ROSA 



2997 



Banksix is R. Fortuneana (see No. 16). A hybrid with a 

 Tea rose is the ANEMONE ROSE, with large single light 

 pinkfls. M.D.G. 1896:345. R.H. 1901:548. Gn. 62, p. 

 413. G.M. 43:525. W.R. 41. 



Section 15. MICROPHYLLJE. One Asiatic species. Upright 

 spreading shrub, with the straight prickles in pairs: Ifts. 

 7-15; stipules rery narrow, icith subulate divergent 

 auricles: fls. usually several, with small and quickly 

 caducous bracts; sepals broad, erect and persistent, the 

 outer ones pinnate; carpels only at the bottom of recep- 

 tacle. 



60. Roxburgh!!, Tratt. (R. microphytta, Roxbg., 

 not Desf.). Much-branched spreading shrub 6 ft. high, 

 with straight or ascending prickles: Ifts. 7-15, elliptic 

 to oblong-elliptic, acute, sharply serrate, glabrous 

 beneath: fls. pale pink, often solitary, 2-2 ^ in. across, 

 short-pedicelled; sepals and receptacle prickly: fr. 

 depressed-globose, 1 J^-2 in. across, very prickly. June, 

 July. China. Var. plena, Hort. With double fls. 

 B.M. 3490. B.R. 919. W.R. 44. Not quite hardy N. 

 Var. nonnalis, Rehd. & Wilson, is the wild form with 

 single fls. Var. hirtula, Rehd. & Wilson (R. micro- 

 phylla var. hirtula, Regel). Lfts. elliptic or ovate- 

 oblong, usually acute, 

 pubescent beneath, 

 1 7-1 in. long. Japan. 

 B.M. 6548. For a 

 hybrid with R. rugosa, 

 see the latter species. 



(The figure following 

 the name indicates the 

 section to which the spe- 

 cies belongs.) R. agrestis 

 Savi (R. sepium, ThuilL) 

 (6). Allied to R. rubi- 

 ginosa. Without bristles; 

 pedicels smooth: fls. 

 small, pale pink or whit- 

 ish. Eu., X. Afr. W.R. 

 147. R. A&erti, Regel 

 (8). Allied to R. Will- 

 mottise. Branches slen- 

 der, recurving: Ifts. 5-9, 

 ovate, pubescent beneath, 

 ] 4 -l 1-4 in. long: fls. white, 

 1 '2 in. across; sepals de- 

 ciduous; pedicels smooth. 

 Songaria,, Turkestan. 

 R. amoyensis, Hanee=R. 

 microcarpa. R. antmoni- 

 fldra. Fort. (\\. Half-ever- 

 green climbing shrub: 

 Ifts. 3-5, ovate - lanceo- 

 late, dark green, gla- 

 brous and shining: fls. few, white or slightly pinkish, double, 

 the inner petals narrower and smaller. China. Half-hardy. R.H. 

 1849:281. W.R. 21. R. anserinxfMia, Boiss., is a variety of 

 R. Beggeriana, with silky pubescent Ifts. R. Afchersoniana, 

 Graebn. (R. blandaXR. cMnensis). Shrub, to 6 ft., with slender 

 brown branches: prickles hooked: Ifts. 5-7: fls. very numerous, 

 Email, bright light purple: styles usually exserted. Garden origin. 

 Gt. 51 : 1504, 1. R. banksiopsis. Baker (8). Branches brown, with 

 subulate prickles, sometimes in pairs: Ifts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous, 1 

 in. or more long: fls. corymbose, red; receptacle glabrous; sepals 

 entire. W. China. W.R. 2:166. R. Beggeriana, Schrank (S>. 

 Dense shrub, to 5 ft.: prickles in pairs: Ifts. very small and bluish 

 green: fls. corymbose, white; calyx and apex of fr. falling off, leaving 

 the small, globular fr. with an opening at the top. N. Persia to 

 Altai and Songaria. I.T. 5:122. W.R. 54. R. betta, Rehd. & 

 Wilson (8). Allied to R. Moyesii. Shrub, to 8 ft. : Ifts. 7-9, elliptic 

 or ovate, acutish, glaueescent and glabrous or nearly so beneath, 

 , ! 2- 3 4in. long: fls. solitary, l?i-2 in. broad, pink: fr. ovoid, scarlet, 

 J.in. long. N". W. China. Var. pdUens, Rehd. & Wilson. Fls. pale 

 pink. R. britzengis, Koehne (6). Shrub, to 6 ft.: Ifts. 7-11, 

 elliptic, glabrous, 1-1 \4 in. long: fls. 1-2, pale pink changing to 

 white, 31 in. across: ft. brown, ovoid. Kurdistan. M.D. 1910, p. 

 94. R. caudata. Baker (8). Allied to R. macrophylla. Much 

 branched: prickles subulate: Ifts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous, but hispid 

 on midrib beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. red, few; pe^ : "els and receptacle 

 bristly: sepals entire: fr. oblong. W. China. W. x ,. 163. R. ceraso- 

 cdrpa, Rolfe=R. Gentiliana. R. dinophyUa, Thory (13). Closely 

 allied to R. bract eata. Branches silky pubescenv. prickles straight: 

 Ifts. elliptic-lanceolate, tomentose beneath: fls. white. India. B.R. 

 739. Tender./?, collina, Jacq. (5). Allied to R. alba, but fls. 

 rose-colored; sepals shorter. Probably hybrid of R. gallica with 

 R. dumetorum. R. coriifdlia. Fries (6). Allied to R. canina. Lfts. 

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

 bracts large: sepals upright after flowering. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 

 129. Very variable. Var. Froebelii, Rehd. (R. canina var. Froebelii, 



Christ). Of vigorous growth: Ifts. simply or doubly serrate, bluish 

 green: fls. small, white. R. corymbulosa, Rolfe (8). Upright or scan- 

 dent, to 6 ft.: Ifts. 3-5, ovate-oblong, doubly serrate, puberulous 

 beneath, j-l ^ in. long: fls. %-l in. across, red with white eye, in 

 dense umbel-like corymbs; pedicels and receptacle glandular-bristly 

 fr. globose. W.China. B.M. 8566. R. Ddridii.Crepin (8). Allied 

 to R. macrophylla. Shrub, to 10 ft.: sts. with scattered straight 

 prickles: Ifts. 7-11, elliptic to ovate-oblong, serrate, pubescent be- 

 neath, 1-2 H in. long: fls. corymbose, pink, 1 J.^-2 in. across; styles 

 exserted: pedicels like the oblong receptacle glandular-setose, rarely 

 glabrous: fr. scarlet, oblong-ovoid or ovoid, long-necked, J^-J^in. 

 long. W. China. Var. elongata, Rehd. & Wilson. Lfts. 2-3 in. long: 

 fls. fewer: fr. Ji-1 in. long. W.China. R. davurica, PalL (8). Allied 

 to R. cinnamomea. Prickles straight and slender; stipules narrow: 

 Ifts. smaller, doubly serrate: pedicels longer, glandular: fr. ovate. 

 Manchuria, Dahuria, Saghafin. R. tcae, Aitch. (R. xanthina, 

 Aut h. , not Lindl. ) (10). Upright shrub, to 4 ft., with brown branches: 

 prickles numerous, stout, straight, wide-based: Ifts. 9-11, oval, ob- 

 tuse, dentate, glabrous, glandular, J^-^in. long: fls. pale yellow, 

 solitary, short-stalked, 1-1 J^ in. across: fr. obovoid, Ji-Hin. long, 

 with reflexed sepals. Turkestan, Afghanistan. B.M. 7666. W.R. 

 2: 94. R. eUiptica, Tausch (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa: Ifts. cuneate- 

 obovate, pubescent beneath: pedicels short, usually not glandular: 

 fls. pinkish or whitish. Eu. R. elymaUica, Boiss. & Hausskn. (6). 

 Dwarf shrub, to 3 ft., with prickly zigzag branches: Ifts. small, usu- 

 ally 5, glaucescent: fls. 1-3, small, pink: fr. globular, small. N. Persia." 

 R. Fedtschtnkoana, Regel (8). Sts. arching, with prickles and bris- 

 tles: Ifts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous or pubescent beneath, Ji-IJi in. 



3458. Cherokee rose. Rosa Isevigata. Commonly 

 known as R. sinica ( X J 2)- No. 59. 



long: fls. 1-4, white, 1 H~2 in. across; pedicels and receptacles hispid. 

 Turkestan. B.M. 7770. W.R. 49. R. feroi, Bieb. (6). Allied to 

 R. rubiginosa. Dwarf: Ifts. glandular on both sides: pedicels short, 

 not glandular. S. E. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 154. R. filipe*, Rehd. <fc 

 Wilson (2). Allied to R_ Brunonii. Sannentose shrub, to 15 ft., 

 with few hooked prickles: Ifts. usually 5-7, oblong-ovate to lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, serrate, nearly glabrous, pale beneath, lJi-3 in. 

 long: fls. white, fragrant, about 1 in. across, in large, loose corymbs; 

 pedicels filiform, 1-1 M in. long, glandular: fr. globose, J^-Jiin- 

 across, scarlet ; sepals deciduous. W. China. R. floribunda, Baker= 

 R. Gentiliana. R. Freundiana, Graebn. (R. moschata alba hybrida, 

 Hort. R. gallica XR- moschata). Vigorous shrub, to 6 ft. : branches 

 with prickles and bristles: Ifts. usually 5: fls. white, 1 14-2 in. across, 

 very fragrant; style often exserted. Garden origin. Gt. 57, p. 471. 

 G. 25:311. R. Froebelii, Hort.=R. coriifolia var. Froebelii. 

 R. Gentiliana, Leveill6 (R. floribunda. Baker. R. cerasocarpa, 

 Rolfe) (2). Allied to R. Brunonii. Sannentose shrub, to 12 ft., 

 with scattered hooked prickles: Ifts. 5, elliptic, abruptly acuminate, 

 serrate, glabrous, glaucescent beneath, lJ-2 in. long: fls. corym- 

 bose, white, fragrant, 1-1 H in. across; pedicels and receptacles 

 glandular: fr. dark red, globose, }&n. across, with deciduous sepals. 

 Cent. China. R. Girdldii, Crepin (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 

 6ft., with straight slender prickles: Ifts. usually 7, suborbicular to 

 obovate or elliptic, acute or obtuse, serrate, pubescent, Ji-Jiln. 

 long: fls. solitary or few, pink, 1 in. across: fr. scarlet, ovoid. 

 J^-Hin- long. Cent. China. Var. tenulosa, Rehd. & Wilson. Lfts. 

 reticulate beneath, glabrous above. R. Girdldii, Cat. Hesse, is 

 described as having rosy pink fls. with white eye and oblong scarlet 

 frs. It is possibly a synonym of one of the species related to R. 

 macrophylla. R. glaitca, VilL (6). Allied to R. canina. Lfts. 

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

 Eu.^R. glomerata, Rehd. & Wilson (2). Sarmentoee shrub, to 20 

 ft., with few scattered hooked prickles: Ifts. usually 5-7, oblong or 

 oblong-ovate, short-acuminate, serrulate, rugose above, reticulate 

 beneath and pubescent on the veins, 1*2-4 in. long: fls. white, 



