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624. Rm. nirea. 



j^ R. m. 3 nivea Lindl. (Bot. Reg., t. 



861.; and our fig. 624.) /?. nivea 



Duponty not of Dec. ; R. m. ? var. 



rosea Ser. in Dec. Prod. Leaflets 



3 5, ovate-cordate, subacuminate, 



large. Flowers disposed in an im- 

 perfectly corymbose manner. Pe- 

 duncle and- calyx a little hispid. 



Petals white, or pale rose-coloured, 



large, obcordate. This is a very 



beautiful variety : the petals are 



white, with a most delicate, yet 



rich, tinge of blush. 

 _& js R. ;. 4 ncpalensis Lindl. (Bot. Reg., 



t. 829. ; and our fig. 625.) differs 



from the species in having longer 



and acuminated sepals. Raised at 



Claremont, from Nepal seed, in 1824 



Other Varieties. In Rivers's Abridged List of 

 Roses, published in 1840, the kinds recommended 

 are, the Fringed, Princesse de Nassau, and Tea- 

 scented ; the latter a hybrid, with large flowers of 

 a pure white, with a peculiar habit and perfume. 

 The branches of the musk rose are generally 

 too weak to support, without props, its large 

 bunches of flowers, which are produced in an 

 umbel-like manner at their extremities ; and hence 

 the plants require very little pruning. Being 

 rather tender, it does best against a wall. The 

 musky odour is very perceptible, even at some 

 distance from the plant, particularly in the eve- 

 ning ; and this musk gives the peculiar odour to the 

 626. R.m.nepai*nsis. Persian attar of roses. 



D. Species Natives of North America. 

 .* 59. R. TZUBIFO'LIA R. Br. The Bramble-leaved Rose. 



Identification. R. Brown in AiL Hort. Kew., ed. 2. vol. 3, p. 260. ; Lindl. Rosar. Monog.., p. 123. ic. ; 



Dec. Prod., 2. p. 598. 

 Engravings. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., t. 15. ; and our fig. 626. 



Spec. Char., tyc. Stems ascending. Branches 

 glabrous. Prickles scattered, falcate. Leaves 

 pubescent beneath. Leaflets 3, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, serrate. Stipules narrow, entire. Flowers 

 very small, of a rosy colour, mostly solitary. 

 Buds ovate. Sepals ovate, short, simple. Pe- 

 duncles and calyxes a little hispid. Styles 

 cohering into a tomentose club-shaped column, 

 as long as the stamens. Fruit pea-shaped. 

 f Dec.} A shrub. North America. Height 

 3ft. to 4ft. Introduced in 1830. Flowers 

 pale red ; August and September. Fruit scarlet ; 

 ripe in October. 



626. R. rubifolia. 



x. Banksianae Lindl. 



Identification. Lindl. Ros.. p. 125. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 584 



Derivation. So called in consequence of all the species contained in this section agreeing in cha- 

 racter with R. BankszV^, a rose named in honour of Lady Banks. 



Sect. Char., $c. Stipules nearly free, subulate, or very narrow, usually deci- 

 duous. Leaflets usually ternate, shining. Stems climbing. The species of 



