54 THE BOOK OF ROSES 



garden Roses, including Maiden's Blush, Celestial, and 

 Felicite. Of the field Rose class we have, in addition 

 to our own Rosa Arvensis and Rosa Systyla, the Ever- 

 green Rose, Rosa Sempervirens, Rosa Multi-flora, which 

 bears dense clusters of small flowers, followed by bright 

 red, pear-shaped fruits, Rosa Setigera, and the beautiful 

 Rosa Moschata, or Musk Rose. This is a native of 

 North Africa. It is a sturdy shrub, whose branches 

 are provided with hooked spines, and bears large white 

 flowers with a characteristic fragrance. It is a late summer 

 bloomer, and many of our Noisette Roses are in part 

 derived from it. The garden Roses Madame d'Arbley 

 and Garland are believed to be hybrids obtained by 

 crossing the Musk Rose with Rosa Multiflora. The 

 Barberry-leaved Rose, Rosa Berberifolia, is a somewhat 

 tender species, bearing pretty yellow flowers. A hybrid 

 derived from it, Rosa B. Hardy which bears yellow 

 flowers with a chocolate spot at the base of each petal, is 

 not infrequently cultivated in English gardens. The 

 Apple-fruited rose, Rosa Pomifera, is not unlike our Dog 

 Rose in appearance, but the flowers are often semi-double. 

 The fruit is large and crimson, and the leaves give off a 

 pleasant fragrance, not unlike that of Sweet-briar. The 

 Ayrshire Rose is a lovely native species of which 

 several varieties are now grown, a very strong grower, 

 and one which will tolerate town conditions. Its one 

 drawback is that the flowers are scentless or practically 

 so. Its varieties bear flowers of pink or white. One 

 of the most beautiful of the species Roses is the Austrian 

 Briar, bearing yellow single flowers only during June 

 and July. The plant is distinguished by the tinge of 

 brown and yellow which runs through the whole, the 

 young shoots being almost chocolate coloured, while the 

 sepals have a brownish tinge. The flowers vary in the 

 cultivated varieties between deep reddish copper and 

 pure yellows, while there are two double sorts which 



