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P. arbutifolia (L.) L. f., var. atropiiryurea (Britton) Robinson. 

 (Aronia atropurpiirea Britton). Purple Chokeberry. Swamps; 

 occasional. 



P. Aiicuparia* (L.) Ehrh. (Sorbus Auciiiiaria L.). European Moun- 

 tain Ash. Peacham, (Blanchard) ; frequent about Burlington, 

 (Jones); pastures, Middlebury, (Brainerd). 



P. coiniiiuiiis* L. Pear. A rare escape. 



P. 3Ialus* L. (Malas Mains [L.] Britton). Apple. Thickets and fence 

 rows; common. 



P. iiielaiiocarpa (Michx.) Willd. (Aronia melanocarpa [Michx.] Brit- 

 ton). Black Chokeberry. Moist woods and rocky uplands; com- 

 mon. 



P. sitclieiisis (Roem.) Piper. (Sorbus scopulina Greene). Mt. Mans- 

 field, Willoughby Mt., (Pringle) ; Killington Mt., (Kirk) ; Stratton, 

 (Underwood). 



ROSA. Rose 



R. acicularis, Lindl., var. TSoiir^'eaiiiana Crepin. Prickly Rose. Snake 

 Mountain and Burlington, (Brainerd); Manchester, (Mary A. Day); 

 Birdseye Mt., (Kirk); Arlington, (W. H. Blanchard). 



R. blaiida Ait. Smooth Rose. Roadsides and ledges; frequent. 



R. Carolina L. Swamp Rose. Borders of swamps and streams of the 

 lower altitudes; common. 



R. cinnainoiiioa* L. Cinnamon Rose. Roadsides and about old gar- 

 dens; frequent. 



R. tallica* L. French Rose. Garden escape; rare. 



R. Iiiiinilis Marsh. (R. virginiana Mill.). Pasture Rose. Dry rocky 

 slopes of the lower altitudes; common. 



R. iiitida Willd. Shining Rose. Bradford, (Alice E. Bacon). • 



R. nibigiiiosa* L. Sweetbrier. Old pastures; common. 



R. spinosissiiiia* L. Scotch Rose. Occasionally spreading from gar- 

 dens. 



R. virfjiniana Mill. Large Wild Rose. (R. lucida Ehrh.). North Pow- 

 nal, (Eggleston) ; West Haven, (Ross and Kirk). 



RUBUS. Raspberry. Blackberry. Bramble 



X R. abl>re\iaiis Blanchard. (R. pergratus x setosus). Occasional in 

 uplands of Windham County. 



R. alleglieniensis Porter. (R. nigrobaccus Bailey). High-bush Black- 

 berry. Dry thickets and recent clearings; common. Forma 

 albiiuis (Bailey) Fernald. Pittsfield, (Mrs. Mary E. Eggleston), 



R. areiiieola Blanchard. (?A form derived from R. procumbens x re- 

 curvans) ; Starr Farm, Burlington. 



R. ar^'iitiis Link. (R. Andrewsianus Blanchard; R. floriconuis Blanch- 

 ard). Champlain and Connecticut Valleys; rare. 



R. Braiiierdi Rydb. (R. sativus Gray's Man., ed. 7). Alluvial soil, 

 Weybridge. 



R. canadensis L. Common in the mountains. 



