226 BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION. 



Spec. Char., <^c. Prickles conical, hooked, compressed. Leaflets elliptical, acute, 

 downy on both surfaces. Sepals pinnate. Fruit globular, abrupt, rather bristly. 

 Found near Kingston upon Thames, near Tunbridge Wells, and on the Downs in Kent, 

 in Cambridgeshire, and in the Isle of Anglesea. Peduncles from 1 — 8, the more nu- 

 merous the shorter, beset with glandular bristles. Fruit large, and globular. A shrub, 

 growing to the height of 6 ft., and flowering in June and July. 



44. R. SYLVE'sTRis Lindl. The Wood Rose. 



Identification. Lindl. Syn. Brit. Fl., p. 101 ; Don's Mill., 2, p. 576. 



Synonyme. R. tomentosa sylvestris Woods. 



Spec. Char., cf-c. Stem erect, colored, flexuous. Prickles hooked. Leaflets oblong, 

 acute, hoary on both sides. Sepals diverging, deciduous before the fruit is ripe. Fruit 

 elliptic, bristly. Native of Oxfordshire, in hedges. Growing to the height of 6 ft. or 8 

 ft., and flowering in June and July. 



45. R. mo'llis Led. The sofl-leaved Rose. 



Identification. Led. ex Spreng. Syst., 2, p. 551 ; Don's Mill., 2, p. 577. 



Synonyme. R. Ledebourti Spreng. Syst., 2, p. 551. 



Spec. Char., tf-f. Ovaries ovate, glaucous, and prickly, as well as the peduncles. 

 Branches unarmed and pubescent, as well as the petioles. Leaflets obtuse, doubly ser- 

 rated, villous on both surfaces. Native of Caucasus ; growing to the height of from 4 

 ft. to 6 ft., and flowering in June and July. 



46. R. a'lba Lin. The common white Rose. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 805; Lawr. Ros., t. 23, 25, 32, 37; (Ed. Fl. Dan., t. 1215; 

 Red. Ros. 1, p. 97, and p. 17 ; Don's Mill., 2, p. 577. 



Synonyme. R. usitatlssima Gat. Montaub., t. 94. 



Spec. Char., <^c. Leaflets oblong, glaucous, rather naked above, simply serrat- 

 ed. Prickles straightish or falcate, slender or strong, without bristles. Sepals pin- 

 nate, reflexed. Fruit unarmed. Native of Piedmont, Cochin-China, Denmark, 

 France, and Saxony. Flowers large, either white, or of the most delicate blush 

 color, with a grateful fragrance. Fruit oblong, scarlet, or blood-colored. A shrub, 

 growing from 4 ft. to 10 ft. in height, and flowering in June and July. 



Vn. RUBIGINO^SJE Lindl. 



Derivation. From mhiginosus, rusty ; the leaves of the species being usually fur- 

 nished with rust-colored glands beneath. 



Scci. Char., <^c. Prickles unequal, sometimes bristle-formed, rarely 

 wanting. Leaflets ovate or oblong, glandular, with diverging serra- 

 tures. Sepals permanent. Disk thickened. Root-shoots arched. 

 The numerous glands on the lower surface of the leaves will be suffi- 

 cient to prevent anything else being referred to this section ; and 

 although R. tomentosa has sometimes glandular leaves, the inequality 

 of the prickles of the species of Rubiginosae, and their red fruit, will 

 clearly distinguish them. This division includes all the eglantine, or 

 sweet-briar roses. 



47. R- luVea Dndon. The yellow Eglantine Rose. 



Identification. Dodon. Pempt., 187; Mill. Diet., No. 11; Lawr. Ros., t. 12; Curt. 

 Bot. Mag., t. 363; Don's Mill., 2, p. 577. 



Synonymes. R. Eglanth-ia Lin. Sp. 703, Red. Ros., 1, p. 69; R. foe'tida Herm. 

 Diss., 18; R. chlorophy'lla Ehrh. Beitr., 2, p. 69; R. cerea Rossig. Ros. t. 2. 



Spec. Char., cf-c. Prickles straight. Leaflets deep green. Sepals nearly entire, 

 setigerous. Petals flat, concave. Flowers deep yellow, large, cupshaped, solitary. 

 Fruit unknown. A shrub, a native of Germany and the south of France ; growing 

 from 3 ft. to 4 ft. high, and flowering in June. 



48. R. RUBiGiNO^SA Lin. The msty-leaved Rose, Sweet-Briar, or Eglantine. 

 Identification. Lin. Mant., 2, p. 594 ; Dec. Prod., 2, p. 604 ; Don's Mill., 2, p. 577. 



