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34 14. R. FRAXINIFo'lia Bork. The Ash-leaved Rose. 

 Identification. Bork. Holz., 301. ; Ker Bot. Reg., t. 458. ; Don's Mill., 



8, p. 566. 

 Synonymes. R. virginiana Mill. Diet., No. 10. ; R. blanda« Sol. MSS., 



Jaeq. Fragm., 70. t. 105. ; R. corymbbsa Bosc Diet. d'Agri. ex Desf. 



Cut. Hort. Pur., p. 272. ? ; R. alpina (3 Ait. Hort. Kew.,ed. 2. vol. 3. 



p. 265. ; R. alpina teVis /?e-rf. /ta>\, 1. p. 57. ; Lwiur. #os., t. 75. 

 Engravings. Ker Bot. Reg., t. 458. ; Jacq. Fragm., 70. t. 105. ; Red. 



Ros., 1. t. 19l ; Lawr. Ros., t. 75. ; and our fig. 480. 



Spec. Char., Sj-c. Tall, unarmed. Branches straight, 

 glaucescent. Leaflets opaque, undulated, and gla- 

 brous. (Dun's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Branches dark 

 purple, with a pale blue bloom. Flowers small, ^ 

 red, in few-flowered cymes. Fruit naked, small, § 

 round or ovate, of a dull pale red. A native of 

 Newfoundland, and on the north-west coast of 

 America ; growing to the height of from 4 ft. to 6 ft., 

 and flowering in May and June. There are plants 

 of this very distinct species at Messrs. Loddiges's. 



Sfe 15. R. Cinnamo v mea Besl. The Cinnamon-scented Rose. 



2. p. 566. 

 R. majalis Herni. 



Identification. Besl. Hort. Eyst. Vern. Ord., 6. p. 5. ; Lin. Sp., 703. ; Don's Mill. 

 Synonymes. R. foecundissima Munch. Hausv., 5. p. 279., Fl. Dan., t. 1214. : 



Diss., 8. 

 Engravings. Lindl. Ros. t. 5. ; Red. Ros., t. 37. and t. 51. ; Fl. Dan., t 1214. ; and our fig. 481 



Spec. Char., Sf-c. Tall, cinereous. Branches straight. 

 Prickles stipular, straightish. Stipules dilated, undu- 

 lated. Leaflets oblong, obtuse, wrinkled, tomentose 

 beneath. {Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Flowers solitary, 

 or 2 — 3 together, pale or bright red. Fruit round, 

 naked, and crimson. The double-flowered variety is 

 most common in gardens. A native of most parts of 

 Europe. Growing to the height of 5 ft. or 6 ft., and 

 flowering in May and June. A very desirable sort, on 

 account of its fragrance, which resembles that of cin- 

 namon. There is a semidouble variety ; and the single r^^ 

 state is supposed to be identical with R. majalis below. ^ 



& 16. R. maja^lis Retz. The May Rose. 



Identification. Retz. Obs. Bot., 3. p. S3. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 566. 



Synonymes. R. mutica Fl. Dan., 688. ; R. spinosissima Gorter. Ingr., 78. ; R. collincola Ehrh. 

 Beitr., 2. p. 70. ; R. cinnamomea Eng. Bot., 2388. 



Engravings. Fl. Dan., t. 688. ; Eng. Bot., t. 2388. 



Spec. Char., 8(c. Dwarf, grey. Branches straight, coloured. Prickles scattered, nearly equal. 

 Stipules linear. Leaflets oblong, flat, glaucous, and tomentose beneath. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) 

 Flowers usually solitary, pale red. Fruit orange red, spherical, and naked. Native of Sweden 

 and Lapland ; and of Britain, near Pontefract, in Yorkshire : growing to the height of from 3 ft. 

 to 4 ft., and flowering in May and June. This is supposed by some to be the single state of R. cin- 

 namomea. 



sk 17. R. Dicksonia^na Lindl. 



Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7. p. 224., Syn. Brit. Fl. 



Dickson's Rose. 



Identification. Lindl. Hort. Trans., 7. p. 224., Syn. Brit. FL, ed. 2. p. 99. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 566. 



Spec. Char., S(C. Branches flexuous, setigerous, armed with a few slender, scattered prickles. 

 Leaflets folded together, unequal, with coarse double serratures. Stipules, petioles, and sepals 

 compound. Styles stretched out, glabrous. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Flowers white. Native of 

 Ireland ; growing to the height of from 5 ft. to 6 ft, and flowering in June and July. 



flfe 18. R. tai/rica Bieb. The Taurian Rose. 



Identification. Bieb. Fl. Taur., 1. p. 394. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 566. 



Spec. Char., 8(C. Tall, cinereous. Prickles scattered, weak. Branches straight, unarmed towards 

 the apex. Leaflets oblong, wrinkled, villous beneath. Sepals compound. Styles stretched out, 

 glabrous. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 566.) Habit of It. cinnambmea. Flowers red. Native of Tauria, in 

 bushy place*. Introduced in 1817; growing to the height of from 5 ft. to 6 ft., and flowering in 

 June and July. 



19. R. DAIIU V R1CA Pall. 



The Dahurian Rose. 



2. p. 566. 



Identification. I'all. FL Ros , p. 61. ; Lindl. Ros., p. 32. ; Don's Mill 

 ' /air., tfc. Tall, much branched. Branches slender, coloured 

 little recurred. Stipules linear. Leaflets oblong. 

 Don Mill , ii p. 566.) Mowers red. Fruit ovate, red. Native of Dahuria and Mongol Tartary, 

 in birch wood Introduced in 1824; growing to the height of from 1 ft, to61t., and flowering 

 and Fum 



Prickles stipular, spreading, a 

 wrinkled, tomentose beneath, deeply serrated. 



