338
691). H. in odora.
Spec. Char., f r . Prickles slemler. Branches fiexuous. Leaflets
shining, acute at both ends. Flowers usually solitary.
F ru it polished. Sepals pinnate, with very narrow segments.
(Doris MiU.) Adensely branched bush. Europe, in hedges ;
in England, near Bridport, Warwickshire. Height 4 ft. to
6 ft. Flowers small, pale yellowish pink ; June and July.
F ru it small, oblong-ovate, scarlet ; ripe in September.
Si 40. R. in o d o 'r a . The scentless Rose.
Identification. Eng. Bot. Suppl., 2610. ; Hood ed. 2. 232.
Synomjmes. R. dumetòrum En g . Bot. 2579.; R . Borrer?' Smith Eng. 1-1.
2398., Don’s Mill. 2. p. 580. ; R. rubiginòsa var. inodóra L in d l. Ros. Monog.
101. "■ '
Engravhigs. Eng. Bot. 2579. ; and oavfig. 596.
Spec. Char., 4c. Prickles hooked. Leaflets ovate ; doubly serrated, without
glands. Sepals pinnate, often doubly pinnate, deciduous.
Flower stalks aggregate, hairy. F ru it elliptical, smooth.
{Don's Mill.) A stout bush. Britain. Not very un-
frequent in hedges and thickets. Height 6 ft. to 7 ft.
Flowers pink ; June and July. F ru it elliptic, or nearly
globose, scarlet.
The foliage has, notwithstanding the specific name, a
scent m ore or less faint, according to the number of glands
developed in different individuals; but it resembles rather the turpentine
odour of the plants of the preceding section than the fragrance of the sweet
briar.
B. Species Natives q f Middle Europe.
J* 41. R. l u 't e a Dodon. The yellow Eglantine Rose.
Identification. Dodon. P em p t., 187.; Mill. Diet., No. 11. ; Do n ’s Mill.,
2. p. 577.
Synomjmes. It. Eglantèria Lin. Sp. 703 , Red. Ros. 1. p. 69. ; R .
foe'tida H e rm. Diss. 18. ; R . chlorophylla Ehrh. B eitr. 2. p. 69. ; R .
cèrea Rossig- Ros. t. 2.
Engravings. Law r. Ros., t. 12. ; Bot. Mag., t.3 6 3 .; Red. Ros., l . p . 69.;
Rossig. Ros., t. 2. ; and o u r^ g . 597.
Spec. Char., 4c. Prickles straight. Leaflets deep green.
Sepals nearly entire, setigerous. Petals flat, concave.
Flowers deep yellow, large, cup-shaped, solitary. F ruit '
unknown. A branchy shrub. Germany and the South
of France. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1596.
Flowers deep yellow ; June.
Varieties.
697. A. lù te a.
jt R. /. 2 subrùbra Red. Ros. iii. p. 73., with a fig. — Peduncles rather
hispid "and glandular. Leaves and petioles glabrous. Stem prickly
at the base. Prickles unequal, scattered. Petals of a lurid red
above, and yellowish beneath. Stigmas
yellow. {Don's Mill.)
^ R. I. 3 punicea Lindl. Ros. p. 84.; R. pu- ,
nicea Mill. Diet. No. 12., Rossig. Ros.
t. 5. ; R. cinnamòmea RoLh Fl. Germ, i.
p. 217. J R. lùtea bicolor Jacq. Vind. i.
t. 1., Tmwt. Ros. t. 6., Roi. Mag. 1 .1077. ;
R. Eglantèria punicea Red. Ros. i. p. 71.
t. 24. ; R. Eglantèria bicolor Dec. Fl. Fr.
iv. p. 437. ; and our fig. 598.; has the 59s. i. punicea,
petals scarlet above, and yellow beneath.
JÏ R. /. 4 fiore pièno. Williams’s double yellow Sweet Biiar.-^-A very
beautiful variety, and a free flowerer, raised from seeds by Mr. Williams
o f Pitmaston. Horticultural Society’s Garden.
J* R. I. 5. Hóggiì D . Don in Sivt. Brit. Fl. Gard. t. 410. Hogg’s yellow
American fíose.—P retty , and a free flowerer Raised by Mr. Hogg,
nurseryman, in New York, from seeds ot the single yellow rose.
Horticultural Society’s Garden.
outer Species belonging to this Se e tion .-R . ibérica native o f Eastern
Iberia- ri. glutinosa riiiiitt, native of Greece ; r i . Klukii B e s s ^ native o f
C r i a ; ri. Suavèolens Pursh, native of North America ; and R. Montezumze
Humb,, native o f Mexico, are described in our first edition.
§ viii. Canince L in d l.
sZ cV aZ r f r . Prickles equal, hooked. Leaflets ovate, glmdless or glan-
l i a r , with the serraturesftonniving. Sepals dec duous ]Esk hickened
closin« the throat. Larger suckers arched. (Dons Mill.) Deciduous but
some lub-evergreen.— Chiefly bushes, but partly sarmentóse and procumbent.
Natives of Britain, Middle Europe, and Asia.
A. Species Natives of Britain,
m 42. R. OANi'NA Lin. The common Dog Rose.
F t
Spec. Char., f r . Prickles strong, hooked.
Leaflets simply serrated, pointed, quite
smooth. Sepals pinnate. F ru it ovate,
smooth, or rather bristly, like the aggreftte
flower stalks. (Doris MiU.) A rambling
shrub. Europe generally, and th e North
of Africa ; plentiful in Britain, in hedges,
woods, and thickets. Height 6 ft. to 10 ft. _
Flowers rather large, pale red, seldom white ; June and Jidv
F ruit scarlet ; ripe in September.
* I R . c. 2 aciphplla Lindl. Ros. p. 99. ;
ri. aciphylla Rau. 69. with a fig.,
Red. Ros. ii. p. 31. t. 13. ; and our
figs. 600, 601.; is a very remarkable
600. scLphiiia. variety, from the .straightness of its
shoots, and its singular habit of growth. T t a
leaves are smooth on both surflices, and the
flowers are smaller tlian those of the species.
Olher Varieties. Seventeen are described in our
first edition.
c. aciphÿlla.
tirst Fruit ovate, bright scarlet, of a peculiar and very grateful flavour, especially, t
made into a conserve with sugar. The pulp of the
fruit besides saccharine matter, contains citric acid,
which gives it an acid taste. The pulp, before it is
used, should be carefully cleared from the nuts or
seeds. Numerous varieties,
a 43. R. F o' r s t e r / Sm. Forster’s Dog Rose.
I d e n t f im U o u Smith E.iji Fl., 2. P. 392. ; Bor, In Eng. Bot.
Suppl., 2611.; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 580. 10 r. ^09
S y n o n y m e . R . collina ? and y W o o d s in P’
E n g r a v in g s . Eng.Bot S u p p l . , t. 2611. ; and ourjig. 602.
Spec. Char.,fr. P ric k le s scattered, conical, hooked.
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