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into a mass of white. They are very fragrant. This 

 is an admirable plant for putting at the top of a wall 

 or steep bank which it is desirable to drape with 

 vegetation. The Polyantha group of Roses can 

 always be distinguished by the stipules at the base 

 of the leaf-stalk being fringed. 



R. OCHROLEUCA. — In stature, foliage, and mode of 

 growth this is like the Scotch Rose, but its flowers 

 are of as bright and rich a yellow as those of the 

 Austrian Yellow (R. lutea). Where R. lutea does not 

 grow well, this will be an excellent substitute. A 

 native of Siberia. 



R. POMiFERA (Apple Rose). — This is, perhaps, the 

 most striking of Roses in regard to its fruit. The 

 hips are i to i^ inches long, apple or pear-shaped, 

 of a fine bright red, and covered with bristles. It is 

 a species that requires generous conditions at the root 

 to be seen at its best. R. mollis and R. tomentosa belong 

 to the same group, and have also fine red fruits, but 

 they are much smaller than those of R. pomifera. 



R. RUGOSA (Japanese Rose). — No plant has come 

 to the front more rapidly in recent years than this 

 Rose. It was introduced from Japan in 1845, but 

 appears to have been neglected. It is one of the 

 very hardiest of Roses, as well as one of the sturdiest 

 and most robust. The leaves are very handsome, 

 the leaflets being of a rich green and wrinkled. The 

 flowers in the wild type are rosy crimson, but there 

 is also a white variety, and seedlings give quite a 

 variety of shades. It hybridises freely with other 

 species and garden varieties, and has in this way 



