-jbave. a fragrant odour : thefe are fucceeded by round- 
ull capfdles having two cells, each containing three 
or four angular feeds. 
Thefe plants being very tender, cannot be preferved 
in England, unlefs they are kept in a warm ftove. 
'They are propagated by feeds, which fhouid be fown 
on a hot-bed early in the fpring ; and when the plants 
are come up and fit to remove, they mult be tranf- 
planted into feparate fmall pots, and plunged into a 
moderate hot-bed of tanners bark, where they mull 
be treated in the fame manner as hath been directed 
for other tender plants from the fame country ; in 
winter they mule be placed in the tan-bed in the ftove, 
where thefe plants will thrive, and in two or three 
years will flower, when they will make an agreeable 
variety am on git other tender exotic plants, for they 
retain their leaves all the year ; and thole cf the fe- 
cond fort being of a lively green, make a fine appear- 
ance at all ieaibns. 
Rod t, in Latin Radix. 
A Root is that part of a plant, by which it naturally 
draws in its nourifhment. The Roots of plants be- 
ing of various forms, and each diftinguifhed by a 
different name, it will not be improper, in this place, 
to infert the principal of thofe which are thus diftin- 
■guiflied. Arid firft, 
A fibrous Root, Radix fibrofa, is that which confifts 
wholly of fmall fibres, as molt forts of Grafs, Pinks, 
&c. 
A tuberous Root, Radix tuberofa, is that which con- 
fids of an uniform fiefny fubftance, and is of around- 
ifh figure, as Turneps, Potatoes, &c. 
A bulbous Root, Radix bulbofa, is that which con- 
ilfts either of feveral coats involving one another, as 
Onions, Tulips, &c. or of feveral feales 'lying over 
one another, as Lilies, Crown Imperials, &c. The 
firft of thefe is called a tunicated Root, the laft a fqua- 
rnous Root. 
A tefticulated Root, Radix tefticulato, is a double 
tuberofe Root, for it confifts of two knobs, refembling 
a pair of tefticies, as in the Orchis. 
A handed Root, Radix palmata, is a tuberofe Root 
divided, as it were, into feveral fingers, as in the 
handed Satyrions. 
, A grumous Root, Radix grumofa, is that which is 
compoied of feveral knobs, as the Anemone, &c. 
A granulous Root, Radix granulata, is a kind of 
grumous Root, with fmall knobs refembling fo many 
grains of Corn, as in the white Saxifrage. 
A tap Root is a tuberofe Root extended in length, as 
in Parfneps, Carrots, &c. 
ROSA. Tourn. Xnft. R.H. 636. tab. 408. Lin. Gen. 
Plant. 556. The Roie-tree. 
The Characters are, 
« T'he empalement of the flower is of one leaf \ divided into 
five parts at the top , but the bafe is globular and bell- 
jhaped. c The flegments are fpear-fhaped , two of thefe al- 
ternately have appendixes on their fides , two other alter- 
nately are naked, and the fifth has often an appendix , 
and femetimes none. ’The flower hath five oval heart- 
(haped petals infert ed in the empalement, and a great num- 
ber of flsort hair -like ft amina infer ted in the neck of the em- 
palement , terminated by three-cornered funmits. It hath 
many germen fituated in the bottom of the empalement , each 
bavin? a fiort hairy ftyle , infer ted to the fide of the ger- 
men., 1 crowned by obtufe ftigmas. The flefloy bafe of the 
empalement afterward becomes a top-Jhaped coloured fruit 
with one cell , including many hairy oblong feeds faftened 
pn each fide to the empalement. 
This o ; en us of plants is ranged in the fifth fection of 
LinnsSus’s twelfth clafs, which contains thofe plants 
whofe flowers have many ftamina inferred in the em- 
palement, and many ftyles. 
The Species are, 
3,, Rosa ( Canina ) germinibus ovatis pedunculifque gla- 
" bris, caule petiolifque aculeatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 704. 
Wild Rofe with an oval fruit , having a fmooth foot -ft alk 
and prickly branches. Rofa fylveftris vulgaris, flore 
odorato . incarnate. C B. P. -483. Common wild Rofe , 
with a fiejh-coloured fweet flower* commonly called 
Briar , Dog Rofe , or Hep-tree. 
2. Rosa {Spinqftfiima) . germinibus ovatis glabris* pe- 
dunculis caule petiolifque aculeatifilrnis. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 705. Wild Rofe with oval fmooth fruit , but the 
fialks and foot f talks extremely armed with fpmes. Rofa 
campeftris fpinoftffima, flore albo odorato. C. P. 
483. Wild prickly Rofe wiih -a white fweet flower , com- 
monly called the Burnet-leaved Rofe. 
3. Rosa fVillofa) germinibus globofis aculeatis, pedun- 
culis hiipidis, came acuieis iparfis, petiolis aculeatis, 
foiiis tomentofis. Lin. Sp. 704. Rofe with a globular 
prickly fruit and foot -ft alk, and woolly leaves whofe foot- 
fialks are prickly . Rofa fylveftris pomifera major. 
C. B. P.484. The greater, wild , Apple- bearing Rofe. 
4. Rosa ( Eglanteria ) germinibus globofis pedunculif- 
que glabris, caule acuieis fparfis rectis, petiolis fca- 
bris, foliolis aernis. Lin. Sp. 703. Rofe with a globu- 
lar fruit, a fmooth foct-ft alk, the ftalk armed with ere A 
fpmes, the leaves pointed, having rough foot -ft alks. Rofa 
fylveftris, foiiis odoratis. C.B.P. 483. Wild Rofe with 
fweet feented leaves , commonly called Sweet Briar. 
5. xCos a ( Scotica ) caule petiolifque aculeatis, foiiis pin- 
natis, foliolis apice incifis, fruTu globoid. Rofe with 
the ftalk and foot -ft alk armed with f pines, winged leaves 
whofe lobes are cut at their points, and a globular fruit . 
Rofa pimpinclla minor Scotica, flore livide rubente. 
Edit, prior. Small , Scotch , Burnet-leaved Rofe, with a 
livid red flower. 
6 . Rosa (. Inermis ) caule inermi, pedunculis hifpidis, 
calycis foliolis indivifis, fru dibits oblongis. Rofe with 
a fmooth ft alk, a prickly fcot-ftalk to the flower, the fmall 
leaves cf the empalement undivided, and • oblong fruit. 
Rofa campeftris, ipinis carens, biflora. C. B. P. 484. 
Unarmed Rofe having two flowers. 
7. Rosa ( Hijpanica ) foiiis utrinque villofis, calycis fo- 
liolis acute ferratis, frudtu glabro. Rofe with leaves 
which are hairy on both fides, the fmall leaves of .the em- 
palement Jharply fawed, and a fmooth fruit. 
8. Rosa ( Scandens ) caule aculeato, foiiis perennantibus 
lucidis, flore odorato. Climbing Rofe with a prickly 
ftalk, Jhining evergreen leaves, and a fweet flower. Rofa 
fylveftris dumetorum fcandens fempervirens, myrti 
folio lucido, flore albo odorato, frudu parvo rotun- 
do & hifpido. Mich. Cat. PI. Ag. Flor. Wild, woody, 
climbing Rofe , with a fining evergreen Myrtle leaf, a 
white fweet feented flower, and a fmall, round, prickly fruit. 
9. Rosa [Sempervirens) germinibus ovatis pedunculifque 
hifpidis, caule petiolifque aculeatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 
704. Evergreen Rofe with an oval germina, whofe foot- 
ftalks are prickly. Rofa mofehata fempervirens. C.B.P. 
482. Evergreen Mufk Pwfe. 
10. Rosa ( Virginiana ) inermis, foiiis pinnatis, foliolis 
ovatis ferratis utrinque glabris, calycis foliolis indivi- 
fis. Rofe without thorns, having winged leaves which are 
fmooth on both fides, and the leaves cf the empalement 
undivided. Rofa fylveftris Virginiana pimpinelhs ma- 
joris foiiis. Raii Hift. Wild Virginia Rofe with greater 
Burnet leaves. 
11. Rosa ifLutea) caule aculeato, foiiis pinnatis, foli- 
olis ovatis ferratis utrinque glabris, pedunculis bre- 
viffimis. Rofe with a prickly ftalk , winged leaves having 
oval fawed lobes which are fmooth on both fides, and Jkort 
fooi-ftalks to the fewer. Rofa lutea fimplex. C. B. P. 
483. The fingle Yellow Rofe. 
12. Rosa ( Punicea ) caule aculeato, foiiis pinnatis, fo- 
liolis fotundioribus ferratis, petalis emarginatis bico- 
loribus. Rofe with a prickly ftalk, winged leaves having 
rounder fawed lobes , the petals of the flower indented at 
the top, and cf two colours. Rofa punicea. Corn. Can. 
1 1 . The Auftrian Rofe. 
13. Rosa ( Mofehata ) caule aculeato fcandente, foiiis 
fenis glabris, floribus umbellatis. Rofe with a prickly 
climbing ftalk, leaves having feven fmooth lobes, and 
flowers growing in umbels. Rofa mofehata major. J. B. 
1. p. 45. Greater Mufk Rofe. 
14. Rosa [Centifolia ) germinibus ovatis pedunculifque 
hifpidis, caule hifpido aculeato, petiolis inerrnibus, 
Lin. Sp. 704. Rofe with an oval germen , flinging foot- 
flalks. 
