ROSA 



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R. NITIDA. Willdenow. 



A low bush, rarely more than 2 ft. high, with erect, often reddish stems, 

 densely furnished with prickly bristles. Leaves 2 to 3 ins. long, very shining 

 green, becoming purplish red in autumn ; stipules with glandular-toothed 

 margins; leaflets five to nine, narrow oblong, tapering at both ends; from \ in. 

 to ij; ins. long, one-quarter to one-third as wide ; finely and sharply toothed, 

 smooth all over, and of firm texture. Flowers bright rosy red, 2 to 2^ ins. 

 across, usually solitary, occasionally two to three together ; flower-stalks and 

 sepals bristly or glandular, the latter entire, lanceolate, and reflexed. Fruit 

 globose, ^ in. wide, scarlet, bristly, with the sepals fallen away. 



Native of Eastern N. America ; introduced- in 1807. A charming little 

 rose, very distinct among dwarf kinds by its shining, narrow leaflets, its very 

 prickly stems, and highly coloured flowers. The leaves often turn bright red 

 in autumn. 



R. NOISETTIANA, Redoute. NOISETTE ROSE. 



A vigorous bush, with arching branches, forming a rounded mass 8 or 

 10 ft. through and nearly as much high, the stems armed with scattered, 



ROSA NOISETTIANA. 



hooked prickles. Leaflets three to seven, oblong, with a short, fine point, 

 I Ho 3 ins. long, more than half as wide, smooth, finely toothed. Flowers 



