BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
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§ 1 .—Branches bristly, sometimes unarmed. Flowers furnished with bracts. Leaflets lanceolate or oblong, without glands. Divisions 
of the calyx very long. Disk thin. 
1.—DICKSON’S ROSE. (Rosa Dicksoniana, Lindley.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 2707 ; 2nd ed., t. 705*. double serratures. Stipules, petioles, and sepals glandular; the latter 
Specific Character. —Branches flcxuose, armed with a few slender equal. Fruit naked. (Lindley.) 
scattered prickles. Leaflets folded together, unequal, with coarse 
Description, &c. —This elegant species of Rose is a native of Ireland ; and it is easily distinguished 
by the very long segments of its calyx, which remain on when ripe. The branches are of a bright red, and they 
are very long and flexible. The leaves generally consist of seven large oval leaflets, which are covered on both 
sides with a fine pubescence. The bracts are concave, and sometimes terminate in two or three small leaflets. 
The fruit, which is large and pitcher-shaped, with a long and somewhat taper neck, is either quite smooth, or 
has a few widely scattered glandular hairs. It is, when ripe, of a deep orange red. The flowers appear in 
May and June. 
THE CINNAMON-SCENTED ROSE. (R. cinnamomea, Lin.) 
This species, which is generally included in the British flowers, is omitted by Dr. Lindley, as he says there 
is “ no good evidence of its having been found wild in this country.” 
§ 2 .—Branches bristly , sometimes unarmed. Flowers without bractece. Leaflets usually small, and ovate. Sepals converging, not 
separating from the fruit. Disk very thin. 
2.— THE BURNET ROSE. (Rosa spinosissima, Lin.) 
Synonyme. —R. pimpinellifolia, Sabine. j Specific Character. —Prickles very unequal. Leaflets flat, smooth. 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 187 ; 2nd ed., t. 707 ; and ontfig. 1, simply serrated. Fruit globose, erect. (Lindley.) 
in PI. 34. I 
Description, &c. —This very pretty little Rose is remarkable for the small size and compact form of its 
leaflets, of which there are generally seven to each leaf. The prickles are numerous, and vary considerably in 
size ; some being very large, and others very small. The plant forms a low compact bush; increasing rapidly 
by suckers, and having round and nearly black fruit. The flowers, which are cream-colour slightly tinged with 
pink, appear in May and June. The species is tolerably common on sandy heaths in various parts of England, 
but it is most abundant near the sea. 
THE RED-FRUITED DWARF ROSE. (R. rubella, Smith.) 
This species, which is seldom found except on the sandy shore of the north of England, is distinguished from 
R. spinosissima by its equal prickles, and by its fruit, which is oblong, crimson, and pendulous, instead of being 
round, black, and erect. The flowers do not open till June or July. They are delightfully fragrant, though 
their fragrance is mingled with a slightly acid smell. The petals are tinged with pink. 
THE IRISH ROSE. (R. hibernica, Smith.) 
A very pretty Rose, with pale pink flowers, which it continues producing all the summer. It is found in 
the north of Ireland, near Belfast. 
THE PRICKLY UNEXPANDED ROSE. (R. involuta, Smith.) 
This is a dwarf bush; spreading widely by suckers, and seldom fully unfolding its pale pink flowers. 
