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with petals that are entire or slightly indented at the top. The calyx has five short entire 

 sections. 



FLOWERS: in May and June, like the other species. 



RANGE: France. The cinnamon rosebush grows naturally in the Auvergne and in 

 the Vosges. 



USES. The dog rosebush is the only one used in medicine. A preparation made 

 from the fruit called cynorrhodon [Translator's note: Greek for dog rose] preserve is 

 astringent and is prescribed for atonic diarrhea and stomach weakness. Some authorities 

 claim that seeds separated from the pulp of the fruit used to make the preserves, called 

 rose hips [Translator's note: gratte-cul, literally anal scratch], are laxatives and diuretics. 



Bedeguar is a growth found on branches of this rosebush and on other wild 

 species. It results from perforation by an insect [Translator's note: bedeguar, or rose gall, 

 is caused by the gall wasp]. Formerly it was prescribed as a gargle for sores in the mouth 

 and throat. Ashes of the bedeguar also were thought to be suitable for resolving 

 scrofulous tumors. Nowadays it's rarely used in medicine. 



CULTIVATION. These rosebushes are cultivated only in botanical institutes. 

 They're readily propagated from suckers to be used as stocks for grafting unique or rare 

 species or varieties with beautiful flowers. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



576. Dog rosebush. 1. Germinating plant. 2. Calyx and stamens. 3. Fruit. 



577. Sweet briar. 1. Germinating plant. 2. Leaf enlarged and seen from below. 

 3. Calyx and stamens. 4. Fruit. 



578. Cinnamon rosebush. 1. Calyx. 



579. Scotch rosebush. 1. Germinating plant. 2. Calyx and stamens. 



