48 THE BOOK OF ROSES. 



branches point vertically ; dense, when its fo- 

 liage is quite close ; arborescent, when it has a 

 thick lofty stem ; pyramidal, &c. The general 

 colouring of the foliage is described as dull, 

 lively, dark, light, pale, deep, glaucous, red- 

 dish, &c. 



Such is the glossology of the rose-tree. Let 

 us proceed to consider its distinctions of spe- 

 cies, noting first the confusion introduced into 

 classification by the multiplication of hybrid 

 varieties. 



