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pyrites (p. 27), If new studies and researches should cause it to be 

 acknowledged that the R. tomentosa of our French Floras is not that of 

 Smith, I should be disposed to accept the name, proposed by Mr. J. G. 

 Baker [R. Dilleniana, Bak. in litt.) for our species, but without further proof 

 1 must adopt a contrary opinion, and preserve the name imposed by Smith in 

 1800. 



From the foregoing considerations, it must appear clear to everyone, even 

 had they not before known it, that Smith's Rosa tomentosa requires revision, 

 and I shall now, therefore, proceed to translate M. Deseglise's diagnoses of 

 this section, giving in full those species which are known to be English, and 

 noticing casually those found only in the Continent of Europe. 



Sect. ToMENTOSiE, Deseg. Obs. sur. le class, du genre Rosa, in 

 " i!^aturalist " (1865), vol. 1. p. 313, et extr. p. 16 ; ViUosce Besser. Enum. 

 Pod. et. Vohl. p. 60. De Pronville (Lindley) monog. p. 75, part. ; Rchb. 

 Fl. excurs. p. 615 (excl. R. glandalosa Bell.); Canince ^QvmgQ in D.C., 

 prod. 2 p. 611, part.; Diastylce trib. Orthoacanthce Godet fl. Jura p. 204, 



I. E. VESTiTA. Godet fl. Jura (1853) p. 210 ; Eeuter, Catal. 2 ed. p. 65 ; 

 Grenier, fl. Jurassique p. 232 ; R. montana D.C. fl. fr. 5, p. 532 (non Vill) ; 

 Billot, exsic. ]N"o. 3078 ! 



This form, which flowers in July, is found in mountainous regions in 

 many parts of France, Savoy, and Switzerland. 



TI. B. Ardubnnenhis. Crepin. Notes sur. q.q. pi. rares et crit. de la 

 Belgique, in Bull. Acad. roy. de Belg. 2nd series, tome XIV., No. 7, et extr. p. 30 

 (1865) ; R. spinulifolia. v. Foxiana. Thory in RedouteRos. 3 1 R. mollissima 

 b. Lejeune, comp. fl. Belg. 2, p. 142. 



A low shrub, with few prickles, equal, straight, slender, horizontal, in 

 the form of a disc at the base ; petioles pubescent glandulose, with or without 

 prickles beneath ; leaflets 5-7 the lateral ones petiolate, the terminal one 

 somewhat cordate at the base, thin oval- elliptic rounded at the base, more or 

 less attenuated at the summit, almost glabrous on both sides, and covered hath 

 above and beloiv with numerous resinous glands, doubly dentate, teeth 

 glandulose ; stipules glabrous above, glandulose beneath, with slightly 

 divergent auricles ; peduncles solitary or 2-4 together, hispid glandulose 

 furnished with very large bracts, glabrous above, glandulose beneath, 

 equalling or somewhat shorter than the peduncles ; calyx-tube globular 

 glaucous-green, hispid glandulose, divisions terminated by a foliaceous 

 appendage more or less denticulate, 2 entire, 3 pinnatifid, glandulose beneath, 



