15 I— ROSA INODORA Fries 
Rosa inodora: caule erecto; aculeis numerosis, conformibus, robustis, uncinatis; 
foliolis 5-7, obovatis, obtusis vel subacutis, basi cuneatis, duplicato-serratis, facie 
parce pilosis, dorso parce pubescentibus et glandulosis ; rhachi pubescente, glandu- 
losa et aculeata; stipulis adnatis, glanduloso-ciliatis, apice libero, parvo, ovato ; 
floribus 1-3 ; pedunculis glabris ; calycis tubooblongo, nudo ; lobis ovatis, elongatis, 
copiose pinnatifidis, glanduloso-ciliatis, dorso nudis ; petalis parvis, rubellis vel 
albis ; stylis villosis, liberis, inclusis ; fructu oblongo, rubro, nudo ; sepalis deciduis. 
R. inodora Fries, Novit. Fl.Suec. p. 9(1814). — Seringe in De Candolle, Prodr. 
vol. ii. p. 617(1825). — Borrer in Hooker, Brit. FI. p. 233 (ex parte) (1830). — Lange, 
FI. Dan. vol. xvii. t. 2906 (1877). — Crdpin in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. vol. xxi. pt. 1, 
p. 184 (Primit. Monogr. Ros. fasc. vi. p. 844 (1882). — Keller in Ascherson&Graebner, 
Syn. Mitteleur. FI. vol. vi. p. 125 (1902). 
R. Klukii Besser, Cat. Hort. Crem. ed. 3, p. 118 (1816).— M. Bieberstein, 
FI. Taur. Cane. vol. iii. p. 346 (1819). — Grenier, FI. Jur.p. 248 (1865).— Ddsdglise 
in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. vol. xv. p. 528 (Cat. Rais. Ros. p. 273 [1877]) (1876). 
R. rubiginosa , var. inodora Lindley, Ros. Monogr. p. 88 (1820). 
R. canina , var. sepium Koch, Syn. FI. Germ. ed. 2, p. 252 (1843). 
R. pulvendent a Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. xi. p. 223 (non M. Bieberstein, 
Cent. PI. Par. Ross. vol. ii. t. 62, 1843) (1869). 
R. sepium D^sdglise in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. vol. xv. p. 520 (Cat. Rais. Ros. 
p. 265 [1877]) (ex parte ) (1876). 
Stem erect ; prickles uniform, numerous, robust, hooked. Leaflets 5-7, 
obovate, obtuse or subacute, cuneate at base, 1-1^ in. long, doubly toothed, slightly 
hairy but not glandular on the upper surface, thinly pubescent and glandular 
beneath ; petioles pubescent, glandular and aciculate ; stipules adnate, gland-ciliated, 
with small free tips. Flowers 1-3; peduncles naked. Calyx-tube oblong, naked ; 
lobes ovate with a long point, copiously pinnatifid, glandular-ciliate, f in. long, 
glabrous on the back. Corolla small, pink or white. Styles villous, free, included. 
Fruit oblong, bright red, naked ; sepals deciduous. 
This is a plant about which, as may be seen from its synonyms, 
different authors have taken very different views. It is about midway 
between Rosa canina L. and Rosa Eglanteria L., and does not differ 
materially from Rosa sepium Thuill. except by its broader and more 
hairy leaflets, larger size, and woolly styles, whilst in habit it much 
resembles that species. The leaves have a distinct glaucous hue ; the 
fruit is scarlet, and when ripe has the same flavour as that of Rosa 
canina. The flowers are usually white and the leaves slightly fragrant. 
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