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ROSES 



other climbing roses and is very uncertainly 

 defined. 



Musk and Noisette. — Habit: Slender 

 shoots, half climbing, six feet in height. 

 Foliage: Shiny, usually pubescent beneath 

 five to seven leaflets. Prickles: Moderate in 

 quantity, hooked, reddish. Flowers: Pale 

 colours, including the best yellows, very 

 fragrant, generally in clusters. Culture : 

 Good garden soil; requires slight protection 

 in winter. Treated generally as the Teas. 

 Prune moderately. Type: Cloth of Gold 

 (Chromatella). 



Prairie. — Habit: Climbing, rapid grow- 

 ing. Foliage: Five to seven leaflets, dark 

 green, rough, large. Prickles: Stout and 

 moderately numerous. Flowers: In clusters, 

 once, late in the season. Culture: Any gar- 

 den soil. The Prairie Roses thrive over a 

 greater extent of territory than any other 

 group. Prune but slightly, cutting out old 

 canes as necessary. Type: Baltimore Belle. 



Provence. — Habit: Branching, pendulous 

 and straggling. Foliage: Large, broad, 

 wrinkled, deeply serrate. Seven leaflets gen- 

 erally. Prickles: Sometimes fine and 

 straight, sometimes coarse and hooked. 



