Tas. 7241. 
ROSA pomirera. 
Native of Europe. 
Nat. Ord. Rosacez. Tribe Rosez, 
Genus Rosa, Linn. (Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. vol. i. p. 625.) 
Rosa (Villosx) pomifera ; frutex erectus, ramis arcuatis, aculeis sparsis rectis 
zequalibus gracilibus, foliolis subduplo longioribus quam latis copiose 
duplicato-serratis tenuiter griseo-pubescentibus infra inconspicue glan- 
dulosis, floribus solitariis paucisve, pedunculis brevibus dense aciculatis, 
sepalis adscendentibus dorso dense glandulosis persistentibus majoribus 
seepius copiose pinnatis, fructibus globosis v. pyriformibus precorcibus, 
disco nullo, 
R. pomifera, Hermm. Diss. Ros. p.171; Gmel. Fl. Bad. Als. vol. ii. p. 410; 
Lange in Fl. Dan. vol. xvii. p. 8, t. 2907; Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Ed. 2, 
p. 253; Dumort. Ros. p. 48 ; Desegl. Monogr. Ros. p. 129; Fries Novit. 
Fl. Suee. vol. ii. p. 150; Mant. vol. iii. p- 39; Boiss. Fl. Orient. vol. ii. 
p. 681; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. xi, p. 210; Gard. Chron. 1886, 
vol. i. p. 237, fig. 45, 
. villosa, Linn. Sp, Pl. p. 491, pro maxim. part. Ed. ii. p. 704; “Swartz in 
Palmstr. Svensk Bot. vol. v. t. 313. Hoi oe 
. villosa, Var. pomifera, Desv. Journ. Bot. vol. ii. p. 117; Redéuté Ros. vol. i. 
p. I, t..67, vol.-ii. p. 40; Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl.. p,.274; Lindl. Ros. 
Monogr. p. 74; Smith Engl. Bot. t. 583, descript. non Ie. (quod R. Sabini.) 
- villosa var.a pomifera, Linn. Fl. Suec. Ed. ii; Huds. Fl. Angl. Bd. 2, 
p. 219; DC. Prodr. vol. ii. p. 628. oi) 
. Sylvestris pomifera, Dalech. Hist. Plant. p. 127; Lobel. Stirp. Ic. vol. ii. 
p. 211; Parkins. Theatr. Bot. p. 1021; Ray Cat. Pl. Angl. Ed. 1, p. 266, 
. sylvestris pomifera major, Bauh. Pinaz, p. 484. 
. ciliatopetala, Bess. Hn. Pl. Volhhyn, p. 66; Reichb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. vol. 
ii. p. 616 (non Koch). 
. resinosa, Sternd. in Reich. Fl. Germ. Excurs, vol. ii. p. 616 (non Desegl). 
Great Apple Rose, Parkins. Paradis. p. 418. 
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Opinions are divided as to whether this fine Rose should 
be regarded as a variety of #. villosa, or the type to which 
villosa is reterable, either as a synonym or as a variety 
with smaller fruit. I have followed the best authorities, 
amongst whom must be classed Koch, Boissier, Fries’ (in 
the Novitiz) and Baker, in taking Hermann’s name, as 
the oldest, and of which Fries says that it is also the most 
significant. On the other hand it has been ‘doubted 
JUNE Ist, 1892. 
