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Dry sandy place?, especially near the sea ; common. — Fl. May, 

 June. Perennial. 



2. R. invohita differs in having its leaves usually doubly serrate 

 and downy, and glandular beneath ; its flowers i — 3 together; and 

 its fruit red. — Chiefly in the north. — Fl. June. Perennial. 



3. R. hibernica (Irish Rose) has stout, curved prickles ; leaflets 

 simply serrate, glabrous above, glaucous and slightly pubescent 

 beneath ; floivers 1 — 12 together; sepals pinnate, smooth ; fruit 

 red. Chiefly in the north ; rare. — Fl. May — August. Perennial. 



r6sa sriNOsissiMA {Bumet-leaved Rose). 



4. R. villbsa (Soft-leaved Rose). — A tall, erect bush with 

 scattered, uniform, nearly straight, slender prickles ; leaflets ovate, 

 doubly serrate, softly downy, especially beneath; flowers 1 — 3 

 together, deep rose colour ; sepals slightly pinnate, persistent, con- 

 nivent in fruit ; fruit globose, glandular, red. — In the north. — Fl. 

 June, July. Perennial. 



5. R. tomenldsa (Downy-leaved Rose).— Stem erect with stout, * 

 arching branches, 6 — 10 feet long, with mostly uniform, slender, 

 straight or slightly curved prickles ; leaflets doubly serrated, downy, 

 especially beneath ; flowers 1 — 3 together, pink or white; sepals 



