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♦ • Leaflets 3 or 5, white-downy l»enentl» : flower« HiiiiiU : petiils white, erect. 



3. fi.vUDKN Rasi'UKUKY. Stems witli Home hIctkI'T ii lukcil inii-ltlcH as woll as hristloB ; petals 



slK.rt.T Mian tlie calyx ; fruit n-il, ^c, tlie grains minuttly .lowny. Cult. It. IiUviis. 



4. Wild Kkd Ii. Stems very bristly; i)utals us luiis as tiie calyx ; fruit pale rctl, very tfiider. 



Very common N. i^ .■<t)'ii,d.vi.t. 



5. l'..A('K R. (or TillMm.K.nKKUY). IMant «hnicous all over; the lonj; rerurved Htema atid stalks 



beset witli liooked prickles; fruit dark purple. Horders of woods ami liclds. A*, tn'ridintali.t. 



§ J. r.IiACKr.KKItV. Fruit of lai^'t^ ^raius. iciiMining on tlie juicy reci-pta.lf, black or ilark purple 

 wlicn Mpe : prtals wliitc, sprcadiii;; ; Itall.as 3 or 5. 



6. Mich l'.i,.\('KiiKnitv or I'.itAMiti.i;. Stems mostly »'rect, an;.,'ular, benrinR stout curvi-d prickles ; 



yoimj; shoots liairy and ^btudular ; Icatlets ovate or «)bb)ii^', pointed, downy undcnicatli and 

 prickly on the midiii); tloweis laij,'t>, in racemt'S ; friiit bir;;e, sweet. 7^ riilusiin. 



7. J.ow 11. (or Dkwukukv). Stems Ion,', Ir.iilin;,' ; leaves smaller and nearly sMmotii ; IbiWcrs fewer, 



and the large sweet fruit ripe earlier tiniu in the last. Sterile or rocky tjround. 



It C<t>Hi<lnini'i. 



8. Sani> I'. Stems low. but erect, with stout liooked prickles; leaflets wedgeobovate, wiiitisli- 



wooUy beneath ; fruit sweet. Sandy soil. New .leisoy and S. Ji, cKiui/oliii'i. 



9. IU'NNIN(} SWAMl'lJ. Stems slender, creei)in}j, iiooked-prickly ; leaves nearly evergreen, shinini,', 



obovate ; flowers HuntU ; fruit of few grains, reddish until ripe, sour. Wet woods, N. 



Jt. Ii'n)ii(/its. 



Hose. Rosa. 



f'.ilyx with an tirn-shaped ludlow tube (Kij;. 3'')oK ])earing 5 h'afy lobes at the top, ^ petuls imd 

 many stamens, and within enclosing many i)istils attaclied to its walls. The ovaries ripen into bony 

 imd hairy akeiies, and the calyx nn^kes a tleshy or pulpy, red and berry like fruit (hip). Shrubs, with 

 pinnate leaves of 3 to 9 leaflets, (Stiynnis just risinjj to the mouth of the calyx, (jxcejjt in No. i.) 

 * Wild Roses. 1'iit No. i is cultivated, especially in double flowered varieties, and the Sweet-Ilrier, 



which came from Kurope, is also ke])t in gardens, fur its sweet-scented leaves. Flowers in :dl 



bright rose-colour. 



1. ruAiltiK RosK. Stems climbing high, prickly ; lVatlets3 or 5, large ; petals deep rose-colour turning 



jiale ; styles cohering together, and jirojectiiiL; out of the tube of the calyx ; Mowers in corynilts, 

 scentless, in summer. Edges of prairies and thickets; W. and cult. Ji. KcliiitT:i, 



2. SwKKT-lJlUEU R. (or Eci.aNTINE). Stems climbing, and with stout hookrd jiricklcs ; leaflets 5 or 



7, loundisii, downy and bearing russet fragrant glands beneath ; hip jiear-shaped. Itoadsides, 

 gardens, &c. Jt. ritbiijiiio^ 1. 



3. Swamp R. Stems erect, 4" to 7° high, with hooked prickles; leaflets dull, S to 9 ; flowers itt 



corymbs ; liips ratiier bristly, broader than long. R (.'itni/})i(i. 



4. Low Wild R. Stems i" to 3'^ high, with mostly straight prickles ; leaves smooth and commoidy 



shining ; flowers single or 2 to 3 together ; hips as in the last. Common. Jt. Iih'iiia. 



5. Bl-AM) R. Low, pale or glaucous, with few or no prickles ; calyx and globular liij)s very smooth. 



Rocks: flowering early in summer. X. R. llanda. 



* * Cultivated species are very numerous and much mixed. The commonest are: — 

 Ci.NX.VMoN RosK, Jt. cinncimomcd. Damask R., Ji. J)<uii(iscina. 



Scotch or Bu iiNET R., It. spino.ti.ssima. CAiuuciK or HrNintKD-r.EAVEii R., R. ccntifulia. 





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