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ftalks , and the foot-flalks of the leaves fmooth. Rofa 
entifolia_Batavica. Cluf. Hift. !• p* IJ: 4 - The Dutch 
undred-leaved Rofe. 
15'. Rosa {Damafcena) caule aculeafcfo, pedunculis hif- 
pidis, calycibus pinnatifidis hirfutis. Rofe with a prick- 
ly ftalk , brifify footstalks to the flowers , W wing-point- 
ed hairy empalements. Rofa Damafcena. Lob. Icon. 
206. Damafk Rofe. 
16. Rosa {Alba) germinibus ovatis glabris, pedunculis 
hifpidis, caule petiolifque aculeatis. Lin. Sp. 705. 
Rofe with a fmooth oval germen , whofe foot-flalks are 
flinging and the branches prickly. Roia alba vulgaris 
major. C. B. P. 48 2. Common great White Rofe. 
17. Rosa ( Belgica ) caule aculeate, foliis fubtus hirfu- 
' tis, calycibus femipinnatis viliofis. Rofe with a prickly 
ftalk, leaves which are hairy on their under fide, and half- 
winged hairy empalements to the flowers. Rofa Belgica 
five vitrea flore rubicante. Rea. Flor. The Blufh Bel- 
gick Rofe. 
18. Rosa ( Provincial^ ) caule petiolifque aculeatis, fo- 
liis fubtus viliofis, calycibus femipinnatis hilpidis. 
Rofe with prickly ftalks and foot-flalks , leaves hairy on 
their under fide , and briftly half winged empalements. 
Rofa Provincialis major, flore pleno ruberrimo. 
Boerh. Ind. alt. 2. 252. Larger Provence Rofe, with 
a very red double flower , commonly called Provence Rofe. 
ip. Rosa ( Incarnala ) caule inermi pedunculis aculea- 
tis, calycibus femipinnatis. Rofe with an unarmed 
ftalk , prickly foot-flalks , and half-winged empalements 
to the flowers. Rofa incarnata. Park. Par. The Blufh 
Rofe. ' 
20. Rosa ( Gallica ) caule fubinermi, foliis quinis fub- 
tus viliofis, calycis foliolis indivifis. Rofe with a ftalk 
almoft unarmed , leaves having five lobes , hairy on their 
under fide , and the leaves of the cmpalement undivided. 
Rofa rubra. Ger. The Red Rofe. 
zi. Rosa {Cinnamomea) germinibus globofis peduncu- 
lifque glabris, caule aculeis ftipularibus, petioiis fub- 
inermibus. Lin, Sp. 703. Rofe with a fmooth globular 
fruit , prickly branches , and fmooth foot-flalks to the leaves. 
Rofa odore cinnamomi, flore pleno. C. B. P. 483. 
The double Cinnamon Rofe. 
22. Rosa {Mufcofa) caule petiolifque aculeatis, pedun- 
culis calyctbufque pilofiffimis. Rofe. with armed ftalks, 
the foot-flalks of the leaves and the empalements of the 
fiGwer very hairy. Rofa rubra plena, fpinofiflima, pe- 
dunculo mufeofo. Boerh, Ind. alt. 2. p. 252. The moft 
thorny , double. Red Rofe, with a mojfy foot-ftalk , com- 
monly called Mofs Provence Rofe. 
There are a great variety of double Rofes now culti- 
vated in the Englifh gardens ; molt of them have 
been accidentally obtained from feeds, fo that they 
muft not be efteerned as diftind fpecies, therefore I 
fhall only infert their common names, by which they 
are known in the gardens, that thofe who are inclined 
to colled all the varieties, may be at no lofs for their 
titles. The forts before enumerated, I believe, are 
diftind fpecies, as their fpecinc charaders are diffe- 
rent, though it is difficult to determine which of 
them are really fo •, therefore I uo not pofitively affert 
they are diftind fpecies, though I have great reafon 
to believe they are fo. 
The varieties of Garden Rofes which are not before 
mentioned : 
The Monthly Rofe, 
The ftriped Monthly Rofe, 
The York and Lancafter Rofe, 
Mrs. Hart’s Rofe, 
The red Belgick Rofe is fuppofed a variety of the 
Blufh Belgick. 
i he Angle Velvet Rofe, | Thefe three are all varieties ; 
The double Velvet Rofe, > the (aft I railed from the feeds 
The Royal Velvet, j of the pale Provence Rofe. 
The Childing Rofe, 1 , r . 
n., ft. T , , 9 D r Tneie three have great af- 
i he Marbled Role, c • • , , & , 
'r-u a ui • to r unity with each other, 
l he double Virgin Role, 1 
The Cabbage Provence is only a variety of the Com- 
mon Provence. 
The Blufti or Pale Provence is a variety of the Red 
Provence. 
ROS 
Thefe are all fuppof- 
ed to be varieties of 
the Damafk Rofe. 
The white Monthly 1 are varieties of the £)V 
The white Damafk 3 mafic Rofe. 
The Frankfort Rofe may be a diftind fpecies, but is 
of little value ; the flowers rarely open fair, and, have 
no odour. 
The double Sweet Briar 
The evergreen Sweet Briar 
are varieties of the 
common fort. 
The double blufh Sweet Briar, 
The Auftrian Rofe with red and yellow flowers is 
only an accidental variety. 
The double Yellow Rofe is a variety of the Angle 
yellow. 
The Rofa Mundi is a variety of the Red Rofe. 
The fmall, white, and femidoubfe white, are varieties 
of the common white. 
The firft here enumerated is very common in hedges 
in moft parts of England, fo is not cultivated in gar- 
dens. The Pleps of this are ufed in medicine for 
making a conferve. The Bedeguar, which is a hairy 
fpongy excrefcence occafioned by the bite of fm ail. 
ichneumon flies, grows upon the ftalks and branches 
of this plant, and fome titties upon other forts of 
Rofes. There are two or three varieties of this Rofe 
commonly met with in hedges, one with a white, ano- 
ther with a red flower, and one with fmooth leaves ; 
the two firft are evidently varieties, but I doubt if the 
laft is not a diftind fpecies. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in many parts, of 
England 
this feldom riles above three feet high. 
The ftalks are (lender, and clofely armed with fmall 
fpines ; the leaves are fmall, and are compofed of 
three pair of roundiih lobes terminated by an odd one; 
the flowers are white, and have an agreeable mulky 
feent. This propagates faft by its creeping roots. 
The third fort grows naturally in the northern coun- 
ties in England ; this rifes with ' ft rong ftalks to the 
height of feven or eight feet. The young branches 
are covered with a lmooth brown bark ; the Ipines 
are but few, and are very ftrong ; the leaves are large, 
and hairy on both fides ; they are compofed of three 
pair of oblong oval lobes terminated by an odd one ; 
thefe are deeply flawed on their edges ; the flowers are 
large, Angle, and of a red colour ; they appear the 
beginning of June, and are fucceeded by large round- 
ifh Heps or fruit, which are fet with foft prickles ; 
they have a pleafant acid pulp furrounding the feeds, 
therefore are by fome perfons preferved, and made 
into a fweetmeat, which is ferved up in deferts to the 
table. 
The fourth fort is the common Sweet Briar, which is 
fo well known as to need no defeription ; this is found 
growing naturally in fome parts of Kent. 
The fifth fort is the Dwarf Burnet-leaved Scotch 
Rofe, of which there are two varieties, one with a 
variegated flower, and the flowers of the other are of 
a livid red colour ; the latter is the Tame with the 
Rofa Alpina, pumila, montis rofarum, pimpinellte 
foliis minoribus ac rotundioribus flore minimo livide 
rubente. Hort. Cath. for I have dried fpecimens of 
(his which were fent me from Italy, and by compar- 
ing them with the Scotch Rofe, I find they are the 
fame. This fort feldom rifes more than a foot high. 
The ftalks are covered with a brown bark, and are 
clofely armed with fmall fpines ; the leaves are very 
fmall, and have a refemblance to thofe of Burnet ; the 
flowers are fmall, and fit clofe to the branches ; the 
fruit is round, and of a deep purple colour, inclining 
to black when ripe. 
The fixth fort rifes to the height of fix or feven feet. 
The ftalks and branches have no fpines, but are co- 
vered with a fmooth red diin bark •, the leaves are 
compofed of three pair of thin oval lobes, terminated 
by an odd one ; they are very fmooth, of a bright 
green, and very (lightly fawed on their edges, Hand- 
ing pretty far afunder upon the midrib ; the foot-ftalks 
of the flowers are armed with briftly hairs ; the five 
leaves of the empalement are long, (lender in the 
middle, but terminate in an oval leafy point ; the 
flowers are Angle, of a bright red Colour, and appear 
the beginning of May-; thefe are fucceeded by long 
(pear- 
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