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seeds, but cuttings of ripened wood placed in a border 

 out of doors in September, or of half-ripe wood inserted 

 in pots of sandy soil in a warm greenhouse in July, may 

 be rooted. It is also possible to increase the plants by 

 means of layers. 



Some of the species are very ornamental, and deserve 

 a place amongst general collections of roses, whilst others 

 are well worth growing by reason of the interest attach- 

 ing to them as parents of the various types of garden 

 roses. 



In the following notes, those species referred to in 

 the chapter on British roses are omitted, although 

 most of those are also found wild outside the British 

 Isles. 



Rosa Alberti. — This is a rather dwarf-growing rose 

 from Turkestan. It is distinguished by short leaves 

 which are barely one and a half inches long, and made 

 up of from five to seven tiny leaflets ; by its sharp, 

 straight spines, and by its small white or yellowish flowers 

 which appear singly from short axillary growths. 



Rosa alfiina, the Alpine rose, is a native of Europe 

 and is pretty alike whether in flower or fruit. The leaves 

 on a vigorous plant may be six inches long, and made up 

 of seven or nine oval leaflets. The reddish flowers are 

 about one and a half inches across, and are succeeded 

 by rich coral-red fruits, which are oval or globular in 

 shape and ripen during August. The branches are often 

 destitute of, or armed with but few, spines, and the 

 bark is frequently of a deep red colour. It is interest- 

 ing as being one of the parents of the Boursault rose. 



