Wild Roses, continued 



dull green, consisting of about seven leaflets. Flowers white, about 

 2 inches across, produced in numerous clusters in early summer. 

 A very pleasing ground-cover. 



I. blanda. MEADOW ROSE. An erect shrub, 3 to 5 feet tall, 

 with reddish purple, often glaucous branches, armed with 

 slender prickles. Grows naturally from Canada to New 

 York and Wisconsin. Leaves dull or bluish green, 

 with 5 to 7 leaflets. Flowers pink, large and showy. 

 Fruit red, with a bloom. 



I. bracteata. MACARTNEY ROSE. A handsome climb- 

 ing shrub with glossy bright green foliage. Native of 

 China. Stems stout and very thorny, covered with 

 close silky hairs. Flowers very large, pure white, with 

 numerous golden yellow stamens. Not hardy north of , 

 Memphis and Washington. Nearly evergreen in the 

 Southern and Pacific States, where it is freely planted. 



i. Carolina. CAROLINA ROSE. An upright shrub with 

 numerous branches, armed with hooked spines. Grows 

 naturally from Canada to the Gulf. Leaves bright 

 green, usually with seven leaflets. Flowers pink, in 

 flat-topped clusters in summer. Fruit red, profuse and 

 showy. Splendid for massing and for waterside planting. 



R. gallic*. PROVENCE ROSE. A low upright shrub, 

 usually 2 to 3 feet tall, with dark green glandular leaf- 

 lets. Native of Europe. Flowers pink, very large and 

 showy, individual flowers often 2 to 3 inches across. 

 Fruit brick-red, persisting until late fall. One of the 

 grandest single Roses in cultivation. 



R. humilis. Low, OR PASTURE ROSE. An upright 

 shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, with numerous prickly branches. 

 Grows naturally from Maine to Georgia, westward to 

 Wisconsin and Missouri. Flowers pink, in early sum- 

 mer. A capital little plant for massing or ground-cover. 



R. laerigata. CHEROKEE ROSE. A climbing shrub 

 with slender pnckly branches. Native of China and 

 Japan, and naturalized in the Southern States. Leaves 

 dark green and shining. Flowers white, 2 to 3 inches 

 across, fragrant and very showy. Not hardy in the 

 North. 



R. multiflora. JAPANESE CLIMBING ROSE. A vigorous 

 shrub with long, recurved or climbing branches. Na- 

 tive of China and Japan. Leaves bright green and lus- 

 trous, consisting of 7 to 9 leaflets. Flowers white, 

 borne in great profusion in pyramidal clusters, cover- 

 ing almost the entire length of the arching branches. 

 Handsome and showy. 



R. rubiginosa. EGLANTINE, OR SWEET BRIER. An 

 upright shrub with numerous prickly branches. Native 

 of Europe, and naturalized in the Eastern States. 



Leaves bright green, emitting an agreeable aromatic 

 odor when bruised. Flowers bright pink, on hispid 

 glandular pedicels. Fruit orange-red or scarlet. 



R. rubrifolia. RED-LEAVED ROSE. An upright shrub 

 with slender purplish branches, covered with a glau- 

 cous bloom. Native of Europe. Leaves blue -green, 

 deeply tinged with purplish red, consisting of 7 to 9 

 leaflets. Flowers pink, an inch and a half in diameter, 

 borne on hispid pedicels. Fruit scarlet. A remarkable 

 plant. 



R. rugosa. WRINKLED JAPANESE ROSE. An upright 

 shrub with spreading branches, densely beset with 

 spines and prickles. Native of 

 China and Japan. Leaves wrinkled, 

 dark lustrous green above, pale 

 beneath, consisting of 5 to 

 9 leaflets. Flowers purple 

 or white, 3 inches or moro 

 across, very showy. Fruits 

 bright red, very large 

 and effective. A 

 grand Rose. 



R. setigera. PKAI- 

 RIE ROSK. A hand- 

 some shrub, with 

 long and slender, 

 recurved or climbing 

 branches. Grows 

 naturally from Can- 

 ada to Florida, west- 

 ward to Wisconsin 

 and Texas. Flowers 

 deep rose, produced 

 in great profusion in 

 many-flowered 

 corymbs, in early 

 summer. Fruits 

 bright red, long per- 

 sistent. Very orna- 

 mental and desir- 

 able. One of the 

 hardiest Roses. 



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