62 ROSACEA. 



not find the rose. There are two very old bushes in the 

 strip of shrubbery which surrounds the " Observatory " 

 at Chfton. 



288. R. tomentosa, Sm. 



Native ; in hedges and on bushy hills, not common. 



G. Trooper's Hill, Crew's Hole. Herb. Dr. H. 0. 



Stephens. Nibley Knoll. 

 S. Stockwood Lane. Herb. Dr. H. 0. Stephens. Wells. 



2Iiss Livett ; who sent specimens of several varying 



forms of this species. 

 Var. scabriuscula, Sm. 

 G-. Crew's Hole. 

 S. Bank of Avon opposite Sea ]\Iills. Walton Hill, 



Clevedon. Wells. Miss Livett. VI. VII. 



289. R. rubiginosa, L. Sweeth-iar. 

 Native ; very rare. 



S. Walton Hill, Clevedon ! Whatley Combe. Dr.H.F. 



Parsons. 

 All Swete's stations for this rose belong to E. micrantha. 



VI. VII. 



290. R. micrantha, Sm. 



Native ; in hedges and thickets, common. 



G. Aust. Black Rock Gully. Kingswood. Stapleton. 



S. Bank of Avon under Leigh Woods. Bourton. Brean 

 Down. Leigh Woods. Very plentiful on the high 

 ground beyond Walton Castle, Clevedon, where nearly 

 all the roses belong to this species. Stockwood. 

 Frequent about Wells. Miss Livett ! 



Var. Bri(j(jsii, Baker. 



Near the coast at St. Thomas' Head, Somerset. This, the 

 naked peduncled variety of B.. micrantha is of the greatest 

 interest. It was first discovered in this country near 

 Plymouth, by Mr. Briggs many years ago ; and up to 



