ROSA 



ROSA 



1553 



fls. single or double, solitary or several, white or blush, 

 fragrant; pedicels glandular-hispid; receptacle usually 

 smooth: fr. oblong, scarlet. June. Probably hybrid of 

 R. Gallica and li. canina. 



19. turbinata, Ait. (R. Franco furtdna, Borkh.). Up- 

 right .shrul), attaining 6 ft. : stems with straight or 

 hooked prickles: flowering branches almost unarmed: 

 Ifts. 5-7, oval, serrate, pubescent beneatli; upper stip- 

 ules much dilated : fls. 1-3, single or double, purple, 

 2-'A in. across, slightly fragrant; pedicels and receptacle 

 glanduhir-hispid only at the base; sepals erect after 

 (towering, entire or nearly so: fr. turbinate. June. 

 .Supposed hvbrid of i?. Gallica and R. cinnamomea. 

 lied. Ros. (3:23, 1). 



Section VI. Canine. Many species in Europe, N. 

 Africa and W. Asia. Upright shrubs, with scattered 

 usually hooked and numerous prickles: upper stipules 

 dilated: corymb usually many - fid., with dilated 

 bracts: outer sepals pinnate, reflexed after flowering 

 and caducous or erect and persistent. 



A. Foliage pubescent on both sides or 



densely glandular 20. villosa 



21. rubiginosa 



AA. Foliage glabrous or nearly so 22. canina 



23. ferruginea 



20. villdsa, Linn. {R. pomifera, Herrm.). Upright 

 shrub, attaining 8 ft., with almost straight spines: Ifts. 

 5-7, oval to ovate-oblong, acute or obtuse, doubly glandu- 

 lar-serrate, grayish green, pubescent above, tomentose 

 beneath, %-2 in. long: fls. 1-3, pink, lj^-2 in. across on 

 prickly pedicels: fr. scarlet, ovoid or subglobose, to 1 

 inch across, hispid, with persistent erect 3epals. June, 

 July. Eu., W. Asia. —Hardy Rose, with large orna- 

 mental fruit. Var. mollissima, Roth {R. mollis, Sm.). 

 Lower, with shorter prickles, smaller, silky-pubescent 

 Ifts. : fr. smaller, less hispid. 



21. rubigindsa, Linn. (R. Eglanteria, Mill., not Linn.). 

 SwEETBKiEK. EGLANTINE. Dense shrub, attaining 6 ft., 

 with hooked prickles often mixed with bristles: Ifts. 

 5-7, orbicular to oval, doubly glandular-serrate, dark 

 green above and glabrous, pale beneath and often pu- 

 bescent, glandular on both sides, yi-\ in. long: fls. 1-3, 

 on hispid short pedicels, bright pink, 1/^-2 in. across; 

 receptacle usually glandular-hispid: fr. subglobose or 

 ovoid, orange-red to scarlet, with upright-spreading, 

 usually caducous sepals. June. Europe ; naturalized 

 in some localities in the East. B.B.2.232. — A handsome 

 hardy Rose of compact habit, with bright green foliage 

 exhaling a very agreeable aromatic odor. There are 

 some double forms and hybrids with other species. 



glabrous or slightly pubescent or somewhat glandular 

 beneath, %-13^ in. long: fls. 1-3, light pink, on usually 

 glabrous pedicels; sepals reflexed, caducous: fr. ovate, 

 orange-red or scarlet, glabrous. June. Eu., N. Afr., 

 W. Asia; naturalized in some localities. — Much used as 

 a stock for grafting. 



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2156. The Manetti Rose (X >^). 

 Much used as a stock. See No. 11. 



22. canina, Linn. Doa Rose. Upright shrub, attain- 

 ing 10 ft., with often recurving branches: prickles 

 stout, hooked: Ifts. 5-7, oval or elliptic, doubly serrate, 



Moss Rose. 

 See No. 16. 



23. ferruginea, Vill. (R. mbrifblia, Vill.). Upright 

 shrub, attaining 6 ft., with sleiuler, purplish branches 

 covered with glaucous bloom: prickles few, hooked or 

 straight: Ifts. 7-9, elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, simply 

 serrate, bluish green and more or less tinged with red, 

 yi-lyi in. long: fls. 1-3 or more, pink, 1^2 in. across, on 

 usually hispid-glandular pedicels; sepals long, with 

 dilated apex, upright spreading, tardily caducous: fr. 

 subglobose, scarlet. June. Mountains of M. and S. Eu. 

 B.R. 5:4,30.— Effective by its reddish foliage: fls. less 

 conspicuous. Hardy. 



Section VH. Carolines;. Contains only American 

 species. Upright, mostly low shrtibs: stems slender, 

 with usually straight prickles, placed in pairs and 

 often mixed with bristles: upper stipules usually 

 narrow: corymbs generally few-fid.: sepals spread- 

 ing after flowering, caducous , the outer ones entire or 

 u'ith few erect lobes: akenes inserted exclusively at 

 the bottom of the usually depressed-globose receptacle. 



A. Pedicels rather long: Ifts. 5-9 



B. Lfts. finely many-toothed: prickles 



usually hooked: stipules convolute. 2-^. Carolina 

 BB. Lfts. coarsely toothed: prickles usu- 

 ally straight and slender: stipules 

 flat 25. lucida 



26. humilis 



27. nitida 

 AA. Pedicels very short: lfts. 7-11, small 



and narrow 28. foliolosa 



24. Carolina, Linn. {R. palustris. Marsh. R. corym- 

 bosa, Ehrh. R. Pennsylvdnica, Michx.). Fig. 2158. 

 Upright shrub, attaining 8 ft., with slender stems: lfts. 

 usually 7, elliptic to narrow-oblong, acute at both ends, 

 usually pubescent beneath, %-2 in. long; stipules nar- 

 row: fls usually corymbose, pink, about 2 in. across: 

 fr. depressed -globose, glandular -hispid, about 3^ in. 

 high, like those of the following species. June-Aug, 

 Nova Scotia to Minn., south to Fla. and Miss., prefer- 

 ring swampy and moist ground. G.W.F. 35. Em. 2:488. 

 Mn. 1, p. 86.— Var. Nuttallielna, Hort., has larger fls. 

 appearing later and continuing until September. 



