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other of our roses. It, however, forms a more erect and stifFer bush ; 

 has leaves of a darker green ; the young shoots, prickles, and other parts 

 of the plant are often much tinged with vinous-purple. The peduncles 

 are shorter than hi the other ; the disc is less prominent in fruit, the styles 

 are commonly not so much agglutinated ; sometimes they are quite free. 

 The petals are, as described by Boreau and Lloyd, white, with the claw 

 yellow. Its st3des are nearly or quite glabrous, in which and other 

 respects it differs from collina, Jacq., as received from Deseglise. It 

 begins to flower a little later than the plants belonging to the Canince. 

 The blossoms are plentifully produced, and form a striking feature in our 

 hedge-rows at Midsummer. 



276. R. arvensis, Huds. White-flowered Trailiiuj Rose. 



Native ; on hedge-banks and in thickets. Very common. June 

 to August. Area general. 

 Occurs in hedges close to the town of Plymouth. 



h. hibracteata, Bast. 



Rather common ; in certain spots in profusion. 

 c. I. Hedge near Markwell, St. Erney. Near Polscove, Sheviock. In 

 two spots in a hedge near Burraton village, St. Stephens ; 

 strongly marked. Hedge between Latchbrook and Notter. 

 II. Between Millbrook and St. Johns. 

 D. III. Inchers, between Roborough village and Maristow ; and in a 

 hedge by Roborough Down, near Maristow lodge. 

 IV. In many hedges in the tract of country lying between Plymstock 

 village and Plympton. Longbridge, and near Colebrook. Bick- 

 leigh. Lower Whittleborough. 

 V. Revelstoke. Between Battisborough and Lolesbury. Wembury. 

 Chittleburn. Brixton Torr. Between Chaddlewood and Lee 

 Mill Bridge. Close to the Vicarage House, Cornwood, and 

 between the village and Harford. 

 VI. In plenty in hedges near Holbeton. Kmgston. Near Sequers 



Bridge. Penquit. 

 The shape of the fruit of hihractcata is very different from that of the 

 typical form. 



jR. villosa. R. moUissima^ Fries. Between Millbrook and Crafthole ; 

 Jones, Tour, 16. Error. R. tomentosa grows in the locality, and doubt- 

 less was mistaken for villosa {mollissima). 



MESPILUS, Lindl. 



277. M. germanica, L. Wild Medlar. 



Denizen ; possibly a native in some spots. Very rare. May. 

 0. I. A large and abundantly spinous bush in a hedge-row at St. Stephens : 



