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Rosa ferox Bieberstein. (Rosaceae.) 43714. Rosehips 
from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 
Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 
Van Fleet, of this Department. A dwarf, compact little 
bush, from 1 to 2 feet high, of a rounded form, with 
numerous decurved prickles. The leaves are composed 
of 5 to 7 leaflets, coarsely but evenly serrate and 
the white flowers, which are either solitary or in 
clusters of two or three, are from 1 to l£ inches long. 
The roundish fruit is red. This is a native of the 
Crimea and Caucasus. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees 
and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 426.) 
Rosa Iheritieranea Thory. (Rosaceae.) 43718. Rose hips 
from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Ar- 
boretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 
Van Fleet, of this Department. This is supposed to 
be a hybrid between R. pendulina and R. ehinensis, and 
climbs to a height of 12 feet, with slender, sparing- 
ly prickly branches. The leaves are composed of 3 to 
7 leaflets, and the purple flowers, which vary with 
lighter and darker shades, and are double or semi- 
double, occur very plentifully in nodding corymbs. 
(Adapted from Rehder, in Bailey Standard Cyclopedia 
of Horticulture, p. 2993.) 
Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wilson. (Rosaceae.) 43588. 
Cuttings of rose from Kew, England. Presented by Mr. 
W. Watson, Curator, Royal Botanic Gardens. A shrub, 
6 to 10 feet in height, with erect stems armed with 
stout, pale, broad-based prickles. The leaves are from 
3 to 6 inches long, and are composed of 7 to 13 leaf- 
lets, which are dark green above and pale glaucous 
below. The flowers, which occur solitary or in pairs, 
are a lurid dark red, and from 2 to 2\ inches in 
width. The red, bottle-shaped fruit is 1| inch or 
more long, with a distinct neck between the body of 
the fruit and the persistent sepals. This rose is a 
native of western China, and was first found on the 
frontier of Tibet, at an altitude of 9000 feet and 
over. It is perfectly hardy in the British Isles, 
and is remarkable for the color of its petals. (Adapt- 
ed from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy the British 
Isles, vol. 2, p. 435.) 
Rosa prattii Hemsley. (Rosaceae.) 43723. Rose hips 
from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 
Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 
