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growth, and a free flowerer; but the shoots are of a bramble-like 

 texture, and the plant, in consequence, is but of temporary dura- 

 tion. Mr. Donald's R. Grevillez died in three or four years. 



.1 R. in. 3 RusseHiana. is a variety differing considerably, in flowers and 

 foliage, from the species, but retaining the fringed foot-stalk ; and is, 

 hence, quite distinct from R. sempervirens Russellww. 



JL R. m. 4 Boursault\ Hort., Boursaulf s Rose, is placed, in Don's Miller, 

 under this species ; though it differs more from the preceding variety 

 than many species do from each other. It is comparatively a hard- 

 wooded durable rose, and valuable for flowering early and freely. 

 This is a very remarkable rose, from its petals having a reticulated 

 appearance. 



1 jc 72. R. BRUNO\V/J Lindl. Brown's Rose. 



Identification. Lindl. Ros. Monog., p. 120. t. 14. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 598. 

 St/Honywe. R. Brown/* Spreng. Syst, 2. p. 556. 

 Engraving. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., t. 14. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Shoots trailing. Prickles of the stem stout and arched. 

 Leaflets 5 7, lanceolate, pilose on both surfaces ; the under one glandulous, 

 and of a different colour from the upper one. Stipules narrow, acute. In- 

 florescence corymbose. Peduncles and calyxes pilose, and a little hispid. 

 Sepals entire, narrow, and longish. Styles cohering into a very long pilose 

 column. Fruit ovate. A native of Nepal. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 598.) 

 Leaves simply serrated. Flowers in terminal bunches, white or pale red. 

 A rambling shrub, flowering in June and July. Introduced in 1822. 

 _R * 73. R. MOSCHA V TA Mill. The Musk Rose. 



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Identification. Mill. Diet., No. 13. ; Red. et Thor. Ros., 1. 



p. 33. \c., and p. 99. ic. : Lindl. Rosar. Monog., p, 121. ; Dec. 



Prod., 2. p. 598. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 583. 

 Synotit/mes. R. opsostmma Ehrh. Beitr., 2. p. 72. ; E. glandu- 



lifcra Roxb. 

 Engravings. Red. et Thor. Ros., 1. p. 33. ic., and p. 99. ic. ; 



and our fig. 514. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Shoots ascending. Prickles 

 upon the stem slender, recurved. Leaflets 

 5 7, lanceolate, acuminate, nearly glabrous, 

 the two surfaces of different colours. Stipules 

 very narrow, acute. Flowers, in many in- 

 stances, very numerous ; white, with the 

 claws of the petals yellow ; very fragrant. 

 Lateral peduncles jointed, and, as well as the 

 calyx, pilose, and almost hispid. Sepals almost 

 pinnately cut, long. Fruit red, ? ovate. (Dec.) 

 Varieties. 



.1 R. m. 2flore plcno G. Don. The double-flowered Musk Rose. 

 _i R. . 3 ni'wa Lindl. (Ifo*. Reg., t. 861.; 



and our Jig. 515.) R. nivea Dupont, 



not of Dec. ; 7?. m. ? var. rosea 



Ser. in Dec. Prod. Leaflets 3 5, 



ovate-cordate, subacuminate, large. 



Flowers disposed in an imperfectly 



corymbose manner. Peduncle and 



calyx a little hispid. Petals white, 



or pale rose-coloured, large, obcor- 



date. This is a very beautiful 



variety : the petals are white, with 



a most delicate, yet rich, tinge of 



blush. 



Description, $c. The branches of the musk 

 rose are generally too weak to support, with- 

 out props, its large bunches of flowers, which 



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