ROSACES. XXII. ROSA. 



583 



Close-styled Rose. Fl. May, July. Britain. Sh. 8 to 12 ft. 



140 R. ARVE'NSIS (Huds. ang. ed. 1. p. 192.) surculi flagel- 

 liform ; prickles unequal, falcate, scattered ; leaflets simply ser- 

 rated, glaucous beneath ; peduncles glandular ; sepals pinnate, 

 deciduous ; styles smooth ; floral receptacle slightly convex ; 

 fruit globose or elliptical, smooth. Pj . H. Native of many 

 parts of middle Europe. In England in hedges and thickets, 

 and the borders of fields, chiefly in the midland counties. Smith, 

 engl. bot. t. 188. Lawr. ros. t. 86. Red. ros. 1. p. 89. t. 32. 

 Sims, bot. mag. 2054. R. sylvestris, Herm. diss. 10. R. scan- 

 dens, Mcench. vveiss, pfl. 118. R. herperhodon, Ehrh. beitr. 2. 

 p. 69. R. Halleri, Krok. siles. 2. p. 150. R. fusca, Mcench. 

 meth. 688. R. serpens, Ehrh. arbr. 35. R. sempervirens, 

 Rossig. ros. t. 32. R. repens, Gmel. fl. bad. als. 2. p. 418. 

 Jacq. fragm. 69. t. 104. R. rampans, Reyn. mem. laus. 1. p. 

 69. t. 5, Flowers usually white, slightly scented, generally 

 several together, rarely solitary. Fruit of a dark blood-colour. 

 Shrub sending out many arched trailing shoots. 



Var. ft, hybrida (Lindl. ros. 113.) surculi thicker and shorter; 

 floriferous stems erect, many-flowered ; branches bearing a few 

 bristles ; styles free. Pj . H. Native of Switzerland. R. hy- 

 brida, Schleich. cat. R. geminata, Ran, enum. 39. R. gallica, 

 hybrida, Gaud, in Ser. mel. bot. 1. p. 39. The branches have 

 a few setae mixed among the prickles. The flowers are semi- 

 double, of a most delicate flesh-colour. Called in the nurseries 

 double-hip rose. 



Var. y, Andersonii (Smith, engl. fl. 2. p. 398.) habit stout ; 

 flowers large, pale flesh-coloured. Found wild in a hedge in 

 Somersetshire. 



Var. e, Ayreshlrea (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 597.) prickles 

 slenderer, very sharp ; leaflets sharply serrated, thin ; peduncles 

 beset with glandular bristles. T? . H. Cultivated in the gar- 

 dens under the name of Ayrshire rose. R. capreolata, Neill, 

 edinb. phil. journ. no. 3. p. 102. Flowers white, in clusters, 

 fragrant. 



Var. , obluscita (Ser. 1. c.) leaflets roundish, blunt. P; . H. 

 Native of Switzerland, about Bern. 



Field Rose or White Trailing Dog-rose. Fl. July. Britain. 

 Shrub rambling. 



141 R. ABYSSI'NICA (Brown in Salt's abyss, append. 64.) sur- 

 culi climbing ; prickles much crowded, falcate ; leaflets ovate, 

 evergreen ; peduncles and calyxes tomentose ; sepals entire ; 

 petioles very rough, with unequal glands and setae. Pj . H. 

 Native of Abyssinia. Lindl. ros. p. 116. t. 13. 



Abyssinian Rose. Shrub cl. 



142 R. SEMPERVI'RENS (Lin. spec. 704.) surculi climbing ; 

 prickles nearly equal, falcate ; peduncles numerous, glandular ; 

 leaves evergreen ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, simply serrated, 

 smooth on both surfaces, paler beneath ; sepals nearly simple ; 

 petioles armed with little hooked prickles ; styles hairy. Pj . H. 

 Native of France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and the Balearic 

 Islands. Lawr. ros. t. 45. Ker. bot. reg. 459. R. scdndens, 

 Mill. diet. no. 8. R. Balearica, Desf. cat. Pers. ench. 2. p. 49. 

 R. atrovirens, Viv. fl. ital. 4. t. 6. R. sempervirens globosa, 

 Red. ros. 2. with a figure. R. sempervirens var. a, scandens, 

 D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 533. Flowers very numerous, white, and 

 fragrant. Receptacle of flower conical, very thick. Fruit 

 orange-colour, small. There are varieties of this plant with 

 semidouble and pale rose-coloured flowers. It is a very orna- 

 mental plant, rapidly forming a compact covering to old pales or 

 buildings against which it is planted : and the Ayrshire rose is 

 equally good for that purpose. Smith, grace, t. 483. 



Var. ft,microphylla (Desf. atl. 1. p. 401.) leaflets nearly orbi- 

 cular. ^ . H. Found about Tunis. 



Var. X, latifolia (Red. ros. 2. p. 16. and p. 49. with a figure,) 

 leaflets broader ; peduncles and fruit hispid ; stems green. 



Var. 3, Leschenaultiana (Red. et Thor. ros. 3. p. 87. with a 

 figure,) germens ovate, and are, as well as the peduncles, beset 

 with glandular bristles ; stems and petioles prickly, pruinose, 

 and violaceous ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate. Pj . H. Native of 

 the Nelligery mountains, in Asia. Stems climbing to the height 

 of 60 or 70 feet. Perhaps a proper species. 



Var. c, microphylla (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 138. fl. fr. 5. p. 

 533.) leaflets smaller ; peduncles and fruit hispid. Pj . H. Red. 

 ros. 2. p. 16. 



Var. '(,, pilosula (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 598.) peduncles 

 and petioles usually pilose and hispid. Pj . H. Native of the 

 Eastern Pyrenees. 



Var. rt, Russeliana (Hort.) flowers pale red. RusseVs rose. 



Var. &, rose Clare (Lindl. bot. reg. 1438.) an elegant rose, with 

 spreading corymbs of deep red flowers. It is perhaps a hybrid 

 between the present species and R. I'ndica. 



Evergreen Dog-rose, Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1629. Sh. cl. 



143 R. PROSTRA'TA (D. C.hort. monsp. 138. fl. fr. 5. p. 536.) 

 surculi prostrate ; prickles nearly equal, falcate ; leaves ever- 

 green ; styles glabrous ; flowers usually solitary. Pj . H. Na- 

 tive of the south of France. Red. ros. 1. p. 90. R. arvensis 

 var. 7 prostrata, Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 597. 



Var. ft, bibracteata; peduncles furnished with 2 or many 

 bracteas ; flowers very numerous ; leaflets broadish. Pj . H. 

 Native of France. R. arvensis ft bibracteata, Red. ros. 1. p. 

 90. Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 597. R. bibracteata, Bast. ann. 

 litt. and in D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 537. Flowers white or pale red. 



Prostrate Evergreen Dog-rose. Fl. July. Shrub prostrate. 



144 R. MULTIFLORA (Thunb. jap. 214.) branches, peduncles, 

 and calyxes tomentose ; leaflets soft, lanceolate, wrinkled ; sti- 

 pulas pectinated ; styles downy ; sepals ovate, entire ; fruit turbi- 

 nate, smooth, Pj .H. Native of Japan and China. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1059. Ker. bot. reg. 425. R. flava, Donn, hort. cant. ed. 4. p. 

 121. R. florida, Poir. suppl. R. diffusa, Roxb. Flowers sin- 

 gle, red, clustered. Fruit bright red, not crowned by the calyx. 

 Red. ros. 2. p. 70. 



Var. ft, Thunbergiana (Red. ros. 2. p. 70.) flowers white : 

 petioles prickly. Pj . H. Native of Japan. Flowers small, 

 double, clustered. 



Var. y, carnea (Red. ros. 2. p. 69. with a figure,) flowers of a 

 beautiful pink, small, double clustered. Ij . H. Native of 

 China. Lindl. bot. reg. 425. Sims, bot. mag. 1059. 



Var. <?, platiphylla (Red. ros. 2. p. 69. with a figure,) leaflets 

 broader; flowers large, double, purple, clustered, changing colour 

 as they fade. Pj . H. Lindl. bot. reg. 1372. R. Thoryi, Tratt. 

 ros. 2. p. 85. R. Grevillei and R. Roxburghii, Hort. 



Var. , Boursoultii (Hort.) flowers small, double, pink, clus- 

 tered. The garden roses known under the names of JR. Fra- 

 seriana, R. purpHrea, and R. hyacinthlna are slight varieties of this. 



Many-flowered Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. Sh. cl. 



145 R. BRUNONII (Lindl. ros. p. 120. 1. 14.) branches, lanceo- 

 late leaflets, and calyxes tomentose and glandular ; stipulas ser- 

 rated ; prickles strong, scattered, hooked ; sepals entire ; styles 

 hairy. Pj . H. Native of Nipaul. R. Brownii, Spreng. syst. 

 2. p. 556. Leaves simply serrated. Flowers in terminal bunches 

 white or pale red. 



Var. ft, midiuscula (Lindl. in bot. reg. 829.) leaflets oblong, 

 acute, glabrous ; petioles, pedicels, and calyxes glandular. 



Var. y, Nipalensis (Lindl. 1. c.) leaflets ovate-lanceolate, dis- 

 tant ; petals acute ; pedicels and calyxes glandular. 



Var. S, arborea (Lindl. 1. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves firmer, 

 pubescent beneath. 1? . H. Native of Persia. R. arborea : 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 50. Shrub upright. 



Brown's Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub rambling. 



146 R. MOSCHA'TA (Mill. diet. no. 13.) branches very sparing- 

 ly glandular, almost naked; prickles strong, hooked, scattered; 



