164— ROSA JALUANA Komarow 
Rosa jaluana : caule elongata, arcuato ; aculeis parvis, sparsis, aequalibus, 
patentibus vel modice recurvis ; foliolis 5-9, ovatis vel oblongis, magnis, membra- 
naceis, acuminatis, ad apicem serratis, facie glabris, dorso subtiliter glandulosis, 
ad venas pubescentibus ; rhachi et petiolis parce aciculatis ; stipulis adnatis, 
apicibus liberis, glanduloso serratis ; floribus corymbosis ; pedicellis nudis ; calycis 
tubo globoso ; lobis simplicibus, valde elongatis, apice foliaceis ; petalis rubris, 
magnis; stylis liberis, inclusis, tomentosis ; fructu oblongo; sepalis erectis, per- 
sistentibus. 
R. jaluana Komarow in Act. Hort. Petrop. vol. xxii. fasc. 1, p. 537 (1904). 
Stems 6-7 feet high, arching ; prickles small, scattered, equal, spreading or 
slightly recurved. Leaflets 5-9, ovate or oblong, membranous, over 2 in. long, an 
inch broad, acuminate, serrated towards the tip, glabrous on the upper surface, finely 
glandular and pubescent on the veins beneath ; rhachis and petioles slightly acicu- 
late ; stipules adnate, with gland-toothed free tips. Flowers 10-20, corymbose; 
pedicels naked. Calyx-tube globose ; lobes simple, i\-2 in. long, with a leafy tip. 
Petals red, large. Styles free, included, tomentose. Fruit oblong; sepals erect, 
persistent. 
Korea, Manchuria, and South-west China. Near Rosa macro- 
phylla Lindl., but inflorescence like that of Rosa moschata Herrm. 
i6s _ROSA PUBESCENS Baker 
Rosa pubescens : caule pubescente; aculeis conformibus, gracilis, sparsis, rectis, 
subulatis, patentibus ; foliolis 5-7, oblongis, acutis, basi cuneatis, magnitudine 
mediocribus, subcoriaceis, facie glabris, dorso ad venas pubescentibus, simpliciter 
serratis ; rhachi et petiolis pubescentibus, parce aciculatis ; stipulis adnatis, apicibus 
liberis deltoideis ; floribus 1-2 ; pedicellis nudis ; calycis tubo ovoideo, nudo ; lobis 
simplicibus, ovatis, elongatis ; petalis magnis, latis, rubris ; stylis liberis, inclusis, 
pilosis ; fructu maturo ignoto. 
R. pubescens Baker inedit. 
Stems densely pubescent ; prickles slender, straight, spreading, subulate, 
scattered, uniform. Leaflets 5-7, middle-sized, oblong, acute, cuneate at the base, 
subcoriaceous, glabrous on the upper surface, pubescent on the veins beneath, 
simply serrated ; rhachis and petioles pubescent, slightly aciculate ; stipules adnate, 
with small deltoid free tips. Flowers 1-2 ; pedicels naked. Calyx-tube ovoid, 
naked ; lobes simple, ovate, with a long point, ii-2 in. long. Petals broad, red, 
ij in. long. Styles free, included, hairy. Ripe fruit not seen. 
South-west China. M. lAbbe Theodore Moubeig. Cultivated 
at Kew, 1908. Near Rosa macrophylla Lindl. 
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