CHAP. XL! I. AOSA'l K .!:. flo'SA. 763 



subspathulate. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 603.) Flowers large, red, and loose ; 

 probably a native of Germany. Introduced in 1629; growing to the height 

 of from 1 ft. to (> ft., and flowering in June and July. 



Varieties. De Candolle gives the two following forms of this species : the 

 latter of which is most common in British gardens. 



a R. t. 1 francofurlfiHfi SIT. R. turbirmta Red. et Thor. Ros., i. p. 1 27. 

 ic., and ii. p. 9.5. ic., Limit. Rosar. Monog., p. 73. ; R. campaimlata 

 JEVir/i . Beitr.y vi. p. 97. ; R. francofurtana Gmel. Fl. Bad., ii. p. 405. ; 

 R. francofurtensis Desf. Cat., 175. The Frankfort Rose. Stem 

 nearly without prickles. Petioles tomentose. Leaflets somewhat 

 like the leaves of the hornbeam. Peduncles and calyxes hispid, 

 with glanded hairs. Tube of the calyx hemispherically bell-shaped. 

 Petals rosy, tinted with purple. 



a R. /. 2 orbessdnea Ser. R. orbessanea Red. et Thor. Ros., ii. p. 21., 

 Lindl. Rosa?: Monog., p. 142. The Orbessan Rose. Stem prickly. 

 Calyxes ovately bell-shaped. The peduncles rather hispid, with 

 glanded hairs. Flowers rose-coloured, double. This is a very 

 valuable kind of rose for shrubberies, &c., from its vigorous and 

 durable habit of growth, its large size, and the abundance of its 

 large flowers, which, though not elegant, are showy and ornamental. 

 a* 40. R. VILLO N SA Lin. The \i\\ous-leaved Rose. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 704. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 57& 



Sj/noni/mes. R. mullis Smith in Eng. Bot., t 2459. ; R. tomentosa ft Lindl. Ros., p. 77. ; R. hetero- 



phyila Woods in Lin. Trans., 12. p. 195. ; R. pulchella Woods 1. c., p. 196. ; R. pomifera Hertn. 



Diss , It). 

 Engraving. Eng. Bot, t 2459. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaflets rounded, bluntish, downy all over. Fruit globose, 

 rather depressed, partly bristly. Sepals slightly compound. (Don's Mill., 

 ii. p. 576.) Flowers red or pink. This is a very variable plant. Branches 

 without bristles. It is native of Europe, in hedges ; in Britain, in bushy 

 rather mountainous situations, in Wales, Scotland, and the north of 

 England, growing to the height of 5 ft. or 6 ft., and flowering in July. 



Varieties. 



- R. v. 2 rcsinosa Lindl. Ros., p. 77., has narrow leaflets, and very 



red flowers. It is a dwarf, grey-looking shrub, a native of Ireland, 

 a R. v. 3 pomifera Desv. Jour. Bot., 1813, p. 117.; R. hispida Poir. 

 Encyc. Bot., No. 15. ; and Don's Mill., ii. p. 577.; has the ovaries 

 and peduncles hispid, and the leaflets ovate, and white beneath 

 from tomentum. 



41. R. GRA'CILIS Woods. The slender Rose. 



Identification. Woods in Lin. Trans., 12. p. 186. ; Don's Mill., 2. 570. 



Si/ no nt/me. R. villbsa Smith in Eng. Sot., t. 583., excluding the synonyme and the fruit. 



Engraving. Eng. Bot., t. 583. 



Spec. Char., S{C. Peduncles usually in pairs, bristly, often bracteate. Branches, fruit, and calyx 

 bristly. Larger prickles curved, usually twin. Leaflets doubly serrated, hairy on both sides. 

 (Don's M///., ii. p. 570.) Petals slightly concave, of a pale pink. Fruit globular. Segments of the 

 calyx simple. Growing to the height of 8ft. or 10ft., and flowering in July. 



a 42. R. T03iENTo N SA Smith. The tomentose, or woolly, leaved. Rose. 



Identification. Smith Fl. Brit., 539. ; Eng. Bot, 990. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 576. 



Synontjnies. R. villbsa E/ir/i. Ark., p. 45., Du Rot Harbk., 2. p. 341., Fl. Dan., t. 1458. ; R. mollis- 



sima Bork. Holz., p. 307. ; R. dubia Wibel. Wirth., p. 263. ; R. villbsa ft Huds., 219. 

 Engravings. Red. Ros., 2. p. 39. and p. 88. ; Eng. Bot., t. 990. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaflets ovate, acute, more or less downy. Fruit elliptical, 

 hispid. Sepals pinnate. Prickles slightly curved. (Doris Mill., ii. p. 576.) 

 Petals white at the base. Native of Europe, in hedges and thickets; 

 plentiful in Britain ; growing to the height of 6 ft., and flowering in June 

 and July. 



Variety. 



it R. t. 2 scabriuscu/a Smith Eng. Bot., t. 1896. R. foe'tida fialard 

 Suppl., 29., Red. Ros., i. p. 13 J. Leaves greener than those of 



