7o— ROSA FOLIOLOSA Nutt. 
Rosa foliolosa : caule brevi, erecto vel arcuato ; aculeis conformibus, gracilibus, 
subrectis, saepe geminis infrastipularibus ; foliolis 7-1 1, lineari-oblongis, parvis, 
acutis vel obtusis, firmulis, viridibus, simpliciter serratis, saepissime utrinque 
glabris ; rhachi aciculata, glabra; stipulis adnatis, apicibus liberis ovatis ; floribus 
saepissime solitariis ; pedunculis brevibus, nudis vel hispidis ; calycis tubo globoso, 
saepe hispido ; lobis ovatis, acuminatis, dorso hispidis, pubescentibus, simplicibus 
vel parce compositis ; petalis roseis, magnitudine mediocribus; stylis liberis, villosis; 
fructu globoso, rubro, saepe hispido ; sepalis patulis, deciduis. 
R. foliolosa Nuttall ex Torrey & Gray, FI. N. Amer. vol. i. p. 460 (1840). — 
S. Watson in Proc. Amer. Acad. vol. xx. p. 349 (1885). — Sargent in Garden and 
Forest , vol. iii. p. 100, fig. 22 (1890). — Koehne, Deutsche Dendrol. p. 294 (1893). — 
Dippel, Handbuch Laubholzk . vol. iii. p. 581, f. 243 (1893). — Rehder in Bailey, 
Cycl. Am. Hort. vol. iv. p. 1554 (1902). — Small, FI. S.F. United States , p. 527 
( I 9°3)- — C. K. Schneider, III. Handbuch Laubholzk. vol. i. p. 570 (1906). 
Stem short, erect or arching ; prickles uniform, small, slender, nearly straight, 
often in infrastipular pairs. Leaflets 7-1 1, linear-oblong, acute or obtuse, the end 
one 2-1 in. long, rather rigid, green, simply serrated, usually glabrous on both 
surfaces; petioles acicu late, glabrous ; stipules adrtate, with ovate free tips. Flowers 
usually solitary; peduncles short, naked or hispid. Calyx-tube globose, often 
hispid ; lobes ovate-acuminate, in. long, hispid and pubescent on the back, simple 
or the outer slightly compound. Petals bright red ; corolla i-ij in. diameter. 
Styles free, villous. Fruit globose, red, in. diameter, hispid or naked ; sepals 
spreading, deciduous. 
This interesting and distinct species was first discovered by 
Thomas Nuttall in 1818-20 in Arkansas; it was, however, some 
twenty years before it was described and named. In the interim it 
had been collected by other botanists from east Texas to Arkansas, 
but it does not appear to be very widely distributed. 
In appearance it most nearly resembles Rosa virginiana Mill., 
from which it differs in its dwarfer habit, smaller, narrower, more 
numerous leaflets, and in its hispid peduncle, calyx and sepals. It is 
a late bloomer, and although it is not at any time very floriferous there 
are always sufficient of the bright pink, sweetly scented flowers to 
make this species a welcome addition to our Rose gardens, while with 
its short, compact, graceful habit, leafy stems and shining leaves it is 
a good shrub even when not in blossom. 
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