JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. 39 



54164 to 54265— Continued. 



54222. Rosa multifloka X chinensis. 



{R. polyantha Hort.) 



" Received as Rosa polyantha, which is a trade name for many va- 

 rieties originating as hybrids between the China rose and R. multi- 

 floral 



54223. Rosa omissa Desegl. 



A shrub 3 to 5 feet high, native to Europe, with five to seven 

 ovate-elliptical leaflets, pink flowers, and large smooth obovoid red 

 fruits. (Adapted from Billot 'a, vol. 1, p. 47.) 



54224 and 54225. Rosa oxyodox Boiss. 



54224. For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54142. 



54225. (Chenault No. o8S0.) Var. caucasica. 



54226. Rosa palustbis Marsh. 



Var. nutialliam. "A horticultural form with flowers larger than 

 in the tjpe and appearing later in the season." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49044. 



54227. Rosa pi'socaepa A. Gray. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54145. 



54228. Rosa eubrifolia Till. 



A southern European shrub 6 feet high, ya.t\\ the whole plant 

 glaucous and tinged with red. The five to seven oblong leaflets are 

 simply toothed, the bright-red flowers are in small clusters, and the 

 small globose fruits are red and pulpy. (Adapted from Wilhrwtt, 

 The Genus Rosa, p. 399.) 



54229. Rosa rugosa kamchatica (Vent.) Regel. 

 For preNious introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54149. 



54230. Rosa bugosa X feebuginea. 



(Chenault No. 5383.) "A hybrid between the Japanese rose and 

 Rosa ferruginca of Central Enroi>e." 



54231. Rosa satubata Baker. 



(Arnold Arboretum No. 7169; Wilson No. 316.) "A central 

 Chinese shrub often 8 feet high, nearly free from prickles, with 

 seven ovate-lanceolate pale leaflets 2 to 3 inches long. The solitary 

 dark-red flowers with purple stamens are followed by ovoid coral-red 

 fruits nearly an inch long." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49120. 



54232. Rosa setipoda Hemsl. and Wils. 



" This tall shrub often 10 feet high, native to central China, has 

 pairs of wide-based straight prickles, seven to nine elliptical 

 leaflets, loose corymbs of pale-pink flowers 2 inches across, and 

 oblong-ovoid deep-red fruits an inch long." 



For previous intnxiuction, see S. P. I. No. 37978. 



54233 to 54235. Rosa spinosissima L. Scotch rose 



54233. For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54151. 



54234. "\'ar. Jupiter, a horticultural variety. 



54235. Var. pemcill<ita. 



54236. Rosa spinosissima altaica (Willd.) Rehder. 

 Var. maxima. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54152. 



