ROSA 



ROSCOEA 



1559 



Supplementary List. 



(The Roman figure indicates the group to which the species 

 belongs.) 



R. agresiis, Savi. (VI). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Without 

 bristles; pedicels smooth: Hs. small, pale pink or whitish. 

 Eu.,N. Atr.—R.Alberti, Kegel (VIII). Allied to R. aeicularis. 

 Branches slender, recurving: Ifts. ovate, pubescent beneath: 

 lis. white; pedicels smooth. Sougaria, Turkestan. — R. Amoy- 

 ensis, Hance = R. niicrocarpa. — R. anemoniflbra, Fort. (I). 

 Half-evergreen climbing shrub: Ifts. 3-5, dark green, glabrous 

 and shining- tls. few, deep carmine, double. China. Half- 

 hardy.— U. anserinwfblia, Boiss., is a variety of R. Beggeriana, 

 with silky pubescent Ifts.— ii. Beggeriana, Sehrank (VIII). 

 Dense shrub, to 3ft.: prickles in pairs: Ifts. very small and 

 bluish green: tls. corymbose, white; calyx and apex of fr. fall- 

 ing off, leaving the small, globular f r. with an opening at the 

 top. N. Persia to Altai and Song.— 7i. cUnophylla, Thory 

 (XIII). Closely allied to R. bracteata. Branches silky pubes- 

 cent: prickles straight: Ifts. elliptic-lanceolate, tomentose be- 

 neath: tls. white. India. B.R. 9:739. Tender.— ii. colllna, 

 Jacq. (V). Allied to R. alba, but lis. rose-colored; sepals 

 shorter. Probably hybrid of R. Gallica with R. canina, var. 

 dumetorum. — R. coriifolia. Fries (VI). Allied to R. canina. 

 Lfts. pubescent beneath; petioles tomentose: fls.pink, short- 

 pedicelled; bracts large; sepals upright after flowering. Eu., 

 W, Asia. Very variable. Var. Froebeli, Rehd. (R. canina, var. 

 Frcebeli, Christ.). Of vigorous growth: lfts. simply or doubly 

 serrate, bluish green: fls. small, white.— -K. Davurica, Pall. 

 (VIII). Allied to R. cinnamomea. Prickles straight and slen- 

 der; stipules narrow: lfts. smaller, doubly serrate: pedicels 

 longer, glandular: fr. ovate. Manchuria, Dahur., Saghalin.— 

 R. Ecce, Aitch = R.xanthina. — R. elliptica, Tausch (VI). Allied 

 to R. rubiginosa: lfts. cuneate-obovate, pubescent beneath: 

 pedicels short, usually not glandular: fls. pinkish or whitish. 

 Eu.— i2. Elymaitica, Boiss. & Hausskn. (VI). Dwarf shiiib, 

 to 3 ft., with prickly zigzag branches: lfts. small, usually 5, 

 glaucescent: fls. 1-3, small, pink: fr. globular, small. N.Persia. 

 —R. Fedtschenkodna, Regel (VIII). Probably variety of R. 

 Webbiana, of more vigorous growth and with larger lfts. 

 Turkestan.— ii. ferox, Bieb. (VI). Allied to R. rubiginosa. 

 Dwarf: lfts. glandular on both sides: pedicels short, not 

 glandular. S. E. Eu., W. Asia.— ij. Froebeli, Hort. =R. corii- 

 folia, var. Froebeli.— JJ. glauca, Vill. (VI). Allied toR. canina. 

 Lfts. broadly ovate, bluish green: fls.pink; sepals upright after 

 flowering. En.—R. glutinosa, Sibth. & Sm. (VI). Allied to R. 

 rubiginosa. Dwarf, densely prickly: lfts. densely glandular on 

 bothsides: fls. small, pink. S.E.Ew.tW. Asia,.— R. Heckelidna, 

 Tratt. (R. Hackeliana, Nym.) (VI). Allied to R. rubiginosa. 

 Dwarf: lfts. tomentose on both sides: fls. usually solitary, 

 small, pink. S. Eu.— i?. graiissima, Greene (VIII). Allied to 

 R. Californica. Lfts. glabrous, bright green and glandular, 

 fragrant, thin. Calif.— i^. Indica, Linn. = R. microcarpa.— iJ. 

 tn«oi«cm<a, Roxb. = R. clinophylla.— Ji". involuta. Smith (VI). 

 Probably hybrid of R. spinosissima and R. villosa. Lfts. 

 doubly glandular-serrate, tomentose beneath: fls. whitish. — R. 

 e/wndziiit, Bess. (VI). Allied to R. canina, but resembling also 

 R. Gallica. Upright shrub, with straight spines: lfts. almost 

 glabrous, doubly glandular-serrate, rather large: fls. large, 

 pink; fr. subglobose. Eu., W. Asia.- i^. Waa, Retz. (VIII). 

 Upright shmib, with hooked prickles in -airs: lfts. 7-9, small, 

 light green: fls. small, white: fr. oblong-ovate, small. Turke- 

 stan to Song, and Altai.— i2. Idxa, Lindl. = R. lucida.— iJ. Idxa, 

 Hort. = R. coriifolia, var. Froebeli.— iS. Lucice, Franch. & 

 Rochebr. (I). Allied to R. Wichuraiana. Habit more upright: 

 lfts. usually 7, narrower and thinner: fls. smaller. Japan.— iS. 

 L^elli, Lindl. Probably hybrid of R. moschata and R. clino- 

 phylla. Climbing: lfts. usually 7, oblong, shining: fls. corym- 

 bose, large, white, single or double. Introduced from Nepal.— 

 R. macrophylla, Lindl. (VIII). Upright shrub, with straight 

 spines in pairs: Ivs. to 8 in. long, 7-9-foliolate, dull green, pu- 

 bescent beneath: fls. 1 or few, large, pink: fr. pyriform. Himal. 



Not hardy north.— iJ. micrdntha. Smith (VI). Allied to R. 

 rubiginosa. With hooked prickles, without bristles: lfts. 

 slightly pubescent beneath: fls. pale pink, small; styles slightly 

 exserted, glabrous. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia.— if. microcdrpa, 

 Lindl. (R. Indica, Linn., not Lindl.) (I). Branches slender, 

 with scattered, hooked spines: lfts. 3-7, ovate-lanceolate; 

 stipules almost free: fls. corymbose, small, white: fr. small, 

 globose; sepals deciduous. China.— iC. microcdrpa, Hort. = 

 multittora.— ii. montdna, Chaix. (VI). Allied to R. canina. Of 

 vigorousjgrowth, with strong spines: lfts. broader, tinged red- 

 dish: tts.lpink; pedicels and receptacle glandular-hispid. S. 

 Eu., 'N . Afr.— R. orientdlis, Dup. (VI). Allied to R. rubiginosa. 

 Dwarf: prickles slender, subulate: lfts. 5-7, simply serrate, 

 pubescent on both sides: fls. pink, solitary, short-pedicelled. 

 W. Asia.— ii. Phoenicia, Boiss. (I). Allied to R. moschata. 

 Lfts. usually 5, obtuse or acute: corymbs usually many-fld., 

 pyramidal; styles glabrous. Asia Minor.— ii. platyacdntha, 

 Sehrank = R. xanthina.— ii. scpium, Thuill. = R. agrestis.— ii!. 

 Sonomensis, Greene (VIII). Allied to R. Californica. Low 

 shrub, to 1 ft., with straight prickles: lfts. broadly ovate, 

 doubly glandular-serrate: fls. small, in dense corymbs. Calif. 

 —R. spithdmca,Wats. (VIII). Allied to R. Californica. Stems 

 usually not over V2 ft. high, sparingly branched: lfts. doubly 

 glandular-serrate: fls. usually solitary. Calif.— i^. tomentbsa. 

 Smith (VI). Allied to R. villosa. Stems slender, often arching: 

 prickles often slightly curved: lfts. smaller, grayish green: fls. 

 pale rose, on longer pedicels: fr. smaller, with the sepals up- 

 right-spreading, caducous at maturity. Eu.— ii*. Webbidna, 

 Wall. (VIII). Erect shrub, with prickly stems: lfts. 5-9, very 

 small, orbicular or oblong, usually glabrous: fls. mostly soli- 

 tary, pink, large: fr. ovoid. Himal. to Afghan, and Turkestan. 

 —R. xanthlna, Lindl. (XI). Rigid shrub to 4 ft., with stout, 

 straight prickles: lfts. very small, 5-9, glandular beneath: _fls. 

 solitary, golden yellow, 1 in. across. Afghan, to N. China. 

 B.M. 7666. Alfred Rehder. 



ROSANOWIA. See Sinningia. 



B0SCH£)BIA (name unexplained). Palmdcece. A 

 genus of one species, a palm from Seychelles allied to 

 Hyophorbe, which see for differences. It is slender, 

 erect, spiny at the nodes: ivs. terminal, long-petioled, 

 at first 2-fld, later unequally pinnatisect; segments nu- 

 merous, linear-lanceolate, 2-fld at the apex, the numer- 

 ous nerves scaly beneath; petiole spineless, somewhat 

 3-sided, concave above; sheath long, prickly; spadix 

 2-6 ft. long : peduncle long, slender, compressed ; 

 branches slender, rather simple, divaricate: spathes 

 many, entire, narrowed, compressed, naked, the 2 lower 

 ones persistent, the upper deciduous: fls. pale: fr. fusi- 

 form, small, black. 



melanochoetes, Wendl. {Verschaffiltia melanoclmtes, 

 Wendl.). Trunk 15-25 ft. high, 2-3 in. in diam., with 

 many aerial roots, and when young with a ring of spines 

 below each leaf-scar: Ivs. 4>^-7 ft. long; petiole 1J^-2J^ 

 ft. long, smooth, with a pale band running from the top 

 of the sheath down the back of the petiole; sheath 

 lJ^-23^ ft. long, with a few fine black spines; leaf -blade 

 pale green, 3-5 ft. long, 2-3 ft. broad, entire when young, 

 unequally pinnate; segments 1-1J4 ft. long, 2-fid at the 

 apex, clothed beneath with peltate scales. Seychelles. 

 I.H. 18:54. Jaked G. Smith. 



ROSCOEA (Wm. Roscoe, founder of the Liverpool 

 Botanic Garden). Scitamindcew . A genus of 6 species 

 of half-hardy perennial herbs from the Himalayas, with 



2167. Rosa laevigata. Run vrild in the South and known as Cherokee Rose. No. 49. 



