KUBUS. ] ROSA CE^E. 1 1 1 



green above densely tomentose and white beneath, flowers pink, sepals 

 always reflexed, drupes small with little flesh. Abundant everywhere. 

 VAR. thi/rsoi'deus, Wimmer ; stem stronger and more arching, flowers 

 white, leaflets larger less white beneath, pubescence of stem and leaves 

 looser. The stellate appressed or very short hairs of the stem distinguish 

 this from all the following. 



Sub-sp. LEUCOSTA'CHYS, Smith (sp.) ; stem angular between arching and pros- 

 trate with copious spreading hairs and sometimes a few glandular hairs, 

 rachis of panicle densely villous, leaflets finely toothed densely pubescent 

 often white below, terminal one roundish with a point, panicle thyrsoid 

 compound, sepals reflexed, petals often deep red. It. vesti'tus, Weihe ; R. 

 Leightonia'nus, Bab. Common. 



Sub-sp. VILLICAU'LIS, Weihe (sp.) ; stem angular with copious spreading 

 hairs but no glandular ones, rachis of panicle densely villous, leaflets 

 finely toothed densely pubescent often white beneath, terminal roundish 

 with a point, panicle thyrsoid compound, sepals reflexed, petals pale. JR. 

 carpinifo'lhts, Bab. not Blox.; R. pampino'sus, Lees. 



Sub-sp. KUBE'OLUS, Weihe (sp.) ; stem angular arching with no glandular hairs, 

 spreading hairs few and deciduous, leaflets coarsely and irregularly 

 toothed shortly grey-pubescent or finally subglabrous beneath, terminal 

 one roundish with a point often cordate, panicle thyrsoid compound, 

 rachis finely pubescent with copious strong red prickles, sepals reflexed, 

 petals pale. R. Salte'ri, Bab. ; R. calva'tus, Blox. Connects this group 

 with rhamnifolius. 



Sub-sp. UMBRO'SUS, Arrh. (sp.) ; stem angular, hairs few and deciduous none 

 glandular, leaflets sometimes 7 finely toothed finely grey-pubescent beneath, 

 terminal roundish or obovate with a point, panicle thyrsoid compound, 

 rachis finely pubescent, sepals reflexed, petals pale. R. macrophyllus, var. 

 1',,,1,,-ttsug, Bab. ; R. carpinifo'lius, of many English writers, not Weihe. 

 Common. 



Sub-sp. MACROPHTL'LUS, Weihe (sp.) ; stem angular, with a few spreading 

 hairs and no glandular ones, leaflets coarsely and irregularly toothed finely 

 grey-pubescent beneath, the terminal obovate or obovate-oblong with a 

 point, panicle thyrsoid compound, rachis finely pubescent, sepals reflexed, 

 petals pale. R. Schlechtendahl'ii, Weihe ; R. amplified 'tits. Lees. 



Sub-sp. MUCRONULA'TUS, Boreau (sp.) ; stem between arching and prostrate 

 with a few spreading hairs and often a few glandular hairs, leaflets shortly 

 grey-pubescent below, terminal roundish abruptly pointed, panicle sparse 

 often subsimple, rachis densely villous its prickles few and weak, sepals 

 reflexed, petals pale. R. mucronatus, Blox. not Seringe. Local. 



Sub-sp. SPBENGE'LII, Weih? (sp.) ; stem weak wide-trailing terete with a few 

 spreading hairs and often a few glandular hairs, leaflets coarsely toothed 

 finely and shortly grey-pubescent or finally subglabrous beneath, often 

 only three on the fully-developed leaves, terminal obovate with a point, 

 panicle broad sparse often subsimple, rachis finely pubescent with few 

 prickles, sepals ascending often leaf-pointed, petals pink. JR. Borreri, 

 Salter ; R. rubicolor, Blox. A well-marked but local form. 



*** Sterns with copious bristles and glandular hairs, prickles unequal, often 



very numerous. 



+ Leaves of the barren shoot 5-foliolate. 



Sub.sp. DUMETO'RUM, Weihe (sp.) ; stem between arching and trailing sub- 

 cylindric sometimes pruinose, bristles few or many, hairs or few on the 



