SHRUBS BELONGING TO THE ROSE FAMILY. 61 



New York, Orchard Lake and Munroe, Mich., La 

 Salle County, 111., and the vicinity of the Great 

 Lakes. 



Besides these jfive indigenous species which I have 

 described, there are two other hrier roses which have 



On the South Shore of Orchard Lake, Oakland Co., Alichigan. 



come to us from Europe, both of which are to be 

 found on many roadsides, especially near old farm- 

 houses. The first of these is the Eglantine or sweet- 

 brier {Rosa rnhiginosa), which came over from Eng- 

 land mth the early settlers. This rose may at once 

 be distinguished from all others by the aromatic 

 fragrance of its crushed leaves. The small, roundish. 



