BOSE TRIBE. 



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ROSA SPINOSISSIMA (Burnet-leaved Rose). 



15. EOSA (Rose). 



* 'Shoots thickly set with bristles, mixed with nearly 

 straight prickles. 



1. R. spinosissima (Burnet-leaved Rose). Leaflets 

 small, simply serrated, smooth ; calyx simple ; fruit 

 nearly round. Waste places, especially near the sea. 

 A thick, very prickly bush, 2 4 feet high, with small, 

 elegant foliage, and large cream-coloured flowers, which 

 are deliciously fragrant ; fruit dark purple or black. 

 The origin of the garden varieties of Scotch Rose. 

 May, June. Shrub. 



