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(Dec. Prod.) Sub-evergreen. China. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in
18-?8. Flowers very large, double, and of a delicate blush colour; August
to October. F ruit orange re d ; ri[)e in October.
An interesting little shrub, but somewhat tender, like R. bracteàta. There
is a variety in the H o rt. Soc. Garden called R. m. alba.
5. R. involvciia'ta Roxh. Tiie involucred-cor^»?óciZ Rose.
Identification. Roxb. PI. Ind. ined., according to Lindl. Rosar. Monog., p. S. ; Dec. P rod., 2.
p. 602 ; Do n ’s Mill., 2. p. -W.-i.
Synonymes. R . Lindleytmrt T ra tt. Ros. 2. p. 109. ; R . palùstris
Buchan. {Hum.) MSS.
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 739. ; and o u r jy . 555.
Spec. Char., ^'c. Shoots long, tender. Branches
pale brown, tomentose, scarcely prickly. Leaflets
3—9, elliptical-lanceolate, tomentose beneath.
Stipules hardly attached to the petiole, bristle-
like-fringed. Flowers terminal, mostly solitary,
white. Peduncles and calyxes tomentose. (Dec.
Prod.) Deciduous, branchy. Nepal and China.
Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introd. 1818. Flowers
white; June and July. F ru it orange re d ; ripe
in October.
Seringe seems to consider this as a variety of
R. bracteàta. The flowers arc in corymbs, surrounded
by three or four approximate leaves. The
plants are rather tender, and succeed best against-a
wall, where they flower magnificenti)'. Not common
in collections. Lodd.
5.15. fi. iiivolucrhta.
ili. Cinnamômeoe L in d i. Ros. p. 13.
Sect. Char. Plants setigerous or unarinecl, bracteate. Leaflets lanceolate
glandless. Disk thin, never thickened. This section is distinguished by its
long lanceolate leaflets without glands, its upright shoots, and compact habit.
Flowers red, never solitary, except by abortion, and always supported by
bracteas. F ru it round, small, red (soon losing its long narrow sepals), and
with small, smooth, shining carpels. Tlie shoots are usually setigerous next
the ground ; but rarely so towards the apex, except in one or two instances.
E. alpina and R. aciculiiris, of the following division, sometimes have bracteas;
but their sepals never fall off till the fruit is decayed. Sepals simple,
entire, or nearly so, unless when mentioned otherwise. (Don’s Mill.) —
Plants o f most of the species are in cultivation in British gardens. Deciduous
rambling b u sh e s ; natives o f Continental Europe and North
America, and some of them of B ritain.
A. Species Natives of North America.
tt 6. R . Lu'ciDA Ehrh. The shining-/«2»ec( Rose.
Identification. Elirh. B eitr., 4. p. 22. ; Lindl. Rosar. Monog., p. 17. ;
Dec. P rod., 2. p. 602. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 565.
Synonymes. R . rù b ra lùcida Rossig. Ito s., t. 7. and t. 25. f. ]. ; R.
lùcida Jacq. Fragm. 71. ; Rose Turneps ; Rosier à Feuilles de
Frferie, Fr.
Engravings. Red, and T h o r. Ros., 1. p. 45. ic. ; N. D u Ham., vol. 7.
t. 7. ; and oavfig. 556.
Spec. Char., Prickles recurved, or none. Leaflets
5—9, lanceolate-elliptical, coriaceous, bluntly serrated,
glossy. Stipules dilated, large, finely serrated,
and extended as far as to the leaflets.
Peduncles somewhat hispid. Flowers red, and
opening late in the season. Sepals almost entire,
appendicled, spreading. F ru it oblately globose, a little hispid or glabrous,
scarlet. (Dec. Prod7) An erect shining-leaved shrub. North Amenca,
from New York to Carolina; near Boston, in bogs, and on the edges of
marshes; and in Newfoundland. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced m 1724.
Flowers red, overtopped by the leaves and young branches ; June to August.
Fruit bright red ; ripe in October.
A handsome species, on account of its shining foliage, and one which is
very hardy ; but the flowers have a very disagreeable smell.
^ 7. R. ni'tida W. The gXossy-leaved Rose.
Willd. Enum., 544. ; Lindl. Rosar, Monog., p. 13.; Dec, P ro d ,, 2. p. 603.; Don'a
th e dwa rf Labrador Rose
Identification.
Mill., 2. p. 565.
S'/noninnes. l ì . R edutèa ruféscens Thory in Red. Ros. 1. p. U
Engravings. L indl. Rosar. Monog., p. 13. t. 2. ; Redoute Ros.
1. ]). 103. ic. ; and oar fig . 5.57.
Spec. Char., Sfc. Dwarf and reddish in aspect.
Stem and brtinches almost covered with slender,
rather equal, prickles. Leaflets 5 —9, rather
rigid, lanceolate, glossy. Stipules large, finely
serrated, extending as far as to the leaflets.
Flowers red. Peduncle bristly. Sepals spreading.
F ru it bristly, shining, and scarlet. (Dec.
Prod.) A shrub beset with straight red spines.
Newfoundland. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced
in 1807. Flowers deep red ; June to August.
Fruit depressed, spherical, bright scarlet; ripe
in September.
This is an interesting plant, from its dwarf
stature, its abundant reddish prickles, its glossy
leaves, its flowers, and its fruit.
.557. « . n ítid a .
8. R. TZa'pa Rose. The Tiirnip-/rííiícd Rose.
Bosc Dict. d’Agric. ; Lindl. Rosar» Monog., p. 15. ; lle c . Prod., 2. p. '
Idenfificaiioti.
Mill., 2. p. 565.
Synonymes. ì t. tú rg id a Pers. Ench. 2. p. 49, ; R . /ra x in i-
fOlia Dumont in Cours. Bot. Cult.
Engravhigs. Red. and T h o r. Ros., 2. p. 7. ic. ; and our
/ g . 553.
Spec. Char., 4c. Taller than R. lùcida, and ‘
spreading. Branches without prickles. Leaflets
oblong, undulate, shining. F ru it hemispherical.
Closely allied to R. lùcida, of
which it is very likely a variety. {Dec. Prod.)
Petals always multiplied, smaller than those
of R. lùcida; bright red. F ru it deep red.
Sepals compound. A tall straggling bush.
North America, in the warmer states,
lleight 3 ft. to 4 it. Introduced ?. Flowers
double, bright red ; June to August. F ru it
deep red ; ripe in October.
Only known in its double-flowered state
in British gardens, where it is a freely growing 5 53. R. Riipa.
hardy plant, with large double flowers.
JJ 9. R. parviflo'ra Ehrh. The small-flowered, or Pennsylvanian, Rose.
licntifictttion. Elirli. Beitr., 4. p. 21. ; Don s Mill., 2. p. 666. . „ „
S ym n ym n . R . hùmilis Marsh Arb. 136.; R . caroliniiinn Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer. l . p . 296. ; R.
caròììna y e t t Aie. Ilo r t. Key.’, ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 260. ; Pemisylvanian Rose, L aw r . Ros. t . 3 . and
t. CO., and of the nurseries.
Engraving. Smith Insect. Georg., I. p. 49. t. 25.
Spec. Char., Sjc. Dwarf. Stipules linear. Prickles acicular. Leaflets Ianceolate,
smoothish, sharply serrated. Calyxes clammy. Flowers usually
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