AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



many are still alive, only three species look 

 comfortable and contented. Of these the best 

 undoubtedly is Rosa rugosa, the familiar Japan- 

 ese rose. When well grown, they form round, 

 shapely bushes, fully five feet or more high, 

 covered with deep green foliage so glossy as 

 to suggest the possibility of their being covered 

 with varnish. It bears in profusion large single 

 roses, which are succeeded in the fall by the bril- 

 liant scarlet fruit, as large as a queen olive. If 

 this bush bore no flower or fruit, it would still 

 be a valuable acquisition on the lawn from the 

 beauty of its foliage. There are two varieties, 

 one bearing red and the other white flowers. 

 Of the two, I prefer the white, but I would not 

 willingly be without either of them. It blooms 

 profusely from about June 20th to July i8th, 

 and sparingly thereafter until September. It 

 can be reproduced from cuttings, from dividing 

 the roots, and from seeds. The seed takes a 

 year to germinate, but it is worth the trouble, 

 time, and space. 



Rosa rubiginosa, the Sweet Brier, is hardy 

 enough for this latitude, and does wonderfully 

 well. Like rugosa, it looks best on a favorable 

 spot on the lawn where it has plenty of room to 



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