348 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
4 R. m. 3 nivea Lindl. (Bot. Reg., t. 
861.; and our fig. 624.) R. nivea 
Dupont, not of Dec.; R. m. ? var. 
rosea Ser. in Dec. Prod. — Leaflets 
3—5, ovate-cordate, subacuminate, 
large. Flowers disposed in an im- 
perfectly corymbose manner. Pe- 
duncle and: calyx a little hispid. 
Petals white, or pale rose-coloured, 
large, obcordate. This is a very 
beautiful variety : the petals are 
white, with a most delicate, yet 
rich, tinge of blush. 
A « R. m, 4 nepalénsis Lindl. (Bot. Reg., 
t. 829.; and our fig. 625.) differs 
from the species in having longer 
and acuminated sepals. Raised at 
Claremont, from Nepal seed, in 1824 
el al Other Varieties. In Rivers’s Abridged List of 
Roses, published in 1840, the kinds recommended 
are, the Fringed, Princesse de Nassau, and Tea- 
‘scented ; the latter a hybrid, with large flowers of 
a pure white, with a peculiar habit and perfume. 
The branches of the musk rose are generally 
too weak to support, without props, its large 
bunches of flowers, which are produced in an 
umbel-like manner at their extremities; and hence 
the plants require very little pruning. Being 
rather tender, it does best against a wall. The 
musky odour is very perceptible, even at some 
distance from the plant, particularly in the eve- 
ning ; and this musk gives the peculiar odour to the 
Persian attar of roses. 
D. Species Natives of North America. 
« 59. R. ruBiro‘Lia R. Br. The Bramble-leaved Rose. 
Identification. R. Brown in Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2, vol. 3. p, 260. ; Lindl. Rosar. Monog,, p, 123. ic. 
Dec. Prod., 2. p. 598. 
Engravings. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., t. 15.; and our jig. 626. 
Spec. Char., $c. Stems ascending. Branches 
glabrous. Prickles scattered, falcate. Leaves 
pubescent beneath. Leaflets 3, ovate-lanceo- 
late, serrate. Stipulcs narrow, entire. Flowers 
very small, of a rosy colour, mostly solitary. 
Buds ovate. Sepals ovate, short, simple. Pe- 
duncles and calyxes a little hispid. Styles 
cohering into a tomentose club-shaped column, 
as long as the stamens. Fruit pea-shaped. 
‘Dec.) A shrub. North America. Height 
3ft. to 4ft. Introduced in 1830. Flowers Hf 
pale red ; August and September. Fruit scarlet ; 8 
ripe in October. 626. "R. rubifélia. 
§ x. Banksiane Lindl. 
Identification. Lindl. Ros., p. 125.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 584. 
Derivation. So called in consequence of all the species contained in this section agreeing in cha- 
racter with R. Banks‘@, a rose named in honour of Lady Banks. 
Sect. Char., §c. Stipules nearly free, subulate, or very narrow, usually deci- 
duous. Leaflets usually ternate, shining. Stems climbing. The species of 
625. R.m. nepalénsis, 
