_ J of the leaves is equally variable in both. There are, however, some peculiarities which, though not o f much
imnortoce wfll help to distinguish it with tolerable certainty. Frequently it produces long, ■ambling, unarmed
shM^wWdi are rarely observed in Rosa rubigimsa. The styles are often without pubescence, and the calycme
16 The is admitted by, b0te"U c ie l tS ‘° f® an impoprled spe‘ ftough now naturalized in many parts of the United States, and differs in no respect from our European
P'The variety y . Rosa umbdlata is very common in gardens, with Sowers in a semi-double state. It is the Rosa
^ T Z T Z H M S o t synonyms and description I am indebted to Mr, Lindlcywho has allowed
me to evtiact hem from the unpublished sheets of his Monograph of the genus Rosa He has them enumerated
severaTotlmr varieties of the present species (besides 5 . imdw-a, the subject of the following plate); but as these
havtnotbeei^ ascertained to be natives of Great Britain, I do not think it necessary to mention them here. The
“T u s pTam'isftet“ — » u t X ^ i and the mom so as it is much used for fence, I , flowers
in June and July.
ROSA RUBIGINOSA, var. inodora. SCENTLESS
BRIAR ROSE.
ROSA rubigimsa 3 . inodora; aculeis valde aduncis submqualibus, foliolis minus glnndulosis, foliolis
calycinis ante maturitatem deciduis. Lind.
ROSA rubiginosa S. inodora. Lindley Monog. o f Rosa, p. 88v
ROSA inodora. Agardh Novit. p . 9-
ROSA dumetorum. Smith Engl. Bot. t. 2579-
ROSA Borreri. Woods in Act. Linn. ml. 12. p. 210.
[For Generic and Specific Characters, see Rosa rubiginosa.]
Fig. 1. Leaf, magn,. Fig. % Portion of a branch, with fruits, nat. size.
This which is the Rosa Borreri o f Woods, appears to be the same as R. inodora of Agmdh's N a a tid ; and has
given me more trouble than the interminable varieties of Rosa camna. It is-a-puzzle betweeni the latter and
T, ruhurinosa ■ and is, I think, equally referable to either! In the neighbourhood of Halesworth it not un-
R . r u b ig irm a , ano is, . „ ordinary (and it is in this state that it is figured here), but with the edgjs unequivocally
tinged with red. Its mode of growth and its prickles resemble rubigimsa ,- but its calycme leaflets are often
deciduous g ancTthe leaves are frequently destitute of glands. Sometimes serratures diverge, sometime point towards
the end of the leaflet Mr. Lyell has received R . Borreri from Mr. Borrer, growing by the side of R. m-
cm„tha and the difference is very trifling. Agardh’s Rosa inodora does not appear to differ from this-in any re-
SPThisrin^lar^planh w ^ h^ p ea re^ tfiret rilitTo^dif^eiit from Rosa rubiginosa, I have considered sufiicienUy
remarkable to deserve a separate plate here.
Both the drawing and description of this plant are from Mr. Lindley.
Its time of flowering is the same as that of R. rubigimsa.