200 ROSACES. 



** Shoots without bristles ; prickles straight, or slightly 

 curved. 



2. R. tomentosa (Downy-leaved Eose). Leaflets 

 doubly serrated, downy, and glandular ; calyx pin- 

 nate. Hedges and thickets ; not very common. Dis- 

 tinguished by its stout and long shoots ; downy, almost 

 hoary, leaves ; large, deep red flowers, and very long 

 seed-vessels, which are usually crowned with the copi- 

 ously pinnate calyx leaves. Fl. June, July. Shrub. 



** Prickles, some hooked, some straight, mixed with 

 bristles. 



3. R. rubiginosa (Sweet Brier). Leaflet doubly ser- 

 rated, hairy, glandular beneath, mostly rounded at the 

 base ; calyx pinnate, remaining attached to the ripe 

 fruit ; fruit pear-shaped when young. Bushy places, 

 especially on chalk. The Eglantine of the poets, but 

 not of Milton ; the " twisted Eglantine" of that author 

 being the Woodbine or Honeysuckle. A favourite gar- 

 den plant, deservedly cultivated for the sake of its de- 

 liciously fragrant foliage. Fl. June, July. Shrub. 



**** Bristles none ; prickles hooked. 



4. R. canina (Dog Eose). Leaves smooth, or slightly 

 hairy ; calyx pinnate, not remaining attached to the 

 fruit; styles distinct. Hedges and bushy places; abun- 

 dant. This is the Common Hedge Eose, a flower 

 belonging exclusively to summer, and welcomed at its 

 first appearance scarcely less warmly than the early 

 Primrose in spring. The colour of the flower varies 

 from white to a deep blush, and the leaves also differ 

 considerably ; but the above characters will be found 

 to include all the principal varieties. Fl. June, July. 

 Shrub. 



