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attractive, the leaves are iiiveterately attacked by bugs, and the 

 blossoms are fleeting. Some of the wild roses and the Japanese 

 Rosa rugosa, however, have distinct merit for mass effects. Wild 

 bushes are nearly always attractive when planted in borders and 



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groups. They improve the appearance under cultivation, because 

 they are given a better chance to grow. In wild nature, there is 

 such a fierce struggle for existence that plants usually grow to 

 few or single stems and they are sparse and scraggly in form; 

 but once given all the room they want and a good soil, and they 



