i77— ROSA WILLMOTTIANA Ldveille 
Rosa Willmottiana : caule elongato, aculeis ad ramos floriferos nullis ; foliolis 
3-5, oblongis, acutis, integris, magnis, utrinque glabris ; rhachi et petiolo nudis ; 
stipulis adnatis, elongatis, angustissimis, apicibus liberis, lanceolatis ; floribus 
pluribus, corymbosis ; pedunculis nudis ; calycis tubo ovoideo, nudo ; lobis ovatis, 
cuspidatis, integris, parvis, dorso nudis ; petalis obovatis, albis, parvis ; stylis 
coalitis, protrusis, glabris ; fructu ignoto. 
R. Willmottiana Leveille, Herb. 
Stems elongated ; prickles none on the flowering shoots. Leaflets 3-5, oblong, 
acute, rounded at the base, 3-4 inches long, entire, glabrous on both surfaces ; 
rhachis and petiole naked ; stipules adnate, elongated, very narrow, with lanceolate 
free tips. Flowers several in a corymb ; peduncles naked. Calyx-tube ovoid, 
naked ; lobes ovate, cuspidate, entire, naked on the back, \ inch long. Petals 
obovate, white, f inch long. Styles united, protruded in a glabrous column. 
Fruit not seen. 
China, province of Yunnan, Long-Ly ; altitude, 750 metres. 
Maire . A very distinct species, near Rosa moschata . 
178 — ROSA MAIREI Ldveilld 
RosaMairdi : fruticosa, ramossima; aculeis multis, inaequalibus, ascendentibus, 
apice subulatis, basi interdum latis ; foliolis 5, parvis, obovato-cuneatis, simpliciter 
serratis, facie glabris, dorso sericeis ; rhachi et petiolo brevibus, sericeis ; stipulis 
brevibus, adnatis, latis, apicibus liberis deltoideis ; floribus solitariis ; pedunculis 
nudis ; calycis tubo oblongo, nudo ; lobis lanceolatis, integris, dorso nudis ; petalis 
albis, parvis, obovatis ; stylis liberis, inclusis, hirsutis ; fructu ignoto. 
R. Mairei Leveille, Herb. 
A compact bush ; prickles many, unequal, ascending, subulate at the tip, 
sometimes spreading at the base. Leaflets 5, obovate-cuneate, inch long, 
simply toothed, glabrous on the upper surface, silky beneath ; rhachis and petiole 
short, silky ; stipides broad, short, adnate, with deltoid free tips. Flowers solitary; 
peduncles naked. Calyx-tube oblong, naked ; lobes lanceolate, entire, | inch long, 
naked on the back. Petals obovate, white, f inch long. Styles free, included, hairy. 
Fruit not seen. 
China, province of Yunnan at Tong-chouan; altitude, 2,600 
metres. Maire. N ear Rosa sericea Lindley. 
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