Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



76. Roses. (Rosa.) 

 Leaf: pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 5-7 (1-2'), serrate. Flow- 

 er : of the rose type, p. petals 5 or many, stamens many ; stems 

 thorny (except in Boursaltii) ; specific details as follows : 



(a) R. canina : leaflets, 5-7, elliptical, not hairy ; prickles 

 stout, sickle-shaped. Flower rosy, sepals feathery ; June ; fruit 

 oblong, dark red ; s'-q". Europe. 



(b) R. centifolia : leaflets, 5, oval, hairy beneath. Flower rose- 

 color, large, full double (calyx-lobes mostly somewhat pinnate), 

 single, on long stems ; June ; stems erect, with stout curved 

 thorns. 



(c) R. rugosa : leaflets, 7, oval, pointed, dark vivid green, 

 thickish, somewhat wrinkled. Flower rose-red, petals 5. Var. 

 with white flowers ; June. (PI. II.) 



(d) R. Boursaltii : leaflets, 7, oval, base tapering, thin. 

 Flower deep pink, petals 5 ; shrub and vine ; thornless. 



77. European Raspberry. (Rubus idaeus.) 

 Leaf : pinnate (7 leaflets) or trifoliate ; leaflets serrate, more 

 or less white-cottony beneath, ovate, pointed. Flower : p. 

 white (petals 5, about or quite as small as sepals, stamens many), 

 in small clusters ; May, June ; thorny. 



78. European Raspberry. (Rubus fruticosa.) 

 Leaf: palmate; leaflets, 5, serrate. Flower: p. reddish 



(details as in last, but petals not as small), in loose, terminal 

 clusters ; June, July ; fruit black ; thorny. 



79. Cut-leaved Raspberry. (Rubus laciniata.) 

 Leaf : palmate ; leaflets, 5, fringe-cut, hairy beneath. 



Flower : p. violet (details as in last), in large, terminal clus- 

 ters ; July, August ; thorny. (PI. IV.) (The illustration should 

 have been palmate.) 



80. Japanese Aralia. (A. pentaphylla.) 



Leaf : palmate, opposite ; leaflets, 5, serrate, elliptical, pointed, 

 pale green. Flower : as in 74 ; thorny. (PI. IV.) 

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