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generally found as an arborescent shrub, but sometimes as 

 a bush. 



The purging buckthorn (R. cathartica L.) grows only in 

 the south-west part of the country in the neighbourhood 

 of 60 . 



The sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamoides L.) grows upon 

 the west coast to beyond 67 . 



The mezereon (Daphne mezereum L.) grows also as a small 

 shrub to beyond 67. 



The crab apple (Pyrus malis L.) is found growing wild in 

 the vicinage of 62 as a small tree, at times as a shrub. 



The hawthorn grows as a shrub in the Alland Islands. 



The mountain ash (P. aucuparia E.B.) grows throughout 

 the whole country. 



The bastard service tree (P. pinnalifida E.B.) [?] Sorbus 

 hybrida L.) in found in the south-western parts of the 

 country, especially in the Alland Islands ; while another 

 species (Sorbus scandica Fr.) is found, but only rarely in the 

 south-west about 6(K 



The dwarf cotoneaster (C. Vulgaris Lindl.) is found here 

 and there in the south-west, south, and east, to below 

 62. Further to the north it is only met with in the 

 vicinity of the Polar Circle on the frontier of Russia. 



The bird cherry (Prunus Padus L.) is found throughout 

 the country. The sloe (P. spinosa L.) is found in the 

 Alland Islands, but it is rare. The cherry (P. cerasus L.) 

 is ordinarily cultivated, but it is found, though rarely, 

 growing wild in the extreme south. 



Of berries there is the gooseberry (Ribes grossularia L.) 

 cultivated, but sometimes, though rarely, growing wild in 

 the south ; the red currant (R. rubrum) growing through- 

 out the country j the black currant (R- nigrum L.) growino- 

 to the vicinage of 67 30'; and the mountain currant 

 (R, alpinum) growing to beyond 64o. 



Of roses there are found in Finland the cinnamon rose 

 (Rosa cinnamomea L.) ; the Finnish rose (R. carelica Fr.) ; 

 the dog rose (R. canina L.) ; and the apple-bearing rose 

 (R. villosa L.) 



