PL ex. cat. 53. ROSACEA. 348. Rosa. 573 



Shrnb 8 feet high ; leaflets elliptic, upper pair and odd 

 leaflet largest, very deeply serrate, above bald, dull ; ser- 

 ratures cartilaginous at the tip; ^oM-er^ rather fiat, pale 

 xeddish ; fruit elliptic. 



22. Rosa Hihernica. Irish rose. 

 Germen globose ; thorns hooked, unequal ; leaflets ser- 

 rate. 



Rosa Hibernica, Engl. But. 2196. 



Ireland; shrubby; June to November. 



Shrill 3 feet high ; leaflets elliptic, upper pair and odd 

 leaflet largest, above bald, rather glaucous ; beneath hairy, 

 especially the main rib ; styles simple ; fiuit globular, 

 -sometimes drawn out at the throat. 



23. Rosa canina. Dog rose. 

 Styles distinct ; stem-thorns hooked ; petiole-thorns sickle- 

 shape; leaflets keeled, serrated, bald. 



Rosa sylvestris inodora, seu canina, Raii Syn, 434, 1 ; Park. 1017. 

 Rosa canina inodora, Ger. em. 

 Rosa canina, Lin. S. P. 704. 

 Wild briar. Dog rose. Hep-tree. 



Hedges and bushy places ; shrubby ; June. 



Shrub spreading, 8 feet high; leaflets narrow, elliptic, 

 upper pair and odd leaflet largest, keeled, point turned on 

 one side, quite bald, young leaves shining as if varnished; 

 serratures pointed, unequal ; flowers reddish, rarely white ; 

 the buds redder than the expanded flower ; fruit elliptic, 

 quite bald, shining, scarlet. — Fruit eatable, and made into 

 a conserve ; a decoction of the shoots, and especially of 

 the roots, drank as an agreeable and exhilarating tea ; dried 

 leaves used as a substitute for China tea ; flowers preserved 

 with sugar and honey, and also used to prepare a spirituous 

 liquor. 



24. Rosa surculosa. Shooting rose. 

 Styles distinct; thorns hooked; leaflets flat, serrate, bald.^ 



Rosa surculosa. Woods in Lin. Tr. 12, 228. 



Roadsides and bushy places ; shrubby ; June. 



Shruh 8 feet high ; leaflets elliptical, pointed, upper pair 

 and odd leaflet largest, odd leaflet hear tsh ape at the base, 

 above slightly hairy ; beneath bald, dark ; younger leaves 

 purplish ; flowers reddish ; styles porrected ; fruit elliptic, 

 l)road, red. 



