230 BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Prickles hooked, uniform. Leaflets elliptical, somewhat doubly 

 serrated, glaucous, hairy beneath, without glands. Sepals distantly pinnate, deciduous. 

 Flower stalks smooth, solitary. Fruit elliptical, smooth. Native of Scotland, in the 

 Highland valleys, but rare; at Taymilt, in Mid-Lorn, Argyleshire; and in Strath Tay, 

 between Dimkeld and Aberfeldie, a::u by the side of Loch Tay. Flowers generally of & 

 uniform carnation hue, but occasionally white. A shrub, from 4 ft. to 5 ft. in height ; 

 flowering in July. 



63. R. BO'RRERI Woods. Borrer's Dog Rose.. 



Identification. Woods in Lin. Trans., 12, p. 210 ; Don's Mill., 2, p. 580. 



Synonymes. R. dumetorum Smith in Eng. Sot., t. 2579 ; ft. rubiginosa 3- Lindl. 

 Ros., p. 83: R. rubiginosa inodora Hook. Land., t. 117; R. sepium Borkh. ex Ran. 

 Enum. 90 ? but not of Thui!. ; R. affinis Rau. Enum., 79 ; R. uncinella B Besser 

 Enum., 64 ? 



Spec. Char., fyc. Prickles hooked. Leaflets ovate, doubly serrated, hairy, without 

 glands. Sepals pinnate, often doubly pinnate, deciduous. Flower stalks aggregate, 

 hairy. Fruit elliptical, smooth. Native of Britain, in hedges and thickets. Flowers 

 pale red. Fruit deep scarlet. A shrub, growing from 6 ft. to 10 ft. in height ; flowering 

 in June and July. 



64. R. RUBRIFO'LIA Vill. The red-leaved Dog Rose. 



Identification. Vill. Dauph., 3, p. 549; Don's Mill, 2, p. 581. 



Synonymes. R. multiflora Reyn. Act. Laus., 1, p. 70. t. 6 ; R. rubiciinda Hall. Ftt. in 

 Rocm. Arcli., 3, p. 376 ; R. lurida Andr. Ros. ; R : cinnamomea y rubrifolia Red. Ros., 1, 

 p. 134. 



Spec. Char., $~c. Prickles small, distant. Leaflets ovate, and, as well as the branches, 

 glabrous, opaque, discolored. Sepals narrow, entire. Fruit ovate, globose, smooth. 

 Flowers corymbose. Peduncles smooth. Native of Dauphine, Austria, Savoy, Pyr- 

 enees, and Auvergne, in woods. Stems red. Leaves red at the edges. Flowers small, 

 deep red. Sepals narrow, longer than the petals. A shrub, growing to the height of 5 

 ft. or 6 ft., and flowering in June and July ; and producing a pleasing effect in a shrub- 

 bery, from the pinkness of its foliage. At the funeral of Villars, who first named and 

 described this rose, branches and flowers of it were cut and strewed over his grave. 



65. R. I'NDICA L. The Indian, or common China Rose. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 705 ; Don's Mill., 2, p. 581. 



Synonymes. R. sinica Lin. Syst. Veg., ed. 13, p. 393; R. semperflorens carnea Ros- 

 sig. Ros., t. 19; R. indica chinensis semiplena Ser. Mel., 1, p. 31; R. reclinata flore 

 submultiplici Red. Ros., p. 79 ; the monthly Rose, the blush China Rose, the Tea-scent- 

 ed Rose ; Rosier Indien, Rose The Fr. ; Indische Rose, Ger. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Stem upright, whitish, or green, or purple. Prickles stout, 

 falcate, distant. Leaflets 3 5 ; ovate-acuminate, coriaceous, shining, glabrous, 

 serrulate ; the surfaces of different colors. Stipules very narrow, connate with 

 the petiole, almost entire, or serrate. Flowers solitary, or in panicles. Stamens 

 bent inward. Peduncle sub-articulate, mostly thickened upward, and with the 

 calyx smooth, or wrinkled and bristly. Native of China, near Canton. Flowers 

 red, usually semi-double. Petioles setigerous and prickly. Petals obcordate. A 

 shrub, growing to the height of from 4 ft. to 20 ft., and flowering throughout the 

 year. 



Varieties. There are numerous varieties of this beautiful rose cultivated in 

 England; but the garden varieties of it are very generally confounded with those 

 of R. semperflorens. The following are quite distinct ; and may each be considered 

 the type of a long list of subvarieties. 



R. i. 2 ATowe^iana Ser. in Dec. Prod., 2, p. 600, Don's Mill., 1, p. 581. The 

 Noisette Rose. Stem firm, and, as well as the branches, prickly. Stipules nearly 

 entire. Flowers panicled, very numerous, semi-double, pale red. Styles exserted. 

 This well-known and very beautiful rose is almost invaluable in a shrubbery, from 

 its free and vigorous growth, and the profusion of its flowers, which are continu- 

 ally being produced during the whole summer. 



R. i. 3 odoratissima Lindl. Ros., p. 106, Bot. Reg., t. 864, Don's Mill., ii., p. 582 ; 

 JR. odoratissima Swt. H.>rt. Sub. Lond. ; R. indica fragrans Red. Ros., i., p, b. 1. 19 ; 

 the sweetest, or tea-scented, China Rose; Rose a Odeur de The, Fr. ; has semi- 



