ROSMAEINUS— RUBUS. 
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«t8 3-5, acnminate, gkbrous; leafetsof the ;long-pedunclecl; flowers pedicelled, se- 
calyx feathered with bristles. 5-8 f. S. : cund ; margins and pedicels of the rachis 
ItEvi^a'ta, (Cherokee rose, w. Ap. ^ ) ' villose ; glumes and paleas each 2. 3-4 f. 
fruit oblong, hispid; leaves perennial, ter- (Se- 
nate ; leafets lanceolate, serrate, lucid, co- 
riaceous; flowei-8 solitary, terminal. 5-20 
f. -s-. 
luteft"cens, (y-w, J. fruit globose, and 
with the peduncles glabrous ; branches his- 
pid-spiny ; leafets (7) glabrous, oval ; peti- 
oles unarmed ; flowers solitary ; segments 
of the calyx lanceolate, cuspidate ; petals 
oval, very obtuse. S. 
musco'sa, (moss-rose, r. Aa. ??.) germs 
ovate ; calyx, peduncles, petioles, and 
branches, hispid, glandular-viscid, (moss- 
like) ; spines of the branches scattered, 
straight Ex. 
moscha'ta, (musk-root, ^ .) germs ovate 
RU'BIA. 4—1. (Rufciacetc.) [From r«5er, red; 
on account of the color of its roots.] 
tincto'ria, (madder,) leaves lanceolate, 
about in sixes ; stem prickly, climbing. 
Var. sylv€s"tns,\o-wer leaves in sixes, upper 
ones in fours, or in pairs. Ex. 
brotvn"ii, (y. 2-f-) hispid; leaves by fours, 
oval ; peduncles solitary, single-flowered ; 
I stem decumbent. Berries purple, smooth, 
i ^■ 
RU'BUS. \\—V2.. {Rosacea.) [From ruber, 
red, on account of the color of its fruit.] 
ide'us, (garden raspbeiry, w. M. ^.^ 
leaves quinate-pinnate and ternate ; leafets 
rhomb-ovate, acuminate, downy beneath ; 
germs and peduncles villose; stem and petioles channeled; stem pnckly, hispid ; 
petioles prickly ; leafets oblong, acuminate, ; flowers sub-panicled. Var. amencanus, 
glabrous; panicle many-flowered. Ex. branchlets nearly glabrous ; stem and pel- 
;Burgundy-rose, ■!?.)genns |ioles terete; leaves all ternate; pedicels 
eub-globose ; germ and peduncles hispid ; somewhat prickly. 4-6 f. 
- - - • ■ •■ tj?7/r/«?<.s, (high blackberiy, w. J. 7.) pu- 
bescent, hispid, and prickly ; leaves digitate, 
in threes or fives ; leafets ovate, acuminate, 
serrate, hairy both sides; stem and petioles 
prickly ; calyx short, acuminate ; racemes 
naked ; petals lance-ovate. 4-6 f. 
str/f^o'sus, (red raspberry, w. J. I7 .) un- 
armed, rigidly hispid ; leafets 3, or pinnate- 
quinate, oval, at the base obtuse, acumin- 
ate, marked with lines, and white-downy 
beneath, terminal one often sub-cordate; 
fruit red, sweet. 
accidenta'lis, (black raspberry, w. g. ^ .) 
branches and petioles glaucous and prick- 
ly; leaves ternate, oval, acuminate, sub- 
lobate and doubly serrate, white-downy 
beneath; petioles terete ; prickles recurved. 
4-8 f 
trivia'Hs, (creeping blackberry, dewfc-er- 
ry, w. J. ^.) saimentose-procumbent ; peti 
leafets ovate, pubescent beneath; corolla 
ismall, full, fleshy, white ; disk obscure. 
Var. provinciaflis, has scattered, reflexed 
prickles on the branches, and glandular ser- 
catures. Ex. 
semperjio'rens, (monthly-rose, f).) germs 
ovate-oblong, tapeniig to both ends ; germs 
iand peduncles Hispid ; stem prickly ; flow- 
ers in erect corymbs. Resembles damas- 
cena. Ex. 
al'ba, (white-rose, w. J. ^ .) germs ovate, 
glabrous or hispid ; stem and petioles 
prickly; leafets ovate, villose beneath. Ex. 
eeiLtifo'lia, (hundred-leaved rose, r. ^.) 
germs ovate ; germs and peduncles hispid ; 
Btem hispid, prickly ; leaves pubescent be- 
neath ; petioles unarmed. Ex. 
cinnamo'mea, (cinnamon-rose, ^.) germs 
globose; germs and peduncles glabrous; 
stem with stipular prickles; petioles some- 
what unarmed; leafets oblong. Stem brown, 'oles and peduncles aculeate, hispid, with 
cinnamon-color. Ex, 
multijlo'ra, (Japan-rose. ^.) germsovate ; 
germs and peduncles unarmed, villose ; 
stem and petioles prickly. Branches gen- 
erallj'^ purple ; leafets ovate ; flower small, 
panicled. Ex. 
spinosis" sima, (Scotch-rose, ^.) germs 
globose, glabrous ; peduncles hispid ; stem 
and petioles very hispid. Var. acot'ica, is 
smaller. Loudon says that there are 300 
varieties of this rose in a nur.sery at Glas- 
gow ; and that florists enumerate upwards 
of 900 sorts of roses. Ex. 
ilOSMARI'NUS. 2—1. (Lahiata.) lYxQxnros, 
dew, and marinus, of the sea.] 
officina'lis, (rosemary, ^ .) some leaves 
are green both sides ; others whitish be- 
neath, linear ; margins revolute. Ex. 
ROTBOV'LIA. 3—2. (Graminea.) [In honor 
of RolboU, professor of botany at Copenha- 
gen.] 
ditnidia'ta, (hard grass, 21.) spike com- 
pressed, linear ; flowers secund ; glumes 
2-flowered ; outer floret staminate ; inner 
we perfect. S. 
ciRa'ta, culm erect, tall; spikes terete, 
the prickles recurved ; stipules subulate ; 
loaves ternate or quinate, oblong-oval, 
acute, unequally serrate, sub pubescent , 
pedicels solitary, elongated. Var. Jlagella^ 
ris, has orbicular petals, and small, smooth 
leaves. 
odora'tns, (flowering raspberry, r. J. ?p .) 
unarmed, erect, viscid; hi.spid leaves sim- 
ple, acutely 3-5-lobed ; corymbs terminal, 
spreading; flowers large; berries rather 
dry and thin. 3-6 f. 
f rondo' sus, (leafy raspbeiTy, J. 2j!.) stem 
erect, prickly ; leaves ternate or quinate, 
pubescent, simple ; racemes leafy ; upper 
flowers opening first ; petals orbicular. 3- 
6 f. Road-sides. 
seto'sus, (bristly raspberry, w-r. J. 2^.) 
stem erect, reclining, rigidly hispid ; leaves 
ternate or quinate, smooth and green on 
both sides. 
kis"pidns, (w. J. ^ .) sarmentose-procum- 
bent ; stem, petioles, and peduncles, strong- 
ly hispid ; leaves ternate, gash-serrate, na- 
ked, middle one pedicellate. Berries black, 
j large. 
canaden"ns, (J. f?-) stem purple, smooth- 
