1558 



ROSA 



ROSA 



47. stellita, Wootoii. Similar to the precHdiiig; Ifts. 

 3-5, broadly t-imeate ^obovatr : Hs. l''4--*'4 in. across. 

 deep rose- pur]. le. New Mt-x. Bull. Torn-y Bet. riul< 

 25:33o. — This and the prece<ling: would hi- hatidsuinp 

 shrubs for rockeries, espfcially the latter, on ;iecount of 

 its larger fls. Both are probably tender and probably 

 are not vet in cult. 



states. B.M. 2847. B.R. 2.!: 1922. G.O. III. f):497 

 (in. 53, p. 207. — Handsome elinibin]LC Rose, l)ut not hardy 

 norrh. A hybrid with ii*. Btniksut' is _A*. Forfiiurfina 

 I sre X<). 15). A hybrid with a Tea Kusp is tlie Anemone 

 Uose, with lary:e single light pink ds. M.i>.<l. 18%:345. 



SEfTli'N- XV. Mie'KOPHYLL.T;. One A. sin fir s/H.'cieS. 

 r/n-i,/!,!- sprviiliuii shrtih. >ri/h Ihr .sfrai<jhf prirkUs 

 ill jiiiirs: lis. 11-15; .stijri(h's ceii/ iinrroir , iril/i mi-bu 

 lalv <lirrn/>'iil auricles: fis. nstuillji several, with 

 siiKill 'iti'l i/iiick/if cii'lnmns hrar/s : .sepals hroad, 

 ereef mid per.'iisti'itt, the outer ours piiiuute; cttrpeln 

 otilif (it the bottom of reeeptacJe. 



50. microphylla, Roxb. Much -branched spreading 

 shrul) fi ft. high, with straight or ascending prickles: 

 Ifts. 11-15, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, acute, sharply ser- 

 rate, glabrous or pubescent beneath: 

 lis. pale pink, often solitary, 2-2/^ in. 

 across, short-pedicelled; sepals and 

 roeeptach' prickly : fr. defiressed- 



2165. Bud of Madame Georees Bruant Rose (X %) 



One of tlie Kugi^su liylirids. No. 4l. 



Section XIIT. 

 Shrnl's u-,ll, 

 puhesrrut sir 

 adjl'llr auil /n 



sepals re tie 



mevtosr. 



48. bracte^ta, Wendl 



'<! a fie 



iufl.ii 

 ff.nre, 



\n. Mueurtuen, Dum.). Mx^ 

 CAETNEV Rose. Stems usually procumljent or sarnicn- 

 tose, villons-tomentose, with stout hooked prickles: Ifts. 

 5-9, oval to obovate. crenately serrulate, briiiht grei.-n 

 above and somewhat shining, almost glabrous liont-atli. 

 -2 in. long: fls. one or few, short-stalked, white, 2-2'' i 

 in. across ; sepals and rece]ttacle densely tomentose. 

 diine-O'-t. S. (.'hina, Formosa; naturalized in Fla. ;ind 

 La. B.iM. ]377.— Handsome half-evergreen (di)iilii-r. not 

 hardy north. 



Section XIV. L.EVfOAT.^. Oi 



inq slniif,, >rilli srallrred h 

 sfipuf. 



Asiafie sprrirs. Clituh- 

 oh-e.J pricl.-frs: /f/s. i/ril- 



raltji .v.- sfipufes <ifuu>st frre; fl s. snfi/a rj/ , wif'lnntf 

 bracts, larfje, whifr: sepals erect, entire, persistent. 

 40. laevig-^ta, IVlichx. \B. Slnicu. ."\hirr. R. Chero- 

 kJ.mLs, Donn. /i'. temdfa, Vu\r. h'. Canieltia, Hort.), 

 Pigs. 21(;f), 2in7. Hi-Ii (diitd.ing slirub, with slender 

 green pri(d?ly bran(■hl■^: Ifts. -', rarrly ."), i'lliptii--(tvair 

 to OYate-lance(date, sharply serrate, shining nnd gla- 

 brous, l/^-2>:j in. long: lis. solitary, white, rarely rose. 

 2^^-33^ in. across, fragrant; pe{li('els and n-cei'tarlc 

 densely bristly : fr. large, o))iiv;itr, bristly. .Iiin(-. 

 China, Formosu, Japan ; natnrali/.r-l in tlic southern 



globo 



Chin; 



dould 



or! 



2166. Cherokee Rose^Rosa leevigata (X ; 



Commonly known as h'. Sin ten. No. 49. 



1' 



Julv. 



in. across, vrr\" pi'irklv. June, 

 Japan. B.M. 0548. -Var. plena, Hort. With 

 tis, B.M. 3490. B.R. 11:919. Not quite hardy 

 north. Sometimes hybrids with 7?. Ohinet}sis and with 

 y/. riiii'isn are cult, under the name of TT. inicroplnjJla . 

 The hybrid with ii*. riir/osa. has large single purple fls., 

 h.ands/.nie bright green foliage and vry prickly 

 branelics; it is of vigorous growth and will probably 

 make a good lindge plant. 



