A KEVI8ED ARRANGEMENT OF BRITISH ROSES 15 



broad, biserrate or simply so, always more or less pubescent and 

 usually with subfoliar glands on the primary nerves, but often 

 eglandular, sepals rather short, broad, and much pinnate. 



li. TOMENTELLA Lem. Prickles variable, leaflets small, broad, 

 rounded at base, hairy both sides, with subfoliar glands on the 

 primar}'^ nerves, which are often difficult to see, fruit rather small, 

 subglobose, styles hispid or tliinlv so. A small bush. V.c. 3, 16, 17, 

 21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 30, 40, .55, 57, 58, 62. 



f. decipiens Dum. Like the type, but with glandular-hispid 

 peduncles, leaflets often eglandular. V.c. 14, 16, 17, 23, 26, 33 ?, 

 34, 57, 58. 



Var. Carionii (Desegl. & Gill.). Larger. Leaflets as in type, 

 but not so broad, and longer, without subfoliar glands, flowers white, 

 styles hispid or subglabrous. , V.c. 3. 17, 19 ?, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 37, 

 ^Q, 57, 58, 62 or 65. 



Var. Borreri (Woods). Large and stout, with long internodes, 

 prickles few, very stout and hooked, leaflets oval, thinly hairy, with 

 or without subfoliar glands, peduncles often in large clusters, smooth 

 or thinly glandular-hispid, fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, rarely subglobose. 

 V.c. 3?, 13 or 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31 ?, 32, 36, 40, 57, 58. 



Var. sclerophylla (Scheutz). Prickles hooked but not stout, 

 leaflets lanceolate, narrowed at each end, fully biserrate, subglabrous 

 beneath, usually with subfoliar glands, peduncles smooth or glandular- 

 hispid. V.c. 16 ?, 32, 36, 5S, 62, 64. 



Var. NicJiolsoni Chr. Prickles rather stout but straightish, 

 leaflets large, oval, subsimply serrate, slightly hairy but eglandular on 

 primary nerves, fruit small, subglobose, peduncles occasionally slightly 

 glandular-hispid, styles rather densely hispid. It is very near the 

 Deseglisei Subgroup. V.c. 17 ?, 58 ?, 65. 



Var. Hothschildii (Druce). Peculiar for the presence of acicles 

 on the stems, not always present on all specimens. Leaflets oval, 

 irregularly serrate, rarely glandular-biserrate, often only slightly 

 hairy or subglabrous on the mid-ribs, subfoliar glands very variable, 

 peduncles more or less glandular-hispid, sometimes smooth, fruit sub- 

 globose, styles subglabrous. V.c. 17, 31, 32. 



Var. ohtusifolia (Desv.). Like the type, but quite simply 

 serrate, without subfoliar glands, and with white flowers. V.c. 2, 3, 

 4 ?, 11 or 12, 13, 14, 17, 34, 36, 40, 58. 



f. concinna (Baker). As in var. ohtusifolia, but with glandular- 

 hispid peduncles. V.c. 3, 17. 



B. Subsection ViLLOsiE. 



Prickles usually more slender and straighter than in the Eit- 

 canincB, leaflets more constantly tomentose on both sides, and fully 

 biserrate, often, not always, glandular on the whole lower surface, the 

 glands often scented, but often inconspicuous and in some varieties 

 absent. Peduncles usually glandular-hispid, sepals more or less 

 erect and persistent, and styles usually woolly. Most of the excep- 

 tions belong to the Group of B. tomentosa. 



