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APPENDIX. 



E. grandiflora, Lindl. (large-flowered Rose). A shrub of 4 to 6 feet high, chiefly differing 

 from E. spinosissima in having the branches without seta?, the prickles nearly equal and distant, 

 and bearing larger flowers, which are white followed by dark fruit. Syn. : E. pimpinellifolia, 

 Bieb.—F\. June and July— Cult. ? 1818— Siberia. 



E. myriacantha, Be Ccind. (myriad-spined Eose). A little stunted shrub of about 2 feet 

 high, with almost simple erect shoots, defended by dense slender unequal straight prickles aud 

 setae ; the largest prickles are dagger-formed ; the leaves are without pubescence, of 5-7 ellip- 

 tical or orbicular leaflets ; flowers small solitary white ; fruit dark. Syn. : E. parvifolia, Pall.; 

 E. provincialis, Bleb. — Fl. May and June — Cult. 1820 — France. 



E. involuta, Smith (involute-petalled Eose). A compact shrub of 2 to 3 feet high, with 

 strong dense unequal straight prickles ; leaves of 5-7 ovate opaque leaflets ; flowers solitary red 

 and white with convolute petals ; and black prickly fruit. Syn. : E. nivalis, Bonn. — Fl. June — 

 Hebrides. 



E. reversa, Waldst. (reversed Eose). A shrub of from 2 to 5 feet high, the branched stems 

 armed with setaceous nearly equal reflexed prickles ; the leaves pale green, with 5-7 ovate 

 leaflets, downy beneath ; flowers solitary white ; fruit ovate, dark purple, hispid. — Fl. June and 

 July— Cult. 1817— Hungary. 



E. marginata, Wallr. (marginate Eose). A tortuous shrub of 1 to 2 feet high, protected 

 below by a few large, and above by dense small straight prickles ; the younger branches are 

 frosted ; the leaflets ovate- cordate, glabrous and triply serrated ; flowers scentless, blush- 

 coloured ; fruit, ovate globose purplish. — Fl. July and Aug. — Cult. 1823 — Germany. 



E. Sabini, Woods (Sabine's Eose). A shrub of 8 to 10 feet high, with erect branches armed 

 with distant falcate prickles and a few setae ; the leaves are grey, distant, of 5-7 oval leaflets ; 

 flowers red, solitary or in bunches ; fruit ovate, scarlet, hispid. Var. Boniana has the leaves 

 very hairy, the prickles nearly straight and very numerous, and very few setse (E. Doniana, 

 Woods) ; gracilis has fewer prickles, the largest ones hooked (E. gracilis, Woods; E. villosa, 

 Smith). — Fl. June and July — Britain. 



E. Wilsoni, Borrer( Wilson's Eose). A slen- 

 der shrub of 2 to 4 feet high, the branches 

 well furnished with very unequal straight 

 prickles and glandular setse ; leaves of 5-9 

 ovate hairy leaflets ; flowers usually three to- 

 gether, pink ; fruit nearly globular, scarlet. — 

 Fl. June and July — England. 



E. livescens, Bess, (livescent Eose). A 

 shrub of 4 or 5 feet high, with stipular spread- 

 ing prickles, oblong livid leaflets, and oblong 

 smooth fruit. Syn.: E. guttensteingensis, Jacq. 

 — Fl. June and July— Cult. 1822— Volhynia. 



E. gorinkensis, Fisch. (Gorinki Eose). A 

 shrub of 4 to 6 feet high, with shining nearly 

 unarmed branches, pubescent leaves, and glo- 

 bose glabrous fruit. — Fl. June and July — Cult. 

 1825 — Eussia. 



E. coroscans, Waitz (glittering Eose). A 

 shrub of 4 to 5 feet high, with a very prickly 

 and bristly stem, glabrous oblong-lanceolate 

 leaflets, pink flowers, and globular naked fruit. 

 — Fl. July and August— Cult. 1823— Native 

 Kosa Wilsoni. country unknown. 



