175— ROSA LUCIDISSIMA L<£vl. 
Rosa lucidissima : caule ramosissimo, infra nodos dense inaequaliter aciculato ; 
aculeis sparsis, falcatis ; foliolis 3, ovatis, acutis, rigide coriaceis, magnis, simpliciter 
serratis, utrinque glabris ; rhachi et petiolis aciculatis ; stipulis angustis, cuneatis, 
integris, adnatis, apicibus liberis minimis ; floribus solitariis ; pedunculis parce 
aciculatis ; calycis tubo oblongo, dense hispido ; lobis lanceolatis, acuminatis, 
integris ; petalis rubris, magnitudine mediocribus ; stylis liberis, inclusis ; fructu 
ignoto. 
R . lucidissima Ldveilld in Fedde, Repert. vol. ix. p. 444 (191 1). 
Stems much branched, when young with dense unequal aciculi below the 
nodes ; prickles scattered, falcate. Leaflets 3, ovate, acute, rigidly coriaceous, 
simply serrated, glabrous on both surfaces, 2-3 in. long ; rhachis and petioles 
aciculate ; stipules adnate, narrow, entire, with small free tips. Flowers solitary ; 
peduncles slightly aciculate. Calyx-tube oblong, densely hispid ; lobes lanceolate, 
acuminate, entire, an inch long. Petals red, medium size. Styles free, included. 
Fruit not seen. 
China, province of Kwei-Chow. M. l’Abbd Cavalerie. Habit 
of Rosa laevigata Michx., but stipules adnate. 
176 — ROSA KOREAN A Komarow 
Rosa koreana: caule brevi, ramosissimo ; aculeis densis, patulis, inaequalibus; 
foliolis 7-15, oblongis, obtusis, glanduloso-serratis, facie glabris, dorso arachnoideis; 
stipulis adnatis, cuneatis ; floribus solitariis ; pedunculis dense glandulosis ; calycis 
tubo globoso ; lobis simplicibus, lanceolatis, dentatis, dorso glandulosis ; petalis 
albis, saepe rubro-tinctis ; stylis liberis, inclusis ; fructu ellipsoideo, elongato, 
apice contracto. 
R. koreana Komarow in Act. Hort. Petrop. vol. xviii. fasc. 3, p. 434 (1901); 
vol. xxii. fasc. 1, p. 535 (1904) {non Keller). 
Stems short, much branched ; prickles dense, spreading, unequal. Leaflets 
7-15, oblong, obtuse, under an inch long, with gland-tipped teeth, glabrous on the 
upper surface, arachnoid beneath ; stipules adnate, cuneate. Flowers solitary ; 
peduncles densely glandular. Calyx-tube globose ; lobes lanceolate, simple, toothed, 
glandular on the back. Petals white, often tinged with red ; flowers more than an 
inch in diameter. Styles free, included. Fruit ellipsoid, elongated, narrowed to 
the apex. 
Korea and Manchuria, 3,000-5,000 feet. Very near Rosa 
spinosissima L. 
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