CHAP, XLII. ROSA CEH. CRAT'GUS. 813 
1, L. BeERBERIFO LIA Lindl. The Berberry-leaved Lowea. 
Identification. Lindley in Bot. Reg., t. 1261. 
Synonymes. Rodsa simplicifdlia Sal. Hort. Allert., 359., Parad. Lond, t. 101., Olivier’s Voyage, 
5. 49. atl, t.43.; 2. berberifdlia Pall. in Nov. Act. Petr., 10. 379. t. 10. f.5., Willd. Sp., 2. 
p. 1063., Att. Hort, Kew., ed. 2., 3. p.258., Smith in Rees’s Cyclopedia, Redouté Ros., 1. 27. t.2., 
Lindl. Rosarum Monog., p. 1., French edition, p.23., Dec. Prod., 2. p.602., Spreng. Syst., 2. 
p. 546., Wallroth Monog., p. 25. 
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t.1261.; Parad. Lond., t. 101.; Olivier’s Voyage, 5. 49. atl. t. 43.; Nov. 
Act. Petropol., 10. t. 10. f. 5.; Redoute Ros., 1. t. 2.; and our fig. 549. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves undivided, without stipules, 
obovate-cuneate, serrated at the tip. Prickles decur- 
rent, and of the colour of ivory. Sepals entire, sub- 
spathulate. Petals yellow, marked with purple at the 
base. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 602.) An undershrub, a native wx 
of Persia, near Amadan, where it abounds in saltish 
soil; and also in fields at the bottom of Mount Elwend, 
and in the Desert of Soongaria. It was introduced in 
1790, grows to the height of 2 ft., and flowers in June 
and July. 
Varieties. Seringe, in Dec. Prod., has characterised three forms of this species under the name of 
R berberifoilia Pall., which we give as varieties of Lowea, as follows : — 
+ I, b. 1 glabra Ser.—Prickles upon the stem stipular and scattered. Leaves spathulate. 
a I, b. 2 velutina Ser. — Stem, prickles, and leaves velvety. Leaves spathulate-lanceolate. 
Prickles stipular and scattered. A native of Persia. 
+ L. b. 3 Redouteana Ser. :R. berberifdlia Red. et Thor. Ros., 1. p.27., witha correct figure, 
Lindl. Rosar. Monog., 1. ; HR. simplicifodlia Salisb. Prod., p. 359.—Prickles scattered, not 
stipular, numerous, Leaves lanceolate. 
Description, §c. The plant of this species in the garden of the London Hor- 
ticultural Society is an undershrub, with recumbent, slender, and rather in- 
tricate branches, and whitish leaves. It rarely flowers; and, in regard to its 
propagation and culture, Dr. Lindley, in the Bot. Reg. for August, 1829, re- 
marks that no more appears to be now known of it, than was at the period 
of its first introduction in 1790. “It resists cultivation in a remarkable man- 
ner, submitting permanently neither to budding nor grafting, nor layering, nor 
striking from cuttings, nor, in short, to any of those operations, one or other 
of which succeeds with other plants. Drought does not suit it; it does not 
thrive in wet ; heat has no beneficial effect, cold no prejudicial influence; 
care does not improve it, neglect does not injure it. Of all the numerous 
seedlings raised by the Horticultural Society from seeds sent home by Sir 
Henry Wilcock, and distributed, scarcely a plant remains alive. Two are still 
growing in a peat border in the Chiswick Garden, but they are languishing 
and unhealthy; and we confess that observation of them, in a living state, for 
nearly four years, has not suggested a single method of improving the culti- 
vation of the species.” (Bot. Reg., 1261.) These plants still remain without 
increase : but young plants may be obtained in some of the nurseries, which 
have been raised from seeds; and at Vienna, as we are informed by Mr. 
Charles Rauch, it succeeds perfectly by budding on the common dog rose. 


Sect. V. Po'mem Lindi. 
Genus XIII. 
Bia 
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CRATZ’GUS Lindl. Turk Tuorn. Lin. Syst. Icosandria Di-Pentagynia. 
Identification. Lindl. in Lin. Trans., 13. p. 105.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 626. ; Don’s Mill, 2. p. 598. 
Synonymes. Crate*gus and Méspilus sp. of Lin. and others; Néflier, Alisier, and Aubépine, Fr. ; 
Doorn, Uzbeer, and Mispel, Ger.; Doorn, Dutch; Spino, Iéa/.; and Espino, Span. 
Derivation. From kratos, strength; in reference to the hardness and strength of the wood. 
Description, §c. The species are small deciduous trees or shrubs, mostly 
natives of Europe and North America, and some of them of Asia and the 
