6 7 — ROSA MULTIBRACTEATA Hemsl. & E. H. Wils. 
Rosa multibract eat a : caule ramosissimo ; aculeis oppositis vel sparsis, magnis, 
subulatis, rectis, patentibus, aciculis intermediis nullis ; foliolis 5-7, parvis, obovatis, 
obtusis, basi cuneatis, crassis, rigidulis, simpliciter serratis, utrinque glabris ; rhachi 
et petiolo glabris ; stipulis adnatis, rigide chartaceis, pallidis, glabris, apicibus 
liberis deltoideis, parvis ; floribus in thyrsum terminalem dispositis ; pedicellis 
nudis ; bracteis conspicuis, rigide chartaceis, pallidis ; calycis tubo globoso, nudo ; 
sepalis ovatis, simplicibus, tubo aequilongis ; petalis latis, emarginatis, sepalis vix 
longioribus ; stylis liberis, pilosis ; fructu parvo, globoso, nudo, sepalis erectis 
persistentibus coronato. 
R. multibracteata Hemsley & E. H. Wilson in Kew Bull. 1906, p. 157. 
Stems much branched, 5-6 feet long ; prickles opposite or scattered, large, 
subulate, spreading, straight, without any aciculi intermixed. Leaflets 5-7, obovate- 
cuneate, in. long, obtuse, simply serrated, dark green, somewhat rigid in texture, 
glabrous on both surfaces ; petioles glabrous ; stipules adnate, rigidly chartaceous, 
pale, glabrous, with small deltoid free tips. Flowers in a close thyrsus at the end 
of each branchlet ; pedicels naked ; bracts conspicuous, similar in texture and colour 
to the stipules. Calyx-tube small, globose, glabrous ; lobes lanceolate, simple, J in. 
long. Petals broad, emarginate, a little longer than the sepals. Styles free, pilose. 
Fruit globose, small, naked, crowned with the erect persistent sepals. 
This very distinct new species is nearest to Rosa IVebbiana Wall, 
and Rosa Willmottiae, but differs from them both by its thyrsoid 
inflorescence and by its very peculiar pale rigid chartaceous stipules 
and bracts. It was found by Mr. E. H. Wilson in the Min valley 
in the province of Sze-chuan, between Mao-chou and Sangpan, at an 
elevation of 7,000 feet. 
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