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2. Hybrid Field Rose. 

 Rosa jlrvensis Hybrida. 

 Rosa Geminata. 



Shrub, having thicker offsets, the shortest straight, 

 floriferous and multifloral ; with bristles scattered 

 on the branches. 



Styles, detached. 



Flowers, very large, in bouquets, semi-double ; of a 

 delicate flesh-colour. 



Found in the neighbourhood of Wiirzburg, of Ver- 

 sailles, &c. 



3. Rosa *4rvensis with foliaceous Sepals. 



Sepals, bearing on three of the five from twelve to 

 fifteen linear lanceolated appendages; divergent. 



Found in the forests of Normandy. 



4. Rose with cohesive Styles. 

 Rosa Systyla. 



Shrub, having the specific characters of the Rosa 



Canina. 



Offsets, straight. 

 Thorns, strong and crooked. 

 Leaflets, oval. 

 Fruit, oblong. 



5. Lady Monson. 



Rosa Systyla Monsonice. 

 Shrub, smaller than the preceding. 

 Floriferous branchlets, straight, stiff, terminated by a 



large cluster of elegant flowers, slightly bristly. 

 Fruit, of a red-orange. 



Found in a hedge near Watford; and removed to the 

 garden of Lady Monson, after whom it was named. 



