766 ARBORETUM AND FRU'TICETUM. PART Ill. 
& R. r. 10 spinulifdlia Ser. in Dec. Prod has large prickles, straight and somewhat deflexed ; 
with oval leaflets, spinulose beneath, 
&% R. r. 11 flecudsa Lindl. Ros., 88.— Branches very flexible. Leaflets nearly orbicular. Brac- 
teas deciduous. 
% R. r. 12 parvifolia Lindl. Ros., 145., is a dwarf shrub, with bristly branches, roundish leaf- 
lets, and flowers of a pale rose-colour. ‘ 
. Garden Varieties. Some of the best for an arboretum are, the blush, cluster, double, dwarf, semi- 
double, mossy, scarlet, tree double, and white semidouble, 
249, R.suaAvE‘OLENS Pursh. The sweet-scented Rose, American Sweet 
Briar, or Eglantine. 
Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., vol. 1. p. 546. ; Don’s Mill, 2. p. 578. 
Synonymes. R. rubigindsa and Eglantéria of the Americans, Rafin. Ros. Amer, in Ann. Phys., 5. 
p. 518. 
Spec. Char., &c. Prickles scattered, straight. Petioles beset with glandular bristles. Leaflets 
ovate, serrated, sparingly glandular beneath. Flowers usually solitary. Peduncles bracteate. 
Fruit ovate. (Don’s Mill., ii. p. 578.) Native of North America. Leaves sweet-scented when 
bruised. Flowers pink. Sepalsentire. A shrub, growing to the height of 5 ft. or 6 ft., and flower- 
ing in June and July. 
% 50. R.micra’NTHA Sm. The small-flowered Rose, or Sweet Briar. 
Identification. Smith in Eng. Bot., t.2490,; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 578. 
Synonyme. AR. rubigindsa 8 micrantha Lindl. Ros., p. 87., with erroneous synonymes. 
Spec. Char., &c. Prickles hooked, scattered, nearly uniform. Leaflets ovate, doubly serrated, 
hairy, glandular beneath. Sepals pinnate. Fruit elliptic, rather bristly, contracted at the sum- 
mit. Stems straggling. (Don’s Mill., ii. p. 578.) Native of Britain, in hedges and thickets, chiefly 
in the south of England. Leaves sweet-scented. Flowers small, pale red. A shrub, from 4 ft. to 
5 ft. in height, flowering in June and July. 
& 51. R. se‘pium Thuil. The Hedge Rose, or ‘Briar. 
Identification. Thuil. Fl. Par. 252,; Borr. in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2653. ; Don’s Mill., 2. 578. 
Synonymes. R. helvética and A. myrtifolia Hall; R.canina® Dec. Fl. Fr., ed. 3..No. 3617.; R. 
agréstis Savi Fi. Pis., 1. p. 474.; A. biserrata, R. macrocarpa, and A. stipularis Mer, Fi. Par., 
190., ex Desv., f. 75. 
Engraving. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2653. 
Spec. Char., &c. Prickles slender. Branches flexuous. Leaflets shining, acute at both ends. 
Flowers usually solitary. Fruit polished. Sepals pinnate, with very narrow segments. (Don’s 
Miil., ii. p. 578.) Native of Europe, in hedges; in England, near Bridport, Warwickshire, Flowers 
small, pink, A shrub, growing from 4 ft. to 6 ft. in height, and flowering in June and July. 
& 52. R. 1BE’RICcA Stfev. The Iberian Rose. 
Identification. Stev. in Bieb. Fl. Taur. Suppl., 343.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 578. 
Spec. Char., &c. Cauline prickles scattered, hooked, dilated at the base. Petioles glandular and 
prickly. Leaflets broad, ovate, glandularly biserrated, and beset with glands on both surfaces. 
Fruit ovate, smooth, or with a few bristles, as well as the peduncles. (Don’s Mill., ii. p.578.) Na- 
tive of Eastern Iberia, about the town of Kirzchinval. Very nearly allied to R. pulverulénta, 
according to Bieberstein. A shrub, growing from 4 ft, to 6 ft. in height, and flowering in June and 
July. Introduced in 1820. 
«53. R. GLuTino'sa Smith. The clammy Rose, or Briar. 
Identification. Smith. Fl. Grec. Prod., 1. p. 348. ; Fl. Gree., t. 482.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 578. 
Synonymes. R. rubigindsa crética Red. Ros., 1. p. 93., and p.{125. t. 47.; #. rubigindsa spherocarpa 
Desv. Journ. Bot., 1813, t. 118., Cupan. Pamph., ed. 1. t. 61. 
Spec. Char., &c. Branches pilose. Prickles numerous, falcate. Leaflets roundish, coarsely serrated, 
hoary, glandular, and viscid or both surfaces, Fruit and peduncles beset with stiff bristles. (Don’s 
Miil., ii. p. 578.) Flowers pale blush. Sepals subpinnate. Fruit scarlet. Native of Mount Par- 
nassus, and of Sicily and Candia, on the mountains. Introduced in 1821; growing to the height 
of 2 ft. or 3ft., and flowering in June and July. 
% 54. R. Kuu‘kiz Bess. Kluki’s Rose, or Sweet Briar. 
aah i al Cat. Hort. Crem., 1816, Suppl., 4. p.19.; Bieb. Fl. Taur. Suppl., 343. ; Don’s 
ill, 2. p. 579. 
Synonymes. R. rubigindsa Bieb. Fl. Taur., No. 979., exclusive of the synonymes; A. floribinda 
Stev. ; R. balsamea Bess. 
Spec. Char., &c. Cauline prickles strong, compressed, dilated at the base, recurved, Petioles vil- 
lous and prickly. Leaflets small, elliptic, acute, sharply biserrated, with the serratures glandular, 
villous above, but rusty and glandular beneath, Peduncles and fruit beset with glandular bristles. 
(Don’s Miil., ii. p. 579.) Flowers pink. Allied to #. rubigindsa, according to Bieberstein ; but, 
according to Besser, to #. alba. Native of Tauria, Introduced in 1819; growing to the height of 
5 ft. or 6ft., and flowering in June and July. 
gv 55. R. Montezu‘MZ Humb. Montezuma’s Rose, or Briar. 
Identification. Humb. et Bonpl. in Red. Ros., 1. p. 55. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 579. 
Engraving. Humb. et Bonpl. in Red. Ros., 1. p. 55. t. 16. 
Spec. Char., &c. Petioles armed with little hooked prickles. Branches unarmed. Leaflets ovate, 
sharply serrated, glabrous. Flowers solitary, terminal. Tube of calyx elliptic, and, as well as the 
peduncles, glabrous. (Don’s Mill., ii. p. 279.) Native of Mexico, on the chain of porphyry moun- 
tains which bound the valley of Mexico on the north, at the elevation of 1416 toises, on the top 
of Cerro Ventosa, near the mine of San Pedro, Flowers pale red. Sepals compound, dilated at 
the end. A shrub growing to the height of from 41ft. to 6ft., and flowering in June and July. 
Introduced in 1825, 
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