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. 



