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R. Sabin i. Page 758., add to “Spec. Char., Sc.“ There is a variety in theHorticultural Society’s Garden, under the name of R. s. gracilis.”

R. Doni ana. 759., add to the paragraph headed “Spec. Char. Sc.:" “ There isa variety in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, called R. D. horrida.

R. Wilsoni Rorr. in Brit. FI., ed. 3., p. 231., Fng. Rot. Suppl., t. 2723.On this rose, Dr. Lindley remarks, that it seems one of the endlessvarieties of R. mollis ; approaching R. Don iana, in the presenceof setae on its branches; and proving, among other things, that R.involuta, R. Doniana, R. Sabinidwa, &c., are all one and the samenatural species. (See Comp. Bot. Mag., i. p. 189.)

R. damascena. Add to “Engravings:” “and our Jig. 2456., of R. d. sub-alba.”

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R. centifolia. 760., after the paragraph headed “ R. c. 2 muscosa,” insert:—“ at R. c. m. cristata Hook. Bot. Mag., t. 3475.—A very beautiful and curi-ous variety of the moss rose, introduced from France in 1833, andremarkable for the manner in which the moss springs from theedges of the sepals.”

Add, after “ R. c. 3 pompdnia Dec. « N. Du Ham., viii. p. 37.; R.pompdnia Red. Ros., p. 65.” Add to the end of the paragraph :“ These roses should be cut downevery year, when they have done flow-ering, that they may send up newshoots to produce flowers every spring.

If this be not done, the principalbranches will dry up, and become bare,like those of the bramble.”

R. gallica. 760., add to list of Engravings:

“ and Jig. 2457., of the species.”

R. alba. 764., add to list of Engravings: “ andJig. 2458., of the double variety, com-mon in gardens.”

R. lutea. 765,, after “ Varieties, ’ add : —

“ ^ R. 1.4- Jlbre pleno. Williams’s doubleyellow Sweet Briar. — This verybeautiful variety was raised fromseeds of this species by Mr. Williamsof Pitmaston. It is a free flowerer,and forms a very ornamental low shrub. There are plants in theHorticultural Society’s Garden.”

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