K. Eglanteria L. Sweet-Brier. 



Of frequent occurrence througliout, near houses or old cellar-holes, as well as in 

 pastures, thickets, and open woods; often common and tending to spread widely: 

 naturalized from Europe. 



R. nitida W'ilUl. 



Infrequent, hut prohahly throughout at low elevations; swampy woods, bogs, and 

 pond-margins. 



R. virginiana Mill. 



At low elevations in sw?mps and tliockets ; the common wild rose of southeastern and 

 east central New Hampshire, scarce in Coos Countv north to Stewartstown, decreas- 

 ing west to Connecticut River: forma naiirlla (Rydb. ) Fern, is a dwarf variant 

 represented in Xew Hampshire by a specimen from Barrington. 



R. palustris Marsh. 



At low elevations: rare in northern Xew Hamps'.iire, in central and southern X^ew 

 Hampsliire generally distributed and locally ahunrlant in swamps and arounrl ponds. 



R. Carolina L. var. Carolina. 



Frequent at low elevations in central and soutliern X'ew Hampshire, north to 

 Lisbon and Wakefield ; dry or rocky situations. 



Var. villosa (Best) Rehd. 



Frequent throughout range, outlying ^tation in .Shelburne. 



\'ar. grandifiora (Baker) Rehd. 



Several specimens seem to fit tliis variable ta.xon. 



R. spinosissima L. Scotch Rose. 



X'ear old cellar-holes and abandoned houses, an occasional escape : introduced from 

 Europe. 



R. rugosa Thunb. 



Well established and becoming naturalized near coast: collected inland as an escape 

 in Shelburne and Wilmot where tending to persist and spread clonally : naturalized 

 from East Asia. 



R. cinnamomea L. Cinnamon-Rose. 



Infrequent; generally distributed, becoming more connnon northward: persisting 

 and clonally spreading around abandoned houses and roadsides : introduced from 

 Eurasia. 



R. acicularis Lindl. var. Bourgeauiana Crepin. 



Local species in New Hampsliire; stations at Plainfield and Randolph: apparently 

 hybridizes with R. blanda : rocky and sandy shores above high-water line, and dry 

 places. 



R. blanda Ait. 



Common in lower Connecticut Valley, decreasing in abundance north to Columbia, 

 with one outlying station in Belmont; sandy and rocky shores and open banks, chief- 

 ly of a calcareous nature. 



Prunus insititia L. Damson. 



Rare escape, Shelburne : introduced from Europe. 



P. spinosa L. Sloe. 



Escaped to fence-rows in Durham in two separate places : introduced from Europe. 



