7 4 — ROSA MOYESII Hemsl. & E. H. Wils. 
Rosa Moyesii : caule elongato, arcuato ; aculeis paucis, patentibus, rectis, 
subulatis ; aciculis intermediis nullis ; foliolis 7-13, ellipticis, cuspidatis, simpliciter 
serratis, facie glabris, dorso ad costam pubescentibus ; rhachi aciculata ; stipulis 
adnatis, latis, glanduloso-ciliatis, apicibus liberis deltoideis ; floribus solitariis ; 
pedunculis nudis vel aciculatis ; calycis tubo ovoideo, aciculato ; lobis simplicibus, 
elongatis, apice foliaceo ; petalis latis, magnis, saturate rubris ; stylis liberis, 
pubescentibus ; fructu ovoideo, apice constricto, rubro, sepalis erectis coronato. 
R. Moyesii Hemsley & E. H. Wilson in Kew Bull. 1906, p. 159. — - fount . 
Hort. ser. 3, vol. lvi. p. 587 (1908). — Bot. Mag. vol. cxxxvi. t. 8338 (1910). 
Stems tall, arching, 10-14 feet long ; prickles few, slender, straight, spreading, 
not intermixed with aciculi. Leaflets 7-13, elliptical, cuspidate, simply serrated, 
glabrous on the upper surface, pubescent on the midrib beneath ; petioles aciculate ; 
stipules adnate, gland-ciliated, with deltoid free tips. Flowers solitary; peduncle 
about an inch long, naked or aciculate. Calyx-tube ovoid, aciculate ; lobes long, 
simple, with a long leafy tip. Petals large, dark red. Styles free, pubescent. Fruit 
ovoid, above an inch long, constricted at the apex, bright red, crowned with the 
erect persistent sepals. 
Rosa Moyesii is very near to Rosa macrophylla Lindl. It is found 
in the province of Sze-chuan, in the south-west of China, where it is 
not uncommon on the hills between Mount Omi and Tatien-lu near 
the Tibetan frontier, at an elevation of 6,000-12,000 feet. It was 
first collected near Tatien-lu by Mr. A. E. Pratt, and afterwards by 
Mr. E. H. Wilson when travelling for Messrs. James Veitch & Son, 
by whom it has now been brought into cultivation. It was named 
alter the Rev. J. Moyes, of the China Inland Mission stationed at 
Tatien-lu, who greatly aided Mr. Wilson in his exploration. 
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