60 MOSACEJE. 



5. It. tomentosa Smith. 



Hedges, thickets, and by streams — common. Fl. mid. June till mid. 

 July. 



Var. subglohosa occurs, and is sometimes taken for the preceding species. 



6. R. rubigrlnosa Linn. Sweetbriar, Eglantine. 



Hedges, and bushy places by streams — rare. Fl. mid. June till mid. 

 July. 



Stray bushes planted in hedges, or escaped from cultivation, are of fre- 

 quent occurrence, but such are omitted here. We consider the plant to 

 be native in most of the localities which follow. Mr. Templeton thought 

 our plant to be different from the sweetbriar sold in nurseries. 

 Down— Eoadside one mile south of Ballylesson; Templeton, \^^2. Hedges 

 at Portavo, Knockbracken, and on road from Greyabbey to 

 Kirkcubbin; S.A.S. 

 Antrim— Carr's Glen ; Templeton. Chalk rocks above Lame ; Cyb. Sib. 

 Thickets near Oldstone ; Flor. List. Plentiful in hedges from 

 Lisbum to Ballinderry, and hedges from Crumlin waterfoot 

 to Langford Lodge (seems planted here), also in woods at 

 Muckamore, and abundant on quarry spoil-bank at Maghera- 

 morne, and in old limestone quarry at Gleno ; S.A.S. 

 Derry — Side of the river Roe where the Curlybum joins it, roadside be- 

 tween Swatragh and Kilrea, and side of Agivey Eiver near 

 Ballydevitt; D.M. 



7. R. mlcrantba Smith. 



Hedges and thickets— very rare. Fl. June and July {Cyb. Sib.). 

 Antrim — Cushendun ; Hev. S. A. Brenan, spec. 



This extends the range in Ireland of the small flowered sweetbriar over 

 200 miles to the northeast. 



8. R. canlna Linn, Doq Eose. 



Hedges, copses, and waste places — very common. FL mid. Jime till 

 mid. July. 



Several forms of this variable species occur. Vars. pruinosa, corifoUa, 

 and marginata were gathered in Derry by Dr. Moore. These were iden- 

 tified by Mr. Baker, and published in his Monograph. In the absence of 

 similar authoritative determination it is safer to omit the names of other 

 forms reported to occur in the district. 



9i R. arvensls Hudson. 



Hedges, and by river banks — rare. Fl. mid. Jime till mid. July. 

 Down — In ToUymore Park, and near Ballynahinch, also between Tan- 

 dragee and Gilford; Templeton, 1795. Hedge at Islanderry 

 near Dromore, and one plant by wall of Clandeboye demesne ; 

 T.H.C. Annalong; E. G. Eart, 



