CHAP. XLII. 



720SA CEjE. RO SA. 



767 



§ viii. Canince Lindl. 



500 



Derivation. From caninits, belonging to a dog ; because R. canlna is commonly called the dog rose. 

 The name is applied to this section, because all the species contained in it agree in character with 

 R. canina. 



Sect. Char.y Sfc. 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.) 



34 56. R. CAUCA^SEA Pall. The Caucasian Dog Rose. 



Identification. Pall. Ross., t. 11. ; Lindl. Ros., p. 97. ; Don's Mill., 2. 



p. 579. 

 Synonyme. R. leuc&ntha Bieb. Fl. Taur. Suppl., 351. ? 

 Engravings. Lind. Ros., t. 11.; and out Jig. 500. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Prickles strong, recurved. Leaf- 

 lets soft, ovate. Calyx and peduncles hispid. 

 Sepals simple. Fruit smooth. (Don's Mill., ii. 

 p. 579.) Flowers large, growing in bunches, 

 white or pale red. A shrub, growing to the height 

 of from 10 ft. to 12 ft., and flowering in June and 

 July. Introduced in 1798. This species, as 

 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. 



34 57. R. CANi^NA Lin. The common Dog Rose. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 704. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 579. 



Synonymes. .R. dumalis Bechsf. Forstb., 211. and 939. ex Rau. ; R. andegav^nsis Bat. Fl. Main, et 



Loir., 1S9., Red. Ros., 2. p. 9. t. 3. ; R. glatica Lois, in Desv. Journ. ; R. arvensis Sc/iran/c Fl. 



Mon. ; R. glaucescens Mer. Par. ; R. nitens Mer., 1. c. ; R. tenerifftnsis Bonn Hort. Cant., 



ed. 8. p. 169. ; R. senticusa 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., Sfc. 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.,u. 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. 



at R. c. 2 surcurosa Woods in Lin. Trans, only differs from 

 the species in having remarkably strong shoots, bearing 

 sometimes great plenty of flowers. 

 34 R. r. 3 niida Woods 1. c. diflTers very slightly from the ^ni 



species, 

 a R. c. 4 actphylla Lind. Ros., p. 99. ; R. aciphylla Rau., 69. 

 with a fig., Red. Ros., ii. p. 31. t. 13., and our^g^. 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. 

 Si R, c. 5 cEgypiiaca Lind. Ros., p. 99. ; R. indica 

 Forsk. JEgyp. Descr., 113.; has the leaflets 

 broader and more glabrous than the species, 

 ft R. c. 6 burbonidna Desv. Journ. Bot., 1813; R. 

 gallica burbonica Red. Ros., i. p. 74-. ; has the 

 leaflets rather cordate, and the flowers purple 

 and semidouble. 



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