BOURGEAU ROSE 
Rosa bourgeauiana Crepin 
FRUIT OF PLATE 344 
The beautiful flowers of the Bourgeau rose are followed by the 
conspicuous red fruits or hips. They have a pleasant flavor, but are 
irritating to the human throat. They are a favorite food of many birds 
and small mammals. Formerly, before so many delicious fruits were 
obtainable, rose hips were used to fill tarts, and in northern Europe a 
kind of fruit soup was made from them. In the United States they 
were used in jelly by those seeking novelties of this sort. 
The Bourgeau rose is found from Colorado and Montana, north- 
watd to British Columbia, Alberta and Mackenzie, and eastward to 
Ontario. 
Near Sinclair Canyon, Alberta, where this specimen was gathered, 
they grew in large quantities at an altitude of 3,000 feet. 
PLATE 3,45 
