− | (The figure following the name indicates the section to which the species belongs.) R. agrestis Savi (R. sepium, Thuill.) (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Without bristles; pedicels smooth : fls. small, pale pink or whitish. Eu., N. Afr. W.R. 147.— R. Alberti, Regel (8). Allied to R. Will- mottiae. Branches slender, recurving: lfts. 5-9, ovate, pubescent beneath, 1/4-l 1/4 in. long fls. white, 1 1/2 in. across; sepals deciduous; pedicels smooth. Songaria, Turkestan. — R. amoyensis, Hance=R. microcarpa.—R. anemoni- flora. Fort. (1). Half-evergreen climbing shrub: lfts. 3-5, ovate - lanceolate, dark green, glabrous and shining: fls. few, white or slightly pinkish, double, the inner petals narrower and smaller. China. Half-hardy. R.H. 1849:281. W.R. 21.—R. anserinaefolia, Boiss., is a variety of R. Beggeriana, with silky pubescent lfts.—R. Aschersoniana, Graebn. (R. blanda XR. chinenais). Shrub, to 6 ft., with slender brown branches: prickles hooked: lfts. 5-7: fls. very numerous, small, bright light purple; styles usually exserted. Garden origin. Gt. 51:1504, 1.—R. banksiopsis. Baker (8). Branches brown, with subulate prickles, sometimes in pairs: lfts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous, 1 in. or more long: fls. corymbose, red; receptacle glabrous: sepals entire. W. China. W.R. 2:166.—R. Beggeriana, Scrank (8). Dense shrub, to 5 ft. : prickles in pairs: lfts. very small and bluish green: fls. corymbose, white; calyx and apex of fr. falling off, leaving the small, globular fr. with an opening at the top. N. Persia to Altai and Songaria. I.T. 5:122. W.R. 54.—R. bella, Rehd. & Wilson (8). Allied to R. Moyesii. Shrub, to 8 ft. : lfts. 7-9, elliptic or ovate, acutish, glaucescent and glabrous or nearly so beneath, 1/2-3/4in. long: fls. solitary, 1 3/4-2 in.broad, pink: fr. ovoid, scarlet, 3/4in. long. N. W. China. Var. pallens, Rehd. & Wilson. Fls. pale pink.—R. britzensis, Koehne (6). Shrub, to 6 ft.: lfts. 7-11, elliptic, glabrous, 1-1 1/2 in. long: fls. 1-2, palepink changing to white, 3-4 in. across: fr. brown, ovoid. Kurdistan. M.D. 1910, p. 94.—R. caudatas. Baker (8). Allied to R. macrophylla. Much branched: prickles subulate: lfts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous, but hispid on midrib beneath. 1-2 in. long: fls. red, few; pedicels and receptacle bristly: sepals entire: fr. oblong. W. China. W.R. 163.—R. ceraso- carpa, Rolfe=R. Gentiliana.—R. dinophylla, Thory (13). Closely allied to R. bracteata. Branches silky pubescent: prickles straight: lfts. elliptic-lanceolate, tomentose beneath: fls. white. India. B.R. 739. Tender.—R. collina, Jacq. (5). Allied to R. alba, but fls. rose-colored; sepals shorter. Probably hybrid of R. gallica with R. dumetorum.—R. coriifolia. Fries (6). Allied to R. canina. Lfts. pubescent beneath; petioles tomentose: fls. pink, short-pedicelled; bracts large; sepals upright after flowering. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 129. Very variable. Var. Froebelii, Rehd. (R. canina var. Froebelii, Christ).Of vigorous growth: lfts. simply or doubly serrate, bluish green: fls. small, white.—R. corymbulosa, Rolfe (8). Upright or scan- dent, to 6 ft. : lfts. 3-5, ovate-oblong, doubly serrate, puberulous beneath, 2/3-1 1/2 in. long: fls. 3/4-1 in. across, red with white eye, in dense umbel-like corymbs; pedicels and receptacle glandularf-bristly: fr.globose. W.China B.M. 8566.—R. Davidii,Crepin (8). Allied to R. macrophylla. Shrub, to 10 ft.: sts. with scattered straight prickles: lfts. 7-11, elliptic to ovate-oblong, serrate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 1/2 in. long: fls. corymbose, pink, 1 1/2-2 in. across; styles exserted: pedicels like, the oblong receptacle glandular-setose, rarely glabrous: fr. scarlet, oblong-ovoid or ovoid, long-necked, 1/2-3/4in. long. W. China. Var. elongata, Rehd. & Wilson. Lfts. 2-3 in. long: fls. fewer: fr. 3/4-1 in. long. W.China.—R. davurica. Pall. (8). Allied to R. cinnamomea. Prickles straight and slender; stipules narrow: lfts. smaller, doubly serrate: pedicels longer, glandular: fr. ovate. Manchuria, Dahuria, Saghalin.—R. Ecae, Aitch. (R.xanthina. Auth., not Lindl.) (10). Upright shrub. to 4 ft., with brown branches: prickles numerous, stout, straight, wide-based: lfts. 9-11, oval, obtuse, dentate, glabrous, glandular, 1/4-1/3.in long: fls. pale yellow, solitary, short-stalked, 1-1 1/4 in. across: fr. obovoid, 1/3-1/2in. long, with reflexed sepals. Turkestan. Afghanistan. B.M. 7666. W.R. 2:94.—R. elliptica. Tausch (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa: lfts. cuneate- obovate, pubescent beneath: pedicels short, usually not glandular: fls. pinkish or whitish. Eu.—R. elymaitica, Boiss. & Hausskn. (6). Dwarf shrub, to 3 ft., with prickly zigzag branches: lfts. small, usually 5, glaucescent: fls. 1-3, small, pink: fr. globular, small. N. Persia. —R. Fcdtschenkoana, Regel (8). Sts. arching, with prickles and bristles: lfts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous or pubescent beneath, 3/4-1 1/4 in.long: fls. 1-4, white, 1 1/2-2 in. across; pedicels and receptacles hispid. Turkestan. B.M. 7770. W.R. 49.— R. ferox, Bieb. (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Dwarf: lfts. glandular on both sides: pedicels short, not glandular. S. E. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 154.—R. filipes, Rehd. & Wilson (2). Allied to R. Brunonii. Sarmentose shrub, to 15 ft., with few hooked prickles: lfts. usually 5-7, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, nearly glabrous, pale beneath, 1 3/4-3 in. long: fls, white, fragrant, about 1 in. across, in large, loose corymbs; pedicels filiform, 1-1 3/4 in. long, glandular: fr. globose, 1/2-1/2in. across, scarlet; sepals deciduous. W. China.—R. floribunda. Baker— R. Gentiliana.—R. Freundiana, Graebn. (R. moschata alba hybrida, Hort. R. gallica X R. moschata). Vigorous shrub, to 6 ft.: branches with prickles and bristles: lfts. usually 5: fls. white, 1 1/2-2 in. across. very fragrant; style often exserted. Garden origin. Gt. 57, p. 471. G. 25:311.—A. Froebelii, Hort.=R. coriifolia var. Froebelii.— ft. Gentiliana, Leveille (R. floribunda, Baker. R. cerasocarpa, Rolfe) (2). Allied to R. Brunonii. Sarmentose shrub, to 12 ft., with scattered hooked prickles: lfts. 5, elliptic, abruptly acuminute, serrate, glabrous, glaucescent beneath, 1 1/2-2 in. long: fls. corymbose, white, fragrant, 1-1 1/2 in. across; pedicels and receptacles glandular: fr. dark red, globose, 1/3in. across, with deciduous sepals. Cent. China.—R. Giraldii, Crepin (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 6 ft., with straight slender prickles: lfts. usually 7, suborbicular to obovate or elliptic, acute or obtuse, serrate, pubescent, 1/4-3/4in- long: fls. solitary or few, pink, 1 in. across: fr. scarlet, ovoid. 1/3- 1/2in. long. Cent. China. Var. venulosa, Rehd. & Wilson. Lfts. reticulate beneath, glabrous above.—R. Giraldii, Cat. Hesse, is described as having rosy pink fls. with white eye and oblong scarlet frs. It is possibly a synonym of one of the species related to R. macrophylla.—R. glauca, Vill. (6). Allied to R. canina. Lfts. broadly ovate, bluish green: fls. pink; sepals upright after flowering. Eu.—R. glomerata, Rehd. & Wilson (2). Sarmentose shrub, to 20 ft., with few scattered hooked prickles: lfts. usually 5-7, oblong or oblong-ovate, short-acuminate, serrulate, rugose above, reticulate beneath and pubescent on the veins. 1 1/2-4 in. long: fls. white, fragrant, 1 in. across, in dense corymbs: fr. subglobose, orange-red, about 1/3in. across; sepals deciduous. W. China.—R. glutinosa, Sibth. & Smith (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Dwarf, densely prickly: lfts. densely glandular on both sides: fls. small, pink. S. E. u., W. Asia. W.R. 150.—R. gratissima, Greene (8). Allied to R. californica. Lfts. glabrous, bright green and glandular, fragrant, thin. Calif.—R hawrana, Kmet. (6). Allied to R. pomifera: flowering shoots usually unarmed: lfts. 5-7, elliptic, pubescent beneath glabrous above: fls. pink, about 2 in. across: fr. globose, densely bristly. Hungary. W.R, 140.—R. Heckeliana, Tratt. (R. Hackeliana, Nym.) (6). Allied to R, rubiginosa. Dwarf: lfts. tomentose on both sides: fls. usually solitary.small.pink. S. Eu.— R. indica, Linn.=R. microcarpa,—R. inodora, Fries (R. agrestis var. inodora, Keller) (6). Allied to R, rubiginosa: lfts. 5-7, obovate, not glandular above: fls. white or pinkish, 1-1 1/2 in. across: fr. ovoid, bright red. Eu. W.R. 151.—R. involucrata, Roxbg.=R clino- phylla.—R. involuta, Smith (6). Probably hybrid of R. spinosissima and R. tomentosa. Lfts. doubly glandular-serrate, tomentose beneath: fls. whitish. W.R. 96.—R. Jackii. Rehd. (R. Kelleri, Baker, not Dalla Torre & Sarnth.) (2), Allied to R. moschata: low procumbent shrub, with ascending branches: lfts. 7-9, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, glabrous, 1 1/3-2 1/3 in. long: fls. in corymbs, white, 1 1/2in. across; sepals ovate, abruptly caudate: fr. ovoid, red, 1/5in. long. Korea. Hardy.—R. Jundzillii, Bess. (6). Allied to R. canina but resembling also R. gallica. Upright shrub, with straight spines: lfts almost glabrous, doubly glandular-serrate, rather large: fls. large, pink; fr. subglobose. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 149.—R. Kelleri. Baker=R. Jackii.—R. laxa, Retz. (8). Upright shrub, with hooked prickles in pairs: lfts. 7-9, small, light green: fls. small, white: fr. oblong-ovate, small. Turkestan to Songaria and Altai, W.R. 53.— R. laxa, LindL=R. lucida.—R. laxa, Hort.=R. coriifolia var. Froebelii.—R. Leschenaultii, Wight & Arn. (R. moschata var. Leschenaultii. Crepin) (2). Similar to R. Brunonii, but fls. larger, in few-fld. corymbs; pedicels and receptacle glandular-hispid. India. W.R. 15.—R. longicuspis, Bertol. (R. Sinowilsonii, Hemsl. R. Willmottiana, Leveille-. R. lucens, Rolfe). Half-evergreen scandent bush, to 20 ft., with hooked prickles: lfts. usually 7, elliptic-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, lustrous, 1-3 in. long: fls. corymbose, white, 1 1/2 in. across; petals silky outside; pedicels about 1 in. long: fr. ovoid, 5/4in. long, scarlet or orange-red. W. China. Himalayas. Tender.—R. lucens, Rolfe =R. longicuspis.—R. Luciae, Franch. & Rochebr. (2). Allied to R. Wichuramna. Habit more upright: lfts. usually 7, narrower and thinner: fls. smaller. Japan.—R. Lyelli, Lindl. Probably hybrid of R. moschata and R. clinophylla. Climbing: lfts. usually 7, oblong, shining: fls. corymbose, large, white, single or double. Intro. from Nepal.—R. Macounii, Greene (8). Allied to R. Woodsii: low shrub, with rather stout, deflexed prickles: lfts. 9-11, obovate to obovate-oblong, sharply serrate, except at the cuneate base, pubescent beneath, 1/2-2/4in. long: stipules glandless: fls. small, pale pink: fr. depressed- globose. Assiniboia to Wyo.—R. macrantha, Desportes (R. canina X R. gallica). Shrub with uniform hooked prickles: lfts. 5-7, charta- ceous, ovate to ovate-oblong, pubescent beneath, 1-1 1/2 in. long: fls. few, 3 in. across, light pink. Spontaneous in S. France. W.R. 134.—R. Marcyana, Boullu (R. gallica XR. tomentosa). Low, to 2, rarely to 4 ft., prickly and bristly: lfts. 5-7, broadly oval, pubescent on both sides, 1-2 in. long: fls. long-stalked, pink to light purple, 2 1/2-3 in. across. Spontaneous in .S. France. W.R. 112.— R. Mariae-Graebnerae, Aschers. (R. Carolina XR. virginiana). Shrub, to 5 ft., with slightly recurved prickles: lfts. 7-9, elliptic: fls. few, pink: fr. subglobose: blooms almost all summer and very handsome in fall with orange and red foliage, red frs. and pink fls. Garden origin. Gt. 51:1504, 4.—R. micrantha, Smith (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. With hooked prickles, without bristles: lfts. slightly pubescent beneath: fls. pale pink, small; styles slightly exserted, glabrous. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia.—R. microcarpa, Lindl. (R. indica, ,Linn., partly, not Lindl. R. sorbiflora, Focke) (4). Branches slender, with scattered, hooked prickles: lfts. 3-7, elliptic to ovate- lanceolate, glabrous, 1 1/2-2 1/2 in. long; stipules almost free: fls. corymbose, small, white: fr. small, globose; sepals deciduous. China. G.C. III. 37:227.—R. microcarpa, Hort.=R. multiflora.—R. mon- tana, Chaix (6). Allied to R. canina. Of vigorous growth, with strong spines: lfts. broader, tinged reddish: fls. pink: pedicels and receptacle glandular-hispid. S. Eu., N. Afr.—R. multibracteata, Hemsl. & Wilson (R. reducta, Baker) (8). Shrub, to 6 ft., with straight paired prickles: lfts. 7-9, broadly oval, glabrous, 1/4-1/2in. long: fls. pink, 1 1/4 in. across, corymbose with numerous crowded bracts, sometimes few or solitary; styles exserted: fr. ovoid, 1/3-1/2in. long, orange-red; sepals persistent. W. China. W.R. 158 (form with few-fld. infl.).—R. Murielae, Rehd. & Wilson (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 8 ft. with bristles and slender prickles: lfts. 9-15, elliptic to elliptic oblong, rarely oval, acutish, serrate, glabrous, except the pubescent midrib beneath, 1/2-3/4in. long: fls. white, about 1 in. across, in 3-7-fld. corymbs; pedicels slender, 3/4-1 1/2in. long: fr. ellipsoid, orange-red, 1/2-3/4in. long. W. China.—R. orbicularis. Baker (8). Sts. slender, with subulate prickles in pairs: lfts. 5-7, orbicular, simply serrate, glabrous, 1/2in. long: fls. 1-3, 1 1/2 in. across, white. S. W. China.—R. orientalis, Dup. (6). Allied to R, rubiginosa. Dwarf: prickles slender, subulate: lfts. 5-7, simply serrate, pubescent on both sides: fls. pink, solitary, short-pedicelled. W. Asia.— R. persetosa, Rolfe (R, macrophylla var. gracilis and var. acicu- laris, Vilm.) (8). Upright shrub, with densely bristly sts.: lfts. 5-9, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, serrate, puberulous beneath, 3/4-2 in. long: fls. deep pink, 1 in. across, in large panicles; sepals entire; pedicels and receptacle glabrous. W.China. J.H.S. 27:487. 488.— R, phaenicia, Boiss. (2). Allied to R. moschata. Lfts. usually 5, obtuse or acute: corymbs usually many-fld., pyramidal: styles glabrous. Asia Minor.—R. Prattii, Hemsl. (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 8 ft., with slender prickles and numerous bristles: lfts. 7-15, elliptic, obtusish, serrate, pubescent on the veins beneath, 1/4-1/2 in. long: fls. 1-3, pink, 3/4in. across: fr. subglobose to ovoid, scarlet, 1/4-1/3in. long; calyx persistent. W. China.—R. reducta, Baker= R. multibracteata.—R. Rubus, Leveille & Vaniot (2). Scandent bush, to 20 ft., with small hooked prickles: lfts. usually 5, ovate- elliptic to obovate, abruptly acuminate, sharply or coarsely serrate, pubescent beneath, rarely nearly glabrous, 1 1/2-2 1/2 in- long: fls. in dense corymbs, white, fragrant, 1-1 1/3 in. across; pedicels 1/2-3/4in. long, glandular: fr. subglobose, dark scarlet, about 1/3in. across. Cent. China.—R. sancta. Rich. (5). Low shrub, with unequal scattered hooked prickles: lfts. 5-7, elliptic to ovate-oblong, crenate, rugose, pubescent beneath: fls. few, large, pink, on setose pedicels. Abyssinia. W.R. 113.— R. saturata, Baker (8). Shrub, to 8 ft., unarmed or with few small prickles: lfts. usually 7, ovate to ovate- lanceolate, acute or short-acuminate, sharply serrate, pale or somewhat glaucescent beneath, pubescent on the veins or sometimes nearly glabrous, 1-2 1/2 in. long: fls. solitary, dark red, about 2 in. across; anthers purple: pedicels glabrous, 2/4-1 in. long: fr. globose- ovoid, 3/4in. long, coral-red; calyx persistent. Cent, China.—R. Scharnkeana, Graebn. (R. californica XR. nitida). Shrub, to 3 ft., with slender,often procumbent and ascending sts.; prickles slender, in pairs, below often mixed with bristles: lfts. 7-9, elliptic-oblong to oblong, cuneate: fls. 1-5, rose-purple. Garden origin. Gt. 51:1504, 2.—R. sepium, Thuill.=R. agrestis.—-R. Seraphinii, Viv. (6). Shrub, 1-3 ft., with copious, unequal, partly hooked prickles: lfts. 5-7, orbicular-ovate, doubly serrate, glandular beneath. 1/4-1/2in. long: fls. solitary, very short-stalked, 1 in. across, pink: fr. globose- ovoid, with reflexed, finally deciduous sepals. Medit. region. W.R. 153.—R. Seraphinii, Guss.=R. sicula.—R. sertata, Rolfe (8). Shrub to 5 ft.: branches glaucous, with straight slender prickles in pairs: lfts. 7-11, oval-oblong to narrow-oblong, serrate, glabrous, 1/4-3/4in. long: fls. solitary on short branchlets, rose or rose-purple, 2-2 1/2 in. across; sepals caudate, entire. W.China. B.M. 8473. G.C. III. 54:166. W.R. 2:153.—Very handsome graceful rose; has proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum.—R. sicula, Tratt. (R. Seraphinii, Guss., not Viv.) (6). Low, 1/2-2 ft., with equal, slender, nearly straight prickles: lfts. 5-9, broadly elliptic to orbicular, glandular beneath, 1/4-1/2in. long: fls. solitary, rarely to 4, short-stalked, deep red to whitish, 1-1 1/4 in. across: fr. small, globose, with upright sepals. Medit. region. B.M. 7761 and G.W. 8, p. 17 (as R. Sera-phinii).—R. Sinowilsonii, Hemsl.=R. longicuspis.—R. sonomensis, Greene (8). Allied to R. californica. Low shrub, to 1 ft., with straight prickles: lfts. broadly ovate, doubly glandular-serrate: fls. small, in dense corymbs. Calif.—R. sorbiflora, Focke=R. micro- carpa.—R. Soulieana, Crepin (2). Upright spreading shrub, to 12 ft., with scattered hooked prickles: lfts. usually 7, oval to ovate-oblong, acute, finely serrate, glabrous, about 1 in. long: fls. corymbose, white, 1 1/2in. across; sepals ovate: fr. ovoid or subglobose, 1/3-1/2in. long, orange-red. W. China. B.M. 8158. W.R. 1:18. G. 77, p. 511.—R. spithamea, Wats. (8). Allied to R. californica. Sta. usually not over 1/2ft. high, sparingly branched: lfts. doubly glandular-serrate: fls. usually solitary. Calif.—R. stylosa, Desv. (R. systyla, Bastard) (6). Shrub with long arching prickly branches: lfts. 5-7, ovate-oblong, pubescent beneath, 3/4-2 in. long: fls. few, white or light pink, 1 1/2-2 in. across; styles connate into an exserted column. W. Eu. Red. Ros. (1:5, 2). W.R. 14,—R. Sweginzawii, Koehne (8). Shrub with large compressed prickles: lfts. usually 9, ovate to ovate-oblong, doubly serrate, pubescent beneath, 1 1/2-2 in. long: fls. 1-3, pink, 1 3/4 in. across: sepals nearly entire; pedicels and receptacles glandular-hispid: fr. oblong, 1 in. long. W. China. M.D. 1910, p. 96.—R. systyla, Bastard=R. stylosa.—R. tomentosa, Smith (6). Allied to R. villosa. Sts. slender, often arching: prickles often slightly curved: lfts. smaller, grayish green: fls. pale rose, on longer pedicels: fr. smaller, with the sepals upright spreading, caducous at maturity. Eu. W.R. 139. Gn. 77, p. 511.—R. trachy- phylla, Rau=R. Jundzillii.—R. Vorbergii, Graebn. (R. foetida X R. spinosissima). Shrub, to 3 ft.: lvs. similar to those of R. foe- tida: fls. white with a delicate flushing of yellow, 2 in. across, early. Garden origin. Gn. 79, p. 323 (as R. Vorbegii).—R. Web- biana, Wall. (8). Erect shrub, with prickly sts.: lfts. 5-9, very small, orbicular or oblong, usually glabrous: fls. mostly solitary, pink, large: fr. ovoid. Himalayas to Afghanistan and Turkestan. W.R.76.—R.Willmottiana, Leveille=R. longicuspis.—R.xanthina. Lindl. (10). Upright shrub, to 10 ft. with brown branches: prickles straight, stout: lfts. 7-11, oval or elliptic, obtuse, dentate, pubescent beneath, or sometimes glabrous, not glandular, 1/3-3/4in. long: fls. solitary, short-stalked, yellow, double, 1 3/4 in. across. N. China, Korea. Var. normalis, Rehd. & Wilson, is the single-fld. wild form. -R. xanthina, Auth.=R- Ecae. | + | (The figure following the name indicates the section to which the species belongs.) R. agrestis Savi (R. sepium, Thuill.) (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Without bristles; pedicels smooth : fls. small, pale pink or whitish. Eu., N. Afr. W.R. 147.— R. Alberti, Regel (8). Allied to R. Will- mottiae. Branches slender, recurving: lfts. 5-9, ovate, pubescent beneath, 1/4-l 1/4 in. long fls. white, 1 1/2 in. across; sepals deciduous; pedicels smooth. Songaria, Turkestan. — R. amoyensis, Hance=R. microcarpa.—R. anemoni- flora. Fort. (1). Half-evergreen climbing shrub: lfts. 3-5, ovate - lanceolate, dark green, glabrous and shining: fls. few, white or slightly pinkish, double, the inner petals narrower and smaller. China. Half-hardy. R.H. 1849:281. W.R. 21.—R. anserinaefolia, Boiss., is a variety of R. Beggeriana, with silky pubescent lfts.—R. Aschersoniana, Graebn. (R. blanda XR. chinenais). Shrub, to 6 ft., with slender brown branches: prickles hooked: lfts. 5-7: fls. very numerous, small, bright light purple; styles usually exserted. Garden origin. Gt. 51:1504, 1.—R. banksiopsis. Baker (8). Branches brown, with subulate prickles, sometimes in pairs: lfts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous, 1 in. or more long: fls. corymbose, red; receptacle glabrous: sepals entire. W. China. W.R. 2:166.—R. Beggeriana, Scrank (8). Dense shrub, to 5 ft. : prickles in pairs: lfts. very small and bluish green: fls. corymbose, white; calyx and apex of fr. falling off, leaving the small, globular fr. with an opening at the top. N. Persia to Altai and Songaria. I.T. 5:122. W.R. 54.—R. bella, Rehd. & Wilson (8). Allied to R. Moyesii. Shrub, to 8 ft. : lfts. 7-9, elliptic or ovate, acutish, glaucescent and glabrous or nearly so beneath, 1/2-3/4in. long: fls. solitary, 1 3/4-2 in.broad, pink: fr. ovoid, scarlet, 3/4in. long. N. W. China. Var. pallens, Rehd. & Wilson. Fls. pale pink.—R. britzensis, Koehne (6). Shrub, to 6 ft.: lfts. 7-11, elliptic, glabrous, 1-1 1/2 in. long: fls. 1-2, palepink changing to white, 3-4 in. across: fr. brown, ovoid. Kurdistan. M.D. 1910, p. 94.—R. caudatas. Baker (8). Allied to R. macrophylla. Much branched: prickles subulate: lfts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous, but hispid on midrib beneath. 1-2 in. long: fls. red, few; pedicels and receptacle bristly: sepals entire: fr. oblong. W. China. W.R. 163.—R. ceraso- carpa, Rolfe=R. Gentiliana.—R. dinophylla, Thory (13). Closely allied to R. bracteata. Branches silky pubescent: prickles straight: lfts. elliptic-lanceolate, tomentose beneath: fls. white. India. B.R. 739. Tender.—R. collina, Jacq. (5). Allied to R. alba, but fls. rose-colored; sepals shorter. Probably hybrid of R. gallica with R. dumetorum.—R. coriifolia. Fries (6). Allied to R. canina. Lfts. pubescent beneath; petioles tomentose: fls. pink, short-pedicelled; bracts large; sepals upright after flowering. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 129. Very variable. Var. Froebelii, Rehd. (R. canina var. Froebelii, Christ).Of vigorous growth: lfts. simply or doubly serrate, bluish green: fls. small, white.—R. corymbulosa, Rolfe (8). Upright or scan- dent, to 6 ft. : lfts. 3-5, ovate-oblong, doubly serrate, puberulous beneath, 2/3-1 1/2 in. long: fls. 3/4-1 in. across, red with white eye, in dense umbel-like corymbs; pedicels and receptacle glandularf-bristly: fr.globose. W.China B.M. 8566.—R. Davidii,Crepin (8). Allied to R. macrophylla. Shrub, to 10 ft.: sts. with scattered straight prickles: lfts. 7-11, elliptic to ovate-oblong, serrate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 1/2 in. long: fls. corymbose, pink, 1 1/2-2 in. across; styles exserted: pedicels like, the oblong receptacle glandular-setose, rarely glabrous: fr. scarlet, oblong-ovoid or ovoid, long-necked, 1/2-3/4in. long. W. China. Var. elongata, Rehd. & Wilson. Lfts. 2-3 in. long: fls. fewer: fr. 3/4-1 in. long. W.China.—R. davurica. Pall. (8). Allied to R. cinnamomea. Prickles straight and slender; stipules narrow: lfts. smaller, doubly serrate: pedicels longer, glandular: fr. ovate. Manchuria, Dahuria, Saghalin.—R. Ecae, Aitch. (R.xanthina. Auth., not Lindl.) (10). Upright shrub. to 4 ft., with brown branches: prickles numerous, stout, straight, wide-based: lfts. 9-11, oval, obtuse, dentate, glabrous, glandular, 1/4-1/3.in long: fls. pale yellow, solitary, short-stalked, 1-1 1/4 in. across: fr. obovoid, 1/3-1/2in. long, with reflexed sepals. Turkestan. Afghanistan. B.M. 7666. W.R. 2:94.—R. elliptica. Tausch (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa: lfts. cuneate- obovate, pubescent beneath: pedicels short, usually not glandular: fls. pinkish or whitish. Eu.—R. elymaitica, Boiss. & Hausskn. (6). Dwarf shrub, to 3 ft., with prickly zigzag branches: lfts. small, usually 5, glaucescent: fls. 1-3, small, pink: fr. globular, small. N. Persia. —R. Fcdtschenkoana, Regel (8). Sts. arching, with prickles and bristles: lfts. 7-9, oblong, glabrous or pubescent beneath, 3/4-1 1/4 in.long: fls. 1-4, white, 1 1/2-2 in. across; pedicels and receptacles hispid. Turkestan. B.M. 7770. W.R. 49.— R. ferox, Bieb. (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Dwarf: lfts. glandular on both sides: pedicels short, not glandular. S. E. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 154.—R. filipes, Rehd. & Wilson (2). Allied to R. Brunonii. Sarmentose shrub, to 15 ft., with few hooked prickles: lfts. usually 5-7, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, nearly glabrous, pale beneath, 1 3/4-3 in. long: fls, white, fragrant, about 1 in. across, in large, loose corymbs; pedicels filiform, 1-1 3/4 in. long, glandular: fr. globose, 1/2-1/2in. across, scarlet; sepals deciduous. W. China.—R. floribunda. Baker— R. Gentiliana.—R. Freundiana, Graebn. (R. moschata alba hybrida, Hort. R. gallica X R. moschata). Vigorous shrub, to 6 ft.: branches with prickles and bristles: lfts. usually 5: fls. white, 1 1/2-2 in. across. very fragrant; style often exserted. Garden origin. Gt. 57, p. 471. G. 25:311.—A. Froebelii, Hort.=R. coriifolia var. Froebelii.— ft. Gentiliana, Leveille (R. floribunda, Baker. R. cerasocarpa, Rolfe) (2). Allied to R. Brunonii. Sarmentose shrub, to 12 ft., with scattered hooked prickles: lfts. 5, elliptic, abruptly acuminute, serrate, glabrous, glaucescent beneath, 1 1/2-2 in. long: fls. corymbose, white, fragrant, 1-1 1/2 in. across; pedicels and receptacles glandular: fr. dark red, globose, 1/3in. across, with deciduous sepals. Cent. China.—R. Giraldii, Crepin (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 6 ft., with straight slender prickles: lfts. usually 7, suborbicular to obovate or elliptic, acute or obtuse, serrate, pubescent, 1/4-3/4in- long: fls. solitary or few, pink, 1 in. across: fr. scarlet, ovoid. 1/3- 1/2in. long. Cent. China. Var. venulosa, Rehd. & Wilson. Lfts. reticulate beneath, glabrous above.—R. Giraldii, Cat. Hesse, is described as having rosy pink fls. with white eye and oblong scarlet frs. It is possibly a synonym of one of the species related to R. macrophylla.—R. glauca, Vill. (6). Allied to R. canina. Lfts. broadly ovate, bluish green: fls. pink; sepals upright after flowering. Eu.—R. glomerata, Rehd. & Wilson (2). Sarmentose shrub, to 20 ft., with few scattered hooked prickles: lfts. usually 5-7, oblong or oblong-ovate, short-acuminate, serrulate, rugose above, reticulate beneath and pubescent on the veins. 1 1/2-4 in. long: fls. white, fragrant, 1 in. across, in dense corymbs: fr. subglobose, orange-red, about 1/3in. across; sepals deciduous. W. China.—R. glutinosa, Sibth. & Smith (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. Dwarf, densely prickly: lfts. densely glandular on both sides: fls. small, pink. S. E. u., W. Asia. W.R. 150.—R. gratissima, Greene (8). Allied to R. californica. Lfts. glabrous, bright green and glandular, fragrant, thin. Calif.—R hawrana, Kmet. (6). Allied to R. pomifera: flowering shoots usually unarmed: lfts. 5-7, elliptic, pubescent beneath glabrous above: fls. pink, about 2 in. across: fr. globose, densely bristly. Hungary. W.R, 140.—R. Heckeliana, Tratt. (R. Hackeliana, Nym.) (6). Allied to R, rubiginosa. Dwarf: lfts. tomentose on both sides: fls. usually solitary.small.pink. S. Eu.— R. indica, Linn.=R. microcarpa,—R. inodora, Fries (R. agrestis var. inodora, Keller) (6). Allied to R, rubiginosa: lfts. 5-7, obovate, not glandular above: fls. white or pinkish, 1-1 1/2 in. across: fr. ovoid, bright red. Eu. W.R. 151.—R. involucrata, Roxbg.=R clino- phylla.—R. involuta, Smith (6). Probably hybrid of R. spinosissima and R. tomentosa. Lfts. doubly glandular-serrate, tomentose beneath: fls. whitish. W.R. 96.—R. Jackii. Rehd. (R. Kelleri, Baker, not Dalla Torre & Sarnth.) (2), Allied to R. moschata: low procumbent shrub, with ascending branches: lfts. 7-9, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, glabrous, 1 1/3-2 1/3 in. long: fls. in corymbs, white, 1 1/2in. across; sepals ovate, abruptly caudate: fr. ovoid, red, 1/5in. long. Korea. Hardy.—R. Jundzillii, Bess. (6). Allied to R. canina but resembling also R. gallica. Upright shrub, with straight spines: lfts almost glabrous, doubly glandular-serrate, rather large: fls. large, pink; fr. subglobose. Eu., W. Asia. W.R. 149.—R. Kelleri. Baker=R. Jackii.—R. laxa, Retz. (8). Upright shrub, with hooked prickles in pairs: lfts. 7-9, small, light green: fls. small, white: fr. oblong-ovate, small. Turkestan to Songaria and Altai, W.R. 53.— R. laxa, LindL=R. lucida.—R. laxa, Hort.=R. coriifolia var. Froebelii.—R. Leschenaultii, Wight & Arn. (R. moschata var. Leschenaultii. Crepin) (2). Similar to R. Brunonii, but fls. larger, in few-fld. corymbs; pedicels and receptacle glandular-hispid. India. W.R. 15.—R. longicuspis, Bertol. (R. Sinowilsonii, Hemsl. R. Willmottiana, Leveille-. R. lucens, Rolfe). Half-evergreen scandent bush, to 20 ft., with hooked prickles: lfts. usually 7, elliptic-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, lustrous, 1-3 in. long: fls. corymbose, white, 1 1/2 in. across; petals silky outside; pedicels about 1 in. long: fr. ovoid, 5/4in. long, scarlet or orange-red. W. China. Himalayas. Tender.—R. lucens, Rolfe =R. longicuspis.—R. Luciae, Franch. & Rochebr. (2). Allied to R. Wichuramna. Habit more upright: lfts. usually 7, narrower and thinner: fls. smaller. Japan.—R. Lyelli, Lindl. Probably hybrid of R. moschata and R. clinophylla. Climbing: lfts. usually 7, oblong, shining: fls. corymbose, large, white, single or double. Intro. from Nepal.—R. Macounii, Greene (8). Allied to R. Woodsii: low shrub, with rather stout, deflexed prickles: lfts. 9-11, obovate to obovate-oblong, sharply serrate, except at the cuneate base, pubescent beneath, 1/2-2/4in. long: stipules glandless: fls. small, pale pink: fr. depressed- globose. Assiniboia to Wyo.—R. macrantha, Desportes (R. canina X R. gallica). Shrub with uniform hooked prickles: lfts. 5-7, charta- ceous, ovate to ovate-oblong, pubescent beneath, 1-1 1/2 in. long: fls. few, 3 in. across, light pink. Spontaneous in S. France. W.R. 134.—R. Marcyana, Boullu (R. gallica XR. tomentosa). Low, to 2, rarely to 4 ft., prickly and bristly: lfts. 5-7, broadly oval, pubescent on both sides, 1-2 in. long: fls. long-stalked, pink to light purple, 2 1/2-3 in. across. Spontaneous in .S. France. W.R. 112.— R. Mariae-Graebnerae, Aschers. (R. Carolina XR. virginiana). Shrub, to 5 ft., with slightly recurved prickles: lfts. 7-9, elliptic: fls. few, pink: fr. subglobose: blooms almost all summer and very handsome in fall with orange and red foliage, red frs. and pink fls. Garden origin. Gt. 51:1504, 4.—R. micrantha, Smith (6). Allied to R. rubiginosa. With hooked prickles, without bristles: lfts. slightly pubescent beneath: fls. pale pink, small; styles slightly exserted, glabrous. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia.—R. microcarpa, Lindl. (R. indica, ,Linn., partly, not Lindl. R. sorbiflora, Focke) (4). Branches slender, with scattered, hooked prickles: lfts. 3-7, elliptic to ovate- lanceolate, glabrous, 1 1/2-2 1/2 in. long; stipules almost free: fls. corymbose, small, white: fr. small, globose; sepals deciduous. China. G.C. III. 37:227.—R. microcarpa, Hort.=R. multiflora.—R. mon- tana, Chaix (6). Allied to R. canina. Of vigorous growth, with strong spines: lfts. broader, tinged reddish: fls. pink: pedicels and receptacle glandular-hispid. S. Eu., N. Afr.—R. multibracteata, Hemsl. & Wilson (R. reducta, Baker) (8). Shrub, to 6 ft., with straight paired prickles: lfts. 7-9, broadly oval, glabrous, 1/4-1/2in. long: fls. pink, 1 1/4 in. across, corymbose with numerous crowded bracts, sometimes few or solitary; styles exserted: fr. ovoid, 1/3-1/2in. long, orange-red; sepals persistent. W. China. W.R. 158 (form with few-fld. infl.).—R. Murielae, Rehd. & Wilson (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 8 ft. with bristles and slender prickles: lfts. 9-15, elliptic to elliptic oblong, rarely oval, acutish, serrate, glabrous, except the pubescent midrib beneath, 1/2-3/4in. long: fls. white, about 1 in. across, in 3-7-fld. corymbs; pedicels slender, 3/4-1 1/2in. long: fr. ellipsoid, orange-red, 1/2-3/4in. long. W. China.—R. orbicularis. Baker (8). Sts. slender, with subulate prickles in pairs: lfts. 5-7, orbicular, simply serrate, glabrous, 1/2in. long: fls. 1-3, 1 1/2 in. across, white. S. W. China.—R. orientalis, Dup. (6). Allied to R, rubiginosa. Dwarf: prickles slender, subulate: lfts. 5-7, simply serrate, pubescent on both sides: fls. pink, solitary, short-pedicelled. W. Asia.— R. persetosa, Rolfe (R, macrophylla var. gracilis and var. acicu- laris, Vilm.) (8). Upright shrub, with densely bristly sts.: lfts. 5-9, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, serrate, puberulous beneath, 3/4-2 in. long: fls. deep pink, 1 in. across, in large panicles; sepals entire; pedicels and receptacle glabrous. W.China. J.H.S. 27:487. 488.— R, phaenicia, Boiss. (2). Allied to R. moschata. Lfts. usually 5, obtuse or acute: corymbs usually many-fld., pyramidal: styles glabrous. Asia Minor.—R. Prattii, Hemsl. (8). Slender-branched shrub, to 8 ft., with slender prickles and numerous bristles: lfts. 7-15, elliptic, obtusish, serrate, pubescent on the veins beneath, 1/4-1/2 in. long: fls. 1-3, pink, 3/4in. across: fr. subglobose to ovoid, scarlet, 1/4-1/3in. long; calyx persistent. W. China.—R. reducta, Baker= R. multibracteata.—R. Rubus, Leveille & Vaniot (2). Scandent bush, to 20 ft., with small hooked prickles: lfts. usually 5, ovate- elliptic to obovate, abruptly acuminate, sharply or coarsely serrate, pubescent beneath, rarely nearly glabrous, 1 1/2-2 1/2 in- long: fls. in dense corymbs, white, fragrant, 1-1 1/3 in. across; pedicels 1/2-3/4in. long, glandular: fr. subglobose, dark scarlet, about 1/3in. across. Cent. China.—R. sancta. Rich. (5). Low shrub, with unequal scattered hooked prickles: lfts. 5-7, elliptic to ovate-oblong, crenate, rugose, pubescent beneath: fls. few, large, pink, on setose pedicels. Abyssinia. W.R. 113.— R. saturata, Baker (8). Shrub, to 8 ft., unarmed or with few small prickles: lfts. usually 7, ovate to ovate- lanceolate, acute or short-acuminate, sharply serrate, pale or somewhat glaucescent beneath, pubescent on the veins or sometimes nearly glabrous, 1-2 1/2 in. long: fls. solitary, dark red, about 2 in. across; anthers purple: pedicels glabrous, 2/4-1 in. long: fr. globose- ovoid, 3/4in. long, coral-red; calyx persistent. Cent, China.—R. Scharnkeana, Graebn. (R. californica XR. nitida). Shrub, to 3 ft., with slender,often procumbent and ascending sts.; prickles slender, in pairs, below often mixed with bristles: lfts. 7-9, elliptic-oblong to oblong, cuneate: fls. 1-5, rose-purple. Garden origin. Gt. 51:1504, 2.—R. sepium, Thuill.=R. agrestis.—-R. Seraphinii, Viv. (6). Shrub, 1-3 ft., with copious, unequal, partly hooked prickles: lfts. 5-7, orbicular-ovate, doubly serrate, glandular beneath. 1/4-1/2in. long: fls. solitary, very short-stalked, 1 in. across, pink: fr. globose- ovoid, with reflexed, finally deciduous sepals. Medit. region. W.R. 153.—R. Seraphinii, Guss.=R. sicula.—R. sertata, Rolfe (8). Shrub to 5 ft.: branches glaucous, with straight slender prickles in pairs: lfts. 7-11, oval-oblong to narrow-oblong, serrate, glabrous, 1/4-3/4in. long: fls. solitary on short branchlets, rose or rose-purple, 2-2 1/2 in. across; sepals caudate, entire. W.China. B.M. 8473. G.C. III. 54:166. W.R. 2:153.—Very handsome graceful rose; has proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum.—R. sicula, Tratt. (R. Seraphinii, Guss., not Viv.) (6). Low, 1/2-2 ft., with equal, slender, nearly straight prickles: lfts. 5-9, broadly elliptic to orbicular, glandular beneath, 1/4-1/2in. long: fls. solitary, rarely to 4, short-stalked, deep red to whitish, 1-1 1/4 in. across: fr. small, globose, with upright sepals. Medit. region. B.M. 7761 and G.W. 8, p. 17 (as R. Sera-phinii).—R. Sinowilsonii, Hemsl.=R. longicuspis.—R. sonomensis, Greene (8). Allied to R. californica. Low shrub, to 1 ft., with straight prickles: lfts. broadly ovate, doubly glandular-serrate: fls. small, in dense corymbs. Calif.—R. sorbiflora, Focke=R. micro- carpa.—R. Soulieana, Crepin (2). Upright spreading shrub, to 12 ft., with scattered hooked prickles: lfts. usually 7, oval to ovate-oblong, acute, finely serrate, glabrous, about 1 in. long: fls. corymbose, white, 1 1/2in. across; sepals ovate: fr. ovoid or subglobose, 1/3-1/2in. long, orange-red. W. China. B.M. 8158. W.R. 1:18. G. 77, p. 511.—R. spithamea, Wats. (8). Allied to R. californica. Sta. usually not over 1/2ft. high, sparingly branched: lfts. doubly glandular-serrate: fls. usually solitary. Calif.—R. stylosa, Desv. (R. systyla, Bastard) (6). Shrub with long arching prickly branches: lfts. 5-7, ovate-oblong, pubescent beneath, 3/4-2 in. long: fls. few, white or light pink, 1 1/2-2 in. across; styles connate into an exserted column. W. Eu. Red. Ros. (1:5, 2). W.R. 14,—R. Sweginzawii, Koehne (8). Shrub with large compressed prickles: lfts. usually 9, ovate to ovate-oblong, doubly serrate, pubescent beneath, 1 1/2-2 in. long: fls. 1-3, pink, 1 3/4 in. across: sepals nearly entire; pedicels and receptacles glandular-hispid: fr. oblong, 1 in. long. W. China. M.D. 1910, p. 96.—R. systyla, Bastard=R. stylosa.—R. tomentosa, Smith (6). Allied to R. villosa. Sts. slender, often arching: prickles often slightly curved: lfts. smaller, grayish green: fls. pale rose, on longer pedicels: fr. smaller, with the sepals upright spreading, caducous at maturity. Eu. W.R. 139. Gn. 77, p. 511.—R. trachy- phylla, Rau=R. Jundzillii.—R. Vorbergii, Graebn. (R. foetida X R. spinosissima). Shrub, to 3 ft.: lvs. similar to those of R. foe- tida: fls. white with a delicate flushing of yellow, 2 in. across, early. Garden origin. Gn. 79, p. 323 (as R. Vorbegii).—R. Web- biana, Wall. (8). Erect shrub, with prickly sts.: lfts. 5-9, very small, orbicular or oblong, usually glabrous: fls. mostly solitary, pink, large: fr. ovoid. Himalayas to Afghanistan and Turkestan. W.R.76.—R.Willmottiana, Leveille=R. longicuspis.—R.xanthina. Lindl. (10). Upright shrub, to 10 ft. with brown branches: prickles straight, stout: lfts. 7-11, oval or elliptic, obtuse, dentate, pubescent beneath, or sometimes glabrous, not glandular, 1/3-3/4in. long: fls. solitary, short-stalked, yellow, double, 1 3/4 in. across. N. China, Korea. Var. normalis, Rehd. & Wilson, is the single-fld. wild form. -R. xanthina, Auth.=R- Ecae. |