afe 34. R. a ' l i î a Lin. The common white Uose.
Identification. Liu. Sp., 705. ; Lawr. Ros., t. 23. 25. 32.
3 7 .; OE d . Fl. Da n ., t. 1215. j Rod. Ros., 1. p. 9 7 .and
p. 17. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 577.
Synonyme. R . usitatissima Gat. Montaub. t. 94.
Engravings. Lawr. Ros., t. 23. 25. 32. 37. ; (Ed. Fl. Dan.,
t. 1215.: Red. Ros., 1. p. 17. and p. 97. ; Gat. Montaub.,
t. 94. ; our fiq . 588. of th e species ; and fig. 589. of the
double variety common in gardens.
Spec. Char,, 4c- Leaflets
oblong, glaucous,
rather naked
above, simply serrated.
Prickles
straightish or falcate,
slender or
strong, without
bristles. Sepals pinnate,
reflexed. Fruit
unarmed. {Don’s
Mill.) A large
*88- «-(dbH. shrub. Piedmont,
Denmark, France, and Saxony. Height 4 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1597.
Flowers large, either white, or of the most delicate blush colour, with a
grateful fragrance ; June and July. F ru it oblong, scarlet, or blood-coloured ;
ripe in September.
Varieties. The garden varieties are very numerous ; and some o f the most
beautiful are the double, semidouble, and single blush ; the celestial, a wellknown
favourite ; the great, small, and cluster maiden’s blush ; the double
thornless ; and the double, semidouble, and single white. The rose blanche
à coeur vert, the bouquet blanc, and the blanche de la Belgique, ai’e well-
known and beautiful varieties of this species.
B. Natives of Europe and Britain.
Si 35. R. viLLo'sA Lin. The villous-/(?a/;(?iJ Rose.
Identification. L in . Sp., 704. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 576.
Synonymes. R . mollis Smith in Eng. Bot. t. 2459. ; R . tomentósa ^ L in d l.
Ros. p. 77 ; R . heterophylla Woods in L in . Trans. 12. p. 195. ; R . pulchélla
Woods L c. p. 196. ; R . pomífera Herm. Diss. 16.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 2459. ; and o u r fig . 590.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaflets rounded, bluntish, downy all over.
F ru it globose, rather depressed, partly bristly. Sepals
slightly compound. Branches without bristles. {Don’s
Mill.) A rambling shrub. Europe, in hedges ; in Britain,
in bushy rather mountainous situations in Wales, Scotland,
and the North of England. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft.
Flowers red or pink ; July. F ru it purple ; ripe Sept.
Vaiieties. R, gràcilis Woods, R. Sherárdi Davies, R. sylvéstris
Lindi., are described in oui* first edition.
A v e ry variable plant. (S ee No. 29. p. 332.) ^
afe 36. R. T O M E N T O 'sA Smith. The tomentose, or
woolly-leaved. Rose.
Identification. Smith Fl. B rit., 539.; Eng. Bot,, 990.; Do n ’s Mill.,
2. p. .576.
Synonymes. R . villòsaEArA. Arb. p. 45., D u Roi Harbk. 2. p. 341.,
F l. Dan., t. 1458., R. mollis-iima Bork. Holz. p. 307. ; R . dùbia
Wibel Wirth. p. 263. ; R. villósa /3 Iluds. 219.
Engravings. Red. Ros., 2. p, 39. and p. 88. ; Eng. Bot., t. 990. ,
and o u r jîg . 691.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaflets ovate, acute, nrore or less
downy. F ru it .elliptical, hispid. Sepals pinnate.
Prickles slightly curved. Petals white at the base. A rambling shrub. {Don’s
MiU.) Europe, in hedges and thickets ; plentii'ul in Britain. Height 6 ft.
Flowers pink ; Ju n e and July. F ru it sca rle t; ripe in September.
§ vii. Jìuhitjinòsce L in d l.
Derivation. F rom rubigino&us, ru sty ; th e leaves of the species being usually furnished with rustcoloured
glands beneath.
Sect. Char., 4c. Prickles unequal, sometimes bristle-formed, rarely wanting.
Leaflets ovate or oblong, glandular, with diverging serratures. Sepals permanent.
Disk thickened. Root-shoots arched. The numerous g lp d s on
the lower surface o f the leaves will be sufflcient to prevent anything else
being referred to tliis section ; and although It. tomentósa has sometimes
glandular leaves, the inequality of the prickles o f the species o f Rubigi-
nòsEe, and the ir red fruit, will clearly distinguish them. (B o ris Mill., n.
p. 577.) — This division includes all the eglantine, or sweet-briar roses, wliich
are for the most p a rt erect or erectish bushes with deciduous leaves. Natives
of B ritain, Middle Europe, and Caucasus.
A. Species Natives of Britain.
t t 37. R . RUBIGINO'SA Lin. The mbty-leaved Rose, Swect Briar, or Eglantine.
Identfication. Lin. Mant., 2. p. 694. ; De c. Brod. 2. p. C04. ; Do n 's Mill., 2. p. 677.
Sunonvmes. R . sm n - im a Lightf. Scot. I. f .961., Fl. Dan. l .m . - . R . f e i to i i i rm Mill. Diet. No. 4.,
Lin. Sp. edit. 1. p. 491. ; R . agréstis S a vi Fl. Pis. p. 475. , R . rubiginòsa parviflòra R a u . E n um .
135
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 991. ; L aw r. Kos., t. 41. 61. 6.6. 72. and 74. ; and our A - 592.
Spec. Char., 4c. Prickles hooked, compressed, witli
smaller straighter ones interspersed. Leaflets
elliptical, doubly serrated, hairy, clothed beneath
with rust-coloured glands. Sepals pinnate, and
bristly, as well as the peduncles. F ru it obovate,
bristly towards the base. (Doris Mill.)_ A rani-
bling shrub. Europe, and Caucasus ; in Britain,
in bushy places, on a dry gravelly or chalky soil.
Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Flowers pink ; June and July.
Fruit scarlet, obovate o r elliptic ; ripe in September.
Leaves sweet-scented when bruised.
Varieties. Eleven are described in our first edition.
Some of the best for a rosarium are, the blush,
cluster, double, dwarf, semidoiible, mossy, scarle., tree double, and white
semidouble.
tt 38. R. m i c e a ' n t h a Sm. The s m a l l - f l o w e r e d Rose, or Swect Briar.
Identfication. Smith in Eng. Bot., t. 2490, ; Do n ’s Mill., 2. p. 578.
R . rubiginòsa /3 micr&ntha L in d i. Ros. p. 87., with erroneous
¿92. A. rubiginòsa.
synonymes.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 2490. ; and o u rjî^ s . 593, 594.
Spec. Char., 4c- Prickles hooked, scattered, nearly uniform.
Leaflets ovate, doubly serrated, hairy, glandular
beneath. Sepals pinnate. F ru it elliptic, ra the r
bristly, contracted at the summit. Steins straggling.
{Don’s Mill.) A bush with arched shoots, and straggling
branches. Britain, in hedges and thickets, chiefly
in the South of England. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Flowers
small, pale red ; June and July. F ru it coral red, ovate ; ripe in September.
afe 39. R. s e 'p i u m Thuil. The Hedge Rose, or Briar.
Identificalio-i. T huil. Fl. P a r., 2.''2.; Borr. in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2653.; Do n ’s Mill., 2. p. 578.
Synonymes. R . helvética and R . m yrtifblia Hall ; R . canina /S Dec. FL Fr. ed. 3. No. 3617. ; R .
agréstis Savi Fl. Pis. 1. p .474. ; R . b iserràta, R . macrocárpa, and R . stipulàris Mer, Fb Par. 190.
ex Desv. f. 75.
Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2653. ; and our fig . .595.
Z
693. R . m ic rá n th a .