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FocKE—Rosa. 67 
f. floribus semiplenis. 
Doubtless escaped from gardens. 
“Shrub of 6-10 ft. Clayey ground sides of streams and 
shady situations, Tali-fu. Alt. 6500 ft. December 1904.” 
G. Forrest. No. 284. 
“Shrub of 6-8 ft. Flowers lilac-rose. Shady situations 
amongst scrub around the city of Tali. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 
6700 ft. June-July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4449 max. 
ex pte. 
“Erect shrub of 6-8 ft. Flowers dark crimson. Shady 
situations around Lichiang. Lat. 26° 50’ N. Alt. 8200 ft. 
May 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2052. 
Somewhat different appears 
f. brachyacantha (simpliciflora). 
Prickles very short and small; flowers white, clustered. 
“Shrub of 4-8 ft. Open situations around the city of 
Tali.’ G. Forrest. No. 4444. 
Looks a little more like a wild plant, but, as it grows in the 
neighbourhood of the town, it will probably be of garden origin 
like all other forms of R. damascena. 
Rosa Forrestii, Focke. Plate Ixii. 
Sp. nov. vel. subsp. R. microphyllae, Roxb. R. microphylla, 
Crépin, Les Rosa de Yunnan, p. 10; Franchet, in Plant. Delav. 
(1889), p. 220. 
Aculei ramorum gemini, validi, recti vel sursum inclinati. 
Folia in ramis fertilibus e foliolis g vel 11 composita ; rhachis 
parce et minute aculeata ; stipularum angustarum pars libera 
brevis, lanceolata; foliola late elliptica vel obovata, 2-2°5 cm. 
longa, 1°5-2 cm. lata, glabriuscula, dentato-serrulata, dentibus 
brevibus. Flores (in ramis suppetentibus) solitarii, conspicui, 
diam. fere 7 cm.; pedunculi inermes, eglandulosi; cupula cum 
sepalorum parte media densissime setoso-aculeata ; sepala 
margine dilatato tomentoso-cincta, externa appendicibus foliaceis 
viridibus magnis multifidis lateralibus instructa ; petala magna, 
pallide rosea vel alba; stamina numerosissima ; stigmata in 
capitulum conferta. ES 
In R. microphylla carpella fundo solum urceoli inserta et 
fructus maturi cum pedunculis decidui sunt. R. Forrestit vero- 
simile his signis, quae in omnibus aliis Rosis desiderantur, cum 
R. microphylla convenit. Haec species differt foliolorum numero 
