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species are low-growing bushes, with thick branches, 

 closely covered with substantial spines. The flowers 

 are of a deep red colour. The Japanese Rose, Rosa 

 Rugosa, is a near ally of Rosa Kamtsckatka. It is a 

 rambling shrub, and owing to its hardness and ease of 

 culture 1 as become extensively grown in England. Its 

 flowers are of a crimson colour, borne in terminal corymbs, 

 and these are followed by large scarlet fruits in Autumn. 

 There is a beautiful white variety which is equally hardy 

 and vigorous. The Cinnamon Rose, or May Rose, is a 

 European species, which was grown in England at any 

 rate in the sixteenth century. It bears small pale 

 carmine flowers about the end of May. It has a curious 

 and pleasant perfume. 



Allied species are Rosa Lucida, with bright glaucous 

 foliage, and blush-coloured flowers, followed by bright 

 fruit ; the Carolina Rose, which bears clusters of bright 

 pink flowers in the Autumn ; and an old, now almost 

 extinct, variety of the Cinnamon Rose, Rosa du Saint 

 Sacrament, with flowers of a delicate lilac. Then again 

 we have the class of the Burnet-leaved roses. These 

 have numerous leaflets and they all retain their sepals 

 until the hips are matured. The little Scotch Rose, 

 Rosa Spinosissima, belongs to this group. This is a 

 small bush, with white solitary flowers, and is one of 

 the parents of the various double and perpetual varieties 

 of Scotch Rose grown in gardens. 



Allied to the Burnet-leaved Roses is Rosa Alplna, a 

 native of the South of Europe, and one of the parents of 

 what are known as the Boursault Roses. Rosa Alpina 

 is a strong grower, with a climbing habit. It has a few 

 purplish spines, and about the end of May it bears 

 purplish crimson flowers which are followed by long, 

 orange-red hips. The White Rose, Rosa Alba, bears 

 wrinkled shiny leaves, and small, white, very fragrant 

 flowers. It is one of the parents of many beautiful old 



