ROSACES. XXII. ROSA. 



571 



Serrulated-calyxed Rose. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



70 R. RAFINE'SQUII (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 611.) plant 

 almost unarmed and glabrous ; petioles hispid ; leaflets 3-7, 

 oval-oblong, acuminated, serrated, glabrous ; flowers usually 

 solitary ; fruit turbinate, glabrous ; sepals undivided. Ij . H. 

 Native of North America. R. nivea, Rafin. 1. c. p. 218. but 

 not of D. C. Flowers white, rather sweet scented. 



Rafinesque's Rose. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



71 R. PUSILLA (Rafin. 1. c. p. 218.) stems procumbent, gla- 

 brous, twisted ; prickles stipular, straight ; petioles pubescent ; 

 leaflets 3-5, obovate-oblong, serrated, shining, paler beneath and 

 pubescent : flowers solitary ; peduncles hispid ; stigmas tomen- 

 tose, umbilicate ; fruit globose, depressed, smooth, scarlet. 

 lj . H. Native of North America, in Kentucky. 



Small Rose. Shrub procumbent. 



SECT. VI. CENTIFOLLE (from centum, a hundred, anA folium, 

 a leaf; because of the species contained in this section agreeing 

 in character with the hundred-leaved rose). Lindl. ros. p. 60. 

 Shrubs bearing bristles and prickles of two forms. Peduncles 

 bracteate. Leaflets oblong or ovate, wrinkled. Disk thickened, 

 closing the throat. Sepals compound. This division comprises 

 the portion which has most particularly interested the lovers of 

 flowers. It is probable that the earliest of which there are any 

 records as being cultivated belonged to some portion of it ; but 

 to which particular species those of Cyrene or Mount Pangceus 

 are to be referred, is now too late to enquire. The attar of roses, 

 which is an important article of commerce, is either obtained 

 from them indiscriminately, as in the manufactory at Florence, 

 conducted by a convent of friars, or from some particular kind, 

 as in India. It appears, from specimens brought from Chizapore 

 by Colonel Hardwicke, that R. Damascena is there exclusively 

 used for obtaining the essential oil. The Persians also make 

 use of a sort which Kcempfer calls R. Shirazensis, from its 

 growing about Schiraz, in preference to others ; this may be 

 either R. Damascena or R. centifolia. It is, however, well 

 known that attar of roses from different countries is of various 

 degrees of goodness, that from Turkey being usually the best. 

 It is therefore probable that R. moschala may be sometimes 

 used either alone or mixed with other kinds, especially at 

 Mogodor, where considerable quantities are procured, but of 

 inferior quality. To the three or four first species of the 

 section nearly all the fine double roses of the gardens are re- 

 ferrible. The species contained in the present section are all 

 setigerous, by which they are distinguished from the following 

 divisions ; their thickened disk and divided sepals separate them 

 from the preceding. To the section of Rubiginosce the glandu- 

 liferous sorts approach ; but the difference of their glands, the 

 size of their flowers, and their dissimilar habit, prevent their 

 being confounded. 



72 R. DAMASCE'NA (Mill. diet. no. 15.) prickles unequal, 

 larger ones falcate ; sepals reflexed ; fruit elongated. Tj . H. 

 Native of Syria. Redout, ros. 1. p. 137. t. 53. R. Belgica, 

 Mill. diet. no. 17. R. Calendarum, Mcench. hausv. ex Bork. 

 holz. 330. Rossig. ros. t, 8. and t. 33. R. bifera, Poir. suppl. 

 6. p. 276. Red. ros. 1. p. 107. t. 38. and p. 121. t. 45. Flowers 

 large, white, or red, single or double. The present species may 

 be distinguished from R. centifolia in the greater size of 1 the 

 prickles, green bark, elongated fruit, and long reflexed sepals. 

 The petals of this species, and all the varieties of R. centifolia, 

 as well as those of other species, are employed indiscriminately 

 for the purpose of making rose water. The following are the 

 garden varieties of the Damask rose. 



Agathe, rouge. Aurora, 



argentea. Belgic, blush. 



Augusts, belle. Belgique carnee. 



Belgique violette. 

 bifera cdrnea. 

 bifera de Naples, 

 bifera grandiflora. 

 blush, early, 

 blush, imperial, 

 blush, monthly, 

 blush, Watson's. 

 Brunswick, 

 cluster, pale, 

 couronnee, belle, 

 couronnee, petite, 

 (lamas argente. 

 damat pourpre. 

 damask, blush, 

 damask, red. 

 damask, white. 

 Egyptian, 

 emperor, 

 felicite. 

 Goliath. 



mignonne, favorite. 



monarque, grande. 



monthly, red. 



monthly, white. 



pees tana. 



paragon. 



Parnassus. 



perpetual. 



prolific. 



qualre saisons. 



quatre saisons, blanche. 



quatre saisons, flesh-coloured. 



quatre saisons, francois. 



quatre saisons, panachee. 



qualre saisons, pompone. 



quatre saisons, sans epines. 



quatre saisons, semi-double. 



royal, great. 



Swiss. 



valiant. 



Versailles. 



York and Lancaster. 



Zealand. 



gracieuse. 



hundred-leaved, petite. 



incomparable. 



Damascus or Damask Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1573. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



73 R. CENTIFOLIA (Lin. spec. 704.) prickles unequal, larger 

 ones falcate ; leaflets ciliated with glands ; flowers drooping ; 

 calyxes clammy ; fruit oblong. Tj . H. Native of Eastern 

 Caucasus, in groves. Bull. par. 275. Rossig. ros. t. 1. Red. 

 ros. 1. p. 25. t. 1. p. 37. t. 7. p. 77. t. 26. p. 79. t. 27. p. 111. 

 t. 40. R. provincialis, Mill. diet. no. 18. R. polyanthos, 

 Rossig. ros. t. 35. R. caryophyllea, Poir. suppl. 6. p. 276. 

 R. unguictilata, Desf. cat. 175. R. varians, Pohl, boh. 2. p. 171. 

 Flowers white or red, single, but most commonly double. This 

 species is distinguished from R. Damascena in the sepals not 

 being reflexed, the flowers full, double, and the petals very 

 large, whence the name of Cabbage-rose. Its fruit is either 

 oblong or roundish, but never elongated. From R . Gallia it is 

 distinguished by the flowers being drooping and by the larger 

 size of the prickles, with a more robust habit. The following 

 are the garden varieties of the hundred-leaved or cabbage-rose. 



Aunay, belle d'. emperor. 



Aurora. Juno. 



Belgic, red. Louis XVIII. 



Blandford, or Kingston. Malta. 



blush, royal. Mere Gryone. 



Bourbon. mottled purple. 



bright crumpled. Neapolitan. 



cabbage, blush. ceillet. 



cabbage, single. one-sided. 



carmine. pencilled. 



carmine, superb. petite Hollands. 



centfeuilles anemone. Persian. 



centfeuilles de Bruxelles. pompon, gros. 



centfeuilles de Hesse. pourpree, aimable. 



centfeuilles Gaufree. pourpree, favorite. 



chamois. pourpree, violette. 



cluster. prolific. 



Constance. provins, blush. 



cramois, grand. provins, cabbage. 



Cumberland. provins, Childings. 



Dragon. provins, common. 



Duc/iesse d'Angouleme. provins, damask. 



Duchesse de Berry. provins, Dutch. 



Elysian. provins, early. 



