1554 



ROSA 



25. Wcida, Ehiii {T 1 i 1 \-xr 1 r }, Best) 

 Shrub, G ft. liigb witl t i I | kles 



sometimes hooked 1ft II II I tit 



dark green ami shinin I I th 



pubescent beneath > 1 I hit 



dilated: fls. usually ttn I s 



sepals usually entire ti like th t t tl ji< t ling 

 June, July. Newtoundlind to N "i ind Pa B B 

 2:231. Gn. 55, p 42b —Well adapted foi borders of 

 shrubberies, handsome in summer with its shining foil 

 age and bright pink flowc rs ornamental in winter with 

 the brownish red .stems and led fruits, remaining plump 

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

 fls. and green stems. A.F. 12:1098. Gng. 5:301). Var. 

 pldna, Hort. With double fls. li. Bdpa, Boso, is also 

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

 this species. 



ft. 



solitary; outer sepals lobed. June. Maim- (o lia., 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. 



v.|J5.(^VJ v,^ 



2158. Rosa Carolina (X K)- See No. 24. 



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

 branches covered with straight prickles and numerous 

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

 bright green and shining above, glabrous, %-l in. long: 

 fis. 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}4 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, y^-l in. long; fls. solitary or few, pink, about 

 IK 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.P. 

 3:101. — Like the preceding, a handsome dwarf shiub 

 with graceful foliage 



Section VIII Cinnamome^ Mam/ Ameiican, Asiatic 

 and European ^pcnet Urerf <ih7Hh<i, with v^ually 

 straight ptickli-s, ni piii>\ nt ^,„ifii,<J mifl „fl, „ with 

 numerous biisll,^ lifs ',-•> m, , ,1, luted 



eorymhsusnnllii iii'imi il'l n ,u , puis 



generally entn, i,it,,,,hl ml , n.isis- 



tent, rarely (leriihdiK^ >,i,ptii,h ,, inh, m u,lh 



ROSA 



, PricTiUs ill pairs at the base of 



petioles: Iraiiches glabrous. 

 B. Sepals deeiduous: fr. about ^ in. 



across, u-ith very few akenes . ..29. gymnocarpa 

 BB. Sepals persistent, erect after 



c. Stipules' flat. 



D. Fls. in usually many-fid. 

 corymbs, usually 1% in. 

 across (larqer and some- 

 times solihirii III Sn.i. 31 

 and -iJi: ir. ,iU,,iit '„ in. 

 across: .■ili/iiilis usually 



E. Fr. 



■ill, 



F. Sepals quite entire :I0. pisocarpa 



31. Fendleri 

 FF. Sepals with few lobes on 



the outer margins 32. Woodsii 



EE. Fr. globose - ovate, with 

 prominent neck, K in. 



high 33. Calilornica 



DD. Fls. usually solitary, 2 in. 



across : stipules dilated, 



glandular-ciliate 34. Nutkana 



cc. Stipules convolute, dilated 35. cinnamomea 



AA. Prickles scattered, sometimes in 

 pairs in No. 41. 

 B. Stems and branches almost tin- 

 armed, without bristles 36. pendulina 



37. reclinata 



BB. Stems and branches tcith numer- 

 ous prickles and bristles. 

 v. Branches and prickles gla- 

 brous. 

 D. Fls. corilmh.i.ie : fr. u'ith 



spreintiiKi SI/, Ills .'I'.i. Arkansana 



nc. Fls 



Sep, 



.40. aciculans 



lose 



' pubescent. 



.41. 



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, K-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, }4-\yi 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. G857. 



31. Fendleri, Cr^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, %-VA 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 li. Woodsii). — Very decorative in fruit, which 

 remains during the whole winter. 



32. Woddsli, 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, %-\yi in. long; fis. 

 often solitary, pink, lK-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 H. 

 Woodsii. 



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

 with stout, hooked or straight prickles, often bristly: 

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



