2990 



ROSA 



ROSA 



Supposed hybrid of R. gallica and R. cinnamomea. 

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



Section 6. CANINE. Many species in Eu., N. Afr. 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. Lvs. pubescent, at least beneath, or 



glandular. 

 B. Prickles slender, straight or slightly 



curved, 

 c. Lfts. large, to 2 in. long: fr. large, 



to 1 in. across 22. pomif era 



cc. Lfts. smaller: branchlets purple, 



bloomy: fr. smaller 23. mollis 



BB. Prickles hooked, stout. 



c. Under side of IJ 'ts. glandular 24. rubiginosa 



cc. Under side oflfts. pubescent 25. dumetorum 



AA. Lvs. glabrous. 



B. Foliage bright or dark green 26. canina 



BB. Foliage bluish green, tinged with red. 27. rubrifolia 



22. pomifera, Herrm. (R. villbsa, Linn., in part). 

 Upright, densely branched shrub, attaining 6 ft., with 

 almost straight spines: Ifts. 5-7, oval to ovate-oblong, 

 acute or obtuse, doubly glandular-serrate, grayish 

 green, pubescent above, tomentose beneath, rarely 

 glabrescent, 1-2 in. long: fls. 1-3, pink, 1^-2 in. across, 

 on bristly and glandular pedicels: fr. scarlet, ovoid or 

 subglobose, to 1 in. across, hispid, with persistent erect 

 sepals. June, July. Eu., W. Asia. B.M. 7241. W.R. 

 141. Hardy rose, with large ornamental fr. 



23. mollis, Smith (R. villbsa var. mollissima, Rau). 

 Upright shrub, to 4 ft. : branchlets purple, more or less 

 bloomy; prickles sometimes J^in. long: If ts. 5-7, broadly 

 oval, rarely oval-oblong, doubly serrate, pubescent 



above, tomentose and usually silky beneath, K~1M 

 in. long: fls. 1-3, 1^2-2 in. across, deep pink, rarely 

 white; pedicels usually only sparingly glandular: fr. 

 small, glabrous or stipitate-glandular. June. Eu., W. 

 Asia. W.R. 138. 



24. rubigindsa, Linn. (R. Eglanteria, Linn.). 

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

 with hooked 

 prickles often 

 mixed with 

 bristles: Ifts. 5-7, 

 orbicular to oval, 

 doubly glandu- 

 lar-serrate, dark 

 green above and 

 glabrous, pale 

 beneath and 

 often pubescent, 

 glandular on 

 both sides, y<z- 

 \ l /2 in. long: fls. 

 1-3, on hispid 



3445. Rosa foliolosa. ( X Yd 



3444. Rosa Carolina var. triloba 

 (X%) No. 30. 



short pedicels, 

 bright pink, 

 lJ^-2 in. across; 

 receptacle usually glandu- 

 lar-hispid: fr. subglobose 

 or ovoid, orange-red to scar- 

 let, with upright-spreading, 

 usually caducous sepals. 

 June. Eu.; naturalized in 

 some localities in the East. 

 B.B. (ed. 2) 2:286. W.R. 

 145. A handsome hardy 

 rose of compact habit, with 

 bright green foliage exhal- 

 ing a very agreeable aro- 

 matic odor. There are some double forms and hybrids 

 with other species. 



25. dumetdrum, Thuiller. Upright shrub with 

 spreading or recurving branches with stout hooked prick- 

 les: Ifts. 5-7, close, oval-orbicular to elliptic, usually 

 simply serrate, pubescent on both sides or only below 

 on the veins, 1-1 H m - long: fls. solitary to many, about 

 2 in. across; pedicels glabrous or stipitate-glandular: 

 fr. ovoid to subglobose, orange-red, about %in. long, 

 usually glabrous. June. Eu., W. Asia, N. Afr. W.R. 

 132. Very close to the following species and chiefly 

 distinguished by the pubescence. 



26. canina, Linn. DOG ROSE. Upright shrub, attain- 

 ing 10 ft. or more, with often recurving branches: 

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

 serrate, glabrous or slightly pubescent or somewhat 

 glandular beneath, %-l l /i 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. W.R. 

 126. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:284. Much used as stock for graft- 

 ing. Var. exilis, Keller (R. ixilis, Crepin). Low form 



with small Ifts. about }^a\. long, and small pink 

 fls. about 1 in. across. W.R. 127. 



27. rubrifSlia, Vill. (R. glauca, Pourr. R. fer- 

 ruginea, Des<gL, not Vill.). Upright shrub, at- 

 taining 6 ft., with slender, purplish branches 

 covered with glaucous bloom: prickles few, 

 hooked or straight: Ifts. 7-9, elliptic or ovate- 

 lanceolate, simply serrate, bluish green and more 

 or less tinged with red, %-\ l A in. long: fls. 1-3 

 or more, pink, 1 }/ in. across, on usually hispid-glandu- 

 lar pedicels; sepals long, with dilated apex, upright- 

 spreading, tardily caducous: fr. subglobose, scarlet. 

 June. Mountains of Cent, and S. Eu. B.R. 430. 

 G.W. 7, p. 139. W.R. 133. A very striking rose on 

 account of its reddish foliage: fls. less conspicuous. 

 Hardy North and prefers partial shade. 



