ROSACES. XXII. ROSA. 



577 



R. subglob6sa, Smith, engl. fl. 2. p. 384. R. tomentosa, var. E 

 and ;, Woods, in Lin. trans. 12. p. 201. Peduncles from 1-8, 

 the more numerous the shorter, beset with glandular bristles. 

 Fruit large, globular. 



Sherard's Rose. Fl. June, July. Britain. Shrub 6 feet. 



88 R. HI'SPIDA (Poir. encyc. bot. no. 15.) ovaries globose, 

 and are as well as the peduncles hispid from prickles ; leaflets 

 ovate, white from tomentum beneath ; stem prickles scattered ; 

 flowers solitary. Tj . H. Native of Europe. R. villosa ft, 

 pomifera, Desv. journ. bot. 1813. p. 117. 



Hispid Rose. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



89 R. A'LBA (Lin. spec. 705.) leaflets oblong, glaucous, na- 

 kedish above, simply serrated ; prickles straightish or falcate, 

 slender or strong, without seta; ; sepals pinnate, vcflexed ; fruit 

 unarmed. T^ H. Native of Piedmont, Cochin-china, Den- 

 mark, France, and Saxony. Lawr. ross. tt. 23. 25. 32. 37. 

 Oed. fl. dan. 1215. Red. ros. 1. p. 97. t. 34. and p. 117. t. 

 43. R. usitatissima, Gat. montaub. 94. Flowers large, either 

 white or of the most delicate blush colour, with a grateful fra- 

 grance. Fruit oblong, scarlet, or blood-coloured. The follow- 

 ing garden varieties belong to this species : 



agate. maiden's blush, great. 



belle Aurore. maiden's blush, small. 



blanche a cceur vert. Moraga la favorite. 



blanche de Belgique. muscat rouge. 



blush, double white. nova ccelestis. 



bouquet blanc. nova plena. 



celestial. petite cuisse de nymphc. 



Due d'Yorck. rosea. 



Eliza. Simonville. 



feuille fermee. spineless virgin. 



grande cuisse de nymphe. thornlcss, double. 



Henriette, belle. trianguldris. 



Joanne d'Arc. white, double. 



maiden's blush, cluster. white, semidouble. 



White Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1597. Shrub 4 to 7 feet. 



90 R. MOLLIS (Led. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 551.) ovaries 

 ovate, glaucous, and are prickly as well as the peduncles ; 

 branches glabrous, unarmed, pubescent as well as the petioles ; 

 leaflets obtuse, doubly serrated, villous on both surfaces. Tj . H. 

 Native of Caucasus. R. Ledeboiirii, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 551. 



Soft Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



91 R. TEREBINTHA'CEA (Bess, ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 551.) 

 prickles of the branches straight and compressed ; petioles 

 pubescent ; leaflets tomentose beneath ; peduncles corymbose, 

 bristly ; sepals lanceolate, emarginate ; fruit oblong, tapering to 

 both ends, bristly. Pj . H. Native of Podolia, at Tyra. 



Turpentine Rose. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



SECT. VIII. RUBIGINOS.ZE (from rubiginosus, rusted ; the leaves 

 of the species are usually clothed with rust-coloured glands be- 

 neath). Lindl. ros. p. 84. Prickles unequal, sometimes bristle- 

 formed, rarely wanting. Leaflets ovate or oblong, glandular, 

 with diverging serratures. Sepals permanent (f. 75. d.). Disk 

 thickened. Sirculi arched. The numerous glands on the lower 

 surface of the leaves will be sufficient to prevent any thing 

 else being referred to this section. But R. tomentosa has some- 

 times glandular leaves, but in such cases the inequality of the 

 prickles of Rubiginbsce, and their red fruit, will alone distinguish 

 them. 



92 R. LU'TEA (Dodon. pempt. 187. Mill. diet. no. 11.) 

 prickles straight ; leaflets deep green ; sepals nearly entire, seti- 

 gerous ; petals flat, concave. Jj . H. Native of Germany and 

 south of France. Lawr. ros. t. 12. Curt. bot. mag. 363. R. 

 eglanteria, Lin. spec. 703. Red. ros. 1. p. 69. t. 23. R. fce'tida, 

 Herm. diss. 18. R. chlorophylla, Ehrh. beitr. 2. p. 69. R. 



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cerea, Rossig. ros. t. 2. Flowers deep yellow, large, cup-shaped, 

 solitary. Fruit unknown. 



Var. ft, subrubra (Red. ros. 3. p. 73. with a figure) peduncles 

 rather hispid and glandular ; leaves and petioles glabrous ; stem 

 prickly at the base ; prickles unequal, scattered ; petals of a 

 lurid red above and yellowish beneath ; stigmas yellow. 



Far. y, punicea (Lindl. ros. p. 84.) petals scarlet above and 

 yellow beneath. ^ . H. Native of Austria. R. punicea, Mill. 

 dict.no. 12. Rossig. ros. t. 5. R. cinnamomea, Roth. H. germ. 

 1. p. 217. R. lutea bicolor, Jacq. vind. 1. t. 1. Lawr. ros. t. 

 6. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1077. R. eglanteria punicea, Red. ros. 

 1. p. 71. t. 24. R. eglanteria bicolor, D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 437. 



Yellow Eglantine Rose. Fl. June. Clt. 1590. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



93 R. RUBIGINOSA (Lin. mant. 2. p. 564.) prickles hooked, 

 compressed, with smaller straightcr ones interspersed ; leaflets 

 elliptical, doubly serrated, hairy, clothed beneath with rust-co- 

 loured glands ; sepals pinnate, and are bristly as well as the 

 peduncles; fruit obovate, bristly towards the base, fj . H. 

 Native throughout Europe, and of Caucasus. In Britain, in 

 bushy places, on a dry, gravelly, or chalky soil. Smith, engl. 

 bot. t. 991. Curt. fl. lond. t. 116. Jacq. austr. t. 50. Lawr. 

 ros. tt. 41. 61. 65.72. and 74. Schkuhr, handb. t. 134. R. 

 suavifolia, Lightf. scot. 1. p. 261. Fl. dan. 870. R. eglanteria, 

 Mill. diet. no. 4. Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 491.? R. agrestis, Savi. 

 fl. pis. p. 475. R. rubiginosa parviflora, Rau, enum. 135. 

 Leaves sweet-scented when bruised. Flowers pink. Fruit scar- 

 let, obovate, or elliptic. 



I'ar. ft, faillantidna (Red. ros. 3. p. 95. with a figure,) fruit 

 ovate and hispid as well as the peduncles ; prickles of the 

 branches somewhat horizontal ; leaflets nearly glabrous above ; 

 flowers white. 



far. y, rotundifolia (Lindl. ros. 88.) branches flagelliform ; 

 prickles straightish, slender ; leaflets roundish, small, tube of 

 calyx nearly globose, glabrous. Tj . H. Native of Germany. 

 R. rubiginosa rotundifolia, Rau, enum. p. 136. Flowers so- 

 litary. 



Var. S, aculeatissima (Dup. gym. ros. p. 13. ex Red. et Thor. 

 ros. 2. p. 97.) flowers usually solitary ; fruit ovate, and are as 

 well as the peduncles beset with glandular bristles ; leaflets 

 ovate-roundish ; prickles straightish, very numerous. Cultivated 

 in gardens. 



Var. c, nemoralis (Red. et Thor. ros. 2. p. 23. with a figure) 

 flowers usually solitary, small ; fruit ovate, and is as well as the 

 peduncles beset with glandular bristles ; leaflets large, thin ; 

 prickles straightish, few. Tj . H. Native of France. R. ne- 

 morosa, Lebert et Lejeune, fl. spa. 2. p. 311. 



Var. 'C, umbellata (Lindl. ros. 87.) flowers several, in a fas- 

 cicle ; fruit globose, almost smooth ; peduncles hispid ; branches 

 very prickly ; leaflets ovate-roundish, glabrous, glandular be- 

 neath ; prickles hooked. Tj . H. R. umbellata, Leers, fl. 

 herb. 119. add. p. 286. Gmel. fl. bad. 2. p. 425. D. C. fl. fr. 

 5. p. 532. Rau, enum. 134. R. tenuiglandulosa, Mer. fl. par. 

 189. R. rubiginosa eglanteria cymosa, Woods, in Lin. trans. 

 R. sempervirens, Roth, fl. germ. 1. p. 218. 



Var. ;, pubera (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 616.) flowers usually 

 solitary ; fruit ovate, smooth ; peduncles beset with glandular 

 bristles ; leaflets roundish, glandular beneath, and are as well 

 as the petioles puberulous. tj . H. Native of Switzerland, 

 about Aarberg. 



Var. 0, grand/flora (Lindl. ros. 88.) leaflets nearly naked ; 

 petioles villous ; flowers large ; fruit purple, and are as well as 

 the peduncles glabrous. fj . H. Native of Germany. R. 

 grandiflora, Wallr. ann. bot. 66. 



Var, i, major (Ser. exsic. no. 4. mel. 1 . p. 45.) stems erect ; 

 flowers solitary or corymbose, numerous ; fruit ovate, and are as 

 well as the peduncle clothed with glandular bristles ; leaflets 

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