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Thorns, uneven, the large ones falcate ; mingled with 



bristles and glands. 



Leaves, composed of five or seven leaflets. 

 Stipules, usually simple, sometimes fringed with glands. 

 Leafstalks, hairy and glandulous, sometimes armed 



with small thorns. 

 Leaflets, oval or oblong, rugged, sometimes rusty 



underneath ; singly or doubly toothed, the teeth 



sometimes glandulous. 

 Flowers, fragrant, rarely solitary, sometimes united 



two or three together, sometimes in clusters ; the 



corolla having always a regular and elegant form. 

 Floral leaves, sometimes obliterated. 

 Flowerstalks, hispid, and glandulous, often armed with 



thorns under the bracteal leaves. 

 Tube of calyx, oval, more or less elongated, glandulous, 



very rarely smooth. 

 Sepals, composite, usually glandulous. 

 Disk, thickened, forming the throat of the calyx. 

 Petals, concave. 

 Fruit, oval or oblong, sometimes globular. 



This tribe is found in all the temperate countries 

 of Europe. 



ITawtte*. 



I. Rosa Damascena, or Damask Rose. 

 Rosa Bifera. 

 Rosa Centifolia Bifera. 

 Rosa Calendarum. 

 Gallic Portland. 

 Shrub, pretty high. 

 Branches, usually covered with uneven thorns, the 



largest scythe-shaped, mixed with bristles. 

 Leaves, composed of five or seven leaflets. 



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