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Rosa ferox Bieberstein. (Rosaceae.) 43714. Rosehips 

 from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 

 Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 

 Van Fleet, of this Department. A dwarf, compact little 

 bush, from 1 to 2 feet high, of a rounded form, with 

 numerous decurved prickles. The leaves are composed 

 of 5 to 7 leaflets, coarsely but evenly serrate and 

 the white flowers, which are either solitary or in 

 clusters of two or three, are from 1 to 1| inches long. 

 The roundish fruit is red. This is a native of the 

 Crimea and Caucasus. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 426.) 



Rosa Iheritieranea Thory. (Rosaceae.) 43718. Rose hips 

 from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Ar- 

 boretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 

 Van Fleet, of this Department. This is supposed to 

 be a hybrid between R. pendulina and R. chinensis, and 

 climbs to a height of 12 feet, with slender, sparing- 

 ly prickly branches. The leaves are composed of 3 to 

 7 leaflets, and the purple flowers, which vary with 

 lighter and darker shades, and are double or semi- 

 double, occur very plentifully in nodding corymbs. 

 (Adapted from Rehder, in Bailey Standard Cyclopedia 

 of Horticulture, p. 2993.) 



Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wilson. (Rosaceae.) 43588. 

 Cuttings of rose from Kew, England. Presented by Mr. 

 W. Watson, Curator, Royal Botanic Gardens. A- shrub, 

 6 to 10 feet in height, with erect stems armed with 

 stout, pale, broad-based prickles. The leaves are from 

 3 to 6 inches long, and are composed of 7 to 13 leaf- 

 lets, which are dark green above and pale glaucous 

 below. The flowers, which occur solitary or in pairs, 

 are a lurid dark red, and from 2 to 2 inches in 

 width. The red, bottle-shaped fruit is 1| inch or 

 more long, with a distinct neck between the body of 

 the fruit and the persistent sepals. This rose is a 

 native of western China, and was first found on the 

 of Tibet, at an altitude of 9000 feet and 

 over. It is perfectly hardy in the British Isles, 

 is remarkable for the color of its petals. (Adapt- 

 from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy the British 

 Isles, vol. 2, p. 435.) 



Rosa prattii Hems ley. (Rosaceae.) 43723. Rosehips 



rom Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 



Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 



