ROSA SETIGERA 
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a certain extent account for its unpopularity in England, but a better 
reason may be found in the fact that there are such countless numbers 
of Roses in cultivation from which to make a choice. The type is some- 
what coarse in growth, and the deep pink of its flowers is not a shade 
which is generally popular. It is furthermore deficient in fragrance. 
But Rivers was too severe in saying of the Prairie Roses, “I will 
dismiss them with the remark that none of them are worth cultivating .” 1 
Where space can be given this Rose should certainly be grown, not 
only on account of its beautiful foliage and abundant flowers, but 
because it is the latest to blossom of all the single Roses. It is ex- 
ceedingly hardy and will grow and flourish under conditions which 
would discourage many other Roses of greater beauty but of less robust 
constitution. A Rose which blossoms so late in the season is valuable 
in prolonging our enjoyment of single Roses, and in the chance that it 
might be the parent of a Rose which might be expected to flower after 
all other varieties had passed, and perpetuate the many good qualities 
of the Prairie Rose. 
It forms fine hybrids with Rosa gallica L., and other species. 
Among these may be mentioned Queen of the Prairies , a Rose so 
hardy and of such easy culture that it is of great value when wall space 
has to be covered quickly. This hybrid blooms profusely, and with 
its ample foliage of tender green it cannot fail to be admired. Balti- 
more Belle is also one of the best known of its hybrids. The pollen 
parent of this Rose is probably a Noisette Rose, which would account 
for the delicacy and beauty of its flowers. It may be grown either as 
a standard or a trellis Rose. 
Professor Sargent says that the Prairie Rose sometimes forms 
shoots twelve or fifteen feet long in a single season, and that the following 
year these bear short ascending flowering branches. 
1 Rose Amateur's Guide , ed. ii, p. 87 (1877). 
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