92 THE BOOK OF ROSES. 



III. Rosa Lyellii. 



Shrub, small, analogous to the bracteata. 



Branches, very hairy, without bristles. 



Thorns, straight. 



Leaves, thick, displayed, longer than the articulations 

 of the stem. 



Leaflets, seven, oblong, very glossy, naked on both 

 sides, simply toothed ; the mid-rib cottonous. 



Stipules, hairy, cohesive, with narrow segments, some- 

 what glandulous. 



Footstalks, cottonous, with crooked thorns. 



Flowers, white, growing in bunches. 



Floral leaves, distant from the calyx, linear, straight, 

 grey, entire. 



Pedicelli, long and thin, glandulous. 



Sepals, almost simple. 

 This rose-tree, brought by Dr. Wallich from Nepaul, 



is only cultivated in England. 



IV. Rosa Microphylla, or Smallest-leafed Rose. 



Shrub, low, compact, pale green. 



Branches, thin, smooth, flexible. 



Thorns, stipular, geminated, straight. 



Stipules, very narrow, enlarging at the summit. 



Leafstalks, rather thorny, very weak. 



Leaves, smooth, composite. 



Leaflets, from five to thirteen, very small, glossy, round, 

 oval, lanceolated, pointed, finely toothed, without 

 pubescence; thorny underneath on the mid-rib, 

 which is very prominent. 



Flowers, solitary, very double, pale pink more vivid in 

 the centre. 



Bracteal leaves, accompanying the flower, narrow, lance- 

 olated, pointed, smooth, glandulous on the margin. 



