1554 



ROSA 



25. licida, Ehrh {B hiiwih^. \ar liiiiil<i. Best). 

 Shrub, G ft. high, with tew or no suekeis priekles 

 sometimes hooked. Ift', 7-y, elJiptic to obovate elliptic, 

 dark green and shmins; ,ilio\e, thickish, often slightly 

 pubescent beneath, K-1'2 in long, stipules sonieHhat 

 dilated: fls. usually few or s.>lit ri\ iln.nt 2 in diross; 

 .sepals usually entire: tr lil ■ iliit 1 the preceding 

 June, July. Newfoundl in I 1 \ ^ md I'a B B. 



2:231. Gn. 5.5, p. 428 -W II I I .1 borders of 



shrubberies, handsome III iinin 1 il 11 ^ sinning foli- 

 age and bright pink tl<i\\ 1 i 111 winter with 

 the brownish red si. Ills 1 m lining plump 

 until the followini; s| JIM illn II it.liaswhite 

 fls. and green stems \ I i 1 1 1- 1 n, '1 ,-iOb Var. 

 pl^na, Hort. With douldi Hs N Ba/m, Bosc, is also 

 supposed to be a double-fld var. or perhaps hybiid of 

 this species. 



26. Mmilis, Marsh, (i?. patrifldra, Ehrh. if Lponi, 

 Pursh). Fig. 2148 c. Shrub, S ft. or sometimes ft. 

 high, spreading by means of numerous suckeis, with 

 slender prickles and usually numerous bustles Ifts 

 5-7, resembling those of the former hut narrow er, thin- 

 ner, not shining, usually pubescent bcnrith fls often 

 solitary; outer sepals lobed June "Mum t..(,i v\est 

 to Wis. and Ind. Terr. Much resiml.lm.' Hi. in,,<ling, 

 which is often considered a var of tins s] , 1. s -\ ar. 

 villdsa, Best. Lvs. villous pubescent hi ik illi, tlm kish. 



215S. Rosa Carolina (X K)- See No. 24. 



27. nitida, Willd. Low upright shrub, IH ft. high: 

 branches covered with straight prickles and numerous 

 bristles: Ifts. 7-'J, narrowly oblong, acute at both ends, 

 br'ght t'n . 11 ;iiiil liiiiiii- above, glabrous, %-l in. long: 

 fls.usiiiill I ,1 I 111. across, on slender glandular- 

 hispid |.. ^ I iitire. June, July. Newfound- 

 land to .M;i . r. 1: ' ;i. 



28. foliolosa, \'," 1..--. -hniii. r , 11. hi-li: -i.i.i. 



beneath. ' ;-l m. I..1,.. d- ■ m . i, ■ . |,im1,. alM.u 



IHin. :i.-n,-.: p,..h.-..|- : ili.,is,.ar 



ingly «1^'"' "• liiM'i.i I i . M ,:,ili,.r fev 



akenes. .'Mnw .1 imr. Arl..,ii,; li,,. I > 1 r. I.. 'I'rx. C.F 

 3:101. -LikL- ilu. prcciuiii.„. .1 h:u..l,,.,iuc dwarf shrul 

 with graceful foliage. 



Section VIII. Cinnamome.*:. Many American, Asiatii 



and Eurnprnii spicirf!. Ki-ect shrnhs, with nsiialli 



strairihf prh-h!:-:, ,„ /u,;,- nr sr„tt.-rrrf. avrl nftrti Irit) 



. Prickles in /luir.s iit the bits, of 

 petioles: braiiilux ,il„)ii-inis. 



B. Sepals decitliinns; ir. ahnnf '4 ni. 



across, u-illi r. ,11 u »■ „!., „, n . . , l' 

 BE. Sepals perxisl, III. irrrt nftrr 

 floweriiuj. 

 c. Stipules flat. 



D. Ji'ls. in usually many-fid. 

 corymhs, usually 1% in. 

 across ( larger and some- 

 times solitary in Mos. SI 

 and S2): fr. about X «". 

 across: stipules usuafly 

 entire and narrow. 

 E. Fr. g/iilinx, . irilji nil or 



F. Sepals qutle entire ISO. pisocarpa 



.il. Fendleri 

 FP. Sepals with few lobes OH 



the outer margins 32. Woodsii 



EE. Pr. globose - ovate, with 

 prominent nert;, ^._. in. 



high :;:;. CaliJornica 



DD. Fls. usually snlilinii. J m. 

 across or more : fr. '.../». 



34. Nutkana 



ricl-les sr.ittei;,!. sviiiiliinrs in 

 pairs in iVo. 41. 



Stems and branches almost ?(«- 

 armed, without bristles 3(1. pendulina 



37. reclinata 



38. Virginiana 

 Stems anrl branches ivith numer- 

 ous prickles and bristles. 



.'. lirinichrs and prickles gla- 

 liriins. 

 11. Fls. corymbose: fr. with 



spreading sepals .S9. Arkansana 



DD. Fls. solitary: fr. with erect 



sepals 40. acicularia 



■c. Branches and prickles tomen- 



tose or pubescent 41. rugosa 



ttaining 10 

 sties: Ifts. 

 l.ir-serrate. 



29. gymnocdrpa, Nutt. Stems si 



5-9, broadiv .lliiiii.- '.. • ' ■■ - : ■ ' 



usually ghil.i...... 'I irv or few, 



pale pink, alMiiii. I n ,■.•: ;., 1 1 . ir. orange- 



red. June, July. Bill. Lul. Lu Lulil., ia,,i Lo -Mont. 



30. pisoc4rpa, Gray. Stems slender, with slender, 

 straight or ascending prickles, without bristles, some- 

 times unarmed: Ifts. 5-7, oblong to oblong-obovate, 

 simply serrate, pubescent beneath, ]4-\% in. long: fls. 

 pink, about 1 in. across, on short usually .smooth pedi- 

 cels: fr. globose, with a very short neck. June to Aug. 

 Brit. Col. to Ore. B.M. 6857. 



31. Fendleri. Cr.'^n. Sti-ms S ft. hi-h. with slender or 

 ret-lirvi'.! Iiri.l l< -. - iii.~ n it:, rm. .1 : 111 -, :,-7, oblong 



usuall\- i;l:i I- I . : ' ,1- glabrous. 



~li..rt, sni.iiitli: fr. globose, 



nil, with little or no neck. 



W . Tex. and New Mex. B.B. 



\ ,-\-\- decorative in fruit, which 



1. 111^ :: ft, high, with slender, 

 ■kl.-, ..ti.ii bristly: Ifts. 5-7, 

 , ..r .l.iiil.ly glaudular-serrate. 



32. Wofidsii, Lin 

 straight or recurv. 

 obovate to (ibl.nii^. 



solitai : ' I : 111, arviss, on very short 

 th]iiMl.<i ,,,,.,, Willi short neck. June, 



Sask,ii i , I", an. I Mo. B.R. 12:976.- 



two iiiir,.ii.m I" ■!.,- iiiav he only vars. of R. 

 Uii. 



Calif6rnica, Cham. & Schlecht. Stems 8 ft. high, 

 ,^t.mt. hooked or straight prickles, often bristly: 

 j-T, broadly elliptic to oblong-obovate, simply or 



