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ROSA 



ROSA 



fragrant, 1 in. across, in dense corymbs: fr. subglobose, orange-red, 

 about Jljin. across; sepals deciduous. W. China. R. glutindsa, 

 Sibth. & Smith (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Dwarf, densely 

 prickly: Ifts. densely glandular on both sides: fls. small, pink. S. E. 

 Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 150. R. gratlssima, Greene (8). Allied to R. 

 californica. Lfts. glabrous, bright green and glandular, fragrant, 

 thin. Calif. R. hawrana, Kmet. (6). Allied to R. pomifera: flow- 

 ering shoots usually unarmed: Ifts. 5-7, elliptic, pubescent be- 

 neath, glabrous above: fls. pink, about 2 in. across: fr. globose, 

 densely bristly. Hungary. W.R. 140. R. Heckelidna, Tratt. (R. 

 Hackeliana, Nym.) (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Dwarf: Ifts. 

 tomentose on both sides: fls. usually solitary, small, pink. S. Eu. 

 R. indica, Linn.=R. microcarpa. R. inodora, Fries (R. agrestis var. 

 inodora, Keller) (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa: Ifts. 5-7, obovate, not 



Glandular above: fls. white or pinkish, 1-1 Yz in. across: fr. ovoid, 

 right red. Eu. W.R. 151. R. involucrdta, Roxbg.=R. clino- 

 phylla. R. involute, Smith (6). Probably hybrid of R. spinosissima 

 and R. tomentosa. Lfts. doubly glandular-serrate, tomentose 

 beneath: fls. whitish. W.R. 96. R. Jdckii, Rehd. (R. Kelleri, 

 Baker, not Dalla Torre & Sarnth.) (2). Allied to R. moschata: low 

 procumbent shrub, with ascending branches: Ifts. 7-9, elliptic or 

 elliptic-oblong, glabrous, \ 1 A~2 1 A in. long: fls. in corymbs, white, 

 1 Yi in. across; sepals ovate, abruptly caudate: fr. ovoid, red, J^in. 

 long. Korea. Hardy. R. Jundzillii, Bess. (6). Allied to R. canina 

 but resembling also R. gallica. Upright shrub, with straight spines: 

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

 large, pink; fr. subglobose. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 149. ft. Kelleri, 

 Baker=R. Jackii. R. Idxa, Retz. (8). Upright shrub, with hooked 

 prickles in pairs: Ifts. 7-9, small, light green: fls. small, white: fr. 

 oblong-ovate, small. Turkestan to Songaria and Altai. W.R. 53. 

 R. Idxa, Lindl.=R. lucida. R. Idxa, Hort.=R. coriifoUa var. 

 Froebelii. R. Leschenaultii, Wight & Arn. (R. moschata var. 

 Leschenaultii, Cr6pin) (2). Similar to R. Brunonii, but fls. larger, in 

 few-fld. corymbs; pedicels and receptacle glandular-hispid. India. 

 W.R. 15. R. longicuspis, Bertol. (R. Sinowilsonii, HemsL R. 

 Willmottiana, LeVeille 1 . R. lucens, Rolfe). Half-evergreen scandent 

 bush, to 20 ft., with hooked prickles: Ifts. usually 7, elliptic-ovate to 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, lustrous, 1-3 in. long: fls. 

 corymbose, white, 1 Yz in. across; petals silky outside; pedicels about 

 1 in. long: fr. ovoid, Jiin. long, scarlet or orange-red. W. China. 

 Himalayas. Tender. R. lucens, Rolfe =R. longicuspis. R. 

 Lucix, Franch. & Rochebr. (2). Allied to R. Wichuraiana. Habit 

 more upright: Ifts. usually 7, narrower and thinner: fls. smaller. 

 Japan. R. Lyelli, Lindl. Probably hybrid of R. moschata and R. 

 ch'nophylla. Climbing: Ifts. usually 7, oblong, shining: fls. corym- 

 bose, large, white, single or double. Intro, from Nepal. R. 

 Macoiinii, Greene (8). Allied to R. Woodsii: low shrub, with rather 

 stout, deflexed prickles: Ifts. 9-11, obovate to obovate-oblong, 

 sharply serrate, except at the cuneate base, pubescent beneath, 

 H- %in. long: stipules glandless: fls. small, pale pink: fr. depressed- 

 globose. Assiniboia to Wyo. R. macrdntha, Desportes (R. canina X 

 R. gallica). Shrub with uniform hooked prickles: Ifts. 5-7, charta- 

 ceous, ovate to ovateK>blong, pubescent beneath, \-\Yi in. long: 

 fls. few, 3 in. across, light pink. Spontaneous in S. France. W.R. 

 134. R. Marcyana, Boullu (R. gallica XR. tomentosa). Low, to 

 2, rarely to 4 ft., prickly and bristly: Ifts. 5-7, broadly oval, pubes- 

 cent on both sides, 1-2 in. long: fls. long-stalked, pink to light 

 purple, 2Yy-3 in. across. Spontaneous in S. France. W.R, 112. 

 R. Manx-Graebnerx, Aschers. (R. Carolina XR. virginiana). Shrub, 

 to 5 ft., with slightly recurved prickles: Ifts. 7-9, elliptic: fls. few, 

 pink: fr. subglobose: blooms almost all summer and very handsome 

 in fall with orange and red foliage, red frs. and pink fls. Garden 

 origin. Gt. 51:1504, 4. R. micrdntha, Smith (6). Allied to R. 

 rubiginosa. With hooked prickles, without bristles: Ifts. slightly 

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

 glabrous. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia. R. microcdrpa, Lindl. (R. indica, 

 Linn., partly, not Lindl. R. sorbiflora, Focke) (4). Branches slen- 

 der, with scattered, hooked prickles: Ifts. 3-7, elliptic to ovate- 

 lanceolate, glabrous, l%-2% in. long; stipules almost free: fls. 

 corymbose, small, white: fr. small, globose; sepals deciduous. China. 

 G.C. III. 37:227. R. microcdrpa, Hort.=R. multiflora. R. mon- 

 tana, Chaix (6). Allied to R. canina. Of vigorous growth, with strong 

 spines: Ifts. broader, tinged reddish: fls. pink; pedicels and receptacle 

 glandular-hispid. S. Eu., N. Afr. R. multibracteata, Hemsl. & Wil- 

 son (R. reducta, Baker) (8). Shrub, to 6 ft., with straight paired 



prickles: Ifts. 7-9, broadly oval, glabrous, 1 A- J^in. long: fls. pink, 1 % 

 in. across, corymbose with numerous crowded bracts, sometimes few 

 or solitary; styles exserted: fr. ovoid, J^-J^in. long, orange-red; 

 sepals persistent. W. China. W.R. 158 (form with few-fld. inn.). 

 R. Murielx, Rehd. & Wilson (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 8 ft., 

 with bristles and slender prickles: Ifts. 9-15, elliptic to elliptic- 

 oblong, rarely oval, acutish, serrate, glabrous, except the pubescent 

 midrib beneath, Ji-J^in. long: fls. white, about 1 in. across, in 

 3-7-fld. corymbs; pedicels slender, J^-1H in- long: fr. ellipsoid, 

 orange-red, Yy-^im. long. W. China. R. orbiculdris. Baker (8). 

 Sts. slender, with subulate prickles in pairs: Ifts. 5-7, orbicular, 

 simply serrate, glabrous, Min. long: fls. 1-3, 1 Yz in. across, white. 

 S. W. China. R. orientalis, Dup. (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. 

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

 cent on both sides: fls. pink, solitary, short-pedicelled. W. Asia. 

 R. persetdsa, Rolfe (R. macrophylla var. gracilis and var. acicu- 

 laris, Vilm.) (8). Upright shrub, with densely bristly sts.: Ifts. 

 5-9, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, serrate, puberulous beneath, %-2 in. 

 long: fls. deep pink, 1 in. across, in large panicles; sepals entire; 

 pedicels and receptacle glabrous. W.China. J.H.S. 27:487, 488. 

 R. phamtcia, Boiss. (2). Allied to R. moschata. Lfts. usually 5, 

 obtuse or acute: corymbs usually many-fld., pyramidal: styles 

 glabrous. Asia Minor. R. Prdttii, Hemsl. (8). Slender-branched 

 shrub, to 8 ft., with slender prickles and numerous bristles: Ifts. 7-15, 

 elliptic, obtusish, serrate, pubescent on the veins beneath, J^-}^in. 

 long: fls. 1-3, pink, J^in. across: fr. subglobose to ovoid, scarlet, 

 J^-^in. long; calyx persistent. W. China. R. reducta, Baker= 

 R. multibracteata. R. Rubus, LeVeill6 & Vaniot (2). Scandent 

 bush, to 20 ft., with small hooked prickles: Ifts. usually 5, ovate- 

 elliptic to obovate, abruptly acuminate, sharply or coarsely serrate, 

 pubescent beneath, rarely nearly glabrous, \YT-^Yi in. long: fls. in 

 dense corymbs, white, fragrant, 1-1 Ys in. across; pedicels YrYim- 

 long, glandular: fr. subglobose, dark scarlet, about J^in. across. 

 Cent. China. R. sdncta. Rich. (5). Low shrub, with unequal scat- 

 tered hooked prickles: Ifts. 5-7, elliptic to ovate-oblong, crenate, 

 rugose, pubescent beneath: fls. few, large, pink, on setose pedicels, 

 Abyssinia. W.R. 113. R. saturata, Baker (8). Shrub, to 8 ft., 

 unarmed or with few small prickles: Ifts. usually 7, ovate to ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute or short-acuminate, sharply serrate, pale or some- 

 what glaucescent beneath, pubescent on the veins or sometimes 

 nearly glabrous, 1-2 Yi in. long: fls. solitary, dark red, about 2 in. 

 across; anthers purple: pedicels glabrous, J^-l in. long: fr. globose- 

 ovoid, %in. long, coral-red; calyx persistent. Cent. China. R. 

 Scharnkeana, Graebn. (R. californica XR. nitida). Shrub, to 3 ft., 

 with slender, often procumbent and ascending sts. ; prickles slender, 

 in pairs, below often mixed with bristles: Ifts. 7-9, elliptic-oblong to 

 oblong, cuneate: fls. 1-5, rose-purple. Garden origin. Gt. 51 : 1504, 

 2. R. sepium, Thuill.=R. agrestis. R. Seraphlnii, Viv. (6). 

 Shrub, 1-3 ft., with copious, unequal, partly hooked prickles: Ifts. 

 5-7, orbicular-ovate, doubly serrate, glandular beneath, }-}^in. 

 long: fls. solitary, very short-stalked, 1 in. across, pink: fr. globose- 

 ovoid, with reflexed, finally deciduous sepals. Meoit. region. W.R. 

 153. R. Seraphinii, Guss.=R. sicula. R. sertata, Rolfe (8). Shrub 

 to 5 ft.: branches glaucous, with straight slender prickles in pairs: 

 Ifts. 7-11, oval-oblong to narrow-oblong, serrate, glabrous, M-%in. 

 long: fls. solitary on short branchlets, rose or rose-purple, 2-2 Yi 

 in. across; sepals caudate, entire. W. China. B.M. 8473. G.C. III. 

 54:166. W.R. 2:153. Very handsome graceful rose; has proved 

 hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. R. sicula, Tratt. (R. Seraphinii, 

 Guss., not Viv.) (6). Low, J^-2 ft., with equal, slender, nearly 

 straight prickles: Ifts. 5-9, broadly elliptic to orbicular, glandular 

 beneath, }^-Hin. long: fls. solitary, rarely to 4, short-stalked, deep 

 red to whitish, 1-1 Y\ in. across: fr. small, globose, with upright 

 sepals. Medit. region. B.M. 7761 and G.W. 8, p. 17 (as R. Sera- 

 phinii). R. Sinowilsonii, Hemsl.=R. longicuspis. R. sonomensis, 

 Greene (8). Allied to R. californica. Low shrub, to 1 ft., with 

 straight prickles: Ifts. broadly ovate, doubly glandular-serrate: fls. 

 small, in dense corymbs. Calif. R. sorbifldra, Focke=R. micro- 

 carpa. R. Soulieana, Cr6pin (2). Upright spreading shrub, to 12 ft., 

 with scattered hooked prickles: Ifts. usually 7, oval to ovate-oblong, 

 acute, finely serrate, glabrous, about 1 in. long: fls. corymbose, 

 white, 1 Yi in. across; sepals ovate: fr. ovoid or subglobose, Yz~Yi'^- 

 long, orange-red. W.China. B.M. 8158. W.R. 1:18. G. 77, p. 

 511. R. spithamea, Wats. (8). Allied to R. californica. Sts. 

 usually not over }^ft. high, sparingly branched: Ifts. doubly glandu- 



3459. Rosa laevigata. Run wild in the South and known as Cherokee rose. No. 59. 



