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- 

 ward 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 345 



