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IL has the unpleasant habit of throwinu, up suckers several feet 

 from the parent bush, and, as these invariably come up where 

 they are not wanted, it rather spoils its value for planting with 

 more sedate and civilized bushes. However, it is good for wild 

 garden planting, more especially as it will grow in poor, dry soil. 

 It is of interest in being the first American rose to be cultivated 

 in Europe. 



Next comes Rosa rubrifolia which, as may be gathered from 

 the specific name, has reddish leaves. Indeed, were it not for its 

 colored foliage, covered with "bloom" like that on vsome plums, 

 it would not be worth growing, for its flowers do not amount to 

 much. The trailing rose Max Graf growing on the terrace bank 

 north of the pavilion is grafted, or budded, on the roots of this 

 species. With a perversity which almost drives the gardener to 

 distraction, the specimens of R. rubrifolia grooving in their right- 

 ful place do not possess anything like the vigor shown by those 

 on the terrace whose suckers we are continually removing lest 

 they smother their foster children. 



Passing by a number of moss rose varieties, which will receive 

 attention later, we come to Rosa setigera, planted near the first 

 arch. This is the Prairie Rose, sometimes appropriately called 

 the Bramble-leaved Rose, for its leaves, with three leaflets, pro- 

 duced on arching canes, do remind one of those of the blackberry 

 or dewberry. It is a vigorous grower and a glorious sight when 

 its blossoms of clear deep pink are displayed in arching sprays of 

 loveliness. It is the latest of the wild roses to bloom and valu- 

 able on this account also. Although sometimes recommended 

 for training as a climbing or pillar rose, most folks who know it 

 well admit that it displays its beauty to best advantage when 

 grown as a bush, but only when planted so that it has plenty of 

 room to do itself justice. Nearby, trained on a pillar, is one of 

 its children, Baltimore Belle, introduced nearly a hundred years 

 ago by Feast and Sons, Beiltimore, Maryland. Anna Maria and 

 Beauty of the Prairies, both setigera hybrids, were introduced by 

 the same firm about the same time. These descendants of the 

 Prairie roses are not much grown today except in regions having 

 severe climates where their hardiness to cold makes them valu- 

 able. However, Baltimore Belle according to ("aptain Thomas 



