ROSACES. 241 



DISTRIB. Japan, China : Chekiang, Kiangsi, Fokien, Hupeh, Szechuen, 

 Kwangtung, Hongkong. 



Rosa Luciae FRANCE, et ROCH. in FRANCS, et SAVAT. Enum. PI. Jap. 

 I. p. 135, et If. p. 344 ; ENGL. et MAXIM, in ENGL. Bot. Jahrb. VI. p. 63 ; 

 Bot. Mag. t. 7421 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 251 ; HENRY List 

 PI. Formos. p. 40; Pro et MATSUM. Tent. Fl. Lutch. p. 454; PALIBIN 

 Conspect. Fl. Korese I. p. 84; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 

 128. 



Rosa moscJiata BENTH. Fl. Hongk. p. 106. 



HAB. Sliintiku, Bioritsu, Tamsui. 



DISTRLB. Loo-choo, Hongkong, China and Corea. 



Rosa morrisonensis HAYATA (PI. XXX.) Materials for a Flora of 

 Formosa p. 97. Shrubs very spinose, spines whitish, straight, subulate, 

 branched, branches patent, slender. Leaves pinnate, 7-11 foliolate, glabrous 

 elliptical in outline, 5 cm. long including petioles, 2 cm. broad, petioles 

 slender, minutely aculeate, leaflets subsessile, broadly obovate or nearly 

 rotundate, 13 cm. long, 7 mm. broad, denticulate at the middle, dentate 

 towards the apex, teeth acute, stipules adnate to the petioles, free at the 

 apex, acute, glabrous, glanduloso-seiTulate, serralas sharp. Flowers nearly 

 racemose along the branchlets, shortly pedunculate, peduncles 1| cm. long, 

 gradually dilate at the apex, reaching the calyx-tube. Calyx-tube (after 

 flowering) pyriformed, 8 mm. long, contracted at the apex, attenuate at the 

 base, lol^es entire lanceolate, long acuminate, laiiato-pubescent inside, sparing- 

 ly pubescent outside, margin sparingly glandulose. Petals not yet known. 

 Carpels 4-5, trigonous 5 mm. long, hirsute at the apex, styles persistent. 



HAB. in Mt. Morrison. 



This liosa is near R. WittmottifB HEMSL. and also R. Webbiana 

 WALL. ; but differs from the both in having larger lobes of calyx and more 

 acutely serrated leaves. Also near R. xanthiana LINDL., but quite separable 

 by the narrower sepals and more acutely serrated leaves. 



Rosa multiflora THTJNB. Fl. Jap. p. 214; DC. Prodr. II. p. 598 

 LINDL. Ros. Monogr. p. 119; BAKER et S. MOORE in Joum. Linn. Soc. XVIL 



