2. R. cinnamomea.-Shoots bristly; prickles few, slender, and awl-shaped; leaflets lanceolate, somewhat oblong, serrated, downy, and glandular beneath. Plant perennial. This Rose has been found in a wood in Yorkshire, but is a very doubtful native.

** Prickles slightly curved; bracts small, or none.

3. R. spinosíssima. - Prickles very numerous and crowded, mostly straight, of various sizes, and intermixed with bristles; leaflets serrated, their disk without glands; calyx simple; fruit nearly globular, erect. This, though not one of the prettiest, ranks certainly among the most fragrant of our wild Roses, but it is by no means generally diffused. It is a thick bush, from two to four feet in height; its dark purplish brown stems and branches being so prickly, that it is a difficult matter to gather a bough of its delicate white roses. These are small and numerous, often cream coloured, rarely snowy white, and no less rarely having a blush of faint red on their petals. The small roundish buds, tinged with a streak or two of deep red, are exceedingly pretty. The plant often grows on open sandy heaths, lending its roses to grace the nosegay of wild thyme and other heath flowers; and on the chalky banks of Kent it thrives so well as to form a good thick hedge-row, while it is almost the only British rose which may be found on the sandy sea-shore, where it often flourishes, though it becomes more dwarfed and spreading in its mode of growth. Gerarde calls it Pimpernel rose, not because it in any way resembles the flower which we now call Pimpernel, but because its leaves are much like those of

the Burnet, which, as has been mentioned, was called Pimpernel by the older writers. The black fruit, the Cat-hip of country people, when fully ripe, is very juicy, and the expressed juice, diluted with water, dyes silk of a peach colour, or, with the addition of alum, renders it of a rich violet hue, but it has little effect on muslin or linen. The leaves have often spots of a bright yellow hue upon them, which are caused by the fungus, called Golden Uredo, (Urédo aurea). Scarcely any species of Rose affords a greater number of varieties than this to the cultivator of flowers. More than two hundred kinds are trained by our gardeners under the name of Scotch Roses.

4. R. rubélla (Red-fruited dwarf Rose).-Stem and branches thickly crowded with bristles; prickles few, straight, and slender; leaflets simply serrated, naked, their disk without glands; fruit oblong, or cup-shaped, and pendulous. Plant perennial. This is a rare species, and a doubtful native. It is found in a few places on the sandy shores of Northumberland, and on the borders of the Dee at Abergeldy. It flowers in June, and its fruit is of a brilliant red colour.

5. R. Hibérnica (Irish Rose).-Shoots and branches bearing scattered prickles, intermixed with a few bristles; leaves simply serrated, hairy beneath, their disk without glands; calyx leaf-like and pinnate; flowers mostly solitary, or two or three together. Plant perennial. The localities of this rare rose are various places in the counties of Derry and Down in Ireland. Its fruit is crimson. It flowers in May, and continues for some months in blossom.

6. R. Wilsoni (Wilson's Rose).-Prickles crowded

and straight, intermixed with glandular hairs; leaflets serrate, and hairy on both surfaces, their disk without glands; fruit egg-shaped, somewhat cup-shaped. This scarlet-fruited species is found on the banks of the Menai near Bangor, and its small white flowers expand in June and July.

7. R. involúta (Prickly unexpanded Rose).—Prickles crowded, straight, and intermixed with glandular bristles; leaflets doubly serrated, hairy, glandular beneath. Plant perennial. This dwarf rose is found in the Hebrides and Western Highlands, flowering in June.

8. R. Sabíni (Sabine's Rose).-Shoots and branches bristly; prickles scattered, straight, or nearly so; leaflets twice serrated and hairy, glandular beneath; sepals somewhat pinnate; fruit globose, dark red, and bristly. Plant perennial. Two varieties of this rose occur, which have been by earlier writers described as distinct species. In one, the prickles are more numerous, the leaves very hairy, and the sepals almost simple; in the other, the larger prickles are hooked, and the sepals simple. This rose is found in woods, and is almost entirely confined to the north of this kingdom. It is very similar to the last species.

*** Leaves glandulose. Prickles nearly uniform;

bristles few or none.

9. R. villósa.-Prickles nearly straight; leaflets doubly serrated, downy, glandular; calyx segments slightly pinnate. Plant perennial. This rose, which is found in the northern counties of England, has its sepals remaining after the fruit is ripened, and closing down upon it. It flowers during June and July, and has reddish

blossoms. The plant is remarkable for its downy nature, and is sometimes called the Apple-bearing Rose, from its nearly globose fruit.

10. R. tomentosa (Downy-leaved Rose).-Prickles mostly uniform, straight, or curved; leaflets twice serrated, downy, glandular; calyx segments pinnate. Plant perennial. This species, which is not uncommon in hedges and thickets, has its large red roses in June and July. It is remarkable for its stout and long shoots and the downiness of its leaves, which are almost hoary. It is by many botanists considered to be a variety of the foregoing.

11. R. inodora (Slightly-scented Briar).- Prickles uniform and curved; leaflets doubly serrated, hairy, glandular beneath; sepals pinnate, rarely remaining attached to the fruit, which is oval, or nearly globular. The odour of the shrub is much like that of the Sweet Briar, but fainter. A variety occurs in which the calyx is much larger, and remains on the ripened hip; and in another form of the plant, the leaves are hairy on both sides. The flowers of this Briar are pink, expanding during June and July in woods and hedges, chiefly in the southern counties of England.

12. R. micrántha (Small-flowered Sweet-Briar). Prickles uniform, curved; leaflets twice serrated, hairy, glandular beneath; calyx segments long and pinnated, not remaining on the small egg-shaped fruit. Plant perennial. This plant is found on open bushy heaths, and in hedges and copses chiefly at the south of England, as well as in the south of Ireland. Though a local plant, it is abundant in some parts of Sussex and Surrey, bearing its small pink flowers in June and July.