ROSACEAE. — ROSA 309 



This is ca common species everywhere in western Hupeh and eastern Szech'uan 

 from river-level to 1300 m. The densely hairy shoots and leaves readily distinguish 

 it from its near relatives. The leaflets are often large and coarsely toothed and the 

 leaves though variable in shape resemble those of certain species of Rubus. The 

 fruit is globose, and the pedicels are relatively long and stout. 



Henry's No. 7007 agrees exactly with Pampanini's description of his var. 

 hupehensis except that the teeth are occasionally obscurely biserrate. 



A picture of this plant will be found under No. 038 of tlxe collection of Wilson's 

 photographs. 



Rosa glomerata Rehder & Wilson, n. sp. 



Frutex sarmentosus, 3-6-metralis v. ultra; rami glabri, rubro- 

 brunnei v. flavo-cinerei, aculeis sparsis brevibus reflexo-falcatis basi 

 dilatatis flavo-brunneis muniti. Folia papyracea, 3-9-, plerumque 

 5-7-foliolata, petiolo incluso 12-20 cm. longa; foliola breviter petio- 

 lulata, basin versus decipientia, par infimum quam supremum circiter 

 dimidio minus, oblonga v. oblongo-ovata, breviter acuminata, basi 

 rotundata v. subcordata et plerumque leviter obliqua, serrulata denti- 

 bus parvis glandula terminatis, interdum remote v. obsolete serrulata, 

 saepe leviter revoluta, 3-10 cm. longa et 1.5-4.5 cm. lata, supra obscure 

 luteo-viridia, glabra costa media sparse villosa excepta, rugosa, subtus 

 sparse, in costa et nervis densius villosa, reticulata, utrinsecus nervis 

 6-10 ut costa supra impressis subtus elevatis, reticulo venularum supra 

 impresso subtus elevato; petioli 2.5-5 cm. longi ut rhachis supra canali- 

 culati, subtus tomentulosi et aciculis curvatis sparsis muniti, sed 

 petioli pars inferioris glabra et purpurascens; petioluli 1-3 mm. longi, 

 dense villosi; stipulae adnatae, angustae, 2-3 cm. longae, purpuras- 

 centes, glabrae, auriculis triangularibus acutis plerumque sparse 

 villosis sparse glandulosis. Flores'fragrantes, albi, 2-3 cm. diam., nu- 

 merosi in corymbo terminali congesto circiter 4-6 cm. alto et 7-10 cm. 

 diam.; rhachis sparse villosa v. glabrescens; axes secundi ordinis 

 1-2 cm. longi et pedicelli subaequilongi dense cinereo-villosa; brac- 

 teae bracteolaeque parvae, membranaceae, fugaces; receptaculum 

 ovoideum, villosum, sparse glandulosum; alabastrum ovoideum; 

 sepala ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, 1.2-1.5 cm. longa, extus villosa et 

 glandulosa, intus villosa; petala obovata, 1.2-1.5 cm. longa, rotun- 

 data V. emarginata v. truncata, extus sericeo-villosa; styli coaliti, 

 exserti, villosi. Fructus subglobosus, interdum ovoideus, rubro-auran- 

 tiacus, 0.8-1.2 cm. longus et 0.7-1 cm. diam., sepalis deciduis, stylis 

 saepe persistentibus. 



Western Szech'uan: southeast of Tachien-lu, thickets, alt. 1800- 

 2300 m., June and October 1908 (No. 1306, type); same locality, 



