Description of Native Shrubs 



112. Heather. (Calluna vulgaris.) 



LEAF : } or less, simple, opposite, entire (with 2 sharp pro- 

 jections at base), minute, crowded, evergreen. FLOWER: m., 

 rose-colored or white (corolla bell-shaped, 4-lobed, much shorter 

 than calyx, 8 stamens), in short spike-like racemes chiefly one- 

 sided ; July, August. Locally in Maine and Massachusetts. 

 (PI. VI.) 



113. Swamp Rose. Carolina Rose. (Rosa Carolina.) 

 LEAF : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 5-9, serrate, elliptical, apex 

 often sharp, dull green above, lighter below, stipules narrow. 

 FLOWER : p., rose-colored (5 petals, pistils and stamens numer- 

 ous), several-clustered ; June-September ; flower-stems and calyx 

 bristly ; stalks with hooked prickles ; low ground ; 4-7 high. 

 (PI. VII.) 



114. Dwarf Wild-rose. (R. lucida.) 

 LEAF : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 5-9, serrate, elliptical to 



lance-shaped, glossy, stipules broad. FLOWER : as in 113, but i- 



3-clustered ; May-July; prickles fewer than in 113, and nearly 



straight ; dry ground ; i-2 high. (PI. VII.) 



A variety (nitidd) has narrow leaflets, both ends sharp, and 



flowers usually single. 



115. Early Wild-rose. (R. blanda.) 



LEAF : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 5-7, serrate, oval to ob- 

 long, apex bhmt, dull green both sides, large stipules. FLOWER : 

 as in 113, but light rose-color; May, June; flower-stems and 

 calyx-tube smooth, and with bloom; few prickles. Virginia to 

 Pennsylvania, and west ; i-3 high. (PL VII.) 



116. Sweet-brier. (Rosa rubiginosa.) 



LEAF : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 5-7, serrate, j$f long, 

 base rounded, resinous -dotted beneath, fragrant when crushed, 

 stems hairy. FLOWER: p., light rose-color, mostly single, with 

 bristly stems, sepals serrate and hairy ; June-August ; prickles 

 numerous ; often climbing. (PI. VII.) 



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