Tas. .8338. 
ROSA Movyesitt. 
Western China. 
Rosacgeak. Tribe Rosean. 
Rosa, Linn.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen, Plant. vol. i. p. 625. 
Rosa Moyesii, Hemsl. et E. H. Wilson in Kew Bull. 1906, p. 159; species ex 
affinitate 2. macrophyllae, a qua differt foliis aculeatis, foliolis ereberrime 
serrulatis, floribus subsolitariis sanguineis et fructu majore cum calycis 
lobis persistentibus erectis circiter 6 cm. longo. 
Frutec 2°5-3°5 m.altns; rami glabri parce aculeati, aculeis brevibus rectis basi 
_  dilatatis, #v/ia 7-13-foliolata, cum petiolo brevi 8-18 em. longi, 4-7-5 em. 
lati, rhachi gracillima aculeolata puberula simul inconspicue glandulosa; 
foliola praeter terminale sulsessilia, tenuia, ovata, oblonga, elliptica vel 
int-rdum fere orbicularia, 0°5-8 cm. longa, deorsum gralatim minora, 
creberrime calloso-serrulata, praeter costam infra pilusulam utrinque 
glabra, subtus pallidiora; stipulae rubentes, latae, integrae, 1°5-2 em. 
jongae, minute ciliolato-glandulosae, parte libera deltoidea vix acuta. 
Flores saturate rubro-sanguinei, petalis extra pallidioribus, 4°5-6°5 em. 
diametro, solitarii vel bini, erecti; pedunculi quam folia breviores glandu- 
lis longe stipitatis conspicue ornati. Calyx languide fusco-purpureus; 
tubus nudus vel glandulis stipitatis plus minusve vestitus; lobi 5, 
patentes, e basi ovata caudati, apice dilatati, foliacei, petala fere aequantes, 
litus tomentosi, extra in partibus aliis obtectis etiam primus tomentosi, 
rarius pauciglandulosi. etala sxepissime 5, fere orbicularia, emarginata, 
2-3 cm. lata, exp!anata, sese leviter obtegentia. Stwmina numerosissima, 
filamentis brevissimis, antherts fusco-flavis. Carpel/a 15-20, pilosa, libera, 
e tubo brevissime exserta, /uetus saturate rubro-aurantiacus, ampulli- 
formis, cum ecalycis lobis nunc erectis 6-7 cm. longus, nonnunquam 
glandulis paucis stipitatis infra medium instructus; achaevia pilosula.— 
W. Botting HEMSLEY. 
The strikingly beautiful Rose here figured is a native of 
the mountains of Szechuan, between Mount Omi and 
Tatienlu at elevations of from 7000-9000 feet above sea- 
level. It was first collected by Mr. A. E. Pratt and was 
subsequently met with by Mr. E. H. Wilson, who also 
secured ripe seeds on behalf of Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
in whose nursery at Coombe Wood plants were raised which 
are now 6-8 feet high. From one of the original plants 
the flowers and fruits now depicted were supplied by Messrs, 
Veitch in June and in September, 1909, It may be 
remarked that in addition to the form here figured there is 
another with paler flowers which, though also beautiful, is 
less effective than that here shown. &, Moyesit will no 
doubt require the conditions that have been found to suit 
Ocroser, 1910, 
