Book  (1785)  Page(s) 348.  
 
Burnet-Rose is a small-growing tree, seldom rising higher than one yard. The flowers are single, and make no great figure; but what renders this Rose valuable is, that the leaves are pinnated in such a manner as to resemble those of the burnet, which occasions its being so called, and by which it constitutes an agreeable variety among the leafy tribe.
The varieties of it are, Red-flowered Burnet-leaved Rose, Black Burnet-leaved Rose, White Burnet-leaved Rose.

Book  (1770)  Page(s) 251.  
 
Black Burnet-leaved Rose. pimpinellifolia nigra.