ROSE FAMILY. Rosaceae. 



conical receptacle, surrounded by a triple row of very 

 numerous stamens on the margin of the calyx-tube. 



Wild Roses are widely distributed in the northern 

 hemisphere and are too familiar to need much description. 

 There are numerous kinds; some are climbing, all are 

 prickly and thorny, with handsome, often fragrant, 

 flowers and compound leaves, with toothed edges. The 

 numerous yellow stamens are on the thick margin of a 

 silky disk, which nearly closes the mouth of the calyx. 

 The numerous pistils develop into akenes, or small, dry, 

 one-seeded fruits. These look like seeds and we find them 

 inside the calyx-tube, which in ripening enlarges and 

 becomes round or urn-shaped. These swollen calyx- 

 tubes are the "hips," which turn scarlet and add so much 

 to the beauty of the rose-bush when the flowers are gone. 

 Rosa is the ancient Latin name. 



This is a very handsome thrifty bush. 

 Fendler's Rose J . J 



Rosa Fendleri about four feet high, with smooth, 01 

 Pink slightly downy, bright green leaves, and 



Spring, summer thorny stems, with slightly curved thorns. 

 Idaho, Utah, Ariz. The fl owers are more or i ess f rag rant and 



about two inches across, with bright pink petals, which 

 gradually become paler as they fade, and pretty crimson- 

 tipped buds. This has smooth "hips" and is a beautiful 

 and conspicuous kind, growing in valleys and along streams, 

 up to an altitude of nine thousand feet. It is widely 

 distributed and variable, probably including several forms, 

 A large bush, three to six feet high, with 

 erect ' branchin S stems > armed with a few, 

 Rds California stout thorns, which turn back. The 

 Pink leaves are more or less downy, especially 



Spring, summer, O n the under side, with from three to seven 



autumn leaflets, and the flowers usually form a 



Cal., Oreg. , , . . 



cluster of few or many and are each from 



one to nearly two inches across, with pale pink petals. 

 They are lovely flowers, with a delicious fragrance, and are 

 common at low and moderate altitudes in California, 

 usually growing near streams. 



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