ROSA 



ROSCOEA 



1559 



SUPPLEMENTARY LIST. 



(The Roman figure indicates tin- group to which the species 

 belongs.) 



R. agrestis, Savi. (VI). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Without 

 bristles; pedicels smooth: 11s. small, pale pink or whitish. 

 Eu.,N. Air. R. Alberti, Regel (VIII). Allied to R. acicularis. 

 Branches slender, recurving: It'ts. ovate, pubescent beneath: 

 tls. white; pedicels smooth. Songaria, Turkestan. It.Aiiiu.n- 

 ensis, Hance^R. microcarpa. J{. unemmiifliira. Fort. (1). 

 Half-evergreen climbing shrub: It'ts. 3-5, dark green, glabrous 

 and shining- fls. few, deep carmine, double. China. Half- 

 hardy.^, anserinasfblia, Boiss., is a variety of K. Beggeriana, 

 with silky pubescent It'ts. R. Bemjeriiina, Sc.hrunk (VIII). 

 Dense shrub, to 3 ft.: prickles in pairs: Ifts. very small and 

 bluish green: Us. corymbose, white; calyx and apex of fr. fall- 

 ing off, leaving the small, globular fr. with an opening at the 

 top. N. Persia to Altai and Song. .K. clinophylla, Thory 

 (XIII). Closely allied to R. bracteata. Branches silky pubes- 

 cent: prickles straight: Ifts. elliptic-lanceolate, tomentose be- 

 neath: fls. white. India. B.R. 9:739. Tender. .K. collina, 

 Jacq. (V). Allied to R. alba, but fls. rose-colored; sepals 

 shorter. Probably hybrid of R. Gallica with R. canina, var. 

 dumetorum. K. coriifdlia. Pries (VI). Allied to R. canina. 

 Lt'ts. jiubescent beneath; petioles tomentose: fls. pink, short - 

 pedicelled; bracts large; sepals upright after flowering. Eu., 

 W. Asia. Very variable. Var. Froabeli, Rehd. (R. ean.ina, var. 

 Fro?beli, Christ.). Of vigorous growth: Ifts. simply or doubly 

 serrate, bluish green: fls. small, white. It. Davurica, Pall. 

 (VIII). Allied to R. cinnamomea. Prickles straight and slen- 

 der; stipules narrow: Ifts. smaller, doubly serrate: pedicels 

 longer, glandular: fr. ovate. Manchuria, Dahur., Saghalin. 

 R. Ecce, Aitch = R.xanthina. Jt. eliiptica, Tausch (VI). Allied 

 to R. rubiginosa: Ifts. cuneate-obovate, pubescent beneath: 

 pedicels short, usually not glandular: fls. pinkish or whitish. 

 Eu. .K. Elymaitica, Boiss. & Hausskn. (VI). Dwarf shrub, 

 to 3 ft., with prickly zigzag branches: Ifts. small, usually ,"), 

 glaucescent: fls. 1-3, small, pink: fr. globular, small. N.Persia. 

 R. t'edtschenkodna, Regel (VIII). Probably variety of R. 

 Webbiaiia, of more vigorous growth and with larger Ifts. 

 Turkestan. .R. ferox, Bieb. (VI). Allied to R. rubiginosa. 

 Dwarf: Ifts. glandular on both sides: pedicels short, not 

 glandular. S. K. Eu., W. Asin.R.Fra'beli, Hort. =R. corii- 

 folia, var. Froebeli. R. glanca, Vill. (VI). Allied toR. canina. 

 Lfts. broadly ovate, bluish green: fls. pink; sepals upright after 

 flowering. Eu. R. glutindsa, Sibth. & Sm. (VI). Allied to R. 

 rubiginosa. Dwarf, densely prickly: It'ts. densely glandular on 

 both sides: fls. small, pink. 8. E. Eu., W. Asia. R. Heckelidna, 

 Tratt. (R. Hackeliana, Nym.) (VI). Allied to R. rubiginosa. 

 Dwarf: Ifts. tomentose on both sides: fls. usually solitary, 

 small, pink. S. Eu. R. gratissima, Greene (VIII). Allied to 

 R. Californica. Lfts. glabrous, bright green and glandular, 

 fragrant, thin. Calif. R. Indica, Linn. =R. microcarpa. R. 

 tm;oJwcra<a, Roxb. = R. clinophylla. R. involiita. Smith (VI). 

 Probably hybrid of R. spinosissima and R. villosa. Lfts. 

 doubly glandular-serrate, tomentose beneath: fls. whitish. R. 

 Jundzilli, Bess. (VI). Allied to R. canina, but resembling also 

 R. Gallica. Upright shrub, with straight spines: Ifts. almost 

 glabrous, doubly glandular-serrate, rather large: fls. larg?, 

 pink; fr. subglobose. Eu., W. Asia. R. Idxa, Retz. (VIII). 

 Upright shrub, with hooked prickles in -airs: Ifts. 7-9, small, 

 light green: fls. small, white: fr. oblong-ovate, small. Turke- 

 stan to Song, and Altai. Jt. Idxa, Lindl. = R. lucida. R. Idxa, 

 Hort. =R. coriifolia, var. .Frwbeli. R. Lucice, Franch. & 

 Rochebr. (I). Allied to R. Wichuraiana. Habit more upright: 

 Ifts. usually 7, narrower and thinner: fls. smaller. Japan. R. 

 Liielli, Lindl. Probably hybrid of R. moschata and R. clino- 



spines in pairs: Ivs. to 8 in. long, 7-9-foliolate, dull green, pu- 

 bescent beneath: fls. 1 or few, large, pink: f r. pyriform. Himal. 



Not hardy north. -7;. micruntka, Smith (VI). Allied to R. 

 rubiginoia. With hooked prickles, without bristles: Ifts. 

 slightly pubescent beneath: Us. pair pink, small: styles slightly 

 exserted, glabrous. Ku., X. Atr., W AMU /,'. nncmcarpa, 

 Lindl. (R. Indica, Linn., not Lindl. H I i. Branches slender, 

 with scattered, hooked spines: It'ts. :i-7, ovate lanreolate; 

 stipules almost free: fls. corymbose, small, white: fr. small, 

 globose; sepals deciduous. China. A'. HI-;-.,,'./I-;.<(. Hort. ** 

 multiflora. R. montnnn, Chai\. i \ I). Alii, il to I;, caninn. Of 

 vigorous growth, with strong spines: ll'ts. broader, tinged red 

 dish: tls. pink; pedicels and receptacle glandular hispid. S. 

 Eu., N. Afr. K. orifntiilin. Hup. (Vlj. Allied to K. nil.iuino-:,. 

 Dwarf: prickles slender, subulate: Ifts. 5-7, simply serrate, 

 pubescent on both sides: tls. pink, solitary, short pedicel led. 

 W. Asia. R. Phoenicia, Boiss. (1). Allied to R. mosehatn. 

 Lfts. usually 5, obtuse or acute: corymbs usually many-nil . 

 pyramidal; styles glabrous. Asia Minor. R. platuacnntlci . 

 Schrank = R. xanthina. R. stpiitm, Thuill. = R. agrestis.//. 

 Sunomensis, Greene (VIII). Allied to R. Californica. Low 

 shrub, to 1 ft., with straight prickjes: Ifts. broadly ovate, 

 doubly glandular-serrate: fls. small, in dense corymbs. Calif. 

 R. spithamea, Wats. (VIII). Alliedto K.<'alifornica. Stein- 

 usually not over % ft. high, sparingly branched: Ifts. doubly 

 glandular-serrate: fls. usually solitary. Calif. R. tomentdta, 

 Smith (VI). Allied to R. villosa. Stems slender, of ten arching: 

 prickles often slightly curved: Ifts. smaller, grayish green: fls. 

 pale rose, on longer pedicels: fr. smaller, with the sepals up- 

 right-spreading, caducous at maturity. Eu. R. Wcbbi&na, 

 Wall. (VIII). Erect shrub, witn prickly stems: Ifts. 5-fl, very 

 small, orbicular or oblong, usually glabrous: fls. mostly soli- 

 tary, pink, large: fr. ovoid. Himal. to Afghan, and Turkest. -in. 

 R. xanthina, Lindl. (XI). Rigid shrub to 4 ft., with stout, 

 straight prickles: Ifts. very small, 5-9, glandular beneath: fls. 

 solitary, golden yellow, 1 in. across. Afghan, to N. China. 

 B.M. 7666. ALFRED REHDEB. 



ROSANOWIA. See Sinningia. 



ROSCHERIA (name unexplained). Palm&cece. A 

 genus of one species, a palm from Seychelles allied to 

 Hyophorbe, which see for differences. It is slender, 

 erect, spiny at the nodes: Ivs. terminal, long-petioled, 

 at first 2-tid, later unequally pinnatisect; segments nu- 

 merous, linear-lanceolate, 2-fld at the apex, the numer- 

 ous nerves scaly beneath; petiole spineless, somewhat 

 3-sided, concave above; sheath long, prickly; spadix 

 2-6 ft. long : peduncle long, slender, compressed ; 

 branches slender, rather simple, divaricate: spathes 

 many, entire, narrowed, compressed, naked, the 2 lower 

 ones persistent, the upper deciduous: fls. pale: fr. fusi- 

 form, small, black. 



melanochoetes, Wendl. ( Verschafflltia melanochittes, 

 Wendl.). Trunk 15-25 ft. high, 2-3 in. in diam., with 

 many aerial roots, and when young with a ring of spines 

 below each leaf-scar: Ivs. 4^-7 ft. long; petiole l%-2% 

 ft. long, smooth, with a pale band running from the top 

 of the sheath down the back of the petiole; sheath 

 l%-2% ft. long, with a few fine black spines; leaf -blade 

 pale green, 3-5 ft. long, 2-3 ft. broad, entire when young, 

 unequally pinnate; segments 1-1 % ft. long, 2-fld at the 

 apex, clothed beneath with peltate scales. Seychelles. 

 I.H. 18:54. JARED G. SMITH. 



ROSCOEA (Wm. Roscoe, founder of the Liverpool 

 Botanic Garden). Scitamindcete. A genus of 6 species 

 of half -hardy perennial herbs from the Himalayas, with 



2167. Rosa laevigata. Run wild in the South and known as Cherokee Rose. No. 49. 



