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14 R. BANKSLA. Thornless R. Prickles none; Ifts. lanceolate, 35, subentire; fls. 

 small, in umbels ; fruit globular, nearly black. China. 



15 R. INDICA. Chinese Monthly X. Bengal R. Lfts. 35, ovate, pointed, shining; 

 stip. very narrow ; sep. subentire ; stain, inflexed ; fruit top-shaped. China. 1 8f. 

 Fls. white to crimson. April to November. 



ft. LAWRENCIANA. Miss Lawrence's R. Aculeate ; fls. small (10, pink-purple. 

 Other var. Noisette, Youland ofAragon, Giant of Battles, Cloth of Gold (=uli-hur- 



yellow), and the favorite Tea Roses, 



1 G R. CANINA. Dog R. Prickles strong, compressed ; Ifts. 50, with acute, incurved 

 scrratures ; stip. rather broad, serrulate ; sep. deflexed after flowering, deciduous ; fr, 

 ovoid, red. Eur. 4 Sf. Fls. often simple, red. Often runs wild. 

 /3. BOURBONIANA. Lfts. ovate, subcordate, glossy ; fls. double and semidouble, pur- 

 ple. Numerous subvarieties. everblooming. 



1 7 R. CINNAMOMEA. Cinnamon R. Lfts. 57, oval-oblong, grayish-downy beneath ; 

 stip. broad, involute, pointed ; ped. and cal. glabrous ; sep. as long as the petals, closed 

 and persistent on the fruit. Eur. 6 12f. Purple. 



1 8 R. DAMASCENA. Damask R. Prickles broad, unequal ; Ifts. large, broad-elliptic, 

 whitish-downy ; sep. reflexed. Levant. 3 4f. Fls. pale roseate, very fragrant. The 

 common Monthly is a variety. 



1 9 R. ALBA. White R. Erect, tall ; prickles slender, or ; Ifts. round-ovate ; petioles 

 and veins downy, glandular; sep. pinnatifid; fr. ovoid. Eur. Stout, 4 Sf. Flowers 

 large, clustered, sweet-scented, pure white, semidouble. 



20 R. CENTIFOLIA. Proxens R. Cabbage R. Very prickly ; leaflets 57, ovate, edges 

 gland. -ciliate ; cal. and ped. gland.-hispid, viscid and frag. S. Eur. 2 4f. Fls. pink, &c. 



Var. very numerous, among which is the incomparable Moss Rose. 



21 R. EGLANTERIA. Yellow R. Austrian Eglantine. Branches red, all prickly; Ifts. 

 57, small, broad-oval, or obovate ; sep. smooth, entire ; pet. large, yellow. Aust. 3f. 



Var. The Copper Austrian, single ; Persian Yellow, double, and others. 



22 R. ALriNA. Boursault R, Climbing; Ifts. 5 11, ovate or obovate, sharply serrate; 

 ped. deflexed after flowering, and sep. connivent on the ovoid hip. Alps. 10 20f. 

 Older stems thoniless. Fls. clustered, pink, blush, crimson, &c. 



23 R. GALLICA. Common French R. Erect ; leaflets 5 7, oval to lanceolate, thick ; fls. 

 trect, with large spreading red petals ; sep. ovate, some viscid. Eur. 2 5f. 



Var. 300 or more ; as the Velvet, Carmine, Carnation. Some are variegated, as 

 York-and-Lancaster, Tricolor, Picotee, Nosegay, &c. 



24 R. PIMPINELLIFOLIA. Scotch R. Burnet R. Very prickly, erect ; Ifts. 59, round- 

 ovate, obtuse, smooth; sep. entire, finally convergent on the fruit; fls. small, rose- 

 ate ; but there are varieties with purple and even yellow flowers. 



18. AMELANCHIER, Medic. SHAD-FLOWER. WILD SERVICE. Cal. 

 5-clef't. Pet. 5, oblong-obovate or oblanceolate. Sta. short. Sty. 5, some- 

 what united at base. Pome 3-5-celled, cells partially divided, 2-seeded. 

 ^) ') Leaves, simple, serrate. Flowers racemous, white. 



A. Canadeiisis T. & G. Lvs. oval or oblong-ovate, sharply serrate, smooth; raceme 

 loose; calyx segments lance-triangular; fruit globous, purplish. Woods: common. 

 5 35f. Flowers showy, in early Spring. Fruit pleasant, ripe in June. 



/3. oblonsri folia Shrub; Ivs. oblong-oval, mucronate ; pet. oblong-obovate. 



y. rotvndifbUa, Lvs. broad-oval ; pet. linear-oblong. Shrub 10 20f. 



$. alnifblia. Lvs. round-oval, serrate near apex ; pet. linear-oblong. 15 30C 



e. oltg-ocarpa. Shrub; Ivs. elliptic-oblong, cuspidate ; rac. 2-4-flowered. North. 



19. CRATJEGUS, L. THORN. HAWTHORN. Calyx nrceolate, limb 

 5-cleft. Pet. 5. Sta. oo. Ov. 1 5, with as many styles. Pome fleshy, 

 containing 1 5 bony, 1-secded carpels, and crowned at the summit by thfl 



