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and composed of from five to seven leaflets. The clustered 

 flowers are white and sweet-scented. 



R. SPINOSISSIMA (syn E. pimpinellifolia). Burnet, or 

 Scotch Rose. A small bush about 2 feet high, of neat 

 growth, with small leaves, and pink or white flowers that 

 are solitary at the branch ends. 



R. VILLOSA. Downy Rose. Europe (Britain). This 

 species is of erect bushy growth, with the leaflets softly 

 downy on both sides. Flowers white or pale pink, succeeded 

 by globular fruits, that are more or less covered with fine 

 hair or prickles. Strong, stimsh loam will suit their wants 

 in the way of soil. 



Rosmarinus (Labiatae), 



ROSMARINUS OFFICTNALIS. Common Rosemary. Medi- 

 terranean region, 1848. A familiar garden shrub, of dense 

 growth, with dusky grey-green linear leaves and pale-blue 

 or white flowers. There is a golden and a silver leaved 

 variety, named respectively R. officinalis foliis-aureis and 

 R. officinalis foliis-argenteis ; as also one distinguished 

 by having broader foliage than the species, and named 

 R. officinalis latifolius. 



Rubus (Rosaceae), 

 



RUBUS ABCTICUS. Arctic Regions of both hemispheres. 

 An interesting species about 6 inches high, with trifoliate 

 leaves and deep-red flowers. For Alpine gardening it is a 

 valuable species of dwarf growth. 



R. AUSTBALIS, from New Zealand, is a very prickly 

 species, with the leaves reduced to their stalks and the 

 midribs of three leaflets, while the panicled flowers are 

 pink or whitish and fragrant. Not being very hardy it is 

 usually seen as a wall plant. 



