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wan, and as far as the Bear Lake ; growing to the height of 2 ft. or 3 ft., and flowering 

 from March to June. 



10. R. FRUTETO^RUM Bess. The Coppice Rose. 



Identification. Bess, ex Spreng. Syst. 2, p. 548 ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 565. 



Spec. Char., <^'c. Prickles almost stipiilar, strong, reflexed. Petioles unarmed, and, 

 as well as the under surface of the leaves, villous. Leaflets elliptic. Peduncles very 

 short, glabroii.". Fruit globose, glabrous. {Dun's Mill., 2, p. 565.) Native of Volhy- 

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



IL R. CAROLi^NA Lin. The Carolina Rose. 



Id&nafication. Lin. Sp., 703 ; Don's Mill., 2, p. 566. 



Synonymes. R. virginiana Du Roi Harbk., 2, p. 353 : Rossing. Ros., t. 13 : R. 

 paliistris Marsh. Arbr., 135; R. corymhusa Ehrh. Beitr., A, p. 21; R. pennsylvanica 

 Mich. Fl. Bor. Ainer., 1, p. 296 ; R. Undsoniana Red. Ros., 1, p. 95. t. 35; R. carolia- 

 na Bigel. Fl. Bost., 121. 



Spec. CJiar., <^c. Stipules convolute. Leaflets lanceolate. Sepals spreading, (Don's 

 Mill., 2, p. 566.) Branches green, or reddish brown. Cymes 1- or many-flowered. 

 Flowers crimson. Petals concave or flat, crumpled. Fruit round, scarlet, hispid. 

 Sometimes the ends of the shoots have no prickles. Native of New England, Virgin- 

 ia, and Canada as far as the Saskatchawan; growing to the height of from 2 ft. to 8 ft., 

 and flowering in June and July. As the name of R. paliistris imports, it grows best in 

 a marshy soil. 



12. R. LindleVi Spreng. Lindley's Carolina Rose. 



Identification. Spreng. Syst., 2, p. 647; Don's Blill., 2, p. 565. 



Synonymes. R. laxa L/hidl. Ros., 18, t. 3 ; R. Carolina Ait. Hort. Kew., ed 2, vol. 

 3, p. 260 ; R. carohna jiimpinellifolia Andr. Ros., with a figure. 



Spec. Char., <f-c. DifTuse. Branches twiggy, almost unarmed. Leaflets oblong un- 

 dulated, opaque, glaucescent. A spreading shrub, with reddish-brown branches. Flow- 

 ers rose-colored, growing usually in pairs. Native of North America. In cultiva- 

 tion, growing from 3 ft. to 4 ft. high ; and flowering in July and August. ' 



13. R. PARViFLO^RA Ekr. The small-flowered, or Pennsylvanian, Rose. 



Ideniijication. Ehrh. Beitr., 4, p! 21 ; Du Roi Harbk., 2, p. 354 ; Don's Mill., 2, 

 p. 555. 



Synonymes. R. humilis Marsh. Arh., 136 ; R carolinlana Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer., 



1, p. 295 : R. caroli y ei S Ail. Hort. Kew., ed. 2, vol. 3, p. 260 ; Pennsylvanian Rose 

 Lawr. Ros. t. 3, et t. 66, and of the nurseries. 



Spec. Char., cf-c. Dwarf. Stipules linear. Prickles acicular. Leaflets lanceolate, 

 smoothishj sharply serrated. Calyxes clammy. A very low, weak plant. Flowers 

 pale blush, usually growing by pairs. It is a native of North America, on the declivi- 

 ties of hills, in the States of New York and Carolina, where it grows to the height of 

 2 ft., flowering from June till August. 



14. R. pRAxiNiFo^LiA Bork. The Ash-leaved Rose. 



Identification. Bork. Holz., 301 ; Ker Bot. Reg., t. 458; Don's Mill , 2, p 566. 



Synonymes. R. virginiana Mill. Diet., No. 10 ; R. blanda a Sol. MSS., Jacq. Fragm., 

 70, t. 105; R. corymbosa Bosc Diet. d'Agri. ex Desf. Cat. Hort. Par., p. 272 7; R. 

 alpina /? Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2, vol. 3, p. 265. R. alpina laeVis Red. Ros., 1, p. 57; 

 Lawr. Ros., t. 75. 



Spec. Char., i^c. Tall, unarmed. Branches straight, glaucescent. Leaflets opaque, 

 undulated, and glabrous. 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. 



15. R. ciNNAMo^MEA Besl. The Cinnamon-scented Rose. 



Identification. Besl. Hort. Eyst. Vem, Ord., 6, p. 5; Lin. Sp., 703; Don's Mill., 



2, p. 566. 



Synonymes. R. fcecundissima Munch. Hausv., 5, p. 279 ; Fl. Dan., t. 1214 ; R. 

 majalis Herm. Diss., 8. 



Spec. Char., d^'c. Tall, cinerous. Branches straight. Prickles stipular, straightish. 

 Stipules dilated, undulated. Leaflets oblong, obtuse, wrinkled, tomontose beneath. 



