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Group of Rosa Multiflora (Japanese Rose.) 
Among the very great number of new roses appear- 
ing every season the good old Japanese species, multi- 
flora, still holds high rank. It is not such an old sort 
as many others, but the multi- 
tude of new ones every year sees 
introduced makes even a twenty- 
year-old sort seem aged. 
In the vicinity of Philadelphia 
it is much seen in hedges, in 
which place it is well fitted. It 
makes a handsome hedge ; and 
when in flower it is indeed a 
sight to see. The illustration 
represents a large specimen of 
it which has been permitted to 
ramble at will among other roses 
and shrubs, and when in the 
height of its flowering it was a 
great treat to see. The flowers 
come in huge panicles, hundreds 
of flowers often on one panicle. 
After the flowers the berries 
form ; and in autumn there is a 
sheet of red fruit in the place 
the flowers occupied. 
When used as a hedge plant 
it must only be in places 
where exact trimming into shape will not be required, 
as this rose needs a good deal of its old wood undis- 
turbed if a fine display of flowers is looked for. A 
situation where it can ramble at will, such as the plant 
photographed has pre-empted, is where its best merits- 
are displayed. 
The freedom of seeding which this rose has makes 
ROSA MULTTFL.ORA. 
the raising of it from seed the easiest way of increasing 
it. The berries, washed free of pulp and sown before 
winter sets in, germinate wdl when spring opens. 
Joseph Meehan. 
Meeting of the Iowa ParK 
The Iowa Park and Forestry Association closed its 
third annual meeting at Des Moines December 7. 
This association is quite an infant yet, being only 
two years old, and has a great field of labor. Less than 
12 per cent of the state’s area is in timber, and some 
sections of it are an absolute prairie with the exception 
of recent plantings. 
One of the most interesting papers presented was 
that of Mr. W. A. Burnap, of Clear Lake, on the sub- 
ject, “Trees on the Prairie.” Mr. Burnap spoke of 
the great change that had occurred since his coming to 
Iowa in 1857. At that time the northern half of the 
state was absolutely devoid, almost, of arborescent flora, 
and that region was one vast, treeless sea of land. Tree 
planting there has not only made a land of beauty, but 
without doubt has modified to quite a degree its cli- 
mate. 
Professor B. Shimek, of the State University, called 
attention to the importance of planting the right kind 
of trees in this region, and in the proper way. In maim 
cases he observed that black walnut was planted in 
rows. This tree is essentially a society tree in its make- 
and Forestry Association. 
up and does not do well when planted alone. It should 
be planted in groves. On the other hand, the poplar- 
does the best when planted in single rows or alone, and. 
when planted in groves those toward the interior often 
do poorly. Our native trees should be used so far as 
possible, and he named the White Ash as the best one 
of the entire list. 
Professor Henry Sabin discussed the “Boy and the 
Tree.” Boys and trees have an attachment for each 
other. The growing tree can illustrate some things in 
natural philosophy better than the finest apparatus man 
can devise. 
In the country schools, at farmers’ institutes, etc., 
simple and elementary lessons should be taught in tree 
planting. Probably not over one-fifth of all the trees 
planted on Arbor Day, during the past decade, are alive 
today. 
Mr. O. H. Carpenter presented the topic of “Archi- 
tect and the Landscape Artist.” At present we put 
great care and study on our buildings and neglect their 
surroundings. We do not realize the artistic possibili- 
ties of grass and trees when used in connection with a 
