322 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
osa—continued. 
slender, lanceolate or ovate. Stem and branches slender and 
weak, prickly or unarmed, (B. M. 284, under name of R. semper- 
florens; S. E. B. 91, under name of R, indica.) 
R. involucrata (large-involucred). fl. white, fragrant, 2in. to 
Zin. in diameter, solitary or shortly corymbose, rarely axillary and 
longer pedicelled; calyx tube unarmed; petals retuse ; bracts 
large, lanceolate. July. fr. globose, densely tomentose. l. 3in. 
to fin. long ; leaflets three or four — lżin. long or Jess, elliptic 
or oblong, acute or acuminate, finely serrated ; stipules small, 
laciniate. - Branchlets and inflorescence densely tomentose ; 
rickles straight, often in stipular pairs. A. 3ft. India, 1818. 
ts. R. 739; L. R. 1, under name of R. Lyelli.) : 
R. involuta (involute). fl. white or pink; sepals leafy, persistent, 
densely glandular on the back; peduncles densely bristly. June 
and July. fr. red, globose, sparingly produced, Z., leaflets 
doubly serrated, glabrous or pubescent and glandular beneath ; 
petioles and stipules densely glandular and ciliated. Branches 
sometimes arching; prickles scarcely curved, crowded, graduall 
passing into bristles. A. 2ft. Europe — Britain), 
very variable species, of which there are many distinct forms. 
The following may be mentioned : 
R. i, Sabini (Sabin’s). /l., calyx tube sub-globose, more or less 
bristly ; sepals pinnate. * sub-globose. l., leaflets with copious. 
compound serratures, thinly pubescent above; —— (and 
uncles) densely hairy, glandular, and brist! 7: Prickles 
straight, 4in. long. This is the commonest form of the species. 
Syn. R. gracilis. 
R. i. Wilsoni (Wilson's). A. calyx tube almost glabrous; sepals — 
nearly simple. Jr. sub-obovoid. l., leaflets often cordate, terminal, 
large, glabrous above, the ribs thinly hairy and nearly glandless 
beneath, the serratures simple. ckles as in R. i, Sabini. 
(Sy. En. B. 464.) 
R. leevigata (smooth). A synonym of R. sinica. 
R. Lawrenceana (Lawrence's). A synonym of R. indica minima. 
R. laxa (loose). M. solitary; calyx tube roundish, hairy, some- 
times underset with floral leaves; sepals entire, silky; petals 
white, yellowish at base, somewhat cordate ; peduncles very short, 
hairy. July. tig roundish. Z. pendent; leaflets oblong-elliptic, 
doubly serrated, shining above, hairy beneath ; petioles glandular- 
hairy, somewhat prickly ; stipules fringed. ranches slender, 
silky-hairy ; prickles stipular, in pairs. h. 3ft. Siberia. 
R. lucida (clear).* fl. red; calyx lobes glandular-bristly ; pe- 
duncles one to three-flowered. May to July. fr. depressed- 
globular, smooth when ripe. l., leaflets five to nine, elliptic or 
oblong-lanceolate, shining above, sharply serrated. Stems lft. to 
2ft. high, armed with unequal, bristly prickles, which are mostly 
deciduous, the stouter, persistent ones nearly straight, slender. 
North America, 1724. 
1, flore-pleno (double-flowered).* A charming variety, with 
double flowers, met with in nursery catalogues under the name 
of ‘*Rose Button.” 
R. lutea (yellow).* Austrian Briar. M. yellow, few, 2in, to 24in, in 
diameter ; calyx tube hemispherical or globose, glabrous, unarmed 
or prickly ; sepals long-acuminate, entire or with marginal laciniz; 
petals obcordate. June. J. 14in. to 3in. long ; leaflets two to four 
pairs, petiolulate, elliptic-ovate or orbicular, obtuse or apiculate, 
deeply or doubly ete esis cape ; petioles glandular-pubescent ; 
stipules broad. Branches with straight prickles, erect. h. 3ft. 
Orient. (B. M. 363, under name of R. l. unicolor.) SYN. R. 
Eglanteria. 
R. 1. punicea (scarlet). fl., petals scarlet above, and yellow 
beneath ; stigmas purple. (B. M. 1077, under name of R. l 
bicolor.) 
R. lutescens (yellowish). A synonym of R. hispida. 
macrophylla (large-leaved). fl. bright red,” solitary or 
corymbose, lin. to Ssin, in diameter; calyx tube jin. to Lin. 
long ; sepals lin. to 2in. long, persistent ; petals broadly obcordate ; 
peduncles, pedicels, and calyx usually very bristly and glandular. 
June. fr. sometimes 2in. long. J. 2in. to 8in. long; leaflets 
elliptic-ovate, acuminate or acute, finely serrated, usually pu- 
bescent beneath; petioles pubescent ; — large, sheathing. 
Prickles straight or slightly curved, or absent. h. 6ft. Tempe- 
rate Himalaya and China. 
ER. micrantha (small-fiowered). Tr pale red, lin. in diameter; 
sepals deciduous, densely glandular, with a leafy oint and one 
or two leaflets. June. fr. scarlet, urceolate. l, leaflets 
more pointed than those of R. rubiginosa, glabrous above, densely 
— beneath, Branches long, arched ; prickles equal, h. 4ft. 
R. 
urope (Britain). 
(small-fruited). . white, small, very numerous, 
_ corymbose ; bracts deciduous; stalks smooth. July. fr. scarlet, 
the size and form of those of Crategus Oxyacantha. l. distant ; 
leaflets three or five, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, naked, simply 
crenate-serrate, dark shining green above, paler beneath ; petioles 
form, with a few hosed priatin A 10k Chine tae Cet 
> ew ckles. h. i Cli 5 
(B. M. 6548 ; L. R. 18.) r yor ren ns 
R. microphylla (small-leaved). fl. of a delicate blush-colour, 
small. August to October. fr. prickly, green or yellowish 
when ripe, l., leaflets ovate, small; bracts appressed, pectinate. 
h, 2ft. to 4ft, China, (B, M. 6549.) This species connects the 
Rosa—continued. 
Bracteatew and the Cinnamomew. ‘There is a double-flowered 
form in cultivation. 
R. mollis (soft). ^. red; sepals persistent, densely glandular. 
June and July. fr. globose or turbinate, densely re 
rarely naked, ripening early. l, leaflets very hairy, doubly 
serrate. Branches erect; prickles uniform, scattered, slender, 
nearly straight. North Europe (Britain), Allied to R. spino- 
sissima. SYN. R. mollissima (Sy. En. B. 466). 
R. m. pomifera (Apple-bearing).* fl., sepals copiously pinnate, 
quite persistent ; petals often ciliated and glandular. jr. more 
or less pear-shaped, scarlet, large, very handsome, ripenin; 
early in autumn. Branches arching. (G. C. n. s., xxv. 237, 
under name of R. pomifera.) 
R. mollissima (very soft). A synonym of R. mollis. 
R, montana (mountain-loving). A. varying from whitish to rose, 
generally solitary on short, erect peduncles. Summer. fr. deep 
red, globular or oblong, glandular-prickly. J. doubly dentate, 
with five to seven rounded leaflets, glabrous above, hairy be- 
neath. Prickles scattered, nearly straight, thin. h. 6ft. South 
Europe, &c. 
R.- moschata (musky).* M. yellowish-white, l}in. to 2in. in 
diameter, very numerous, in compound corymbs; calyx tube 
Prickles scattered, stout, recurved. A. 12ft. South Europe to 
India, 1590. Climber. (B. R. 829, 861.) Syn. R. Brunonii 
(B. M. 4030; F. d. S. 366-7). 
R, multiflora (many-flowered).* fl. white, pink, or purple, corym- 
bose, often very numerous; sepals short, ovate, entire, not 
rsistent. June. fr. bright red. Z., leaflets five to seven, ovate- 
ceolate, soft, slightly wrinkled ; stipules pectinate. Branches, 
as well as the peduncles and calyx, tomentose; prickles slender, 
scattered. h. 12ft. China and Japan, 1822. 
+ 
carnea (flesh-coloured). ^. pink, double. (B. M. 1059; 
R. m. 
B. R. 425.) 
Fig, 392. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF ROSA MULTIFLORA 
FLORE-PLENO. 
R. m, flore-pleno (double-flowered). This onl differs from the 
type in having the flowers double. See Fig. 302. 
ER. m. pla d-] le, , double. 
Se a es ee 
L, le: er than in the type. (B. R. 
R. nitida —— J. of a brilliant red, on bristly stalks ; sepals 
very narrow ; pe obcordate, concave, nearly erect ; cymes one 
or few-flowered. July. fr. bright scarlet, depressed-spherical, 
somewhat hispid. J. very shining dark green, changing to purple 
in autumn; leaflets three seven, narrow-lanceolate, 
simply serrated ; petioles slender, naked ; stipules gland-fringed. 
Branches erect, much divided, covered all over with prickles and 
bristles. A. 2ft. North America, 1807. (L. R. 2.) 
R. nutkana (Nootka Sound). fl. varying from pale to bright 
red; calyx segments entire, been ndular without, 
spathulate at apex; uncles solitary, glabrous. June. fr. 
ovate, glabrous. Z, leaflets ovate-elliptic, obtuse, obsoletely 
glandular - serrated, pubescent at the midrib below; petioles 
pakiy. Branches glabrous ; prickles stipular. A. 6ft. Nootka 
orientalis (Eastern), jl. solitary, shortl unculate ; sepals 
straight, undivided or ——— — — 3 or ovate, 
densely bristly, rarely glabrous. Z., leaflets five to seven, nearly | 
