122 ROSACEsE. [Rosx. 



VAU. 2, farino'sa, Raw. (sp.), VAR. 3, scabrim'cnln, Sm. (sp.), VAR. 4. 

 ."-/t ".<' tris, Woods (It. .1 umlzHliniia, Baker; R. britannica, Des.), VAK. :">. 

 V<f, Baker; are forms differing in pubescence and amount of glands 

 on the leaves petioles peduncles calyx-tube and sepals, amount of double 

 serration of the leaflets, number of flowers in a cluster, and of prick ii>. 

 their length strength and curvature. 



3. R. rubigino'sa, L. ; bush small, branches erect or arching, prirklcs 

 stout at the base scattered hooked with often glandular hairs and bristles 

 intermixed, leaflets densely glandular aromatic glabrous or thinly hairy, 

 flowers 1-3, sepals subpersistent, fruit globose ovoid or oblong. 

 Bsst distinguished by its suberect habit and copious glandular pubescence, 

 which give.s out the strong sweetbriar odour ; this, however, becomes fainter 

 in the forms that pass into R. caninn&nd R. villosa. Europe, Siberia, W. 

 Asia to N.W. India ; in trod, in N. America. 



Sub-sp. RUBIGINO'SA proper ; very sweet-scented, erect, branches compact, 

 prickles with a few bristles and glandular hairs intermixed, peduncles densely 

 bristly, leaflets at length glabrous above pubescent beneath, sepals . ; 

 glandular pinnate, fruit globose. R. Eijlanteria, Woods. Chalk hills, S. 

 of England, native; probably an escape in the N. of England, Scotland, 

 and Ireland. Stceetbriar. VAR. 1, permit? ta, Deseg. (sp.) ; leaves and styles 

 glabrous, sepals deciduous, fruit ovoid. Box-hill. Approaches mu-nin'/ni. 

 VAK. 2, nylvic'ola, Deseg. and Kipart (sp.); less scented, prickles more 

 slender, leaflets hairy and less glandular beneath, styles hairy, fruit ovoid. 

 N. Yorkshire. 



Sub-sp. MICRAN'THA, Smith (sp.); branches long arched, prickles equal, odour 

 faint, leaflets small more pointed glabrous above, densely glandular below, 

 flower 1'in. diam., sepals deciduous densely glandular with a leafy point 

 and 1-2 leaflets, styles glabrous, fruit urceolate scarlet, disk evident. 

 Midway between rubiyinom and can inn. Throughout England ; Ireland. 

 Cork only. VAR. 1, BriggJU, Baker; large and luxuriant, leaflets larger 

 loss glandular beneath, peduncles and fruit naked, sepals more pinnate 

 eglandular on the back. Plymouth. VAR. 2, kys'trix, Leman (sp.); Miiall, 

 leaflets narrow glabrous, calyx- tube glabrous, peduncle densely aciculate. 

 Box-hill, Oxfordshire, Bristol. 



Sub-sp. SE'PIUM, Tknill. (sp.); laxer in habit than rubif/inosa, prickles with a 

 few bristles and glandular hairs intermixed, leaflets small narrowed to both 

 ends glabrous but densely glandular beneath, peduncle and ovoid fruit 

 naked, sepals subpersistent, disk moderate, style.* pubascent. Surrey. 

 VAK. 1, liilliet'ii, Puget(sp.); differs only by its leaves rather hairy below 

 and rounded at the base. R. Sf.jtfum, Borrer, E.B.S. Warwickshire. 

 VAK. 2, puhtnUm'ta, M. Bieb. (sp.); much taller, flowers 1 in. diam., 

 leaflets larger rounded at the base, sepals more copiously pinnate, fniit 

 ovoid. R. iiuxlora, Fries. England, local. VAR. '>. <//// ///</</,/, Baker ; 

 differs from the last principally by its verv short peduncles aud round 

 fruit. West Yorkshire. 



4. R. cani'na, L. ; bush large, branches long arching, prickles scatterwl 

 uniform stout broad hooked thickened at the base, leaflets eglandular 

 (except rarely on the midrib and veins beneath) glabrous or thinly hairy 

 acute very sharply toothed, peduncle usually naked, flowers 1 or more, 

 sepals usually naked reflexed pinnate, styles free or nearly so hirsute, 

 fruit ovoid urceolate or subglobose, disk conspicuous. Dog Hose. 



