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Leaflets, five or seven ; small, oval, lanceolated, sharply 

 toothed. 



Leafstalks, reddish. 



Flowers, middle-sized, full, regular ; of a pale flesh- 

 colour. 



15. Abyssinian Rose. 

 Ro$a Myssinica. 



Branches, climbing. 



Thorns, strong, close set, scythe-shaped. 



Leaflets, oval, durable, shorter than in the type, the 



Sempervirens ; with a stalk larger at the point 



than towards the base. 



Petioles, rough, with unequal glands and bristles. 

 Flowerstalks, and Calyx, covered with thick down. 



This variety was found by Mr. Salt in Abyssinia. 



III. Rosa Multiflora. 

 Rosa Flava. 

 Rosa Florida. 

 Rosa Diffusa. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTERS. 



Shrub, lofty. 



Branches, flagelliform, flexible. 



Thorns, crooked ; in pairs under the stipules. 



Leaflets, five or seven, near together, wrinkled, lanceo- 

 lated, obtuse, notched; of a dull green, hairy on 

 both sides. 



Stipules, dilated at the base ; pointed, adherent, much 

 toothed, cottonous underneath. 



Flowers, numerous, small, in bouquets, double; pale 

 pink. 



