126 ROSA SINICA. 
Native of woods in Georgia, where it is said to 
climb to the top of the tallest trees. Its resemblance 
to the next species is very great, and has occasioned in 
one instance the Chinese plant to be mistaken for the 
American, and thence to be called Cherokeensis. 
They may, however, be distinguished by the following 
characters. R. laevigata has a climbing stem, persis- 
tent, half-adherent stipules, naked petioles and ribs to 
the leaves; R. sinica has a rambling stem, deciduous 
subulate stipules, very prickly petioles and ribs. Their 
fruit is so similar as not to be distinguished. 
The only specimen I have seen was liberally com- 
municated by Mr. Sabine. 
71. ROSA sinica. Tab. 16. 
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R. stipulis setaceis deciduis, petiolis costaque aculeatis, 
fructibus muricatis 
R. alba cheusanensis iio: um margine et rachi media 
spinosis. Pluk. amalth. 185. 
R. sinica Ait! kew. ed. alt. 3. 261. 
R. trifoliata Bosc. dict. fide Poir. 
R. ternata Poir. in enc. bot. 6, 284. 
R. cherokeensis Donn! cant. ed. 8. 170. 
R. nivea D. C. hort. monsp. 137. 
Hab. in China, Bladh. (v. v. c. et s. sp. herb. Banks.) 
Branches rambling, armed with scattered, red, 
equal, falcate prickles. Leaves very shining ; stipules 
setaceous, deciduous, fringed with glands; petioles not 
downy, armed with very numerous little prickles; 
leaflets ternate, ovate-lanceolate, finely serrated, very 
green above, paler beneath with a prickly rib. Flowers 
white, solitary; sepals rigid, entire; fruit orange red, 
muricate, crowned with the spreading, rigid sepals. 
