FOREIGN SPECIES OF THE GROUP OF ROSA STYLOSA 19 
Crépin, in Journ. Bot. 1896, p. 180, besides calling ee 
to the inaccuracy of Christ’s description of this va ay of w 
study to a new stylosa form. He does not know var. e 
So far as I am aware, only two ‘inndad of this very curious 
rose exist, close together on Ham see Surrey. They were 
burnt to the ground last year, but, I am glad to say, not killed. 
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les more or less combined into a column have been eer 
a in the latter subsection. If so, the distzestecit becom 
better marked than it appears to be at present. 
ForEIGN SPECIES OF THE GrRouP OF R. sTYLOSA. 
Though I have no special reason for supposing that any of the 
fo alles species should be found in Britain, I mention them 
because of their similarity to British —_ and their oe to 
esahobets for members of other grou Il appear to be rare 
on the Continent, possibly because some of their individuals may 
not always have been referred to the Stylose. 
(a) Leaflets aoe — 
(i.) Peduncles smooth :— 
BR. chlor asihi: ‘Sates et Maill. seems to be a form near 
eyitula; but ratio chiefly in its smooth peduncles. 
Tis leaflets also are e broader, and flowers white with a yellow 
claw. It agrees in eee other respects. 
(ii.) Peduncles slightly glandular :-— 
R. st s Déségl. runs ver x R. virginea ie ae 
aot quite glabrous, peduncles sometimes quite anivoth, ‘ad 
dular me ae 
near &. virginea, ee does not discriminate it there- 
from in his description, but separates it in his key by the 
peduncles being sightty pean: ar. 
R. parvula Sauz. et Maill. is very like RB. ae but its 
oo are hairy beneath. They ey may be either large or 
mall. The fruit is eat itis or pyriform. wers rose. 
(d) entlcks more or less biserra 
R. anceps Bout. A weak ailing arr with small prickles 
or none, small elliptical leaflets, often very little aaa 
