852 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Genus XIII. 
LOWEA Lindl. Tue Lowes. Lin. Syst. Icosdndria Polygynia. 
Identification. Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 1261. 
Synonyme. Rdsa sp. Pall. and Lindl. ja Ros. Monog. 
Derivation. In compliment to the Rev. Mr. Lowe, Travelling Bachelor of the University of Cam- 
bridge. (Lindicy in Bot. Reg. t. 1261.) 
Gen. Char., &¢. Calyx with the tube contracted at the mouth. Petals 5. 
Stamens and Carpels numerous as in Rosa. Leaf simple, exstipulate. 
Prickles often compound. (Lind/.) 
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous; serrated. Flowers yel- 
low, marked with purple. — An undershrub. Native of Persia. 
a 1. L. BERBERIFO'LIA Lindl. The Berberry-leaved Lowea. 
Identification. Lindley in Bot. Reg., t. 1261. 
Synonymes. Rdsa simplicifolia Sat. Hort. Alert. 359., R. berberifolia Pail., Lindl. Rosarum 
‘Monog. p.1. French edition, p. 23., Dec. Prod. 2. p. 602, Spreng. Syst. 2. p. 546., Wallroth Monog. 
Bea: Bot. Reg., t. 1261.; Redouté Ros., 1. t. 2.; and our fig. 633. 
Spec. Char. §c. Leaves undivided, without stipules, obovate-cuneated, 
serrated at the tip. Prickles decurrent, and of the colour of ivory. Sepals 
entire, subspathulate. Petals yellow, marked with purple at the base. 
(Dec. Prod.) An undershrub. Persia, near Amadan, 
where it abounds in saltish soil; and also in fields at 
the bottom of Mount Elwend, and in the Desert of 
Soongaria. Height 2 ft. Introd. in 1799. Flowers yellow 
and purple ; June and July. Somewhat difficult of cul- 
ture, and not a free flowerer ; but it is readily propagated 
by budding on the dog rose, or by seeds, which it pro- 
duces on the Continent in abundance in common soil. 
Varieties. Several are described in Dec. Prod., and some 
hybrids have recently been raised between this species 
and some kinds of Rosa. 
633, L. berberifolia. 
Sect. V. Po'mem Lindl. 
Genus XIV. 
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CRATA‘GUS Lind. Tut Tuorn. Lin. Syst. Icosandria Di-Pentagynia. 
Identification. Lindl. in Lin. Trans., 13. p. 105.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 626.; Don’s Mill 
Synonymes. Crate‘gus and Méspilus sp. of Lin. and others ; Neher, Alisier, and Adve Ge . 
Doonn, Uzbeer, and Mispel, Ger. ; Doorn, Dutch; Cratego, Ital. ; and Espino, Span. , 
Derivation. From kratos, strength ; in reference to the hardness and strength of the wood. 
Gen. Char. Calyx with an urceolate tube, and a 5-cleft limb. Petals orbicu- 
lar, spreading. Ovarium 2—5-celled. Styles 2—5, glabrous. Pome fleshy 
ovate, closed ; the calycine teeth, or the thickened disk, containing a bony 
putamen. (Don's Mill.) 
Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, chiefly deciduous, but in part evergreen : 
angular or toothed. Flowers in corymbs, usually white. Bracteas subulate. 
ee Fruit red, yellow, or black. Decaying leaves yellow, or reddish 
yelow. 
