106 THE BOOK OP ROSES. 



Leaves, composite ; of seven or nine leaflets. 



Stipules, very narrow, sharp, curled. 



Leafstalk, armed with viscous thorns. 



Leaflets, glossy, simply toothed, pale underneath. 



Flowers, single, of a pale pink ; appearing in May and 



June. 



Flowerstalk, devoid of glands. 

 Sepals, short, coherent. 

 Fruit, naked, oval, devoid of glands. 



This rose is a native of the Missouri ; it is cultivated 

 in the botanical gardens of Europe. 



VII. Rosa Parvifolia, or Small-leafed Rose. 

 Rosa Carolina. 

 Rosa Hermilis 

 Rosa Caroliniana. 

 Rosa Parviflora. 



Shrub, low, feeble, branching. 



Suckers, covered with deciduous bristles. 



Branches, slender, of a reddish brown, bearing thorns 



in pairs under the stipules. 

 Stipules, narrow, naked, rather curved ; divaricated at 



the extremity. 



Leafstalks, naked, rarely pubescent. 

 Leaves, composed of five or seven leaflets. 

 Leaflets, lanceolated, pointed, finely and simply toothed ; 



rather glossy, smooth, with the midrib somewhat 



prominent, and hairy underneath. 

 Flowers, appearing in June and August ; single, flesh- 

 coloured, pale, sometimes in pairs, sometimes 



clusters. 

 Floral leaves, oval or heart-shaped; spotted, rather 



hairy. 



