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growing on sandy commons and hill-sides. Sometimes 

 however, it scarcely rises six inches above the ground, 

 and its white flowers, which may be up to two inches 

 across, have then a very singular effect, for at a distance 

 they appear to be borne by the grass amongst which the 

 branches lie. This particular form is met with about 

 the shores of Swansea Bay between Swansea and The 

 Mumbles, and is most effective in June. The normal 

 height of the Scotch rose, however, is about two feet, the 

 intensely spiny branches forming a dense mass bearing 

 small leaves made up of seven or nine leaflets. Strong- 

 growing forms attain a height of three feet or more. 

 The round fruits are black when ripe, bristly, and less 

 conspicuous than those of many roses. Under cultiva- 

 tion many varieties have appeared. Some of these have 

 double, others single flowers, whilst the colour varies 

 from white to yellow, and from white to pink and deep 

 red. Some of the best are altaica, a tall-growing kind 

 with white flowers two and a half inches across ; lutea 

 and flore luteo pleno, with single and double yellow 

 flowers respectively ; Harrisoni, double yellow ; fulgens, 

 red ; hispida, pale yellow ; picta, pink and white ; and 

 rubra, red. 



Rosa stylosa. — Some doubt exists as to whether this 

 is a species or a hybrid between Rosa canina and Rosa 

 arvensis. It forms a tall bush with white flowers ar- 

 ranged several together in clusters at the ends of short 

 shoots. There are various forms with pink and white 

 blossoms. 



Rosa tomentosa. — This bears a resemblance to Rosa 



