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white, pink, or dark red. They are a comparatively recent 
introduction and, for the northern climate, a most valuable 
acquisition. The name “rugosa” comes from the Latin 
word rugosa, which means wrinkled, and refers to the fur- 
rowed appearance of the leaves. 
The meadow rose or early wild rose, which may generally 
be found wherever wild bushes of any sort grow, is readily 
transplanted and makes a fine addition to the home shrubbery. 
Its blossoms are among the earliest of the season, the foliage 
looks attractive all summer, and the red bark is an ornament 
to the premises in winter. 
CLIMBING VINES 
In ornamental planting, vines are used to adorn the porch 
and the walls, to cover trellises or screens for out-buildings, 
or to climb the trunks of old trees. Of the four vines described 
here, all but Engelman’s ivy are natives of the North and 
therefore perfectly adapted to the climate. Engelman’s ivy 
sometimes freezes back in the coldest sections. 
The Virginia Creeper, American ivy or woodbine, is the 
most robust, the most generally planted, and the most satis- 
factory. In autumn the foliage assumes bright crimson tints. 
It is easily recognized by its compound leaf with five leaflets. 
Engelman’s Ivy is a variety of the Virginia creeper and 
resembles it in appearance. It has the advantage of being 
able to cling to brick, stone, or plaster walls by means of its 
tendrils, and without the aid of wire netting or other support. 
Clematis. — There are many fine varieties of this vine, but 
perhaps the favorite is the Virginia clematis or virgin’s bower. 
It produces quantities of greenish white flowers in July and 
August, which are succeeded in autumn by very conspicuous 
hair-like seed-plumes. 
