Id en lflca tio n . Woods in L in . T ra n s ., 12. n. 188. : Do n ’s Mill 2 n 5K0
Engrumngs. B orr. in Eng. Bot. Snpid., t .W . V a n i o n r % 5 7 Ì," ’
S p e c fl/m r .,4 c. Peduncles, calyx, fruit, and branches
bristly. 1 n d d e s scattered, straiglitish. Leaflets
doubly serrated, nearly smooth, with hairy ribs Sepals
pinnate (Don's Mill.) Flower stalks rather
aggregate. I etals fine red. F ru it ovate, bright scai-let
All upright brimchy shrub. Native o f Scotland, near
Uunkeld ; of England, in Cumberland, Northumberland,
and Yorkshire. Height S ft. to 8 ft. Flowers
le d ; .Inly Fruit bright scarlet ; ripe in Se,)tcmber.
lanety. A plant in the Horticultural Society’s Garden is named ri. S. gracilis
,« 29. ri. D onl-iVzI Woods. Don’s Rose
Identification. Woods in Lin. Trans 12 n
St/nonymc. B . Sabin? ¿8 Lm d l. lio s p 59 ’ ® P- ’579.
Engravings. E n g . Bot. Sup., t. 2C0L and ourj?^ .-Ì79
I S p l l S i l i i Petals spreading. (Don's Mill.) sftgme„t° „ f toe
5 79. , / i . Donirfjin,
This rose was named in honour of Mr. Don of Forfar.
Dcrivalion
section
5 V. Centifòlia; L indl.
n. From craiura, a hundrail, and/,*■«,„ a lp.,f. .a
h^dredTcSfr • -« -O -'-v e d rore, whl'cTTslo tn S 'e " ? £ , “"1
Sect. Char., 4c. Shrubs all bearing bristles and nrickles P i i ,
teate. Leaflets oblong or ovate, wrinkled. DLk thickened d " a "
throat. Sepals c om p o u n d .-T h is division com p rta s ®
genus riosa which has most particularly interested the lover of fl f
IS probab e that the earliest roses o f which there are anv re •
cultivated belonged to this seefion ■ i • u fr records o f being
o f Cyrene or Molint Pangaeus are to be referred 'it is ht'"?"®" "'“"®
The attar of roses, which is an important nr irlo enquire.
i l l ; :
particukar kind, as in India, (Do»’s ^
? : r - ® " " ’ ®'- n o se .
Kcdont, R„a.. 1. 1. a s . , „ o r A 580. „1 A, d. oocclnea; .and o n rA . 581. „ 1 77 g, ? ;
Spec. Char., 4e. Prickles unequal, larger ones falcate. Sepals reflexed
Fruit elongated. (D o ta Mill.) A bushy shrub. Syria. Height 2 ^ S ^
Introduced in 1373. Flowers large, white or red, single or double ; June
and July. F ru it red ; ripe in September.
Fariefies Tliere are nearly 100 varieties which are classed under thi^s species ;
but it is very doubtful, whether many of them are not hybrids betwren this
f td other sorts Among the names of the varieties classed under this
T e id l r e thT fto n th ly blush; th e blush damask ; the red and white damask
; the red and white monthly; the incomparable; the crimron pera
fttu a l - and, perhaps, the handsomest variety of the species, he q lat e
Lisons’, of which there are six or eight subvarieties ; the roya l; and the
York and Lancaster.
580. H. d . ocooinea.
681. « . damasc èn a su b á lb a.
The present species may be distinguished from ri. oentifôlia by îj’® g '“ * "
size of the prickles, the greenness of the bark, the elongated <™>‘ ’ ‘J®
long reflexed sepals. The petals of this species, and all the
cenÌifòlia, as well as those of other species, are employed '" ‘ f
the piirpiss of making rose-water, ri. damascena is extremely beautiful, fioin
the size and brilliant colour o f its flowers.
a 31. ri. c e n t i f o ' l i a Lin. The hundred-petiiled, Provence, or Cabbage.Rose.
hkntiTication. L in . Sp., 704. ; Do n ’s Mill., 2. p. 571., , ..
Synonymes. R. provinciàlis Mill. Dict. No. 18. ; R . p d y â n th o s
Rossig. Ros. t.3 5 . ; R . caryophÿllea Poir. Suppl. Q-V- 276. ,
R. unguiculàta Desf. Cut. 175. ; R . v àn a n s Pohl Boiu m. 2.
Rossig. Ros., t. 1.; Red. Ros., 1. p. 25. t. 1. ; and
our Jîg. 582. of th e double-iiowered variety.
iipcc. Char., 4c. Prickles unequal, larger ones
falcate. Leaflets ciliated with glands. Flowers
drooping. Calyxes clainmy. F ru it oblong.
(Don’s Mill.) A bushy shrub. Eastern Caucasus,
in groves. Height 3 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced
in 1596. Flowers white or re d ; single, but
most commonly double ; June and July.
Fruit red ; ripe in September.
Varieties. Above 100 varieties are assigned to
this species, which are classed in three divisions
; —
life R. c. I provinciàlis Mill. ; the Provence,
o r Cabbage, Roses; among which are
the royal and cabbage blush ; the car-
58*. « . cenOfMlo.