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Rosacea. 

 Prtinus spinosa (Sloe). — Common ; hedges, edges of woods, etc. April- 

 May. io8. 

 ,, cerastis (Wild Chern-). — Abundant in woods. April-May, 36. 

 ,, insititia (BuUace). — Hedges occasional, an escape, April-May. 



67. 

 ,, /«<//^^ ( Bird Cherry).— Cultivated. May. 70. 

 SpircEa Uhnaria (Meadow Sweet). — Common in damp meadows and 

 ditches. June- August. P., 112. 

 „ filipendida (Drop wort). — Upland pastures and chalk slopes. 

 June-July. P., 65. 

 Agrimonia Eupatoria (Common Agrimony). — Edges of woods, fields, 



etc. Common. June-July. P., 120. 

 Poteriuni Sanguisorba (Salad Burnet). — Common on dry chalk banks, 



etc June-August, P., 74. 

 Alchemilla arve?isis (Parsley Piert). — Common in stubble fields, etc. 



May- August. A., 112. 

 Potentilla fragariastricm (Barren Strawberry). — Common ; dry banks, 

 etc. April-May. P., 106. 

 ,, tormentilla (Tormentil). — Abundant on dry banks and chalky 



soil, July-August. P., 83. 

 ,, reptajis (Cinquefoil). — Very common ; banks etc. June-Novem- 

 ber. P., 99. 

 ,, ajuerhia (Silver Weed, Goose Grass), — Common on dry 



banks, and in sunny situations, June- August, P., 112. 

 ,, ajgentca (Hoary Potentil). — Dry banks, etc. Not very common. 

 June-July, P.. 57. 

 Fraga7-ia vesca (Wild Strawberry),— Dry banks, woods, etc, May-June. 

 P., III. 

 „ ^/^/?z(7r (Hautboy). — Not very common. June-September. P., W]. 

 Rtibus IdcBus (Raspberry).— Occasional ; woods, etc., Maidstone, 

 Boxley, etc. May -June. P., iti. 

 ,, corylifolius (Common Bramble"). — Common. Juh'-August. 91. 

 ,, arsuis (Dewberrj'). — Widel}' spread, but not verj' abundant. 



June-August. 78. 

 ,, saxatilis (Stone Bramble). — Widely spread, but not very abund- 

 ant. June-August. 70. 



This is a very variable genus. While Bentham recog- 

 nises six species for the British Isles, Hanburj' makes over 

 sixt}' species, besides a great number of fairl}' stable 

 hybrids for Kent alone. The same remark applies to the 

 genera " Rosa " and " Pyrus " in a lesser degree. 

 Geion 7irbanum (Avens). — Common throughout district. July- August. 



107. 

 Rosa spinosissima (Burnet, or Scotch Rose). — Abundant on the dry 

 chalk slopes, etc. May. 94. 

 „ to7fie7itosa {Downy ^osq). — In hedges, etc. June-July, iii. 

 ,, riibighiosa (Sweetbriar). — Chalk}^ banks and hill sides. June- 

 July. 63. 

 ,, caiiiyia (Dog Rose). Extremely common. Hedges, etc. June- 

 July, 112. 



