152— ROSA SICULA Tratt. 
Rosa sicula : caulebrevi, erecto ; ramis compactis ; aculeis sparsis, subaequali- 
bus, majoribus robustis, falcatis ; foliolis 5-7, parvis, obovatis, viridibus, duplicato- 
serratis, facie glabris, dorso dense glandulosis, parce pubescentibus ; rhachi aciculata 
glandulosa ; stipulis adnatis, glanduloso-marginatis, apicibus parvis, liberis, del- 
toideis ; floribus solitariis ; pedunculis brevissimis, nudis vel hispidis ; calycis tubo 
globoso, nudo vel hispido ; lobis ovatis, acuminatis, dorso glandulosis, exterioribus 
compositis ; petalis rubellis, sepalis aequilongis ; stylis liberis, dense villosis ; fructu 
globoso, parvo, rubro, nudo vel hispido, sepalis persistentibus erectis coronato. 
R. sicula Trattinnick, Ros. Monogr. vol. ii. p. 86 (1823). — Seringe in De 
Candolle, Prodr . vol. ii. p. 624 (1825). — Deseglise in Bull. Soc. Bot . Belg. vol. xv. 
p. 544 (Cat. Rais. Ros. p. 289 [1877]) (1876). — Crepin in Bull. Soc. Bot . Belg. 
vol. xviii. p. 398 (Priniit. Monogr. Ros. fasc. v. p. 644 [1880]) (1879); vol. xxxi. 
p. 83 (1892). — Christ in Boissier, FI. Orient. Suppl. p. 218 (1888). — Lojacono, FI. 
Sicula , vol. i. p. 185 (1891). — Burnat, FI. Alp. Mar. vol. iii. p. 107 (1899). — Keller 
in Ascherson & Graebner, Syu. Mitteleiir. FI. vol. vi. p. 103 (1901). 
R. Seraflni Christ in Flora , vol. lx. p. 448 (non Viviani) (1877). 
Stem erect, with short compact branches ; prickles scattered, rather unequal, 
the large ones robust and hooked. Leaflets 5-7. small, obovate, rigid, green, l-i in. 
long, doubly serrated, glabrous on the upper surface, glandular all over and 
slightly pubescent beneath, densely glandular on the margin ; petioles glandular 
and aciculate ; stipules adnate, gland-edged, with small, deltoid, free tips. Flowers 
usually solitary ; peduncles very short, naked or hispid. Calyx-tube globose, naked 
or hispid ; lobes ovate with a long point, i in. long, glandular on the back, the 
outer compound, Petals pink, as long as the sepals. Styles free, densely hairy. 
Fruit globose, J-J in. diameter, red, naked or hispid, crowned by the erect, 
persistent sepals. 
Rosa sicula is nearly allied to Rosa Serafim Viv. and Rosa 
glutinosa Sibth. & Sm. It is distinguished from the former by its 
more glutinous leaves, very short peduncles, and villous styles ; and it 
is connected with Rosa glutinosa by the Grecian variety or subspecies 
Rosa Coqueberti of Burnat and Gremli. It ranges from Italy and 
Sicily eastward to the Troad, and ascends to altitudes of 6,000 feet. 
It has not been cultivated in England, but no doubt it would be quite 
hardy here. 
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