344 ICOSANDRIA roLYGYNIA. 



III. POL YGYNIA. 



414. ROSA. Gen.pL S63. 



llanda. 1 . R. germinibus globosis glabris, caulibus adultis pedun- 



CLilisque laevibus inermibus, follolis (7) oblongis sub- 

 sequaliter senatis glabris, petiolis glabris subaculeatis, 

 — Willd.sp. pi 2. p. 1065. 

 Icon. A7idreu's's ro>es. Miss Lawr. roses 27. 

 In Canada, near Hudson's Bay, and on the river St. Lau- 

 rence, h . May — Aug. v. v. The younger branches 

 are covered with straight red spines j the older ones 

 unarmed and shining red. 

 parviflora, 2. R. germinibus depresso-globosis peduncnlisque hispidis, 

 petiolis pubescentibus subaculeatis, caule glabro, acu- 

 leis stipularibus rectis, foliolis elliptico-lanceolatis sim- 

 pliciter serratis glabris, floribus subgeminatis. — Willd. 

 sp. pi. 2. p. 1068. 

 R. Carolina. Du Roi harbk. 2. p. 335. Mich.Jl. amer. I. 



p. 295. 

 R. pensylvanica. JVangh. amer. p. 113. 

 R. humilis. Marsh, arb. 285. 



In woods on the side of hills : New York to Carolina. 

 \2 . June, July. v. v. About two feat high. There 

 are a number of varieties of this species. 

 nilida. 3. R- germinibus globosis, calycibus pedunculis ramisque 



hispidis, petiolis pilosiusculis inermibus, foliolis (7) 

 oblongolanceolatis utrinque nitidis glaberrimis. — 

 Willd enum. 544. 

 In Pensylvania and Virginia. Tj . June — Aug. v. v. 

 Petals red, obcovdate. 

 lucida. 4. R. germinibus depresso-globosis pedunculisque subhispi- 



dis, petiolis glabris subaculeatis, caule glabro, aculeis 

 stipularibus rectis, foliolis ovato-lanceolatis obtusius- 

 culis grosse serratis glabris nitidis, floribus subgeminis, 

 calycinis foliolis integris. — Willd. sp.pl. 2. p. IO68. 

 R. Carolina. Walt. ft. car. 149. 

 Icon. Dill. ellh. t. 245./. 3 16. 



On the borders of swamps : New York to Carolina. 

 T2 . July, Aug. V. V. From four to six feet high. 

 gemella, 5. R. germinibus depresso-globosis pedunculisque glabris, 



floribus subgeminatis, foliis oblongis acutis opacis, pe« 



