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The environs of Belfast produce the R. Hiber- 
nica, thought to be a variety of R. canina, grow- 
ing in loamy land. 
Germany, though unproductive in Rose-trees, 
has several highly curious species in R. turbinata, 
and R. arvensis with large flowers, red and dou- 
ble in a cultivated state. 
The Swiss mountains, and the Alpine chain in 
general, are rich in native roses. Besides the 
Field rose, R. arvensis, they have R, Alpina, an 
elegant shrub, with red solitary flowers, furnish- 
ing many varieties in cultivation. Among the 
Alpine roses the R. rubrifolia, of which the red 
tinted stems and leaves, as well as the pretty 
little blossoms of a deep crimson tint, form an 
agreable variety to the verdure of the surround- 
ing foliage. 
In Greece and Italy the R. glutinosa, of which 
the leaflets produce a viscous matter, the flowers 
being small, solitary, and of a pale red. Italy has 
several species, among which are R. Polliniana, 
with fine, large, purple flowers growing in clus- 
ters, and found in the neighborhood of Verona. 


