JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. 39 



54164 to 54265— Continued. 



54222. Rosa multiflora X chinensis. 

 (R- polyantha Hort. ) 



" Received as Rosa polyantha, which is a trade name for many va- 

 rieties originutiug as hybrids between the China rose and R. iniilti- 

 flora." 



54223. Rosa omissa Desegl. 



A shrub 3 to 5 feet high, native to Europe, with five to seven 

 ovate-elliptical Uniflets, pink flowers, and large smooth obovoid red 

 fruits. (Adupteil from BillotM, vol. 1, p. J/l.) 



54224 and 54225. Rosa oxyodon Boiss. 



54224. For previous intr xluction, see S. P. I. No. 54142. 



54225. (Chenault No. 58S0.) Var. caucasica. 



54226. Rosa palustris Marsh. 



Vai'. nuttalliana. "A horticultural form with flowers liirger than 

 in the type and ai)peuring later in the season." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49044. 



54227. Rosa pisocarpa A. Gray, 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54145. 



54228. Rosa rxjbrifolia Vill. 



A southern European shrub 6 feet high, with the whole plant 

 glaucous and tinged with red. The five to seven oblong leaflets are 

 simply toothed, the bright-red flowei'S are in small clusters, and the 

 small globose fruits are red and pulpy. (Adapted from Willmott, 

 The Genus Rosa, p. 399.) 



54229. Rosa rugosa kamchatica (Vent.) Regel. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54149. 



54230. Rosa eugosa X ferruginea. 



(Chenault No. 5383.) "A hybrid between the Japanese rose and 

 Rosa ferruginea of Central Euroi>e." 



54231. Rosa saturata Baker. 



(Arnold Arboretum No. 7169; Wilson No. 316.) "A central 

 Chinese shrub often 8 feet high, nearly free from prickles, with 

 seven ovate-lanceolate pale leaflets 2 to 3 inches long. The solitai'y 

 dark-red fl(nvers with purple stamens are followed by ovoid coral-red 

 fruits nearly an inch long." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49120. 



54232. Rosa setipoda Hemsl. and Wils. 



" This tall shrub often 10 feet high, native to central China, has 

 pairs of wide-based straight prickles, seven to nine elliptical 

 leaflets, loose corymbs of pale-pink flowers 2 inches across, and 

 oblong-ovoid deep-red fruits an inch long." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 37978. 



54233 to 54235. Rosa spinosissima L. Scotch rose 



54233. For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54151. 



54234. ^'ar. Jupiter, a horticultural variety. 



54235. Var. penicillata. 



54236. Rosa spinosissima altaica (Willd.) Rehder. 

 Var. maxima. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54152. 



