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ROSA rubella.
Red-fruited Dwarf Rose.
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ICOSANDRIA Polygynia.
Gen? Char. Cal urn-shaped, fleshy, contracted at
the orifice, terminating in 5 segments. Petals 5 .
Seeds numerous, bristly, fixed to the inside of the
calyx.
Spec. Char. Fruit globose,somewhatbristly. Flower-
stalks bristly. Stem spreading, clothed with
straight slender spines. Leaflets elliptical, smooth.
Segments of the calyx entire.
Syn. Rosa spinosissima y. Sm. FI. Brit. 537 ? With.
465 ? Hull. ed. 2. 148 ?
I t may literally be said that Roses spring up under our steps
as w e approach the close of our undertaking, for we have of late
added more than could have been imagined to the species of that
favourite but difficult tribe.
The present beautiful plant was sent from Newcastle by Mr.
Winch. It differs from the common R. spinosissima, t. 187, in
being a small, spreading bush, whereas the flowering stems of
that species are strong and erect, more in the manner of camna.
The leaflets are more elliptical and rather acute. Flowerstalks
longer, and densely covered with glandular bristles, some of
which are found also on the lower part of the germen, which is
rather less globular than in spinosissima. About these marks
however we might have hesitated ; but the perfectly ripe fruit sent
by Mr. Winch, though too much bruised to be drawn, is scarlet,
not black, which is a character we have never known to vary.
That in our t. 187, it must be observed, is but half ripe. The
flowers and leaves are elegantly tinged with red, which may be
accidental. The segments of the calyx, in both these species,
are simple and entire 3 the leaflets smooth, with glandular stalks
and ribs.
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