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ROSE 



lar. Some of the species are in cultivation 

 as stove-plants ; their purple flowers are 

 very handsome. [M. T. M.] 



ROSE. Rosa. — of the Alps. Rhododendron 

 hirsutum, and R.ferrugineum. —of Jericho. 

 Anastatica luerochuntina ; also said to be 

 applied to Mesembryanthemum Tripolium. 

 — of Heaven. Viscaria Cceli-rosa. — of 

 Mav. Narcissus posticus. —.AYRSHIRE. 

 Rosa aruensis. — , BOURBON. A form of 

 Rosa indica. — , BRIER. Rosa canina. — , 

 BURNET. i?osa spinosissima. — , CAB- 

 BAGE. Rosa centifolia. -, CHINESE. 

 Rosa indica; also Hibiscus Rosa sinen- 

 sis. —.CHANGEABLE. Hibiscus mutabihs. 

 — , CHRISTMAS. Helleborus niger. — , 

 CORN. Papaver Rhosas. —, COTTON. An 

 American name for Filago. — , DAMASK. 

 Rosa daraascena. — , DOG. Rosa canina. 

 — , ELDER. Gerarde's name for a variety 

 j of Viburnum Opulus. — , FAIRY. Rosa 

 i Lawrenceana. —, FRENCH. Rosa gallica. 

 j — GUELDER, or GUELDRES. The 

 I sterile-flowered variety of Viburnum Opu- 

 | lus. — , HOLLY. Helianthemum. —, HUN- 

 ; DRED- LEAVED. Rosa centifolia.—, JA- 

 MAICA. Menana; also Blakea trinervis, 

 — , MACARTNEY. Rosa bracteata. -, 

 MALABAR. Hibiscus Rosa malabarica. 

 — , MALLOW. Hibiscus Moscheutos. — , 

 MONTHLY. Rosaindica. — , MOSS. Agar- 

 i den variety of Rosa centifolia. —, NOI- 

 SETTE. A hybrid rose of garden origin. 

 j — , OFFICINAL. Rosa gallica. —, 

 PRAIRIE. Rosa setigera. — PRO- 

 VENCE, or PROVINS. Rosa centifolia. 

 — , ROCK. Helianthemum ; also Cistus. — , 

 SAGE. Turnera ulmifolia. — , SCOTCH. 

 . Rosa spinosissima. — , SOUTH SEA, of 

 Jamaica. Neriurn Oleander. — , SUN. He- 

 lianthemum. — , SWAMP. Rosa Carolina. 

 — , TEA-SCENTED A variety of Rosa 

 indica. —, WILD. Blakea trinervis. 



ROSE. (Fr/> The flowers of the Rose. 

 — DE CAYENNE. Hibiscus mulubilis. — 

 DECHIEN. Rosa canina. — DE CHINE. 

 Hibiscus Rosa sinensis. — DE DAMAS. 

 Rosa daraascena. — DE GUELDRE. The 

 sterile-flowered varietv of Viburnum Opu- 

 lus. — DE JERICHO. Anastatica hiero- 

 chuntina. — DE MER. Althma rosea. — 

 DE NOEL. Helleborus niger. — DE SE- 

 RANE. Pceonia peregrina. — D'INDE. 

 Tagetes erecta. — DOUTRE-MER. Althma 

 rosea. — DE LA CHINE. Hibiscus Rosa 

 sinensis. — DES CHAMPS. Dipladenia 

 Rosa campestris. — DU CIEL. Viscaria 

 Cceli-rosa. — DU JAPON. Hydrangea Hor- 

 tensia^ also Camellia japoniea. —MAUVE, 

 or TREMIERE. Althaea rosea. 

 ROSEA. A genus of Cinchonacea?, cob 

 ! sisting of shrubs natives of Mozambique. 

 1 The stipules are combined below into a 

 ! membranous sheath, and above are pro- 

 longed into an awl-shaped point. The 

 flowers are nearly sessile, in axillary clus- 

 ters ; the calyx supported by six overlap- 

 ping bracts ; the corolla salver-shaped, 

 with the tube hairy within, and the limb 

 divided into six or eight spreading lobes; 

 the stamens six to eight, projecting from 



the corolla ; the style cylindrical, twisted 

 towards the top ; the stigma cleft, pro- 

 truding from the corolla; and the fruit 

 somewhat fleshy two-celled few-seeded, 

 surmounted by the calyx. The name has 

 also been given to a plant synonymous 

 with Iresine. [M. T. M.] 



ROSE-A-RUBY. Adonis autumnalis. 



ROSEAU. (Fr.) Arundo. — A FLECHES. 

 Alptiia Galanga. — A QUENOUILLE. 

 Arundo JDonaz. — A. SUCRE. Saccharum 

 offlcinarum. — DE LA PASSION, or DES 

 ETANGS. Typha latifolia. — DES INDES. 

 Bambusa. — EPINEUX. Calamus Ro- 

 tayi-g. — ODORANT. Acorus Calamus. — 

 PANACHE. Digraphis arundmacea picta; 

 also Arundo Donax variegata. 



ROSE-BAY. Epilobium angustifolium. 



ROSELLE. Hibiscus Sabdariffa, the 

 pleasantly acid ripened calyces of which 

 are used both in the East and West Indies 

 for making tarts and jellies, as well as a 

 cool refreshing drink. 



ROSE-MALOES. An Eastern name for 

 the liquid storax. obtained from Liquidam- 

 bar orientale. 



ROSEMARY. Rosmarinus officinalis. — , 

 AUSTRALIAN. Eurybia Bampieri. — , 

 MARSH Andromeda polifolia; also an 

 American name for Statice caroliniana. — , 

 SEA. Schoberia fruticosa. — WILD. Le- 

 dum palustre ; also Andromeda polifolia. 

 — , — , of Jamaica. Croton Cascarilla. 



ROSENIA. The generic name of two 

 little-known South African bushes belong- 

 ing to the groundsel tribe of Compositce, 

 and characterised by their many-flowered 

 radiating heads, the ray-florets of which 

 are fertile and strap-shaped, the disk tu- 

 bular and perfect ; by the receptacle, whieh 

 has chaffy scales ; and by the beakless 

 achenes— those of the disk-florets crowned 

 with a pappus of two series of bristles, 

 the outer of which are shorter than the 

 inner, and like those of the ray-florets 

 which are in a single series. The twigs 

 bear small prickles, and obovate one- 

 nerved leaves, more or less clothed above 

 and below with white down ; the flower- 

 heads are terminal and yellow. [A. A. B.J 



ROSE-ROOT. Rhodiola rosea. 



ROSETTA-WOOD. A handsomely veined 

 East Indian wood of a lively orange-red 

 colour, and close hard texture. 



ROSEWOOD. A valuable South Ameri- 

 can timber, produced by several species of 

 Balbergia. That most esteemed, obtained 

 from Rio Janeiro, is said to be chiefly pro- 

 duced by B. nigra; but inferior sorts are 

 probably yielded by Machcerium firmum, 

 incorruptibile, and legale— trees which bear 

 the name of Jacaranda in Brazil ; and it is 

 also attributed by Lindley to species of 

 Triptolemcea. — , AFRICAN. The wood 

 of Pterocarpus erinaceus. —, BURMESE. 

 The wood of Pterocarpus indicus. — , 

 CANAB.Y. Rhodorrhiza scoparia. — , 



