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40139 to 40201— Continued. 



of Japan — for example, at Yoshino near Nara, at Arashigama near 

 Kyoto, Kogami near Tokyo, at Nikko and Chuzenji ; at Noboribeten 

 near Muroran, at Onumakoen near Hakodate, etc. The last two 

 mentioned places are in Hokkaido [Hokushu]." (E. H. Wilson, 

 letter of April 11, 1915.) 

 40191 to 40193. Rosa spp. Rosacese. Rose. 



40191. Rosa webbiana Wallich. 



"A graceful shrub of thin habit, 4 to 6 feet high, whose long, 

 slender branches are armed with straight spines one-third to one- 

 half inch long, often in pairs ; stems often blue-white when young. 

 Leaves 1 to 3 inches long, usually smooth, sometimes downy, com- 

 posed of five to nine leaflets ; common stalk with tiny prickles be- 

 neath. Leaflets obovate, broadly oval, or almost round, one-fourth 

 to three-fourths inch long, toothed toward the end. Flowers 1£ to 2 

 inches across, pale pink, produced singly on short lateral twigs; 

 flower stalks one-third to one-half inch long, smooth or slightly 

 glandular ; sepals about one-half inch long, lanceolate, terminating in 

 a short tail, ciliate; calyx tube is more or less glandular. Fruit 

 pitcher shaped, bright red, three-fourths inch long, apart from the 

 persisting sepals with which it is crowned. Native of the Hima- 

 layas, at from 6,000 to 18,000 feet elevation. This delightful rose, 

 so distinct in its thin, graceful habit, its pale yellowish prickles, its 

 tiny leaves, and glaucous young stems, is also very pretty in June 

 when covered with its blush-tinted flowers and in autumn when 

 carrying its bright-red fruits. It can best be propagated by layer- 

 ing, also by seeds when the plant is sufficiently isolated to be safe 

 against cross-fertilization, but is still very rare in cultivation. It 

 has a recently introduced ally in R. willmottiae, from western 

 China." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, 

 vol. 2, p. Ml.) 



40192. Rosa hugonis Hemsl. 



"A bush of rounded habit, 8 feet high and more in diameter ; 

 branches slender, sometimes gracefully arching, armed with straight, 

 flattened spines of varying length, which are associated on the 

 barren shoots with numerous bristles. Leaves 1 to 4 inches long, 

 quite smooth. Leaflets 5 to 11, oval or obovate, one-fourth to three- 

 fourths inch long; finely toothed, deep grass green. Flowers 2 

 inches across, bright yellow, solitary on short lateral twigs; flower 

 stalk smooth, slender, three-fourths inch or less in length ; calyx 

 tube smooth, sepals one-half inch long, entire, downy inside. Fruit 

 smooth, nearly round, one-half to five-eighths inch wide, black when 

 ripe, the calyx persisting at the top. Native of western China ; 

 first raised at Kew in 1899, from seed sent to England by Father 

 Hugh Scallan (Pater Hugo), a missionary in its native country. It 

 is a most charming rose and the most vigorous of the yellow-flowered 

 species, beautiful even when not in flower for its luxuriant, feathery 

 masses of foliage. It shares with R. sericea the distinction of being 

 the earliest of roses to flower, usually by mid-May. It is allied to 

 the Scotch rose, but differs markedly in habit. It is perfectly hardy, 

 free, but neat and not rampant in growth. The spines vary much 

 in character and are often altogether absent from some portions of 



