330 TREES AND SHRUBS 



In the wilder parts of the garden the common 

 Dog Rose (R. cam'na) and its numerous varieties are 

 worth a place ; they flower well, and are always 

 beautiful in fruit. The same may be said of the 

 Sweet Briar (R. rubiginosa), the fragrance of whose 

 young growths is always a delight, whether in garden 

 or hedgerow. R. hibernica, a British Rose, thought 

 to be a hybrid between the Scotch Rose and R. 

 canina, comes in the same category. It flowers 

 earlier than the Dog Rose. 



For the wild garden also there are several 

 other Roses that may be mentioned, such as cin- 

 namomea, with rosy-red flowers and crimson fruit ; 

 nutkana, acicularis, pisocarpa, and californica. Only 

 those are mentioned that from their greater 

 beauty and distinctness deserve a more detailed 

 notice. 



R. ALBA. — Although found wild in several parts 

 of Europe, this, the " Common White Rose " of Lin- 

 naeus, is supposed to be a hybrid between R. gallica 

 and the Dog Rose. It is always found in places 

 which lead to the belief that it is not truly indige- 

 nous, but an escape from cultivated grounds. The 

 typical plant has white flowers that are considerably 

 larger than those of the Dog Rose, and the petals 

 have more substance. There are now numerous 

 double-flowered varieties in gardens, some beauti- 

 fully tinged with rose. 



R. Alberti. — A native of Turkestan, where it was 

 discovered by M. Albert Regel not many years ago. 

 This is one of the rarest species of Rosa in cultiva- 



