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large, 3 5, ovate ; stip. narrow, acuminate ; fls. corymbose ; cat. glandular, seg- 

 ments subentire ; sty. united ; fr. globose. This splendid species is a native of 

 Michigan, and other States W ! and S. About 20 varieties are enumerated in 

 cultivation. They are hardy, of rapid growth, and capable of being traiaed 

 12 20f. Flowers in very large clusters, changeable in hue, nearly scentless, 

 and of short duration. 



* * Naturalized species. 



6. R. RUBIGINOSA. (R. suaveolens. Ph.} Eglantine. Sweet Brier. 



St. glabrous, armed with very strong, recurved prickles ; Ifts. 57, broad- 

 oval, with ferruginous glands beneath; fls. mostly solitary; fr. ovoid, oval or 

 obovoid ; ped. glandular-hispid. A stout, prickly shrub, 4 lOf high, natural- 

 ized in fields and road-sides, throughout the U. S. The older stems are bushy, 

 much branched, 1' diam., the younger shoots nearly simple, declined at top. 

 Leaflets I' long, as wide, unequally and sharply serrate, acute, bright green 

 above, rusty beneath, and when rubbed, very fragrant. Flowers light red, 1 

 2' diam., fragrant. Fruit orange-red. Jn. Of this beautiful species there are 

 about 25 cultivated varieties, single and double. 



7. R. CINNAMOMEA. Cinnamon Rose. 



St. tall, with ascending branches ; spines of the younger stems numerous, 

 scattered, of the branches few, larger, stipular ; Ifts. 5 7, oval-oblong, rugose, 

 cinerous-pubescent beneath ; stip. undulate ; sep. entire, as long as the petals ; 

 fr. smooth, globose. Native of Oregon. Stem 5 12f high, with .reddish bark. 

 Flowers mostly double, purple. 



* * * Exotic species. "\ Prickies straight, mostly acerose. 



8. R. GALLICA. Common French Rose. St. and petioles armed with numerous, 

 fine, scattered prickles ; Ifts. mostly 5, elliptical or broad-oval, thick ; fls. erect ; 

 pet. 5 or more, large, spreading; sep. ovate ; fr. ovoid, and with the ped., hispid. 

 The common red rose of gardens, from which have originated not less than 

 200 varieties, known in cultivation, and registered in catalogues, as the velvet, 

 carmine, carnation, &c. Many of them are beautifully variegated, as the tri- 

 color and picotee. The dried petals are used in medicine, and irom them are ex- 

 tracted tinctures for cookery. Jn. Jl. 



9. R. PIMPINELLIFOLIA. Ser. (R. spinosissima. Linn.} Scotch or Burnet 

 Rose. St. densely armed with straight, acerOse prickles : Ifts. 5 9, roundish, 

 obtuse, smooth, simply serrate ; fls. small, usually roseate, but changing in the 

 numerous varieties to white, red or yellow. Native of Scotland and other parts 

 of Europe. These shrubs are but 2 3f high, with small, delicate leaflets. 

 Flowers numerous, globular, very fine. May, Jn. 



10. R. EGLANTERIA. Ser. (R. lutea. Mill.} Yellow Rose. Austrian Eglantine. 

 St. with a cinerous bark, branches red, both armed with straight, slender, 

 scattered prickles ; Ifts. 57, small, broad-oval or obovate, smooth, shining 

 above, sharply serrate ; cal. nearly naked and entire ; pet. large, broad-obcor- 

 date. From Germany. Shrub about 3f high, bushy. Flowers numerous, of 

 a golden-yellow, very fugacious, of less agreeable fragrance than the leaves. 

 There are many varieties, both single and double, variegated with red. Jn. 



11. R. ALPlNA. Alpine or Boursault Rose. Younger shoots echinate with nu- 

 merous weak prickles, older ones smooth, rarely armed with strong prickles ; 

 Ifts. 5 11, ovate or obovate, sharply and often doubly serrate; stip. narrow, 

 apex diverging ; ped. deflexed after flowering, and with the calyx hispid or 

 smooth ; sep. entire, spreading ; fr. ovoid, pendulous, crowned with the conni- 

 vent calyx. Hardy, vigorous, climbing, with pink, red or crimson flowers. 



* * * Exotic species, ff Prickles falcate, strong. 



12. R. DAMASCENA. Damask Rose. St. branching and bushy, armed with un- 

 equal spines, mostly stipular, cauline ones broad, falcate or hooked ; Ifts. large, 

 broadly elliptical, downy-canescent ; sep. reflexed ; fr. ovoid, elongated. Native 

 of the "Levant. Shrub 3 4f high. Flowers rather numerous, of a delicate, 

 pale roseate hue, usually with very numerous petals, and a delicious fragrance. 

 Among its numerous varieties is the common monthly, low, blooming at all 

 seasons. 



