ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM.
I ft. IntrodiiceJ in 1810. Flowers small, single or semitiouble, pale
blush ; April to November.
The beautiful little plants called Fairy Roses, or Miniature Roses, in R iv e rs’s
Abridged List, are nearly all varieties of R. Lawrencedna , and they are well
worthy o f culture, from their extreme dwarfiies.s ( often flowering when not inori:
than Gin. high), and the beautiful colour o f their
miniature rosebuds, the petals o f which appear of a
much darker hue than those o f the expanded
flower. Rivers enumerates five select varieties, of
which he says the Gloire des Lawrencianas is one of
the prettiest.
J 52. R. SEBi'cEA Lindl. The silky Rose.
Lindl. Ros. Monog.,Identification. p. 105. ; Do n ’s Mill., 2.
p. 581.
Engravings. Lindl. Ros. Monog., t. 12. ; and o u r fig. 616.
Spec. Char., f r . Prickles stipular, compressed.
Leaflets?— 11, oblong, obtuse, serrated at the
apex, silky beneath. Flowers solitary, bractless.
Sepals entire, ending in long points. (Don’s MiU.)
A shrub. Gossainthan. Height 4 ft. to Gft.
Flowers ?pale red. F ru it in peduncles, naked.
616. R. serìcea.
( ix. Systyla; L indl.
From J!»», togethor, and stulos. a s tilo ; in reference to th e styles being connected
Sect. Char. Styles cohering together into an elongated column.
'Tho lioKie aU.’c ___?_ 1 .1 °
Derivation.
- J .......... rri'-’',”", 7” "':."';° mco a i l eiongacea column. Stipules
a ta a te . The habit ot this section is nearly the same as th a t o f the last
division. The leaves are frequently permanent. (Doris Mill.) Deciduous
CTcrfteen, o r sub-evergreen, and mostly climbing. Natives of Britain,
Middle Europe, Asia, Atrica, and North America.
A. Species Natives of Britam, and other Parts of Furope.
1 53. R. s y ' s t y l a Bat. The connate-styled Rose.
td e n tfic e tm n . Bat F l. Main, e t Loir. Suppl., 31. ; Do n ’s MiU , 2. p. 682.
/u coiiina sntxtn in Eng. Bot. f t. 1895. ;; nR . ssltyyllO5ss;a Jo u rn . Bot. 2. p. 3,7.
R . brevistyla Dec. FL Fr. Suppl. p, 537.; R . bibracteiita Dec. 1
c. ; R . systyla « ovata iiK d / Ros. p. 111.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1895.; and our Jig. 617.
Spec. Char., f r . Shoots assiirgent. Prickles strong,
hooked. Peduncles glandular. Sepals pinnate,
deciduous. Styles smooth. Floral rece,)tacle
conical. (Don’s Milt.) A ramliling shrul). France
and England, in hedges and thickets , common in
Sussex J in the Soutli o f Scotland, on hills. Height
6 ft. to 12 ft. Flowers fragrant, pink or almost
w h ite , May to July. F ru it scarlet, ovate oblong.
There are several varieties, but they do not diflfer
materially in appearance from the species. 617. f l.s js ty la .
Identfication.
A u k 54. r i . a b v e ' n s i s Huds.
Angl.
s Hen
The Field Rose.
- " T L J - .A iW l . , ed 1. p. 192. ; Deo. P rod., 2. p. 596.
Engravings. Eng. Bot.. t. 188. ; Bot. Mag., t " 2054. ; and om fig
Spec Char., f r Shoots cord-like. Prickles unequal and flflcate. Leaves deciduous,
and composed f t 5—7 glabrous, or indistinctly ciliated, leaflets glaucescent
beneath. Stipules diverging at the tip. Flowers solitary or gfotase.
XXVI . iîOSA 'cEÆ : -Ro' sA.
Sepals almost entire, short. Styles cohering into an
elongated glabrous column. Fruit ovate, or ovate-globose,
coriaceous, crimson, glabrous, or a tittle hispid, as well as
the peduncles. (Dec. Prod.) Trailing, o r climbing, deciduous
; in some situations sub-evergreen. Europe, in many
places f in England, in hedges and thickets and the
borders of fields, chiefly in the midland counties. Stems
20 ft. to 40 ft. Flowers white ; July. F ru it dark blood-
coloured ; ripe in September.
618. it. aivénsis.
Leaflets ovate.
Varieties. Several varieties are enumerated in catalogues ;
the following appear distinct, and of general interest ; —
8_ H- R. a- 2 ayreshirea Ser. ri. capreolàta
Neill in Edin. Phil. Journ. No. 3. p. 102.—
Sub-evergreen. Prickles slender, very acute,
sharply sei’rated, thin, neai’ly of the satne colour on both surfaces.
Peduncles hispid with glanded hairs, or wrinkled. A vigoi'ous-
growing climbei', producing shoots sometimes 20 ft. in length in
one season, and flowering profusely from the middle of May to the
middle of September. One of the hardiest of climbing roses, and
particularly useful for covering naked walls, or unsightly roofs. Cultivated
in British gardens under the name of the Ayrshire Rose,
i Jk R. fl. 3 hyhrida Lindl. Ros. 113. has semidouble flowei’s, of a most
delicate flesh colour, and is called, in the nurseries, the double hip
rose ; the term hip rose being applied by gardeners to the commonest
wild roses.
in open situations, a trailing plant, sometimes rooting a t the jo in ts ; but,
in hedges and among bushes, a climbei- by elongation ; reaching to theii| tops,
and covering them with tufts of foliage and flowers ; the leaves remaining on
late in the season ; and the fruit often remaining on all the winter. The
shoots are, in general, feeble, much divided, and entangled ; and they generally
produce, here and there, rugged excrescences, which readily take root.
B. Species Natives o f Middle Europe.
L A- 55. ri. ( a.) sempebvi'bens Lin. The evergreen (F ield) Rose.
Identification. L i n . S p , 704. ; D e c . ProiL, 2. p. 597, i D o n ’s Mill., 2. p, 683. o r 49 • Ti
Synonymes. R. scândens Mill. Dict. Nn. 8. ; It. b ale anca DesJ. Cat. Be r s . Ench 2. p. 49. , Ti.
atrovirens Viv. Fl. Ita l. 4. t. 6. ; R. sempervìrens globósa Red. Eos 2., with a fig ., Ti. sempei
Virens var. « scèndens Dec. Fl. Fr. 5. p. 533.
Engravings. Law r. Ros., t. 45. ; Bot. Reg., t. 459. ; and our fig . 619.
Spec. Char., 4c. Evergreen. Shoots climbing.
Prickles pretty equal, falcate. Leaves of 5—7
leaflets, th a t are green on both sides, coriaceous.
Flowers almost solitary, or in corymbs. Sepals
nearly entire, longish. Styles cohering into
an elongate pilose column. F ruit ovate or ovate
globose, orange-coloured. Peduncles iiiostlj
hispid with glanded hairs. ('losely allied to
R. arvénsis, but diflering in its being evergreen,
in its leaves being coriaceous ; and in its stipules
being subfalcate, and more acute at the tip.
{Dec. Prod.) A vigorous evergreen climber.
France, Portugal, Italy, at Pæstum and other
places, Greece, and the Balearic Islands. Stem
20 ft. to 40 ft. Introduced in 1629. L’lowers
619. f l . Bemjiervir
white or pale rose-coloured ; June to August.
Fruit orange-coloured ; ripe in September.
Varieties. Several varieties are enumerated in catalogues ; those which wc
consider best worth mentioning are, —