EOSE FAMILY 93 



across, toothed. Flowers minute, in globular heads. Sepals 

 and petals none, stamens many. Stamens and pistils in sepa- 

 rate heads on same tree. Fruiting-heads globose, about 1 in. 

 in diameter, consisting of horned capsules. Damp woods. 

 Blooming in spring. Fla. to Conn., Texas, and Mo. 



EOSE FAMILY (Rosaceae) 



Prickly shrubs, trailing or erect. Leaves alternate, of several 

 leaflets. Flowers white, petals 5. 



Cherokee Eose and Macartney Eose (Genus Rosa) 



Our winter-blooming roses are not confined to culti- 

 vated grounds; over wayside fences the beautiful Chero- 

 kee climbs, sometimes sending long stems over adjacent 

 citrus trees, and opening large white flowers in contrast 

 with the golden fruit. 



The Macartney rose, also found on roadsides, resembles 

 the earlier species, and is often incorrectly called Chero- 

 kee rose, but its flowers are of a warmer white, and are 

 slightly smaller, they also open more widely, so that 

 the petals seem to be turned backward, but the most 

 marked difference is in the leaves, which are of five or more 

 leaflets, instead of three. 



Neither of these roses is native; both were introduced 

 from Asia many years ago, and have become naturalized in 

 the South. 



Rosa cherokeensis (R. laevigata). Cherokee rose. Flow- 

 ers white, 2-3 in. across, solitary. Sepals 5, petals 5, stamens 

 many. Stems long, prickly. Leaves evergreen, shining, of 

 3 leaflets. Fruit bony achenes inside a thickened receptacle. 

 Eoadsides. Blooming in winter and spring. Fla. to Ga. and 

 Texas. 



