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Rosa — continued. 



slender, lanceolate or ovate. Stem anil branches slender and 

 weak, pi-ickly or unarnieil. (U. M. 284. under name of Ji. semper' 

 florens; S. V.. \^. 91, undi-r name of A*. Indica.) 



R, involucrata (large-involucred). Jl. white, fragrant, Sin. to 

 3iii. in diameter, solitary or shortly corymbose, rarely axillary and 

 longer jjedieelled ; calyx tube unarmed ; petals retuse ; bracts 

 large, lanceolate. July. /r. globose, densely tomentose. I. 3in. 

 to 4in. long ; leaflets three or four pairs, Uin. long or less, elliptic 

 or oblong, acute or acuminate, finely serrated ; stipules small, 

 laciniate. Branchlets and inflorescence densely tomentose ; 

 prickles straight, often in stipidar pairs, h. 3ft. India, 1818. 

 (B. R. 739 ; L. R. 1, under name of B. Lyclli.) 



R. involnta (involute), ft. white or pink ; sepals leafy, persistent, 

 densely glandular on the l)ack ; peduncles densely bristly. June 

 and July. fr. red, globose, sparingly produced. I., leaflets 

 doubly serrated, glabrous or pubescent and glandular beneath ; 

 petioles and stipules densely glandular and ciliated. Branches 

 sometimes archmg; prickles scarcely curved, crowded, giadually 

 passing into bristles, h. 2ft. Europe (principally Britain). A 

 very variable species, of which there are many distinct forms. 

 The following may be mentioned : 



R. i. Sabini (Sabin's). Jl., calyx tube suh-globose, more or less 

 iiristly ; sepals pinnate, fr. sub-globose. /., leaflets with copious, 

 compound serratures, thinly pubescent above ; petioles (and 

 peduncles) densely hairy, glandular, and bristly. Prickles 

 straight, Mn. long. This is the commonest form of the species. 

 SvN. R. graciliii. 



R, i, Wilsonl (Wilson's), y?., calyx tube almost glabrous ; sepals 

 nearly simple, fr. suli-olinv.iid, /., leaflets often cordate, terminal, 

 large, glabrous above, the rilis tbiuly Iiaiiy and nearly glandle.ss 

 beneath, the serratures simple. Prickles as in R. i. Sabiyii. 

 (Sy. Kn. B. 464.) 



R. laevigata (smooth). A synonym of R. sinica. 



R. Lawrenceana (Lawrence's). A synonym of R. indica viinima. 



R. laxa (loose). Jl snlitaiy ; 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. /r. roundish, i. pendent; leaflets oblong-elliptic, 

 doubly serrated, shining above, hairy beneath ; petioles glandular- 

 hairy, somewhat prickly ; stipules fringed. Branches slender, 

 silky-hairy ; prickles stipular, in pairs, h. 3ft. Siberia. 



R. lucida (clear).* jl. red ; calyx lobes glandular-bristly ; pe- 

 duncles one to three-flowered. May to July. fr. depressed- 

 globular, smootli when ripe. ?., leaflets five to nine, elliptic or 

 oblong-lanceolate, sliining above, sharply serrated. Stems 1ft. to 

 2ft. high, armetl with uiu'qual, bristly prickles, which are mostly 

 deciduous, the stimter. iitrsistent ones nearly straight, slender. 

 North America, 1724. 



R. 1. flore-pleno (doulde-flowered).* A charming variety, with 

 double flowers, met with in nursery catalogues under the name 

 of " Rose Button." 



R. lutea (yellow).* Austrian Briar. Jl. yellow, few, 2in. to 2iin. in 

 diameter ; calyx tube hemispherical or globose, glabrous, unarmed 

 or prickly ; sepals long-acuminate, entire or with marginal lacinire; 

 petals obcordate. June. /. liin. to 3in. long ; leaflets two to four 

 pairs, petiolulate, elliptic-ovate or orbicular, obtuse or apiculate, 

 deeply or doubly glandular-serrate ; petioles glandular-pubescent ; 

 stipules broad. Branches with straight prickles, erect, h. 3ft. 

 Orient. (B. M. 363, under name of R. I. unicolor.) Syn. R. 

 Efjlantcria. 



R. 1. punicea (scarlet). /., petals scarlet above, and yellow 

 beneath ; stigmas purple. (B. M. 1077, under name of R. I. 

 bkolor.) 



R. lutescens (yellowish). A synonym of R. hispida. 



R. macrophylla (large-leaved), fl. bi-ight red, solitary or 

 corymbose, lin. to Zfm. in diameter; calyx tube ^in. to lUn. 

 long ; sepals lin. to 2in. long, persistent ; petals broadly obcordate ; 

 peduncles, pedicels, and calyx usiuilly very liristly and glandular. 

 June. fr. sometimes 2in. long. l. 2in. tn 8iii. long ; leaflets 

 elliptic-ovate, acuminate or acute, finely serrated, usually pu- 

 bescent beneath; petioles ]mbescent ; stipides large, sheathing. 

 Prickles straight or slightly curved, or absent, h. 6ft. Tempe- 

 rate Himalaya and China. 



R. micrantha (small-flowered). Jl. pale red, lin. in diameter ; 

 sepals deciduous, densely glandular, with a leafy point and one 

 or two leaflets. June. .//•. scarlet, urceolate. I., leaflets small, 

 more pointed than those of R. rubiftinosa, glabrous above, densely 

 glandular beneath. Branches long, arched ; prickles equ^. k. 4ft. 

 Eurojte (Britain). 



R. microcarpa (small -fruited). Jl. white, small, very numerous, 

 corymbo.se; bracts deciduous ; stalks smooth. July. fr. scarlet, 

 the size and form of those of Cratcegus Oxyacantha. I. distant ; 

 leaflets three or Ave, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, naked, simply 

 crenate-serrate, dark shining gi-een above, paler beneath ; petioles 

 downy or naked: stipules subulate. Branches slender, flagelli- 

 form, with a few hnoked i>rickles. A. 10ft. China, 1822. Climber. 

 (B. M. 6548; L. R. 18.) 



R, nucrophylla (small-leaved). Jl. of a delicate blush-colour, 

 small. August to October, fr. prickly, green or yellowish 

 when ripe. I., leaflets ovate, small ; bracts appressed, pectinate, 

 /j. 2ft. to 4ft. China. (B. M. 6549.) This species connects the 



Itosa — continued. 



Brac(eatp(f and the Ciniiamomece. There is a double-flowered 

 form in cultivation. 



R. mollis (soft), il. red ; sepals persistent, densely glandular. 

 June and July. fr. globose or turbinate, densely prickly, 

 rarely naked, ripening early. /., leaflets very hairy, doubly 

 serrate. Branches erect ; prickles uniform, scattered, slender, 

 nearly straight. North Europe (Britain). Allied to R. spino. 

 siftKima. Syn. R, molUssima (Sy. En. B. 466). 



R. m. poxnifera (Apple-bearing).* fl., sepals copiously pinnate, 

 quite pti^istt'iit ; petals often ciliated and glandular, fr. more 

 or less in'ar shaped, scarlet, Iirge, very handsome, ripening 

 early in autumn. Branches arching. (G. C. n. 3., xxv. 237, 

 under name i)f R. p' -in if era.) 



R. molliSBlma (very soft). A synonym oi R. mollU. 



R. montana (mountain-loving). Jl. varying from whitish to rose, 

 generally stilitary on short, erect peduncles. Summer, fr. deep 

 red, globular or oblong, glandular-prickly. I. doubly dentate, 

 with five to seven rounded leaflets, glabrous above, hairy lie- 

 neath. Prickles scattered, nearly straight, thin. k. 6ft. South 

 Europe, itc. 



R. moschata (musky).* /. yellowish-white, Uin. to 2in. in 

 diameler, very numerous, in compound corymbs; calyx tube 

 small, obovoid; sepals Ain. long, often pinnatifid ; petals or- 

 bicular-obovate ; inflorescence pubescent. August, fr. dark 

 l)rown, ^in. in diameter. I. 2in. to 6in. long; leaflets two to 

 four pairs, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, with 

 very numerous and acute serratures, puberulous beneath. 

 Prickles scattered, stout, recurved, h. 12ft. South Europe to 

 India, 1590. Climber. (B. R. 829, 861.) Syn. R. Brunonu 

 (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 

 persistent. June. fr. bright red. I., leaflets five to seven, ovate- 

 lanceolate, soft, slightly wrinkled ; stipides pectinate. Branches, 

 as well as the peduncles and calyx, tomentose ; prickles slender, 

 scattered, h. 12ft. China and Japan, 1822. 



R. m. carnea (flesh-coloured). H. pink, double. (B. M. 1059 ; 

 B. R. 425.) 



Fig. 392. Flowering Branchlet of Rosa multiflora 

 flore-pleno. 



R. m. flore-pleno (double-flowered). This only differs from the 

 type in liaving tlie flowers double. See Fig. 392. 



R. m. platyphylla (broad-leared). fi. purple, large, double- 

 L, leaflets lu-oader than in the type. (B. R. 1372.) 



R. nitida (shining).* Jl. of a brilliant red, on bristly stalks ; sepals 

 very narrow ; petals obcordate, concave, nearly erect; cymes one 

 or few-flowered. July. Jr. bright scarlet, depressed-spherical, 

 somewhat hispid. I. very shining dark green, changing to purple 

 in autumn ; leaflets three to seven, narrow-lanceolate, naked, 

 simply serrated ; petioles slender, naked ; stipules gland-fringeil. 

 Branches erect, much divided, covered all over with prickles and 

 bristles. /(. 2ft. North America. 1807. (L. R. 2.) 



R. nutkana (Nootka Sound), jl. varying from pale to bright 

 red ; calyx segments entire, long-acuminate, glandular without, 

 spathuiate at apex ; peduncles solitary, glabrous. June. fr. 

 ovate, glabrous. I., leaflets ovate-elliptic, obtuse, obsoletely 

 glandular - serrated, pubescent at the midrib below ; ])etioles 

 prickly. Branches glabrous ; prickles stipular. h. 6ft. Nootka 

 Sound. 



R. orientalis (Eastern). Jl. solitary, shortly pedunculate ; sepals 

 straight, undivided or pinnatifid. June. fr. spherical or ovate, 

 densely bristly, rarely glabrous. I., leaflets five to seven, nearly 



