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the species, nearly smooth, except the ribs, which are hairy. Native 
near Newcastle. 
% 43. R. SHera’RpvI Davies. Sherard’s Rose. 
Identification. Davies Welsh Bot., 49.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 576. 
Synonymes. R. subglobdsa Smith Eng. Fi., 2. p. 384.; 2. tomentdsa var. e and 4 Woods in Lin. 
Trans., 12. p. 201. 
Spec. Char., &c. Prickles conical, hooked, compressed. Leaflets elliptical, acute, downy on both 
surfaces. Sepals pinnate. Fruit globular, abrupt, rather bristly. (Don’s Mill., ii. p.576.) Found 
near Kingston upon Thames, near Tunbridge Wells, and on the Downs in Kent, in Cambridge- 
shire, and in the Isle of Anglesea. Peduncles from 1—8, the more numerous the shorter, beset 
with glandular bristles. Fruit large, and globular. A shrub, growing to the height of 6 ft., and 
flowering in June and July. 
% 44, R. syive’stris Lindl. The Wood Rose. 
Identification. Lindl. Syn. Brit. Fl., p. 101.*; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 576. 
Synonyme, R. tomentdsa sylvéstris Woods. 
Spec. Char., &c. Stem erect, coloured, flexuous. Prickles hooked. Leaflets oblong, acute, hoary 
on both sides. Sepals diverging, deciduous before the fruit is ripe. Fruit elliptic, bristly. (Don’s 
Mill.,ii. p. 576.) Native of Oxfordshire, in hedges. Growing to the height of 6 ft. or 8 ft., and 
flowering in June and July. 
% 45. R. mo’Lus Led, The soft-leaved Rose. 
Identification. Led. ex Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 551. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 577. 
Synonyme. R. Ledebourd Spreng. Syst., 2. p. 551. 
Spec. Char., &c. Ovaries ovate, glaucous, and prickly, as well as the peduncles, Branches unarmed 
and pubescent, as well as the petioles. Leaflets obtuse, doubly serrated, villous on both sur- 
faces. (Don’s Mill., ii. p.577.) Native of Caucasus. Introduced in 1818; growing to the height 
of from 4f¢t. to 6ft., and flowering in June and July. 
% 46. R. a’~tBa Lin. The common white Rose. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 705.; Lawr. Ros., t. 23, 25. 32. 37.; CEd. Fl. Dan., t. 1215.5; Red. Ros. 1. 
p. 97. and p. 17.; Don’s Mill. 2. p. 577. 
Synonyme. A. usitatissima Gat. Montaub., t, 94. 
Engravings. Lawr. Ros., t. 23. 25, 32. 37.; Q&d. Fl. Dan., t. 1215. ; Red. Ros., 1. p, 17., and p. 97. ; 
Gat. Montaub., t. 94. ; and our jig. 496. 
Spec. Char., §&c. Leaflets oblong, glaucous, rather na- 
ked above, simply serrated. Prickles straightish or <3 
falcate, slender or strong, without bristles. Sepals 
pinnate, reflexed. Fruit unarmed. (Don’s Mill.,ii. 
p- 577.) Native of Piedmont, Cochin-China, Den- f ? 
mark, France, and Saxony. Flowers large, either ;\\\\ 
white, or of the most delicate blush colour, with a 
grateful fragrance. Fruit oblong, scarlet, or blood- 77/7734 
coloured. A shrub, growing from 4ft. to 10 ft. in V" 
height, and flowering in June and July. 




Varieties. The garden varieties are very numerous; 
and some of the most beautiful are the double, 
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semidouble, and single blush; the celestial, a well-known favourite; the 
great, small, and cluster maiden’s blush; the double thornless; and the 
double, semidouble, and single white. The rose blanche a cceur vert, the 
bouquet blanc, and the blanche de la Belgique are well-known and beau- 
tiful French varieties of this species. 
§ vii. Rubiginose Lindl. 
Derivation. From rubiginosus, rusty; the leaves of the species being usually furnished with rust- 
coloured glands beneath. 
Sect. Char.,§c. Prickles unequal, sometimes bristle-formed, rarely wanting. 
Leaflets ovate or oblong, glandular, with diverging serratures. Sepals per- 
manent. Disk thickened. Root-shoots arched. The numerous glands on 
the lower surface of the leaves will be sufficient to prevent anything else being 
referred to this section; and although R. tomentosa has sometimes glandular 
leaves, the inequality of the prickles of the species of Rubiginész, and their 
red fruit, will clearly distinguish them. (Don’s Mill, ii. p.577.) This division 
includes all the eglantine, or sweet-briar, roses. 
