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ROSA 



25. lucida, Ehrh. (R. humilis, var. lucida, Best). 

 Shrub, 6 ft. high, with few or no suckers: prickles 

 sometimes hooked: Ifts. 7-9, elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 

 dark green and shining above, thickish, often slightly 

 pubescent beneath, Yv-\% in. long; stipules somewhat 

 dilated: fls. usually few or solitary, about 2 in. across; 

 sepals usually entire: fr. like that of the preceding. 

 June, July. Newfoundland to N. Y. and Pa. B.B. 

 2:231. Gn. 55, p. 428. Well adapted for borders of 

 shrubberies, handsome in summer with its shining foli- 

 age and bright pink flowers; ornamental in winter with 

 the brownish red stems and red fruits, remaining plump 

 until the following spring. Var. alba, Hort., has white 

 fls. and green stems. A.F. 12:1098. Gng. 5:300. Var. 

 p!6na, Hort. With double fls. R. Rapa, Bosc, is also 

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

 this species. 



2C. humilis, Marsh. (R. parviflbra, Ehrh. R. Lyoni, 

 Pursh). Fig. 2148 c. Shrub, 3 ft. or sometimes 6 ft. 

 high, spreading by means of numerous suckers, with 

 slender prickles and usually numerous bristles: Ifts. 

 5-7, resembling those of the former but narrower, thin- 

 ner, not shining, usually pubescent beneath : fls. often 

 solitary; outer sepals lobed. June. Maine to Ga., west 

 to Wis. and Ind. Terr. Much resembling the preceding, 

 which is often considered a var. of this species. Var. 

 villdsa, Best. Lvs. villous-pubescent beneath, thickish. 



2158. Rosa Carolina (X %). See No. 24. 



27. nitida, Willd. Low upright shrub, 1% ft. high: 

 branches covered with straight prickles and numerous 

 bristles: Ifts. 7-9, narrowly oblong, acute at both ends, 

 br'ght green and shining above, glabrous, %-l in. long: 

 fls. usually solitary, 1-2 in. across, on slender glandular- 

 hispid pedicels; sepals entire. June, July. Newfound- 

 land to Mass. B.B. 2:231. 



28. folioldsa, Nutt. Low shrub, 1> ft. high: stems 

 with rather few slender prickles, sometimes almost un- 

 armed: Ifts. 7-9, narrow or linear-oblong, bright green 

 and shining above, glabrous or pubescent on the midrib 

 beneath, %-l in. long: fls. solitary or few, pink, about 

 1% in. across; pedicels and receptacle smooth or spar- 

 ingly glandular -hispid: fr. globose, with rather few 

 akenes. May, June. Ark. and Ind. Terr, to Tex. G.F. 

 3: 101. -Like the preceding, a handsome dwarf shrub 

 with graceful foliage. 



SECTION VIII. CINNAMOME^:. Many American, Asiatic 

 and European species. Erect shrubs, with usually 

 straight prickles, in pairs or scattered, and often with 

 numerous bristles: Ifts. 5-9: upper stipules dilated- 

 corymbs usually many -fid., with dilated bracts: sepals 

 generally entire, upright after flowering and persis- 

 tent, rarely deciduous; receptacle usually smooth. 



ROSA 



A. Prickles in pairs at the base of 



petioles: branches glabrous. 

 B. Sepals deciduous: fr. about % in. 



across, with very few akenes . ..29. gymnocarpa 

 BB. Sepals persistent, erect after 



flowering. 

 C. Stipules flat. 



D. fls. in usually many-fid, 

 corymbs, usually 1% in. 

 across (larger and some- 

 times solitary in Nos. 31 

 and 32): fr. about % in. 

 across: stipules usually 

 entire and narrow. 

 E. fr. globose, ivith no or 

 very short neck, about 

 % in. high (sometimes 

 ovate in No 31). 



F. Sepals quite entire 30. pisocarpa 



31. Fendleri 

 FF. Sepals with few lobes on 



the outer margins 32. Woodsii 



EE. Fr. globose - ovate, with 

 prominent neck, % in. 



high 33. California 



DD. Fls. usually solitary , 2 in. 

 across or more : fr. % in. 

 across: stipules dilated, 



glanditlar-ciliate 34. Nutkana 



cc. Stipules convolute, dilated 35. cinnamomea 



AA. Prickles scattered, sometimes in 



pairs in jVb. 41. 



B. Stems and branches almost un- 

 armed, without bristles 3(5. pendulina 



37. reclinata 



38. Virginiana 



BB. Stems and branches ivith numer- 

 ous prickles and bristles. 



C. lira ni-Jtfs and prickles gla- 



brons, 

 D. fls. corymbose: fr. with 



x/>ri' /tiling sepals 39. Arkansana 



DD. fls. solitary: fr. with erect 



sepals 40. acicularis 



cc. Branches and prickles tomen- 



tose or pubescent 41. rugosa 



29. gymnocarpa, Nutt. Stems slender, attaining 10 

 ft., with straight slender prickles and bristles: Ifts. 

 5-9, broadly elliptic to oblong, doubly glandular-serrate, 

 usually glabrous, J4-1 in. long: fls. solitary or few, 

 pale pink, about 1 in. across; sepals short: fr. orange- 

 red. June, July. Brit. Col. to Calif., east to Mont. 



30. pisocarpa, 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, %-l% 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. FSndleri, Cre"p. Stems 8 ft. high, with slender or 

 recurved prickles, sometimes unarmed: Ifts. 5-7, oblong 

 to oblong-obovate, cuneate at the base, simply serrate, 

 usually glaucous, finely pubescent beneath or glabrous, 

 sometimes glandular, K-l/^ in. long: fls. sometimes 

 solitary, pink; pedicels short, smooth: fr. globose, 

 sometimes ovate, bright red, with little or no neck. 

 June, July. Brit. Col. to W. Tex. and New Mex. B.B. 

 2:230 (as R. Woodsii). Very decorative in fruit, which 

 remains during the whole winter. 



32. Woddsii, Lindl. Stems 3 ft. high, with slender, 

 straight or recurved prickles, often bristly: Ifts. 5-7, 

 obovate to oblong, simply or doubly glandular-serrate, 

 pubescent or glabrous beneath, %-!% in. long: fls. 

 often solitary, pink, 1/^-2 in. across, on very short 

 smooth pedicels: fr. globose, with short neck. June, 

 July. Saskatchewan to Colo, and Mo. B.R. 12:976. 

 The two preceding species may be only vars. of R. 

 Woodsii. 



33. Californica, Cham. & Schlecht. Stems 8 ft. high, 

 with stout, hooked or straight prickles, often bristly: 

 Ifts. 5-7, broadly elliptic to oblong-obovate, simply or 



