15.30 



KOSA 



ROSA 



criijisoii lis. A. ("4. ]!.; :2;i3. Hylicids witli Ii'. Siiii/cra and 

 Ji. \V i'-lnnaia iK.i Lave also bfcii raised. 



:.:. Watsoniana, Crep. Deci<lui<iis shrub, with sarmon- 

 to^c or riM-'urviuj^ brauobes: ifts. ii-."!, liiiuardauceobite, 

 with entire wavy margin, pul'escent lirneath, 1-L'^j in. 

 lunji': ]ls. in niany-Hd. pyranii<lal <M.rynd>s, ^o in. across 

 or less, whitr; .style £,dalirous : fr. small, June, duly. 

 R.B. 11. ]>. bs;;. (4.F. li:-177.-A vny .-urions Kose of 

 unknown o]-JL;in, supposed to bavi- been iut.rodm.-ed fi'oni 

 dapan, but md known in a wild state. Not quite hardy 

 north. 



4. setig'era, MirJjx. Pkaikie ]\(isK. Figs. 21")2-4. 

 Shrub with priidvly branehes altaininiA- 'i ft., with long 

 and sl'-ndci- ri (-nr\dm,' or rlimbiiiL;' branidios: Ifts. ^i-5, 

 o).Ionn-<.vato to hinre<date. shori ly aruminate, serrate, 

 tomeniosc bcnoath. 1-d in. long: )!s. in rather few- 

 ild. cofymbs. <lrcp rose, failini,- t(. wliilish, about 2 iu. 

 acriiss, ainn.ist srentless : itedicels and i-orr))(ai;de glaiidu- 

 lafdiis|>id; style ^-labrous: fy. ^hibular, ' ;■, in. across, 

 dune, .liilv. l''roin *.)ntario and Wds. (o Tex. and Fia, 

 i^ln. S:!;.")." (i.P. 10::;2;i. A.*-;, i:;: imi. 1!)7; Ui:22"J. Gng. 

 ] ::i_'."). Td.D.f.T. l:KHl:42:i.-Var. tomentosa, Gray (7/. 

 riihi/n/iii, K. V-v.]. Lvs. noire tonientose beneatli; 

 coryndts with mor(-, but siiialh r lis. A valuable hardy 

 cliiiitdnu" Kosr. Severad v;irieiics wdth doidde tis. are in 

 cultivarioii ; sMtne are probaidy hybrids \vitli i?. arveiisis^ 

 /iniJ/if/nrii , and tither species. 



.1. "Wichuraiana, Crepin (7i*. hrarh'nla , Hort., not 

 Wendl.]. Memokial R<.>:-E. Fi;^'. 21.')."i. Halt'-evergroeu 

 Rhruli Nvitli jM'ostrate and creeping braiudiey : Ifts. 

 roundish or broadly oliov;ite. usually obtu.se, serrate, 

 glabirous, shiiiint^ above, ';..-''.i in. hmg: corymbs few- 

 tld. or nianydld., iivranndal: lis. white, fragrant, l%-2 

 in. arross; stales ] pubescent ; ]iedir-chs slightly glandu- 

 ]ar-h)s|dd: fr. ovoid, t'.) ^> in. hi:j,-|i. dul\'-8ept. Japan. 

 B.M. 7421 (as /,'. Lnrn, ). (.-i.F. 4::>(;i); G:;!:!7. G.C. III. 

 22:1I'J. R.H. ]s:).s:lU.l. lOt;. M.D.G. 18!)8:r)80-585. -A 

 hantlsome Rose for covering liauks and rockeries. A 

 nunjlier of hvbrids. especially with Hvbrid Tea Roses, 

 have been rai-ed. G.F. f:l::;:i7. Uu. S,"p. 27, 15G. Gng. 

 (i::;."i:;-:;.'i."'p. \"ar. rubra, Amlre, with siugle carmine lis., 

 l'.j-2 in. ;M-ross. and the lvs, with 5-7, somewhat larger 

 It'ts,, is a }i\ brid of Ji. ]V icJmni id mi and li. midtiflora, 

 var. Grinisi.'.u Rambler. R.H. 1901, p. 2(1. 



r;. semp^rvireus, Linn. Fvergreen shrub with long 

 anil slender sarim-ntose, sonu'what reddish branches: 



Ifts. 5-7. ovate - lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate, gla- 

 brous, shining above, :'.i-2 in. long: tis. in few-tld. 

 corymbs, sometinres 2 in. across, slightly fragrant ; 



v^m 



4. 



2151. Crimson Rambler Rose. .St'C^ Xo 



2152. Rosa setigera (X lie; 



pedicels glandular-hispid; style usually pubescent: fr. 

 8ub,L,^]obose or ovoid, orange-red. .June, July. 8. Eu- 

 rope, N. Afr. B.R, 6:41;,'). -Var. prostrata, Nichols. (B.. 

 //rih^fiilUi, Lindl.}. Lt'ts. smaller, oval, acute: fr. ovoid. 

 Var. scandeus, Nichols, (ii'. seiiiirleiis, Mill.). Lfts. ob- 

 long or oval, oVituse : fr. subgloliose. There are some 

 double-fid. garden forms, proliably hybrids vith other 

 idimbing Hoses. Less hardy than the preceding and the 

 folloviug. 



7. arv^nsis, Hnds. ( 7i*. rypetix, ,Scop. J?, silrrxlris. 

 llcrrm.). Deciduous slirubs, with sarmentose or crfcp- 

 ing stems: lfts. usu:dly 7, ovate to ovate - ellii>tic, 

 acute, serrate, dull above, glabrous or slightly luibes- 

 c<']it beneath, rather thin, %-l^i in. long: fls. in few-fid. 

 corymbs, sometimes solitary, white, scentless, 1^2-2 in. 

 across; stjde glabrous : fr. ovoid. .June, .Tulv. Europe. 

 B.M. 20:34. 



Var. capreolata, Neill. Avhshiee Rose. Lfis. usu- 

 ally :">. larixer: fis. double, white to deep pink. It mav 

 be a hybrid with 7,'. <;((//(c». Hardy. 



8. moscMta, Mill. (B. i>-™».v»i', Lindl.). Mi-sk Rose. 

 Deciduous shrub with sarmentose or climbing brau(dies: 

 lfts. :"i-7, oval or oblong, mostly acuminate, serrulate, 

 usually pubescent beneath, ]-2>^ in. long: Hs. white, 

 fragrant with the odor of musk, 1^-2 in. across, single 

 or double; stvles pubescent: fr. ovate, small. .July. S. 

 Asia, Abyssinia. B.R. 10.829. F.S. 4:3(;G-.3(17. 'B.M. 

 4030. — Naturalized in some localities iu Ala. in a form 

 with rather broad, acute or oljtusish lvs. Var. Ahyssin- 

 ica, Crop. (B. Abiisshiira, Lindl.). More prickly: dow- 

 ering brauchlets shorter: iuHorescence more compact; 

 sepals with smaller lobi-s. Var. Lesclienaultii, Crep. ( ff. 

 Leselienaiilfii, M'ight & Arn.). Fls. larger, iu few-fid. 

 corymbs; pedicels ami recejifacle glandular-hispid. 7?. 

 Blssdrdii, Carr., a vigorous-growing Rose with nmuer- 

 ous wdiite fls., figured in R.H, 18S0, p. 314, 31.1, is also 

 a form of the JIusk Rose. Several hybrids are known; 

 the most important is B. Nniselfiiina (See No. 12). The 

 T\Iusk Rose is a liaiulsoiue frce-tlowering cliinlung Rose, 

 liut is not hardy north. 



