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pubescent beneath, thick and Arm, %-2 in. long; peti- 

 oles tomentose and bristly; stipules dilated: fls. soli- 

 tary or few, purple or white, 2}^-33^ in. across: bracts 

 large ; pedicels prickly ; receptacle smooth : fr. de- 

 pressed-globose, brick-red, to 1 in. across. May-Sept. 

 N. China, Corea, .Jap. — Very variable species. Vars. 

 f^roz, C. A. Mi-v. iv;ir. rjiniih, miAna, C. A. Mey. B. 

 ferox,L&WT. I<\ /,:.,■ I"hn, . .\u~\rr &hind. E.Andriai, 

 Lange). Stout ami dri,.. h armed: Ivs. thick, very 

 rugose and shiiiiiri;: lis. Irir;.'c, H^ in. across: fr. 1 in. 

 across. S.Z. 1:2s. 11. U. o:42U. Ut. 30:1049; 42, p. 537. 

 G.C. II. 14:372. Gn. 40, p. 324; 52:1144; 55, p. 434. 

 I.H. 18:47. Gng. 1:7; 5:339. A.G. 13:342, 344; 18:567. 

 Var. Kamsch4tica, Kegel {B. Kamschdfica, Vent.). 

 Less densely armed; Ivs. thinner, less rugose: fls. and 



fr smallei B K d 419 B M ^149 Be^iides these the 

 following formb are often cultn tted \ ar. 41ba, with 

 Krge white fls Gn 9 20 vir alba pl^na, with double 

 white fls vir rdsea, with pink fls var. rilbra, with 

 purple fls var rilbra plSna, with double purple fls. 

 (it 24 840 B tiijosn is one of the most ornamental 

 Single Roses especmlh for shrubberies, it is very hand- 

 on account of its dark green shining foliage, large 

 fls. appearing during the whole summer, bright red con- 

 spicuous fruits, and its beautiful orange and scarlet fall 

 coloring. It is also attractive in winter by reason of its 

 stout, densely armed stems. Large numbers of hybrids 

 have been raised. By crossing with double-fld. Garden 

 Roses J?, rtifinxa has given rise to a new race of hybrid 

 Roses remarkable for their hardiness and long blooming 

 season; one of the best known is Mme. George Bruant 

 (Fig. 2165), with donlilp white fls., a cross of B. nigosa 

 and the Tea Rose 8i)inl.r«uil. Another cross with a form 

 of B. Chinensis is /,'. ;,.<;.-</. \ ar. ralocarpa, Bruant, 

 with single rose-col' iriM tN. ainl handsome fr. produced 

 very abundantly. Gn, tc. |i. ri4s: .VJ. p. .384. R.H. 1895,p. 

 446, 447. I.H. 42, p. 15. Hybrids are also known with 

 B. multiflora, B. cinnamomea, B. microphylla, B. 

 spinosissima , B. Wichuraiana and B. hnmilis, and 

 there are probably others. 



Section IX. PiMprNELLiFOna;. Few Old World species. 

 Upright shrubSy usually low: prickles straight, scat- 

 tered, usually numerous and mixed with bristles: 

 Ifts. very small, usually 9; stipules narrow, with di- 

 vergent and dilated auricles: fls. solitary, without 

 bracts; sepals entire, erect and persistent. 

 42. spinosissima, Linn. {B. pimpinellifdlia, Linn.). 



Scotch Rose, Low shrub, with upright recurving or 



