578 



ROSACES. XXII. ROSA. 



broad, sparingly glandular beneath ; petiole and middle nerve 

 villous ; flowers semidouble. 



Far. K, spinuli/blia (Ser. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 616.) prickles 

 large, straight, or somewhat deflexed ; leaflets oval, spinulose 

 beneath ; tube of calyx ovate, and is as well as the peduncles 

 more or less hispid. Jj . II. Native about Fribourg and Ver- 

 viers. R. spinulifolia, Dem. ess. p. 8. R. spinulifolia, Dema- 

 tratiana, Thor. ros. t. 1. Red. et Thor. ros. 3. p. 8. 



Var. \, jlexubsa (Lindl. ros. 88.) branches very flexuous ; 

 leaflets nearly orbicular ; bracteas deciduous ; flowers usually 

 solitary ; styles smooth. Tj . H. Native of Germany and 

 Switzerland. R. Reynieri, Hall. fil. in Rcem. arch. 6. 1. st. 2. 

 p. 7. R. flexuosa, Rau, enum. p. 127. R. montana, D. C. 

 suppl. 532. ? 



far. p., panifblia (Lindl. ros. 145.) dwarf; branches seti- 

 gerous ; leaflets roundish. Jj . H. Native of Tauria, and 

 France. Willd. enum. 546. R. micrantha, D. C. fl. fr. 5. 

 p. 539. but not of Smith. Flowers pale rose-coloured. 



Garden varieties of the Sweet Briar. 



monstrous. 



mossy. 



petite Hessoise. 



royal. 



scarlet. 



tree, double. 



white, semidouble. 



Zabeth. 



Eglantine. Fl. June, July. 



346.) 



American, single, 

 blush. 



Clementine, 

 cluster, 

 double. 



dnarf, semidouble. 

 maiden. 

 Mannings. 



Rusty Rose, Sweet Briar, 

 Britain. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



94 R. SUAVE'OLENS (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. vol. 1. p. 

 prickles scattered, straight; petioles beset with glandular bristles ; 

 leaflets ovate, serrated, sparingly glandular beneath; flowers 

 usually solitary ; peduncles bracteate ; fruit ovate. Tj . H. Na- 

 tive of North America. R. rubiginosa and eglauteria of the 

 Americans. Rafin. ros. amer. in ann. phys. 5. p. 518. Leaves 

 sweet-scented when bruised. Flowers pink. Sepals entire. 



American Sweet Briar or Eglantine. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 1100. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



95 R. MONTANA (Vill. dauph. 3. p. 547.) prickles solitary, 

 hooked ; leaflets roundish, abrupt, doubly serrated, smooth, 

 hardly glandular ; peduncles and petioles bristly and glandular ; 

 sepals partly pinnate, bristly and glandular on the back ; stems 

 strong, reddish. tj . H. Native of Dauphiny and other parts 

 of the south of Europe. Smith in Rees' cyel. Flowers small, 

 generally white. 



Mountain Sweet Briar. Fl. June, July. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



96 R. MICRA'NTHA (Smith, engl. bot. 2490.) prickles hooked, 

 scattered, nearly uniform ; leaflets ovate, doubly serrated, hairy, 

 glandular beneath ; sepals pinnate ; FIG 75 



fruit elliptic, rather bristly, con- 

 tracted at the summit ; stems strag- 

 gling, fj . H. Native of Britain, 

 in hedges and thickets, chiefly in 

 the south of England. R. rubiginosa 

 /3, micrantha, Lindl. ros. p. 87. 

 with erroneous synonyms. Leaves 

 sweet-scented. Flowers small, pale 

 red. 



Small-Jlon'cred Sweet Briar. Fl. 

 June, July. Britain. Sh. 4 to 5 ft. 



97 R. SE V PIUM (Thuil. fl. par. 

 252. Borr. in engl. bot. suppl. t. 

 2653.) prickles slender; branches 

 flexuous ; leaflets shining, acute at 

 both ends ; flowers usually solitary ; 



8 



I 



fruit polished ; sepals pinnate, with very narrow segments. Jj . 

 H. Native of Europe, in hedges ; in England near Bridport, 

 Warwickshire. Flowers small, pink. R. Helvetica and R. 

 myrtifblia, Hall. R. canina /3, D. C. fl. fr. ed. 3. no. 3617. 

 R. agrestis, Savi. fl. pis. 1. p. 474. R. biserrata. R. macro- 

 carpa and R. stipularis, Mer. fl. par. 190. ex Desv. (f. 75.) 

 Hedge Briar. Fl. June, July. Britain. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



98 R. PULVERULE'NTA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 399.) branches 

 glandular ; leaflets pruinose on both surfaces ; prickles recurved, 

 dilated at the base ; fruit ovate, and are as well as the peduncles 

 hispid. Tj . H. Native of Caucasus, on hills about Narza. 

 Flowers solitary, pale red, almost sessile. Leaves grey, with 

 glands on both surfaces. 



Var. ft, eriocdrpa (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 617.) leaflets 

 oval, doubly serrated ; fruit smooth. R. pulverulenta, Lyell. 

 in Lindl. ros. p. 93. 



Powdery Briar. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Shrub 5 to 6 

 feet. 



99 R. UNCINE'LLA (Bess, ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 552.) prickles 

 of the branches scattered, recurved ; petioles rather prickly ; 

 leaflets pubescent beneath, doubly serrated, glandular on both 

 surfaces ; fruit oblong, and are as well as the peduncles gla- 

 brous. Tj . H. Native of Volhynia and Tauria. 



Small-hooked Briar. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



100 R. CARYOPHYLLA'CEA (Bess. enum. p. 19.) prickles of 

 branches equal, recurved, scattered ; petioles nearly unarmed ; 

 leaflets doubly serrated, glandular on both surfaces, and hoary 

 bene'ath ; fruit oblong, glabrous as well as the peduncles. Jj . H. 

 Native of Podolia, Volhynia, and Iberia. R. rubiginosse var. fa. 

 caryophyllacea, Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 617. 



Clove-scented Briar. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



101 R. IBE'RICA (Stev. in Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 343.) cauline 

 prickles scattered, hooked, dilated at the base ; petioles glan- 

 dular and prickly ; leaflets broad ovate, glandularly biserrated, 

 and beset with glands on both surfaces ; fruit ovate, smooth, or 

 with a few bristles as well as the peduncles. Jj . H. Native of 

 Eastern Iberia, about the town of Krzchinval. Very nearly 

 allied to R. pulverulenta according to Bieberstein. 



Iberian Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



102 R. INODO'RA (Fries, nov. fl. suec. 9.) stem very prickly; 

 leaflets oblong, clammy and glandular beneath ; fruit oblong, 

 and are as well as the peduncles glabrous. J? . H. Native of 

 the north of Holland. Leaves scentless. Sepals reflexed, pin- 

 nate. Fruit oblong-ovate, purple. Said to be the same as R. 

 Borreri, no. 122. 



Scentless Briar. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



103 R. CUSPIDA TA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 396.) prickles strong, 

 hooked, dilated at the base, scattered ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, villous on both surfaces, glandular beneath ; flowers co- 

 rymbose ; sepals pinnate, ending in a narrow serrated point ; 

 fruit ovate, and are as well as the peduncles hispid. lj . H. 

 Native of Tauria, about .Kisljar. Flowers white. Fruit dark 

 purple. 



Cusfridaie-sepatted Briar. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



104 R. GLUTINOSA (Smith, fl. graec. prod. 1. p. 348. fl. grace, 

 t. 482.) branches pilose ; prickles numerous, falcate ; leaflets 

 roundish, coarsely serrated, hoary, glandular and viscid on both 

 surfaces; fruit and peduncles beset with stiff 1 bristles. Tj . H. 

 Native on Mount Parnassus ; of Sicily, and Candia, on the moun- 

 tains. R. rubiginosa Cretica, Red. ros. 1. p. 93. and p. 125. t. 

 47. R. rubiginosa sphaerocarpa, Desv. journ. bot. 1813. t. 118. 

 Cupan. pamph. ed. 1. t. 61. Flowers pale blush. Sepals sub- 

 pinnate. Fruit scarlet. 



Clammy Briar. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 



105 R. AGRE'STIS (Swartz ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 553.) prickles 

 of branches scattered, recurved ; petioles unarmed, villous, and 



