1550 



ROSA 



crimson fls. A. G. 16:233. Hyhiids with S. setigera and 

 h'. fVichuraia>ui have also been raised. 



3. Watsoniina, Cr^p. Deciduous shrub, with sarmen- 

 tose or recurving branches: Ifts. 3-5, linear-lanceolate, 

 with entire wavy margin, pubescent beneath, 1-2J^ in. 

 long: fls. in many-fld. pyramidal corymbs, }4 in. across 

 or less, white; style glabrous: fr. small. June, July. 

 R.B. 14, p. 183. G.P. 3:477. -A very curious Rose of 

 unknown origin, supposed to have been introduced from 

 Japan, but not known in a wild state. Not quite hardy 

 north. 



4. setigera, l\Ii<-hx. Prairie Rose. Fi?s. 2152^. 

 Shrub with pri'-kiy l.r.ni.lns nttainiii- r, ft,, with long 

 and slender nriirxiii-- i.r rliiiii.iim- hi;iiii-lirs ; Ifts. 3-5, 

 oblong-ovate 1o l,MMi'..l:iir, ^li.irtly arnuiiiiat.-. si-rrate, 

 tomentose bem-aili. I-;i in, Imhu:: iis. in ratlier few- 

 fld. corymbs, deep rose, fading to whitish, about 2 in. 

 across, almost scentless : pedicels and receptacle glandu- 

 lar-hispid; style glabrous: fr. globular, K in. across. 

 June, July. From Ontario and Wis. to Tex. and Fla. 

 Mn. 8:«5. G.F. 10:323. A. G. 13:196, 197; 16:229. Gng. 

 1:325. M.D.G. 1900:423.-Var. tomentdsa, Gray {B. 

 ruhifilia, R. Br.). Lvs. more tomentose beneath: 

 corymbs with more, but smaller fls. A valuable hardy 

 climbing Rose. Several varieties with double fls. are in 

 cultivation; some are probably hybrids with ^. arvensis, 

 multlflora, and other species. 



5. Wichuraiina, Cr^pin (E. bractedfa, Hort., not 

 Wendl.). Memobial Ro.sE. Fig. 2155. Half-evergreen 

 shrub with prostrate and creeping branches: '" 

 roundish or broadly obovate, usually obtuse, serrate, 

 glabrous, shining above, >3-% in. long: corymbs few- 

 fid, or many-flil., pyramidal: fls. white, fragrant, IK- 

 in. across; stvl.-s iml.rs.-rnt; pedicels slightly glandu- 

 lar-hispid: fr. (>\.ihl. tM '._. in, liigh. July-Sept. Japan, 

 B.M. 7421 (as J,\ /..'.,„ ,. U,F. 4:569; 6:337. G.C. Ill, 

 22:99. R.H. bS'.i.M In.-,, loi;. M.D.G. 1898:580-585. -A 

 handsome Rose lor cuveriug banks and rockeries. A 

 number of hybrids, especially with Hybrid Tea Roses, 

 have been raised. G.F. 6:337. Mn. 8, p. 27, 156. Gng. 

 6:353-355. Var. rtibra, Andr^, with single carmine fls., 

 lK-2 in. across, and the lvs. with 5-7, somewhat larger 

 Ifts., is a hybrid of B. Wichurainna and S. multiflora, 

 var. Crimson Rambler. R.H. 1901, p. 20. 



6. semp6rvirens, Linn. Evergreen shrub with long 

 and slender sarnifntose, .somewhat reddish branches: 



'^.^ 



Ifts. 5-7, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate, gla- 

 brous, shining above, %-2 in. long: fls. in few-fld. 

 corymbs white, to 2 in. across, slightly fragrant ; 



2152. Rosa 





See No 



pedicels glandular-hispid; style usually pubescent: fr. 

 subglobose or ovoid, orange-red. June, July. S. Eu- 

 rope, N. Afr. B.R. 6:465. -Var. prOBtrita, Nichols. (B. 

 prostrdta, hind}.}. Lfts. smaller, oval, acute: fr. ovoid. 

 Var. BcAndens, Nichols. {B. scdndens, Mill.). Lfts. ob- 

 long or oval, obtuse: fr. subglobose. There are some 

 double-fld. garden forms, probably hybrids with other 

 climbing Roses. Less hardy than the preceding and the 

 following. 



7. arvSnsis, Huds. {B. repens, Scop. B. silvistris, 

 Herrm.). Deciduous shrubs, with sarmentose or creep- 

 ing stems : lfts. usually 7, ovate to ovate - elliptic, 

 acute, serrate, dull above, glabrous or slightly pubes- 

 cent beneath, rather thin, yi-VA in. long: fls. in few-fld. 

 corymbs, sometimes solitary, white, scentless, lK-2 in. 

 across; style glabrous: fr. ovoid. June, July. Europe. 

 B.M. 2054. 



Var. capreol&ta, Neill. Ayrshire Rose. Lfts. usu- 

 ally 5, larger: fls. double, white to deep pink. It may 

 be a hybrid with B. Gallica. Hardy. 



8. moschata, Mill. (B. Brunbni, Lindl. ). Musk Rose. 

 Deciduous shrub with sarmentose or climbing branches : 

 lfts. 5-7, oval or oblong, mostly acuminate, serrulate, 

 usually pubescent beneath, 1-2K in. long: fls. white, 

 fragrant with the odor of musk, lK-2 in. across, single 

 or double; styles pube.scent: fr. ovate, small. July. S. 

 Asia, Abyssinia. B.R. 10.829. F.S. 4:306-367. B.M. 

 4030. — Naturalized in some localities in Ala. in a form 

 with rather broad, acute or olitusish lvs, Var. Abysain- 

 ica, C'r.'p. (/,>. Al.iixshiiai. Lin.lL). M.,re prickly: flow- 

 sepals with small, r li.l.rs, V,-a-. Leschenaultii, Cri^p. {B. 



2151 Crimson Rambler Rose bee Ivo 



L,'xrh,',i,n,llii. Wi-ht .ic Arn,). Fls, 

 corymbs; pedicels and receptacle gla 

 Pissdrdii, Carr., a vigorous-growini; 

 ous white flj?., figured in R.H. 1880, 

 a form of the Musk-Rose. Several h; 

 the most important is if. NoisetHana 

 Musk Rose is a handsome free-floweri 

 but is not hardy north. 



few-fld. 



