94 THE BRITISH ROSES 
Rosa RUBELLA 
Smith, Eng. Bot. tab. 2521 (1810). 
“Fruit globose, somewhat bristly. Flower-stalks bristly. Stems 
spreading, clothed with straight slender spines. Leaflets elliptical, 
ooth. Se i 
smooth. ments of calyx entire.—Sent rom Newcastle by Mr. 
Winch. It differs from the common R. spinosissima in bein 
small spreading bush, whereas the flowering stem that species 
pertec : ’ “ ¥ 
e flowers and leaves are elegantly tinged with red, which may 
be accidental.” 
Smith's figure shows no long stem-prickles, but only quite 
lar sete on the peduncles. The leaflets 
are elliptical-oval, rounded at the apex. Petioles rather densely 
glandular. Peduncles hispid-glandular. Sepals glandular on back. 
Petals light rose. Frui quite urceolate-ovoid. 
Mr. Baker, in Review, p. 4, and Monog. p. 303, says that 
i. rubella has the general habit of R. spinosissima, but with fewer 
the Flowers solitary or two together Corolla 
coloured, often reddish, lin. to 12 in. in diameter. Styles densely 
villous i i i 
end, often slightly setose at the base, and usually, but not = 
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latter do occur. Mr, Baker’ 
is usually drooping when 
m any pure pimpinellifolia form, favours the 
hybrid theory, but no other British author 
which is not indicated in Smith’s figures. 
specimens I 
have seen, which may be British, showing drooping fruit are two 
of Lindley’s from Hooker’s herbarium at Kew, both of whic 
same specimen, a cultivated one from 
ns. Its origin ig not stated, but 
