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are then remarkable for their hoary branches, bristles and nu- 

 merous prickles. Their fruit is perfectly smooth, which cha- 

 racter separates them from the next section, in which the fruit 

 is downy. Sepals usually toothed. 



2 R. FE'ROX (Lawr. ros. t. 42.) prickles of the same shape, 

 and much crowded. Jj . H. Native of Caucasus. Lindl. in 

 hot. reg. t. 440. R. Kamtschatica, Red. ros. 1. p. 47. t. 12. R. 

 Kamschatica ft, ferox, Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. C07. R. echi- 

 nata, Dupont. Flowers large, red. Fruit globose, scarlet. 



Var. J3, nltens (Lindl. bot. reg. 824.) leaves shining, pale 

 green, glabrous on both surfaces ; flowers pale crimson. R. 

 Kamtschatica y, nitens, Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 607. 



Fierce Ease. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1796. Shrub 3 to 4 ft. 



3 R. RUGOSA (Thunb. fl. jap. 213.) arms crowded, nearly 

 equal ; peduncles beset with curved prickles. T? . H. Native 

 of Japan. Ramanas of the Japanese. Lindl. ros. p. 5. t. 19. 



Wrinkled Rose. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



4 R. KAMTSCHA'TICA (Vent. eels. t. 67.) prickles infra-sti- 

 pular, falcate, large ; leaves opaque. T? . H. Native of Kamt- 

 schatka, in dry rocky places. Lindl. in bot. reg. t. 419. 

 Flowers solitary, deep red. Fruit spherical, scarlet, less than 

 that of R. ferox. 



Kamtschatka Rose. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1791. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



SECT. III. BRACTEA V T,E (from bracteatus, propped or co- 

 vered with plates ; flowers furnished with bracteas). Branches 

 and fruit clothed with permanent tomentum. This section is 

 readily distinguished from the last by the woolliness of the fruit. 

 Leaves dense, usually shining, and prickles are placed under the 

 stipulas in pairs. Sepals simple or nearly so. 



5 R. INVOLUCRA'TA (Roxb. Lindl. ros. p. 8.) leaflets elliptic- 

 lanceolate, tomentose beneath ; bracteas contiguous, pectinate. 

 ^ . H. Native of Nipaul and China. Lindl. bot. reg. 709. 

 11. palustris, Hamilt. mss. R. Lindleyana, Tratt. ros. 2. p. 190. 

 Flowers white, nearly solitary, surrounded by 3 or 4 approxi- 

 mate leaves. 



InvolucratedRose. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



C R. MICROPHY'LLA (Roxb. Lindl. ros. p. 9.) leaflets ovate, 

 small ; bracteas appressed, pectinate ; fruit prickly. Tj . H. Na- 

 tive of China. Hi.i-tong-hong of the Chinese. Flowers small, 

 double, of a delicate blush colour. 



Small-leaved Rose. Fl. Aug. Oct. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



7 R. BRACTEA'TA (Wendl. obs. p. 50.) leaflets oblong, obtuse, 

 quite glabrous ; bracteas appressed, pectinated. Tj . H. Na- 

 tive of China. Red. ros. p. 35. t. 6. Vent. eels. t. 28. Rosa 

 lucida, Lawr. ros. t. 84. Rosa Macartnea, Duin. Cour. bot. cult. 

 Flowers showy, pure white, solitary, nearly sessile. Fruit sphe- 

 rical, orange red. 



Var. (3, scabriuscula (Lindl. ros. 10.) branches setigerous ; 

 prickles smaller, straightish. Tj . H. Native of China. R. 

 bracteata, Mcench, meth. suppl. 290. Jacq. fragm. 30. t. 34. 

 f. 2. Sims, in bot. mag. 1377. 



Bractealed or Macartney's Rose. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1795. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



8 R. LYE'LLII (Lindl. ros. p. 12. t. 1.) leaflets oblong-lanceo- 

 late, glabrous ; bracteas distant, entire ; flowers cymose. T? . H. 

 Native of Nipaul. Plant densely villous. Flowers probably white. 



Lyell's Rose. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



SECT. IV. CiNNAiabME^E (plants agreeing in character with 

 R. cinnamomea). Lindl. ros. 13. Plants setigerous or un- 

 armed, bracteate. Leaflets lanceolate, glandless. Disk thin, 

 never thickened. This section is distinguished by its long, lan- 

 ceolate leaflets, without glands, upright shoots, and compact 

 habit ; red flowers never solitary except by abortion, and always 



supported by bracteas ; an inconspicuous disk but little thick- 

 ened ; round, small, red fruit, losing their long narrow sepals, 

 and small, smooth, shining pericarps. The shoots are usually 

 setigerous next the ground, but rarely so towards the apex, 

 except in one or two instances. R. alpina and R. acicularis of 

 the following division sometimes have bractea, but their sepals 

 never fall off till the fruit is decayed. Sepals simple, entire, or 

 nearly so, unless when mentioned otherwise. 



9 R. NITIDA (\Villd. enum. 544.) dwarf; prickles crowded, 

 very slender ; leaflets shining, narrow-lanceolate, flat. T? . H. 

 Native of Newfoundland. Lindl. ros. 13. t. 2. R. rubrispina, 

 Bosc. diet. d. agr. 246.? R. blanda, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. 

 p. 344. R. Redutea rubescens, Red. ros. 1. p. 103. t. 36. 

 Shrub beset with straight red spines. Flowers deep red. Fruit 

 depressed, spherical, bright scarlet. 



Shining-leaved Rose. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1807. Sh. 2 ft. 



10 R. RA'PA (Bosc. diet, d'agr. ex. Desf. cat. hort. par. 

 273.) taller, diffuse ; branches unarmed ; leaflets oblong, undu- 

 lated, shining ; fruit hemispherical. fj . H. Native of North 

 America, in the warmer states. Red. ros. 1. p. 7. t. 2. R. 

 turgida, Pers. ench. 2. p. 49. R. fraxinif olia, Dum. Cours. bot. 

 cult. Petals always multiplied, smaller than those of R. lucida, 

 bright red. Fruit deep red. Sepals compound. 



Turnip Rose. Fl. June, Aug. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



1 1 R. LU'CIDA (Ehrh. beitr. 4. p. 22.) compact ; prickles of 

 the branches stipular ; leaflets oblong, imbricated, flat, shining ; 

 fruit globose, depressed. \ . H. Native of North America, 

 from New York to Carolina ; near Boston, in bogs, and on the 

 edges of marshes, and of Newfoundland. R. rubra lucida, 

 Ross. ros. t. 7. and t. 25. f. 1. R. lucida, Jacq. fragm. 71. t. 

 107. f. 3. Red. ros. 1. p. 45. t. 11. Dill. elth. 325. t. 245. 

 f. 316. Flowers red, overtopped by the leaves and young 

 branches. Fruit bright red. 



Lucid Rose. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1724. Sh. 4 to 6 feet. 



12 R. LINDLE'YI (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 647.) diffuse ; branches 

 twiggy, almost unarmed ; leaflets oblong, undulated, opaque, 

 glaucescent. Tj . H. Native of North America. R. laxa, 

 Lindl. ros. 18. t. 3. R. Carolina t, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. 

 ]>. 260. R. Carolina, pimpinellifolia, Andrews, ros. with a 

 figure. A spreading shrub, with reddish brown branches. 

 Flowers rose-coloured, growing usually in pairs. 



Lindley's Carolina Rose. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. ? Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



13 R. LA'XA (Retz. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 548.) cauline 

 prickles recurved ; flowers corymbose ; bracteas glandularly 

 serrated ; petioles unarmed, villous ; leaflets oblong, equally 

 serrated, pubescent beneath. Jj.H. Native of Siberia. Flowers 

 red. Fruit oblong, glabrous. 



Loose Rose. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



14 R. KOSINGIA'NA (Bess, ex Spreng. syst. append. 2. p. 

 548.) prickles almost stipular, recurved; leaflets with cuspidate 

 serratures, glabrous on both surfaces, pale beneath; peduncles 

 and calyxes hispid ; fruit oblong, glabrous. 17 . H. Native of 

 Podolia, at Tyra. 



Kosingian Rose. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



15 R. FRUTETORUM (Bess, ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 548.) prickles 

 almost stipular, strong, reflexed ; petioles unarmed, and are as 

 well as the under surface of the leaves villous ; leaflets elliptic ; 

 peduncles very short, glabrous ; fruit globose, glabrous, tj . H. 

 Native of Volhynia. 



Bush Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



16 R. PARVIFLORA (Ehrh. beitr. 4. p. 21.) dwarf; stipulas 

 linear ; prickles acicular ; leaflets lanceolate, smoothish, sharply 

 serrated ; calyxes clammy. J? . H. Native of North America, 

 on the declivities of hills in the state of New York and Carolina. 

 Du Roi, harbk. 2. p. 354. Smith, insect, georg. 1. p. 49. t. 25.? 

 R. humilis, Marsh, arb. 136. R. Caroliniana, Michx. fl. bor. 



