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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART 111. 



480 



481 



& 14. R. FRAXINIFO'LIA Bark. The Ash-leaved Rose. 



Identification. B&rk. Holz.,301. ; Ker Dot. Reg., t. 458. ; Don's Mill., 



2. p. 366. 

 Synonymes. R. virginiana Mill. Diet., No. 10. ; R. bl&nda Sol. MSS., 



Jacq. Fragm., 70. 1. 105. ; R. corymbbsa Bosc Diet. d'Agri. ex Desf. 



Cat. Hort. Par., p. 272. ? ; R. alplna ft Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2. vol. 3. 



p. 265. ; R. alplna ke'vis Red. Ros., 1. p. 5". ; Lawr. Ros., t. 75. 

 Engravings. Ker Bot. Reg., t. 458. ; Jacq. Fragm., 70. t. 105. ; Red. 



Ros., 1. t. 19. ; Lawr. Ros., t. 75. ; and our fig. 480. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Tall, unarmed. Branches straight, 

 glaucescent. Leaflets opaque, undulated, and gla- 

 brous. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Branches dark 

 purple, with a pale blue bloom. Flowers small, 

 red, in few-flowered cymes. Fruit naked, small, 

 round or ovate, of a dull pale red. A native of 

 Newfoundland, and on the north-west coast of 

 America ; growing to the height of from 4- ft. to 6 ft., 

 and flowering in May and June. There are plants 

 of this very distinct species at Messrs. Loddiges's. 



& 15. P. CINNAMO V MEA Besh The Cinnamon-scented Rose. 



Identification. Besl. Hort. Eyst. Vern. Ord., 6. p. 5. ; Lin. Sp., 703. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 5t. 

 Synonymes. R. fcecundfssima Munch. Hausv., 5. p. 279., Fl. Dan., t 1214. ; R. majalis Herm. 



Diss., 8. 

 Engravings. Lindl. Ros. t 5. ; Red. Ros., t. 37. and t. 51. ; Fl. Dan., t 1214. ; and our fig. 481. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Tall, cinereous. Branches straight. 

 Prickles stipular, straightish. Stipules dilated, undu- 

 lated. Leaflets oblong, obtuse, wrinkled, tomentose 

 beneath. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Flowers solitary, 

 or 2 3 together, pale or bright red. Fruit round, 

 naked, and crimson. The double-flowered variety is 

 most common in gardens. A native of most parts of 

 Europe. Growing to the height of 5 ft. or 6 ft., and 

 flowering in May and June. A very desirable sort, on 

 account of its fragrance, which resembles that of cin- 

 namon. There is a semidouble variety ; and the single 

 state is supposed to be identical with R. majalis below. 



& 16. R. MAJALIS Retz. The May Rose. 



Identification. Retz. Obs. Bot., 3. p. S3. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 566. 



Synonymes. R. mutica Fl. Dan., 688. ; R. spinosissiraa Garter. Ingr., 78. ; R. collincola Ehrh. 

 Beitr., 2. p. 70. ; R. cinnamomea Eng. Bot., 2388. 



Engravings. FL Dan., t. 688. ; Eng. Bot., t. 2388. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Dwarf, grey. Branches straight, coloured. Prickles scattered, nearly equal. 

 Stipules linear. Leaflets oblong, flat, glaucous, and tomentose beneath. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) 

 Flowers usually solitary, pale red. Fruit orange red, spherical, and naked. Native of Sweden 

 and Lapland ; and of Britain, near Pontefract, in Yorkshire : growing to the height of from 3 ft. 

 to 4 ft., and flowering in May and June. This is supposed by some to be the single state of R. cin- 

 nam&mea. 



sfe 17. R. DiCKsoN/A\vi Lindl. Dickson's Rose. 



Identification. Lindl. Hort, Trans., 7. p. 224., Syn. Brit. Fl., ed. 2. p. 99. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 566. 



Spec. Char., &c. Branches flexuous, setigerous, armed with a few slender, scattered prickles. 

 Leaflets folded together, unequal, with coarse double serratures. Stipules, petioles, and sepals 

 compound. Styles stretched out, glabrous. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Flowers white. Native of 

 Ireland j growing to the height of from 5 ft. to 6 ft, and flowering in June and July. 



ffi 18. R. TAU'RICA Bleb. The Taurian Rose. 



Identification, Bieb. Fl. Taur., 1. p. 394. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 566. 



Spec. Char., &c. Tall, cinereous. Prickles scattered, weak. Branches straight, unarmed towards 

 the apex. Leaflets oblong, wrinkled, villous beneath. Sepals compound. Styles stretched out, 

 glabrous. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Habit of R. cinnambmea. Flowers red. Native of Tauria, in 

 bushy places. Introduced in 1817 ; growing to the height of from 5 ft. to 6ft, and flowering in 

 June and July. 



& 19. R. DA ii ULRICA Pall. The Dahurian Rose. 



Identification. Pall. Fl. Ros., p. 61. ; Lindl. Ros., p. 32. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 566. 



Spec. Char., $c. Tall, much branched. Branches slender, coloured. Prickles stipular, spreading, a 



little recurved. Stipules linear. Leaflets oblong, wrinkled, tomentose beneath, deeply serrated. 



(Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Flowers red. Fruit ovate, red. Native of Dahuria and Mongol Tartary, 



in birch woods. Introduced in 1824 ; growing to the height of from 4 ft. to 6 ft, and flowering in 



May and June. 



