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bright red and when ripe nearly black. It is very hardy and may be propagated by 

 layers or cuttings as directed for the snowball, or it may be grown from seed. 







Fig. 7. — Guelder Rose or Snowball. 



10. "White Japan Rose. Rosa rugosaalba. — The red flowering form of Rosa rugosa 

 has already been referred to when treating of hedges under No. 11. This is the same 



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sasaflafesi. 



Fig. 8. — White Japan Rose. 



species with white flowers. It is a vigorous grower and makes a shapely rounded bush 

 about 4 feet high, as seen in figure 8, which represents a specimen in the Arboretum 



