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American Rose. Pretty, and a free flowerer. Raised by Mr. Hogg, 

 nurseryman, in New York, from seeds of the single yellow rose. 

 Horticultural Society's Garden. 



Other Species belonging to this Section. R. iberica Smith, native of Eastern 

 Iberia ; R. glutinosa Smith, native of Greece ; R. Klukzz Bess., native of 

 Tauria ; R. suaveolens Pursh, native of North America ; and R. Montezumrf? 

 Humb., native of Mexico, are describee! in our first edition. 



viii. Canlrwe Lindl. 



Derivation. From caninus, belonging to a dog : because R. canina is commonly called the dog rose. 

 The name is applied to this section, because all the species contained in it agree in character with 

 R. canina. 



Sect. Char., $c. Prickles equal, hooked. Leaflets ovate, glandless or glan- 

 dular, with the serratures conniving. Sepals deciduous. Disk thickened, 

 closing the throat. Larger suckers arched. ( Don's Mill.) Deciduous, but 

 some sub-evergreen. Chiefly bushes, but partly sarmentose and procumbent. 

 Natives of Britain, Middle Europe, and Asia. 



A. Species Natives of Britain. 

 & 42. R. CANI\\*A Lin. The common Dog Rose. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 704. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 579. 



Synonymes. R. dumalis Bechst. Forstb. 241. and 939. ex Rau. ; R. ande- 



gavensis Bat. Fl. Main, et Loir. 189., Red. Ros. 2. p. 9. t. 3. ; R. glauca 



Lois, in Desv. Journ. ; R. arve"nsis ScArank Fl. Mon. ; R. glaucescens 



Mer. Par. ; R. nltens Mer. 1. c. ; R. teneriffensis Donn Hort. Cant. 



ed. 8. p. 169. ; R. senticdsa Achar. Acad. Handl. 34. p. 91. t 3. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 992. ; Lawr. Ros., t. 21. 29. ; and our fig. 599. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Prickles strong, hooked. 

 Leaflets simply serrated, pointed, quite 

 smooth. Sepals pinnate. Fruit ovate, 

 smooth, or rather bristly, like the aggregate 

 flower stalks. (Don's Mill.) A rambling 

 shrub. Europe generally, and the North 

 of Africa ; plentiful in Britain, in hedges, 

 woods, and thickets. Height 6 ft. to 10 ft. 

 Flowers rather large, pale red, seldom white 

 Fruit scarlet ; ripe in September. 



Variety. 



& R. c. 2 aciphylla Lindl. Ros. p. 99. ; 

 R. aciphyila Rau. 69. with a fig., 

 Red. Ros. ii. p. 31. t. 13. ; and our 

 Jigs. 600, 601.; is a very remarkable 

 variety, from the straightness of its 



599. R. can\na. 



.June and JnK 



600. .c.a iph/Jla 



shoots, and its singular habit of growth. The 

 leaves are smooth on both surfaces, and the 

 flowers are smaller than those of the species. 

 Other Varieties. Seventeen are described in our 

 first edition. 



Fruit ovate, bright scarlet, of a peculiar and very grateful flavour, especially i f 

 made into a conserve with sugar. The pulp of the 

 fruit besides saccharine matter, contains citric acid, 

 which gives it an acid taste. The pulp, before it is 

 used, should be carefully cleared from the nuts or 

 seeds. Numerous varieties. 



sfe 43. R. FO'RSTER/ Sm. Forster's Dog Rose. 



Identification Smith Eng. Fl., 2. p. 392. ; Bor. in Eng, Bot. 



Suppl., 2611. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 580. ^ 



Synonyme. R. colllna/3 and ? Woods in Lin. Trans. 12. p. 392. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot Suppl., t. 2611. ; and our fig. 602. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Prickles scattered, conical, hooked. 



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