ROSA 



ROSA 



1553 



fls. singlf or double, solitary or -.ev.-ral, white or liliish, 

 fragrant; pedicels glamlul:ir-liis|. id; receptacle usiially 

 suiooth: t'r. oblong, scarlet, .lunr. Probably hybrid o"f 

 2^. GaUifa and h' . caniini. 



10. turhiuata, Ait. ( /,'. Fra iimfa rhlini . Borkh.). Up- 

 right shrub, attaining ft.: slrnis with siraigbl or 

 hooked prickK-s: dowering liraiMdics almost nnarno'd: 

 Ifts. 5-7, o\"al, serrate, i>uliesc<'nt beneath; tipper sti])- 

 nles much dilated : rts. l-:i, single or double, purple, 

 2-3 in. across, slightly fragrant; ]>edi 

 glandulardiispid only at the base; 

 dowering, eidire or nearly si..: fr. 

 Supiiosed hybrid of Ji. (/allir 

 Red. Ros. (ii:2:;, 1). 



els and receptacle 

 epals erect at'tei' 

 tur!.)inate. -Tune. 



I Eurnpt.' . ?{. 

 ivilh sc.if(rn'<J 



'llr.rnl uffer fIo>i.urrhi<! 



Section' VI. Canin.i^. 

 Afriv<i "}n'l W. A.^m 



HSIKflhl llOcJcril ilinl h 



diJatid : con/ hi h iisna // 1/ > 

 hnir/s: oiih'r srp<fls piuiiu/r 

 and C(iducoi(.'< or crcci oikI pi 



A. Foliage piihi-S'-t)it <>n h.iili sides or 



dense I If (jiioididtf r 20. villosa 



21. rubiginosa 



AA. Foli'iijc g/'ihroiis or iinirh/ -sd 22. canina 



2;j. ferruginea 



20. vill6sa, Limi. [B. poniifm, , Herrm.). Upriulit 

 shrub, attuiiiiiii:: 8 ft., i,\ith iilino.st .stTiii^'ht spiiif.s : Ills. 

 5-7, oval to ovate-oblonii', acuTi- uv nl>rusf . doubly ^iiamlu- 

 lar-serra,te. grrayish greeu, ]iulK'sci*Mt aliuve, toiinentose 

 beneath, '^-i-2 in. long: tlw. l-:i, ])iiik, l,'.j-2 lii.aciv.ss on 

 prickly pedicels: fr. scarlet, ovoid or subglobose, to 1 

 iuch ttcros.s, bi.spid, with persistent erect sepals. June, 

 July. En.. W. Asia. — Hardy Ruse, ^Yith large orna- 

 mental t'niit. Var. mollissima, Kuth (i?. 7tt6Ui.s, Sm.). 

 Lower, witii shorter prirkh-s, snuiller, silky-pubescent 

 It'ts. : fr. smaller, less hispid. 



21. nibiginosa, Linn. (7?. E<ihi nfh-ia . Mill., not Linn.). 

 SwEETBKiKR. Lglaxtine. Lciisf shrub, attaining ft. , 

 with hooked prickles often mixed with bristles: Ifts. 

 5-7, orbicular to oval, doubly .■glandular-serrate, dark 

 green above and glabrous, pale beneath and often pu- 

 bescent, glandular on both sides, '.^-1 in. long: tis. 1-3, 

 on hispid short pedicels, briglit pink, l>2-2 in. across; 

 receptacle usually glandular-hispid: fr. subglobose or 

 ovoid, orange-red to scarlet, with upright-spreading, 

 usually caducous sepals. June. Europe ; naturalized 

 in some localities in the East. 1-1. B. 2.2.'"I2.— A handsome 

 hardy Rose of compact habit, with In-igbt green foliuire 

 exhaling a very agreeable aromatic odor. There are 

 some double forms and hybrids with other species. 



2156. The Manetti Rose ( ^ i 

 Mu'-h used as a stm K S( n \n U. 



22. canina, Linn. Dog Rose. ITprigbt shrub, attain- 

 ing 10 ft., with often recurving branches: prickles 

 stout, hooked: Ifts. 5-7, oval or elliptic, doubly serrate, 



glal)rous or slightly pubescent or somewhat glandular 

 beneath, ^i-L^n in. long: Us. 1-3, light pink, on usually 

 ^dal'i-uus pedicels; sepals rcflexed, caducous: fr. ovate, 

 nrange-red or scarlet, glaljrous. June. En., N. Afr., 

 ^\^ Asia; naturalized in some localities. -I\Iiich used as 

 a stock for grafting. 



2157. Moss Rose. 



See No. 10. 



23. ferruginea, \'ill. (I\. rultrifdlia , Vill.). Upright 

 shrub, attaining G 1't.,with sleiuler, purplish branches 

 covered with glaucuus Idoom: prickles few, hooktd or 

 straight: Ifts. 7-9, elliptic to ovate-lanceobiti-, simply 

 serrate, bluish green and more or less tiiiL^ed wilh red, 

 •'.t-P.j in. long: fls. 1-3 or more, pink, I'.j in. across, on 

 usually hispid-glandular pedicels; sepals lung, with 

 dilated apex, upright spreading, tardilj- caducous: fr. 

 subglobose, scarlet. June. Mountains of M. and S. Eu. 

 B.R'. r.:430.-EffV'<-rivc by its reddish foliage: fls. less 

 conspicuous. Plardy. 



Section VII. CAKouNyE. Confahi.s onhj A)iii'ri.can 

 sp,cit'>i. r/>ii(/I/t, i/H>.<itly Joiv shriih.-<: sh-))is slender, 

 n-iJli iisiiii //ji s/ nili/'lif prickle.s, /dared in jxiirs and 

 often )>nxed iri/li liristfes; upper sl'j'it/es usually 

 iiarroir: rorym/'s i/eiieralh/ feii'-fld.: sepals spread- 

 in(l after floiceri nq. riidiieous, tJir onfe-r ones entire or 

 with few ereet h.hes.- <il.:rHes iuserfid e.rrtnsirely at 

 the bottom of the usnattij de/ii'essed-ijtidiuse receptacle. 



A. Pedicels rotlnr tennj; Ifts. 0-9 



B. Lfts. fiiieti/ ,iniini-(nni]i.ed : prickles 



nsua.ll, I hnof-ed: siijnihs co n ml u h .'lA . Carolina 



BE. Lfts. raursihi tunllird: prickles usif- 

 ally st rail/Ill and slender: stijjules 



flat 2.'). lucida 



20. humilis 

 27. nltida 



AA. Pedicels very short: Ills. 7-11, small 



and narri'ir 28. foliolosa 



24. Carolina, Linn. ( //. palnstris. Marsh. P. conirn- 

 hi'sa, Ehrh.^ P. Pennsylr.iuica , Michx.). Fig. 215b. 

 Upright shrub,' attaining 8 ft., with slender stems : lfts. 

 usually 7. elliptic to narrow-oblong, acute at both ends, 

 usually pubescent Iieneath, -^4-2 in. long; stipules nar- 

 row: fls usually corymbose, pink, about 2 in. across: 

 fr. depressed - globose, glandular-hispid, almut M in. 

 high, like those of the following species. Junc-Aug. 

 Nova Scotia to Minn., south to Fla. and Miss., prefer- 

 ring swam"[>y and moist ground. G.W.F. 3.". lOm. 2 :488. 

 ]\In. 1, p. 80. -Var. Nuttalliana, Hort.. Ii;is larger lis. 

 appearing later and continuing until -September. 



