Order III. 
ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
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/3 Flowers single, Roots creeping 
7496 Dwarf, Arms nearly equal, Leaflets rigid ovate acute finely serrate. Sepals ovate 
Div. v^II. ViLLOs^. Lindl. p. 72. 
7497 Tube of calyx turbinate 
7498 Leaflets ellipt. obtuse, Fruit very large with close stiff prickles. Sepals viscid hispid 
7499 Leaflets ovate nearly acute, Fruit hispid or naked 
jg Root-shoots upright. Sepals nearly simple 
<y Dwarf caesious. Leaflets narrow, Flowers very red 
7500 Leaflets oblong glaucous naked above simply serrate. Sepals reflexed. Fruit unarmed 
Maiden's Blush, Great 
Maiden's Blush, Small 
Moraga la Favorite 
Muscat rouge 
Garden Varieties. 
Nova caelestis Rosea Triangularis 
Nova plena Simonville Wiiite, Double 
Petite cuisse de Nym- Spineless Virgin White, Semidouble 
phe Thornless, Double 
7501 Prickles unequal : the smaller setiform. Leaflets ovate acute naked simply serrate 
Div. VIII. RuBiGiNos.E. Lindl. p. 84. 
7502 Prickles straight. Leaflets flat concave, Cal. nearly naked entire 
7503 Prickles hooked. Leaflets rugose opaque, Cal. and peduncles hispid 
Monstrous 
Mossy 
Garden Varieties. 
Petite HesGOise Scarlet 
Royal Tree, Double 
White, Semidouble 
Zabeth 
^ Prickles nearly equal or none. Sepals deciduous 
y Branches of the inflorescence very prickly, Fruit long 
t Branches weak flexuose. Leaflets acute at each end. Sepals very long and narrow 
6 Prickles much hooked nearly equal, Leaflets less glandular than usual. Sepals deciduous 
7504 Branches glandular. Leaves frosted on each side : the upper somewhat whorled 
7505 Branches hairy. Leaflets hoary roundish viscid 
Div. IX. Canine. Lindl. p. 97. 
7506 Leaflets soft ovate. Ovaries .50-60 
7507 Leaflets rigid ovate, Ovaries 20-30 
^ Leaflets more or less hairy beneath. Sepals and peduncles hispid 
y Leaflets hairy on both sides, Sepals and peduncles smooth 
7508 Prickles small distant, Leaflets ovate and branches glauc. opaque discolored. Ovaries 20-30 
/3 Dwarf with setce upon the branches 
7509 Leaflets ellipt. acuminate smooth crenate serrate glaucous beneath. Ovaries 40-50 
Garden Varieties, referable either to Rosa indica or R. semperflorens. 
Lie de Vin Monstrosa Purpurea Thisbe 
Lucida Moonshine Sanguinea Terneaux 
Major Nigra Sans epines Veloutec 
Minor Noisette Subalba 
5 Fruit ovate. Flowers very fragrant 
y A little busi), smaller in every respect 
S Leaves lanceolate, Branches nearly unarmed 
7510 Leaflets ovate-lanceolate crenate serrate. Ovaries 15, Petals entire 
7511 Dwarf, Leaflets ovate acute finely serrated. Petals acuminate. Ovaries 7-8 
7512 Leaflets finely serrate shining, Cal. muricated with very dense prickles, Sep. short broad acute apiculate 
Div. X. Systyl^. Lindl. p. 111. 
7513 Root-shoots assurgent. Prickles very strong hooked 
(3 Stem lower, when in flower erect many-flowered. Branches with a few setee 
7514 Root-shoots flagelliform, Prickles unequal falcate, Leaflets glaucous beneath 
y Root-shoots thicker and shorter, when in fl. erect many-fl. Branches with a few scat, setae. Styles distinct 
7503 s 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
common mode of obtaining late roses, and one of the greatest antiquity, is by cutting all the flower shoots off 
when the buds begin to appear, or by rubbing off all the rudiments of shoots, of every kind, early in spring ; 
a second crop is in consequence produced, which vvill not be in a state to bloom before the autumn. 
The best roses for forcing are the common and moss Provence ; the Indian sorts force well, or rather, in 
stoves, continue in bloom all the year ; but the commoner varieties of these not being fragrant, they are in less 
repute than the European roses. Rose plants should be a year in pots previously to the autumn when it is 
intended to force them ; they should be planted in pots of six or eight inches diameter, in rich loam, and 
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