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Rosa—continued. : 
round or elliptic-ovate, almost simply serrated, greyish-tomentose 
on both sides. Prickles all subulate, nearly straight, unequal. 
Orient. A dwarf species, ; 
R. phoenicia (Pheenician). fl. white, disposed in a compound, 
corymbose panicle ; calyx tube highly glabrous ; sepals undivided 
or minutely lobulate; petals longer than the calyx. June. 
l, leaflets three or five, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, deeply and simply 
serrated, opaque above, hairy or pilose and paler beneath. 
Branches elongated, climbing ; prickles scattered, hooked. Orient. 
R. pimpinellifolia (Pimpernel-leaved). A synonym of R. spino- 
sissima. f 
R. pisocarpa (Pea-fruited). /l. lin. in diameter, solitary or in 
few-flowered corymbs; calyx glandular, with „very long lobes; 
petals rose-coloured, orbicular, bifid; stamens very numerous. 
July. fr. bright red, globose, erect, šin. to żin. in diameter. 
l. 2in. to 3in. long; leaflets four to seven, fin. long, broadly 
elliptic, obtuse, finely serrated; petiole and rachis minutely 
pubescent. California, 1877, A straggling, much-branched, un- 
armed or spiny bush. (B. M. 6857; G. M., Oct. 9, 1886.) 
R. repens (creeping). fl. white, with a yellow eye, one to six, 
rarely solitary, scentless ; calyx purple ; sepals deciduous, naked 
at back, short, broad. June and July. jr. small, naked, sub- 
globose. l., leaflets quite glabrous, glaucous beneath. Branches 
trailing, purple, glaucous ; poen uniform, stout, strongly 
hooked, often very large. . 2ft. to 8ft. Europe (Britain). 
Syn. R. arvensis. R. bibracteata is a variety with larger leaflets 
and stronger shoots. 
R. r. capreolata (tendrilled). Ayrshire Rose. ji. on glandular- 
hispid or rugose peduncles. l, leaflets ovate, argutely serrated, 
slender. Prickles slender, very acute. 
R. rubella (reddish). A. pale or deep red, solitary, without | 
bracts ; sepals erect, entire, rough ; 
ls e tals concave, emarginate ; 
———— hispid. June. 
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Jr. scarlet, pendulous, long-ovate. 
eaflets seven to eleven, almost flat, oval, pointed, simply 
serrated or nearly so, dark green above, paler beneath ; petioles 
sparingly glandular, without hairs ; stipules dilated towards their 
ends. Branches erect, reddish, 3ft. 4ft. high, bristly and 
prickly. Europe. This and its varieties, gentilis, reversa, and 
stricta, are probably hybrids between R. alpina and R. spino- 
sissima. 
R. rubiginosa (rusty-leaved).* Eglantine; Sweetbriar. fi. pink, 
one to three; sepals densely glandular, pinnate, sub-persistent. 
June. fr. globose. l, leaflets glabrous above, pubescent beneath. 
Branches compact; prickles with a few bristles and glandular 
hairs intermixed. h. 5ft. Europe (Britain). Plant very sweet- 
scented. Syn. R. Eglanteria. R. permixta and R. sylvicola are 
mere varieties of this species. 
R. rubrifolia (red-leaved). deep red, small; sepals very 
narrow, longer than the petals. August. fr. oblong, with very 
tender flesh. Z., leaflets ovate, toothed, tinged with red, ve: 
glaucous, wrinkled, opaque. Stems deep or purple, cove 
with pale bloom and armed with small, short, pale, hooked 
prickles. h. 6ft. Europe. Otherwise like R. canina. 
R. r. fenestralis (fenestrate). A synonym of R. setigera. 
R. r. Ilævis (smooth). fl., sepals entire. fr. corymbose, and, as 
well as the peduncles, smooth. (B. 430, under name of 
R. rubrifolia.) 
R. rugosa (wrinkled).* fl. red, large, solitary, bractless ; sepals 
reflexed, hairy, entire, very narrow ; petals —— —— 
beset with straight, short, scattered prickles. June. S i 
from orange-red to deep red, very large and showy, depri - 
globose, pendulous, crowned by persistent, erect sepals ; ripenin 
in autumn. l, leaflets five to nine, ovate, much — 
simply serrated, obtuse. Branches slender, armed with w 
dense, straight, nearly equal prickles. h. 4ft. Japan, 
(L. R. 19.) SYN. R. ferox (B. R. 420). R. Iwara is supposed to 
be a hybrid between this and R. multiflora. 
R. r. kamtschatica (Kamtschatkan). fl., petals obcordate, 
sometimes apiculate ; bracts — nearly naked. Jl. grey; 
leaflets obovate, blunt, with callous teeth. Branches downy, 
pale brown, procumbent. Prickles under the stipules large and 
Spreading, two or three together ; intermediate ones much smaller. 
R. r. nitens (shining). l. pale shining green, highly glabrous 
_ On both sides. (B. R. 824, under name of R. kamtschatica nitens.) 
R. sempervirens (evergreen).* jl. white, fragrant, very 
numerous; sepals nearly simple; peduncles usually glandular- 
hispid. June to August. fr. orange, small, usually glandular- 
hispid. Z. persistent; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, simply serrated, 
smooth on both surfaces, paler beneath. South Europe and 
India, 1529. Climber. (B. R. 469.) The following are varieties : 
R. s. Leschena’ (Leschenault’s). fl., peduncles beset 
with glandular bristles. Z, leaflets ovate-lanceolate; petioles 
and — prickly, pruinose and violaceous. Stems climbing 
R. s. prostrata (prostrate). jl. white or pale red, solitary or 
numerous; peduncles sometimes furnished with two or many 
bracts. Stems prostrate. 
R. s. scandens (climbing). Peduncles and fruit slightly hispid. 
ER. sepium (hedge). fl. pink; sej sub-persistent ; styles 
pubescent ; peduncles naked. June. — seni gea i leel 
Bosa—continued. 
small, narrowed to both ends, glabrous, but densely glandular 
beneath. Prickles with a few bristles and glandular inira inter- 
mixed. A. 3ft. Europe (Britain). Plant looser in habit than 
R. rubiginosa, which it somewhat resembles. 
R. sericea (silky). /l. white, rarely pink or pale straw-coloured, 
solitary, ebracteate, 2in. to 2sin. in diameter, almost axillary ; 
calyx tube and peduncles bristly and glandular ; sepals pubescent, 
persistent ; petals obcordate, usually four. May. J. lin. to 3in. 
long, crowded ; leaflets seven to nine, usually oblong, obtuse, 
acutely toothed, silky beneath. Branches perfectly glabrous 
and unarmed or prickly only, or also loosely or densely bristl 
and glandular. India, 1822, Plant erect or sub-scandent. (B. M. 
6200; L. R. 12.) 
R, setigera (bristle-bearing). Climbing or Prairie Rose. fl. 
deep rose-coloured, changing to white, corymbose; calyx and 
pomas glandular. July. jr. globular. l, leaflets three to 
ve, ovate, acute, sharply serrated, smooth or downy beneath. 
Stems climbing, armed with stout, nearly straight prickles, not 
bristly ; strong shoots growing 10ft. to 20ft. ina season, North 
America. Climber. SYN. R. rubrifolia fenestralis (L, R. 15). 
R. simplicifolia (simple-leaved). fl. sweet-scented, solitary 
without bracts; calyx tube downy, covered with needle-sha 
prickles ; sepals entire; petals deep yellow, with a dark crimson 
spot at their base. June. fr. pale green, depressed-globose. 
l. sessile, erect, simple, narrow-obovate, densely pubescent ; 
stipules absent. Branches slender, pubescent, — prickles 
slender, faleate. h. 2ft. to 3ft. Siberia and Persia, 1790. (G. C. 
n. s., xxiv. 468.) SYNS. R. berberifolia, Hultheimia berberifolia, 
Lowea berberifolia (B. R. 1261). R. Hardii (G. ©. n. s., xxiv. 469) 
is a hybrid between this species and R. involucrata. : 
R. —— —— —— Rose. fl. — large, solitary ; 
very bristly ; sepals , 5 ng. June. fr. orange- 
E l. evergreen, mostly trifoliolate ; leaflets smooth 
red, muricate. 
and shining, hispid on the midrib. Stem long, trailing, smooth, 
the branches armed with very stout, curved prickles. China 
(naturalised in Southern United States, West Indian Islands, 
&c.), 1759. (B. M. 2847; B. R. 1922; L. R.16.) SYN. R. lævigata, 
s. hystrix (bristly). fr. purple, very brittle. Zl. distant. 
Branches —— with little, short, stiff bristles, a few large, 
falcate prickles being mixed among them. (L. R. 17, under name 
of R. hystrix.) ; : 
spinosissima (very spiny).* Burnet or Scotch Rose. fl. white _ 
or pink, lin. to 14in. in diameter, one to three or more together ; 
calyx tube usuall, brots; sepals simple, more or less per- 
sistent. May and June. fr. short. J. small, slightly or not | 
glandular; leaflets seven to nine, singly or ened serrated, 
usually broad. Prickles crowded, very unequal, near f straight, 
sing into stiff bristles and glandular hairs. k. lft. to 4ft. 
Po (Britain), Siberia. (Sy. En. B. 461.) Syn. R. pimpinelli- 
olia. ‘ 
R. s. altaica (Altaic). fl., calyx and peduncles smooth. l. broader 
than in the type. Plant taller. (B. R. 888, under name of 
R. grandiflora.) j 
R. s. argentea — Jl. white, semi-double; calyx and 
peduncles purple, hispidulous. Z., leaflets ovate, white-tomen- 
tose beneath. Stems and branches eon. cr prickly, intermixed 
with minute bristles. (B. M. 1570, under name of R. hispida 
argentea.) 
R. s. tha (many-spined). fl, calyx and uncles 
hispid. l, leaflets minute, doubly-serrated. Prickles very 
numerous, the lower ones often reversed. (L. R. 10, under name 
of R. myriacantha.) 
R. s. reversa (reversed). fl. yellowish-white. Stems clothed 
below with very slender, deflexed prickles. (B. M. 431.) 
R. stylosa (large-styled). A., sepals reflexed, much pinnate ; 
styles as long as, or shorter than, the stamens; peduncles 
elongated, more or less bristly and glandular. l, leaflets pu- 
bescent beneath. A tall, rarely low bush. To this species, whi 
is intermediate between R. canina and R. repens, the following 
— are referred : fastigiata, gallicoides, Monsoniæ, opaca, 
systyla. 
R. sulphurea (sulphur-coloured), A synonym of R. hemi- 
sphærica. 
R. tomentosa (tomentose). M. bright rose-pink, sometimes pure 
white, generally one three; calyx tube prickly or naked ; 
sepals copiously pinnate, not quite persistent. June and July. 
Jr. ovate-urceolate or ti turbinate. 1. 4in. to 5in. long ; 
leaflets copiously duplicate-serrate (rarely simply-serrate), thinly 
grey-downy above, more so below. Branches elongated, arching ; 
— scattered, equal, — fi ark so, slender. h. 6ft. 
urope (Britain). (Sy. En. Of this species there are 
numerous varieties. — i 
binata -shaped). A. reddish-violet, ample, sub-corym- 
sc Seg calyx — y smooth; undivil — 
veto | 
thulate ; uncles rugulose-hispid. June. Z, leaflets 
eevee, — — bullate-wrinkled, ample, simply serrated, 
approximate, slightly villous beneath ; stipules ae amplexi- — 
caul. Stems almost unarmed ; branches smooth. A. 5ft. “1629. — 
Of garden origin: perhaps a hybrid between R. canina and, = 
R, gallica. ’ 
; biana (Webb’s . pink, lin. to 3in. in diameter, — 
— — calyx id densely bristly, sometimes quite 
