90 THE BOOK OF ROSES. 



I. Rosa Bracteolata. 



Rosa Macartnea. 

 Shrub, bushy, dark green. 

 Branches, thick, straight, cottonous. 

 Thorns, strong, crooked, rather bristly. 

 Leafstalks, almost naked, or with small crooked thorns. 

 Leaflets, from five to nine, crenelated, rather oval, 



glossy, of a darker green on the upper than the 



under surface. Nerves scarcely visible. 

 Flowers, moderate-sized, milk white, solitary, almost ses- 



sile among several floral leaves, blowing through- 



out the summer. 



Floral leaves, oval, bristly, finely pectinated. 

 Tube of the calyx, woolly. 

 Sepals, almost simple. 

 Petals, oval. 

 Disk, flat. 



Styles, detached, naked. 

 Fruit, of an orange red. 



Though a native of China, this shrub flourishes in 

 England, where it is used for covering walls and espa- 

 liers. In France, it is found susceptible to cold, and 

 should be covered with straw to the height of three 

 or four feet from the ground. 



1. Scdbriusculis. 



Branches, thin, bristly, with small, straight thorns, 

 intermingled with red or brown bristles, usually 

 glandulous. 



Leaflets, rather smaller. (Obtained by Noisette.) 



2. Macartney. 



Without thorns or bristles, white flowers, the base of 

 the petals yellow. 



