Dog 
Rose 
Rosa 
canina 
ROSA Lin.G.n. PI. Icosandria Polygynia. 
Cal , urceolatus, quinquefidm, camofus, collo coarflatus. Pctala J. Sm. plu- 
rima, hifpida, calycis interior! lateri affixa. 
Kaii Syn. Armses ET Frutices 
ROSA canina germinibus ovatis, pcdutlculifque glabris, caule petiohfque aculeatis. Lia Syjl. Vcgetab. p. 
394. Sp.Pl: p. 704. FI. buec. n. 441. 
ROSA fpinis aduncis, foliis feptenis, calycibus tomentofis, fegmetltis pinnatis et fetnipinnat.s, tub.s 
breviffimis. Haller. Hi/I. n. tioi. 
ROSA canina. Scopoli FI. Carn. n. 604. 
ROS A fvlveftris vulgaris flore odorato incarnato. Bauh. Pin. p. 483. 
ROSA iylveftris inodora f. canina. Part. p. .0.7. fylveftris alba cum rubore 1 folio glabro. /.S. Jl 
' p. 43. Raii Syn. p. 454- Cynolbatos et Cynorrhodon Officinarum. The common wild Briar 
or Doe’s Hole, 'the* Hep-tree. Hiidfon. FI. Angl. ed. 2. p. 210. Ligbfmt FI. Scot. p. 262. 
FRUTEX fepedalis et ultra, aculeatus, fcandens, fer- : 
penlVe. 
CAULIS teres, viridis, feu purpureus, ramofus, acu- ; 
leatus, aculei validi, recurvi, juniores ruberrimi, 
fenefeentes cinerei. _ ' 
FOLIA alterna, pinnata, plerumque feptena, inodora, ] 
foliolis leffilibus, ovatis, acutis, ferratis, . fu- : 
perne nitidis, inferne pallidioribus, inferiori- ; 
bus fenlim minoribus, nervo medio fubtus 
aculeato. _ . ' 
STIPULAE denticulate, denticulis apice rubris, capi-; 
tatis. _ . • 
FLORES terminales, bini feu terni, etiam feni, pedun- ; 
culati, pedunculis teretibus, nudis. 
CALYX: calycis foliola lanceolata, longe caudata, duo; 
fimplicia, duo utrinque pinnata, pinnis latef- : 
centibus, acutis, unum ab altero tantum latere ; 
pinnatum, fig. i. • 
COROLLA : Petala quinque, obeordata, remotiuf- ; 
cula, carnea, ad bafin pallidiora. 
STAMINA: Filamenta plurima, lutea, fetacea. An-; 
tuere incumbentes, ovat*, fig. z . ; 
PISTILLUM: Germina plurima, intra tubum calycis, ; 
fg. 3. oblonga, lanata. Styli filiformes.; 
Stigmata plurima, ar&e conniveutia in capi-, 
tulum, fig. 3. 
PERICARPIUM : Bacc A ovalis, nitida, coccinea, um- 
locularis. 
SEMINA plurima, lutefeentia, fubovata, lanata, apice 
barbata. 
A SHRUB fix feet or more in height, prickly, climb- 
ing or creeping. 
STALK round, green, or purple, branched and prickly, 
prickles ftrong, crooked back, the young ones 
bright red, the old ones alh-coloured. 
LEAVES alternate, pinnated, confifting for the raoft 
part of feven folioli, which are fcentlefs, ovate, 
pointed, ferrated, the upper fide ftiiuing, the 
lower fide paler, the lowermoft: ones gradually 
fmalleft, the mid- rib prickly underneath. 
STIPULAE finely toothed, the teeth tipped with red, 
and terminated by a globule. 
FLOWERS terminal, growing two or three, even 
fometimes fix together. Handing on foot- 
ftalks, which are round and naked. 
CALYX : the folioli lanceolate, and long-tailed, two of 
them fimple, two pinnated on each fide, the 
pinnze broadilh and pointed, and one pinnated 
only on one fide, fg. i . 
COROLLA : five Petals inverfely cordate, a little 
remote from each other, pale red, fainteft 
towards the bafe. 
STAMINA : Filaments numerous, yellow, taper- 
ing. Anther.® incumbent, and ovate, Jig. 2. 
PISTILLUM : Germina numerous, within the tube of 
the calyx, fg. 3. oblong and woolly. Styles 
filiform. Stigmata numerous, clofely uni- 
ting and forming a little head, fg. 3. 
SEED-VESSEL: an oval, Ihining, fcarlet Berry of 
one cavity. 
SEEDS numerous, yellowifli, fomewhat ovate, woolly, 
bearded at top. 
We remember fomcwherc to have feen an attempt to verfify the Genera Plantarum : ffiould fuch a plan ever be 
ferinufly agitated, we might recommend the following lines, written perhaps before any true notion was enter- 
tained of genus or fpccies, as expreffive of the Role : 
“ Quinque fumus fratres, fub eodem tempore nati, 
“ Bini barbati, bini fine crine creati, 
“ Quintus habet barbam, fed tantum dimidiatam.” _ . 
On examination it will appear, that this delcription, however quaint, accords exaftly with the calyx m molt, it 
not all, thefpeciesof this genus. . , 
Iu fome parts of Europe, particularly Auftria and Carmola, the Roles are much more numerous than with us ; 
and appear to create difficulties in determining the fpecies to which we are happily {hangers. Scopoli thus 
exclaims: “ Fungum et Rofam quifque nofeit, fpecies vero genuinas utriufque generis ne Botanici quidem conlum- 
“ mati.” The prefen t fpecies, without fome little attention, may however be miftaken for the alba , efpecially 
when its flowers are whiter than ordinary. , , , „ , , r A 
Tlie Dog Role is well known to produce the Hep, a fruit agreeable enough when ripe and mellowed by the frolt. 
Of tliefe a conferve is made, and kept in the Ihops, where it is more ufed as a vehicle for other medicines than for 
any virtue of its own. . , • , . , ■ r 
A very finsular mofly protuberance is often found on various parts of this Role, which is occahoned by an miect, 
the Cvnips Ro/*e of Linn® us. Formerly this lubftance, under the name Bedeguar, was ufed medicinally; but is 
now with much propriety reje&ed. T , 
Its lively bloflbms decorate our hedges in the month of July. 1 he fruit is late before it ripens. In the winter 
it is much fought after by many birds, elpecially the Pheafant. 
• The water diftilled from the wild Rofe is find to be infinitely more fragrant than the common Role water. Haller 
fays of it, “ Fragrantia ejus olei omnia alia odoramenta fuperat, ut inter regia dona fit.” 
'The ftrono- thorns with which this ffirub is furnifhed make it valuable either for forming hedges of itfelf, or for 
pbntiuo- with others of Wronger growth. The belt way of railing plants for this purpofe will be from feeds. 
