CHAP. XLI1. 



ROHA'CEIE. JiO SA. 



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growth, and a free flowerer; but the shoots are of a bramble-like 

 texture, and the plant, in consequence, is but of temporary dura- 

 tion. Mr. Donald's R. Grevillei died in three or four years. 



R. m. 3 Russelliana is a variety differing considerably, in flowers and 

 foliage, from the species, but retaining the fringed foot-stalk ; and is, 

 hence, quite distinct from R. sempervirens Russell/a««. 



R. m. 4 Boursaidti Hort., BoursauWs Rose, is placed, in Don's Miller, 

 under this species ; though it differs more from the preceding variety 

 than many species do from each other. It is comparatively a hard- 

 wooded durable rose, and valuable for flowering early and freely. 

 This is a very remarkable rose, from its petals having a reticulated 

 appearance. 



A ^ 72. R. Bruno'iV// Lindl. 



Brown's Rose. 



2. p. 598. 



Identification. Lindl. Ros. Monog., p. 120. t. 14. ; Dec. Prod. 

 Synonyme. R. Brown« Spreng. Syst, 2. p. 556. 

 Engraving. Lindl. Rosar. Monog., t. 14. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Shoots trailing. Prickles of the stem stout and arched. 

 Leaflets 5 — 7, lanceolate, pilose on both surfaces ; the under one glandulous, 

 and of a different colour from the upper one. Stipules narrow, acute. In- 

 florescence corymbose. Peduncles and calyxes pilose, and a little hispid. 

 Sepals entire, narrow, and longish. Styles cohering into a very long pilose 

 column. Fruit ovate. A native of Nepal. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 598,) 

 Leaves simply serrated. Flowers in terminal bunches, white or pale red. 

 A rambling shrub, flowering in June and July. Introduced in 1822. 



1 ^ 73. R. moscha v ta Mill. The Musk Rose. 



Identification. Mill. Diet., No. 13. ; Red. et Thor. Ros., 1. 



p. 33. ic, and p. 99. ic. ; Lindl. Rosar. Monog., p, 121. ; Dec. 



Prod., 2. p. 598. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 583. 

 Synonymes. R. opsostemma Ehrh. Beit?-., 2. p. 72. ; R. glandu- 



lifera Roxb. 

 Engravings. Red. et Thor. Ros., 1. p. 33. ic, and p. 99. ic. ; 



and our fig. 514. 



Spec. Char., cfc. Shoots ascending. Prickles 



upon the stem slender, recurved. Leaflets 



5 — 7, lanceolate, acuminate, nearly glabrous, 



the two surfaces of different colours. Stipules 



very narrow, acute. Flowers, in many in- 

 stances, very numerous ; white, with the 



claws of the petals yellow ; very fragrant. 



Lateral peduncles jointed, and, as well as the 



calyx, pilose, and almost hispid. Sepals almost 



pinnately cut, long. Fruit red, ? ovate. (Dec.) 

 Varieties. 



R. m. 2Jiore pleno G. Don. The double-lowered Musk Rose. 



1 R. m. 3 nivea Lindl. (Rot. Reg., t. 86 

 and our Jig. 5 1 5.) 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 imperfectly 

 corymbose manner. Peduncle and 

 calyx a little hispid. Petals white, 

 or pale rose-coloured, large, obcor- 

 date. This is a very beautiful 

 variety : the petals are white, with 

 a most delicate, yet rich, tinge of 

 blush. 



Description, Sfc. The branches of the musk 

 rose are generally too weak to support, with- 

 out props, its large bunches of flowers, which 



