CHAP. XLII. ROSA CEE. ROSA. "67 
§ viii. Canine Lindl. 
Derwation. From caninus, belonging to a dog; because R. canina is commonly called the dog rose. 
The name is applied to this section, because all the species contained in it agree in character with 
#. canina. 
Sect. Char., §c. Prickles equal, hooked. Leaflets ovate, glandless or glan- 
dular, with the serratures conniving. Sepals deciduous. Disk thickened, 
closing the throat. Larger suckers arched. (Don’s Mill., ii. p. 579.) 
& 56. R. cauca‘sEA Pall. The Caucasian Dog Rose. 
Identification. Pall. Ross., t. 11. ; Lindl. Ros., p. 97. ; Don’s Mill., 2. (7% 




p. 579. 
Synonyme. R. \leucantha Bieb. Fl. Taur. Suppl., 351, ? 
Engravings. Lind. Ros., t. 11.; and our fig. 500. 
Spec. Char., §c. Prickles strong, recurved. Leaf- * 
lets soft, ovate. Calyx and peduncles hispid. ‘S 
Sepals simple. Fruit smooth. (Don’s Mill., ii. 
p. 579.) Flowers large, growing in bunches, 
white or pale red. A shrub, growing tothe height —SV/\\ 
of from 10 ft. to 12ft., and flowering in June and *~“>yyAy * 50) 
July. Introduced in 1798. This species, as me 
grown in the collection of Messrs. Loddiges, is of 
a robust habit, with glaucous leaves, flowering 
and fruiting freely. The plant is a useful one for 
the filling up of large shrubberies. 
% 57. R.cant‘na Lin. The common Dog Rose. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 704. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 579. 
Synonymes. #R. dumalis Bechst. Forsth., 241. and 939. ex Rau.; R. andegavénsis Bat. Fi. Main. et 
Loir., 189., Red. Ros., 2. p. 9. t. 3.; R. glatica Lois. in Desv. Journ.; R. arvensis Schrank Fi. 
Mon.; R. glaucéscens Mer. Par.; R. nitens Mer., 1. c.; R. teneriffénsis Donn Hort. Cant., 
ed. 8. p. 169.; &. senticdsa Achar. Acad. Handl., 34. p. 91. t. 3. 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 992.; Fl. Dan., t. 555.; Curt. Lond., t.299.; Lawr. Ros., t. 21. 29. 
Spec. Char., §c. Prickles strong, hooked. Leaflets simply serrated, pointed, 
quite smooth. Sepals pinnate. Fruit ovate, smooth, or rather bristly, 
like the aggregate flower stalks. (Don’s Mill. ii. p. 579.) Native through- 
out Europe, and the north of Africa; plentiful in Britain, in hedges, woods, 
and thickets. Flowers rather large, pale red, seldom white. 
Fruit ovate, bright scarlet, of a peculiar and very grateful fla- 
vour, especially if made into a conserve with sugar. The pulp 
of the fruit, besides saccharine matter, contains citric acid, _ 
which gives it an acid taste. The pulp, before it is used, 
should be carefully cleared from the nuts or seeds. A shrub, 
growing to the height of 6 ft. or 10 ft., and flowering in June 
and July. 
Varieties. 
2 R. c. 2 surculisa Woods in Lin. Trans. only differs from 
the species in having remarkably strong shoots, bearing 
sometimes great plenty of flowers. 
% R.c. 3 nuda Woods |. c. differs very slightly from the 
species. 
% R.c. 4 aciphilla Lind. Ros., p. 99. ; R.aciphylla Rau., 69. 
with a fig., Red. Ros., ii. p. 31. t. 13.,and our jigs. 501. 
502.; is a very remarkable variety, from the straightness of its shoots, 
and its singular habit of growth. The leaves are smooth on both 
surfaces, and the flowers are smaller than those 
of the species. 
& R. ce. 5 egyptiaca Lind. Ros., p. 99.; R. indica 
Forsk. Atgyp. Descr., 113.; has the leaflets 
broader and more glabrous than the species. 
% R.c.6 burbonidna Desy. Journ. Bot., 1813; R. © 
ty gallica burbénica Red. Ros., i. p. 74.; has the 
leaflets rather cordate, and the flowers purple 
and semidouble. 


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