344 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
1 ft. Introduced in. 1810. Flowers small, single or semidouble, pale 
blush ; April to November. 
The beautiful little plants called Fairy Roses, or Miniature Roses, in Rivers’s 
Abridged List, ave nearly all varieties of R. Lawrencedna; and they are well 
worthy of culture, from their extreme dwarfness (often flowering when not more 
than 6in. high), and the beautiful colour of their af 
miniature rosebuds, the petals of which appear of a 
much darker hue than those of the expanded 
flower. Rivers enumerates five select varieties, of 
which he says the Gloire des Lawrencianas is one of 
the prettiest. 
£52. R. sericea Lindl. The silky Rose. 
Identification. Lindl. Ros. Monog., p. 105.; Don’s Mill., 2. 
. S81. 
‘Busrioiess: Lindl. Ros. Monog., t. 12.; and our jig. 616. 
Spec. Char., §c. Prickles stipular, compressed. 
Leaflets 7—11, oblong, obtuse, serrated at the 
apex, silky beneath. Flowers solitary, bractless. 
Sepals entire, ending in long points. (Don’s Mil/.) 
A shrub. Gossainthan. Height 4ft. to 6 ft. 
Flowers ? pale red. Fruit in peduncles, naked. 
616. R. sericea. 
§ ix. Systyle Lindl. 
Derivation. From sun, together, and séwlos, a stile ; in reference to the styles being connected. 
Sect. Char. Styles cohering together into an elongated column. Stipules 
adnate. The habit of this section is nearly the same as that of the last 
division. The leaves are frequently permanent. (Don’s Afill.) Deciduous, 
evergreen, or sub-evergreen, and mostly climbing. Natives of Britain, 
Middle Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. 
A. Species Natives of Britain, and other Parts of Europe. 
Ax 53. R. sy’styta Bat. The connate-styled Rose. 
Identification. Bat. Fl. Main. et Loir. Suppl., 31. ; Don’s Mill , 2. p. 582. 
Synonymes. R. collina Smith in Eng. Bot, t.1895.; R. styldsa Desv. Journ. Bot. 2. p. 317. , 
A. brevistyla Dec. Fl. Fr. Suppl. p.537.; R. bibracteata Dec. 1. 
c.3 R. s¥styla « ovata Lind! Ros. p. 111. 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1895. ; and our fig. 617. 
Spec. Char., §c. Shoots assurgent. Prickles strong, 
hooked. Peduncles glandular. Sepals pinnate, 
deciduous, Styles smooth. Floral receptacle 
conical. (Don’s Mill.) A rambling shrub. France 
and England, in hedges and thickets ; common in 
Sussex ; in the South of Scotland, on hills. Height 
Gft. to 12ft. Flowers fragrant, pink or almost 
white; May to July. Fruit scarlet, ovate oblong. 
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There are several varieties, but they do not differ 
materially in appearance from the species. 617. R.systyla, 
Ruy 54. R. arve’nsis Huds. The Field Rose. 
Identification, Huds. Fl. Angl., ed. 1. p. 192. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 596. 
Synonymes. R. sylvéstris Hem. Diss. p. 10.3 R. scdndens Moench Weiss. Pl. p. 118.3 R. herpé- 
rhodon Ehrh. Beitr. 2. p. 69.3 R. Waller? Krok. Siles. 2. p. 150.; R. fdsca Monch Meth. p. 688. ; 
AR. sérpens Ekrh. Arbor. p.35.; R. sempervirens Rossig. Ros.; R. répens Gmel. Fl. Bad. Als. 2. 
p. 418., Jacg. Fragm., p. 69. t. 104.; R. rampans Reyn. Mém. Laus. 1. p. 69. t. 5. 
Engrawngs. “Eng. Bot., t. 188.; Bot. Mag., t. 2054. ; and our jig. 618. 
Spec. Char., $c. Shoots cord-like. Prickles unequal and falcate. Leaves de- 
ciduous, and composed of 5—7 glabrous, or indistinctly ciliated, leaflets, glau- 
cescent beneath. Stipules diverging at the tip. Flowers solitary or globose. 
