuiltin Mid Lorn, Argyleshire; and in Strath Tay, betweenj 

 Dunkeld and Abf;rfeldie, Mr. Borrer. Side of Loch Tay, Mr.. 

 G. Anderson. 



I have endeavoured in the description of K. Borreri to show 

 the differences between that species and the present. R. collina- 

 is still nearer in character ; and I fear that in the present state of 

 our knowledge I can only point out the iew and small pinnse of 



the 



