90 — ROSA FOETIDA Herrm. 
Rosa foetida : caule arcuato ; aculeis sparsis, inaequalibus, gracilibus, rectis ; 
foliolis 5-7, oblongis, acutis vel obtusis, parvis, duplicato-serratis, facie glabris, 
dorso pubescentibus, leviter glandulosis ; rhachi pubescente et setosa ; stipulis 
adnatis, glanduloso-ciliatis, apice libero lanceolatis ; floribus saepe solitariis ; 
pedunculo nudo vel hispido ; calycis tubo globoso, nudo vel hispido ; lobis sim- 
plicibus, lanceolatis, apice elongato dorso glanduloso ; petalis luteis ; stylis villosis, 
liberis, inclusis ; fructu globoso, rubro ; sepalis subpersistentibus. 
R. foetida Herrmann, Dissert, p. 18 (1762). — Allioni, FI. Pedem. vol. ii. p. 138 
( x 7 8 5 )- 
R. E giant ena L. Frnt. Suec. Diss. p. 16 (not of Sp. Plant, ed. 1, vol. i. 
p. 491) (1753); Syst. Nat. ed. 10, vol. ii. p. 1062 (1759); Mant. p. 399(1771). — 
Thory in Redoute, Roses , vol. i. p. 69, t. (1817). — Nouv. Duhamel, vol. vii. p. 45, 
t. 15, fig. 1 (1819). — Hooker f , Ft. Brit. Ind. vol. ii. p. 366 (1879). — Koehne, 
Deutsche Dendrol. p. 300 (1893). — Rehder in Bailey, Cycl. Am. Hort . vol. iv. 
P- 1557 ( x 902 ). 
R. luteS Miller, Card. Diet. ed. 8, vol. ii. No. 11 (1768). — Aiton, Hort. Kew. 
vol. ii. p. 200 (1789). — Curtis in Bot. Mag. vol. xi. t. 363 (1797).— Lawrance, Roses , 
t. 12 (1799). — Guimpel, Willdenow & Hayne, Abbild. Deutsch. Holzart. vol. i. 
p. hi, t. 84(1815). — Lindley, Ros. Monogr. p. 84, No. 48 (1820). — Keller in Ascher- 
son & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. FI. vol. vi. p. 312 (1902). — C. K. Schneider, III. 
Handkuch Laubholzk. vol. i. p. 584 (1906). 
R. chlorophylla Ehrhart, Beitr. zur Naturk. vol. ii. p. 69 (1788). 
R. cerea sive chlorophylla Roessig, Die Rosen , No. 2 (1802-1820). 
R. E giant eria, var. luteola Thory, Prodr. Monogr. Ros. p. 100 (1820) ; in 
Redoute, Roses , vol. iii. p. 19, t. (1824). 
Stems 4-6 feet high, arching ; prickles copious, irregular, scattered, slender, 
straight. Leaflets 5-7, small, oblong, obtuse or acute, doubly serrated, glabrous 
on the upper surface, pubescent and slightly glandular beneath ; petioles pubescent 
and setose ; stipules adnate, gland-ciliated, with lanceolate free tips. Flowers 
usually solitary ; peduncles naked or hispid. Calyx-tube globose, naked or hispid ; 
lobes lanceolate, simple, leaf-pointed, glandular on the back. Petals bright yellow, 
an inch or more long. Styles free, hairy, not exserted beyond the disc. Fruit 
globose, bright red ; sepals subpersistent. 
The yellow Austrian Briar ranges in a wild state from the Crimea 
through Asia Minor and Persia to Turkestan and the Punjab, and 
appears in Afghanistan and eastern Thibet. Here and there in 
Europe it has been found subspontaneous. Requien found a 
specimen near Avignon and sent it to Sir J. D. Hooker, who 
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