62 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. 



double-toothed leaflets, five to seven on a stem, are 

 lined beneath with russet-colored glands, which are ac- 

 countable for the sweet scent. The 

 small, pink flowers are most- 

 ly solitary, and 

 the long, thorny 

 branches are dis- 

 posed to climb. 

 The fruit is pear- 

 shaped; that of 

 Rosa Wanda is 

 nearly globular. 

 The second brier 

 rose is the dog rose (JRosa 

 canina\ which is extremely 

 common along the roadsides of New 

 England ; it is distributed quite 

 generously through some parts of 

 New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, 

 and southern New York, and is 

 even found as far Southwest as 

 Tennessee. This species is very 

 similar to the foregoing, but it 

 lacks the aromatic fragrance. 

 Sometimes the branches are un- 

 armed, but frequently they are 

 quite thorny ; the flowers grow forms of Kosa bianda. 



Kosa bianda. 



Seed vessels in two 



