62 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. 



double-tootlied leaflets, five to seven on a stem, are 

 lined beneath with russet-colored glands, which are ac- 

 countable for the sweet scent. The 

 small, pink flowers are most- 

 ly solitary, and 

 the long, thorny 

 branches are dis- 

 posed to climb. 

 The fruit is pear- 

 shaped ; that of 

 Rosa Manda is 

 nearly globular. 

 The second brier 

 rose is the dog rose {Rosa 

 caiiina), which is extremely 

 common along the roadsides of New 

 England ; it is distributed quite 

 generously through some parts of 

 New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, 

 and southern New York, and is 

 even found as far Southwest as 

 Tennessee. This species is very »™i^» k^'fil 

 similar to the foregoing, but it 

 lacks the aromatic fragrance. 

 Sometimes the branches are un- 

 armed, but frequently they are 



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quite thorny ; the flowers grow forms of Kosa blanda, 



Koisa blanda. 



