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from the fruit, and half the length of the pure white obovate 

 petals, which are. deeply lobed at the apex. The ovaries 

 are villose, the long, slender, exserted styles cohering into 

 a column. The fruit is long-stalked, elliptical, a quarter to 

 half an inch long, with obtusely-angled, slightly pilose stones. 



has been introduced into gardens for many years. It may- 

 be grown either as an isolated specimen on the lawn, or it 

 may be planted on the margins of shrubberies or on rocky 

 banks, for which purpose the pendulous habit of the 

 branches admirably adapts it. It may be used, too, as a 



Fig. 51. — Rosa multiflora. — See page 404. 



Rosa multiflora is exceedingly free blooming, and toward 

 the middle of June the plants are covered with the great 

 clusters of Blackberry-like, sweetly fragrant flowers, in 

 which the golden-colored anthers make a charming con- 

 trast with the snowy white petals. It is extremely hardy; 

 it grows rapidly, and, where sufficient room can be found 

 lor it, it is altogether one of the most desirable shrubs that 



hedge plant in the manner that the Cherokee Rose is used 

 in some parts of the southern states. 



There are two forms of this plant in the Arboretum, the 

 one which appears in our illustration, and a plant received 

 from Europe as Rosa polyanlha. This is less vigorous than 

 the other form ; the stems are shorter, the flowers are 

 smaller, and appear about ten days earlier. The plants 



