1 66— ROSA BANKSIOPSIS Baker 
Rosa Banksiopsis : caule ramoso, brunneo ; aculeis erecto-patentibus, ascenden- 
tibus, subulatis, interdum geminis ; foliolis 7-9, oblongis, acutis, simpliciter serratis, 
modice firmis, utrinque glabris ; rhachi et petiolis glabris, parce aciculatis ; stipulis 
adnatis, apicibus liberis ovatis ; floribus umbellatis ; pedicellis elongatis, nudis ; 
calycis tubo oblongo, nudo ; lobis simplicibus, basi ovatis, apice elongatis, foliaceis, 
dorso glabris; petalis obovatis, rubris, sepalis brevioribus ; stylis liberis, inclusis ; 
fructu parvo, globoso ; sepalis erectis, persistentibus. 
R. Banksiopsis Baker inedit. 
Stems brown, branched ; prickles sometimes in pairs, erecto-patent, ascending, 
subulate. Leaflets 7-9, oblong, acute, moderately firm in texture, simply serrated, 
glabrous on both surfaces, an inch or more long ; rliachis and petioles glabrous, 
slightly aciculate; stipules adnate, with ovate free tips. Flowers umbellate ; pedicels 
long, glabrous. Calyx-tube oblong, naked ; lobes simple, with a long leafy tip from 
an ovate base, glabrous on the back, i-i£ in. long. Petals red, obovate, shorter 
than the sepals. Styles free, included. Fruit small, globose; sepals erect, persistent. 
South-west China, E. H. Wilson’s third expedition. Described 
from Warley garden. This Rose flowered at Warley in 1911, and 
when distributed will be an important addition to the ranks of shrub 
Roses, not only for its flowers, but for its brilliant and striking masses 
of fruit in autumn. Umbels as in Rosa Banksiae , but sepals, leaves, 
and stipules very different. 
Eastern Sze-chuan, South Wushan, thickets, Arnold Arboretum 
Expedition, 1907-1909. Altitude, 1,300-1,600 metres. 
! 67— ROSA SATURATA Baker 
Rosa saturata : caule brunneo, ramoso ; aculeis ramorum floriferorum nullis ; 
foliolis 7-9, oblongis, acutis, simpliciter serratis, membranaceis, magnitudine 
mediocribus, utrinque glabris ; rhachi et petiolis nudis ; stipulis adnatis, apicibus 
liberis, ovatis ; floribus 1-3 ; pedicellis elongatis, nudis vel parce aciculatis ; calycis 
tubo oblongo, nudo ; lobis simplicibus, ovatis, longe acuminatis, apice foliaceis, 
dorso nudis ; petalis saturate rubris, sepalis brevioribus ; stylis liberis, inclusis ; 
fructu obovoideo, ad collum angustato ; sepalis erectis, persistentibus. 
R. saturata Baker inedit. 
Stems brown, branching ; prickles absent from the flowering shoots. Leaflets 
7-9, oblong, acute, simply serrated, membranous, glabrous on both surfaces, 
i|-2 in. long; rliachis and petioles naked; stipules adnate, with ovate free tips. 
Flowers 1-3 ; pedicels long, naked or slightly aciculate. Calyx-tube oblong, naked ; 
lobes simple, ovate, acuminate, with a leafy tip, naked on the back. Petals deep 
red, an inch long. Styles free, included. Fruit obovoid, narrowed to a neck ; 
sepals erect, persistent. 
South-west China, E. H. Wilson’s third expedition. Described 
from Warley garden. Although nearest to Rosa macrophylla Lindl., 
it is quite distinct and should be included in every collection of Roses. 
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