RED OR REDDISH PURPLE 61 



NORTHEASTERN ROSE 

 Rosa nitida Rose Family 



Fruit. The hip is globular, scarlet, and bears 

 glandular hairs. The calyx lobes fall. Fruit 

 is persistent. 



Leaves. The leaflets are usually narrowly 

 oblong and pointed at either end. They are 

 sharply serrate, bright green, and shining. The 

 stipules are generally broad and somewhat glan- 

 dular. Bright orange and red are the fall colors. 



Flowers. The flowers are in small clusters. 

 June, July. 



A marked sign of this species is its red shoots 

 with their prickles, which are nearly as stout as 

 the slender spines. It is a plant of low stature, 

 about two feet in height. Its range is quite 

 limited from Massachusetts north to New- 

 foundland. 



DOG ROSE. CANKER ROSE 



Rosa canina Rose Family 



Fruit. The reflexed calyx lobes fall from the 

 long ovoid hip, which is usually smooth. The 

 fruit is red when mature. September. 



