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14. R. tomentclla (Sem.). Branches green. Tender 

 peds. very short, often hidden by the large lanceolate 

 bracts. Firs, very small, white. Prickles strongly 

 hooked ; a common rose, and one easily recognised. 



Div. 4. Peduncles glandular, i.e. with gland- 

 tipped hairs. 



15. R. andevagensis (Bast.) L. large, bright green, 

 3-4 inches long. Peds. aciculate. Firs, large, 



Fig. 62.— Group I. (Eciistatcr) of British Dog-roses. 



tinged with pink. A fine shrub with long arching 

 stems. Frequent. 



16. R. verticillacantha (Merat). L. slightly gland- 

 ciliated, doubly serrated, shining or bright green on 

 upper side, glabrous on both sides, rets, prickly. 

 Stips. gland-ciliated. Peds. aciculate. Styles hairy. 



This is also a fine shrub, with firs, in large terminal 

 clusters, pure white. Not unfrequent. 



17. R. collina (Jacq.). The firs, are small compared, 

 with the last, but in clusters of 12-20; the tips of 

 the shoots and short peds. are pink, closely resem- 

 bling arvensis. L. quite flat, smooth, rounded at the 

 base. Frequent. 



18. R. cassia (Sm.). L. grey-green lanceolate, with 

 strong serratures. Stip. and bracts pubescent. Firs, 

 often in pairs, small and white. Frt. purplish 

 directly after pets, have fallen. Common. 



19. R. concimia (Baker). L. flat, very small. 

 Styles hairy. Pets, pubescent. Frt. small, broadly 

 ovate. Rare. 



20. A', i/iv^/t'/w (Dum.). Seps. rather spreading than 



reflexed in this species ; densely glandular on back of 



seps. 



Group II. — Subcristativ. 



Leaves small, glaucous-green, ovate, often almost 



circular in outline, pilose (covered with soft hairs) 



soft to the feel. Stips. large, glandular. Ped. naked 



or with a few glandular hairs, very short. Frt. 



globose. Seps. erect after flowering. Disk small, 



almost closed by the sepals. 



Fig. 63.— Group II. (Subcristata) of British Dog-roses. 



21. R. Ratteri (Godet). Bracts, stips. and young; 

 stems of a prickly tinge. Bracts often so large as to 

 cover the short peduncle clasping the stem. Prickles 

 small. Firs, in clusters of 4-6, very large, pink. L.. 

 small, glaucous-green. Not uncommon. 



22. R. sitberistata (Baker). Firs, deep red. L. 

 glabrous, but glaucous-green above. Petioles very 

 prickly. Peds. quite naked. Seps. gland-ciliated.. 

 Frt. globose. Frequent. 



23. R. Hailstoni (Baker). St. with numerous small 

 prickles, hooked. L. glabrous on both sides, but 

 brighter green than the last ; a small shrub with but 

 few pink flowers and villose styles. Rare. 



24. R. implcxa (Gren.). A large bushy rose. L. 



