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■cilpina is the earliest wild rose. B. acicularis, R. cinnamomea, R. 

 dumetorum, R. caiiina, R. Belgradensis, R. rubiginosa, and R. 

 tomentosa are all good species. R. rnbrifolia has purple foliage, 

 which stands well all summer. R. Proviiicialis is the old French 

 rose, which cannot be equalled for fragrance. R. arvensis and its 

 varieties are all desirable. R. cinnamomea, var. Sibirica, comes 

 near R. rugosa. R. corylifoUa is from Turkistan, and has large 

 white flowers and good habit. R. Reggeriana flowers contiuuousl3\ 

 In the Scotch Roses we have man}' fine varieties, of all colors ; they 

 have neat foliage and are of dwarf habit. A few of the varieties 

 are fulgens, penicillata, vemdosa^ pimpinelUfoUa, and vestiflora. 

 R. alba is a fine species with good foliage and flowers. This 

 is the parent of several of our good garden roses. R. 

 pumila, from the Mindeu Alps, is a dwarf species with fine large 

 flowers. R. rugosa and its varieties, such as pink, crimson, and 

 white, are worth a place in any garden. R. Kamtchatica comes 

 near to 7-ugosa, but is even coarser in its habit. The fruits of this 

 and riigosa are very ornamental. R. multijlora Japoyiica is very 

 desirable both in flower and fruit. 



In Pyrus the varieties of arbidifoUa are ver}' ornamental, such 

 as pubens, serotina, grandijiora, melanoca^pa, and erythrocarpa, 

 which are all worthy of cultivation. With the exception of 

 €7-ythrocarpa the fruits are black or brown, and ripen during the 

 latter part of the summer ; erythrocarpa has brilliant red fruit, 

 which does not ripen until late and hangs on the plant well into 

 the winter. P. spectabilis, P. prunifolia, P. baccata, P. Park- 

 matini, P. Ringo, P. Jioribiaida, and P. mains jiore pleno are all 

 show}" plants. P. Japonka has been improved so much that 

 now almost innumerable varieties can be had, including single red, 

 white, carmine, rose, and other shades of color, beside several 

 semi-double varieties. One of the finest dwarf ones of late in- 

 troduction is P. Japonica Maidei, which seldom exceeds two feet 

 in height and is more floriferous than any of the other varieties. 



Cotoneaster vulgaris, C. acutifolia, and C. tomentosa might be 

 termed perfectly hardy. The flowers of the Cotoneaster are not as 

 showy as some others, but the fruits are very ornamental and last 

 almost all the season. 



All the Amelanchiers (shad-bushes) are hardy and are the earli- 

 est of spring flowering shrubs. They vary much in size, from 

 •one to twenty or thirty feet in height. The flowers are white and 



