THE WILD ROSES 
Rutherford, M J. 
ROSA MURIEL4E. (Western China.) This is 
a slender-branched shrub which grows to a 
height of 8 feet. Its prickles are very slender. 
The flowers are white and about 1 inch in 
diameter. Its fruit is orange-red, about to 
%inch long. 
R. NITIDA. Native from Newfoundland to 
Massachusetts. A low, upright shrub, Vy^ 
feet high; bears light pink flowers 1 to 2 inches 
across, usually solitary, in June and July. The 
branches are covered with straight prickles and 
numerous bristles. Leaves narrow, oblong, 
acutely pointed at both ends and of a bright 
shiny green. 
R. ODORATA. (Western China.) Light pink 
flowers of large size. The parent of all the Tea 
Roses; not hardy North. 
R. ODORATA GIGANTEA. (Southwestern 
China and Burma.) A vigorous climber to 
50 feet; immense single creamy white flowers, 
4 to 6 inches across. Not hardy North; fine in 
California. 
R. OMEIENSIS. (Western China.) A vigorous 
shrub; flowers pure white and fragrant, about 
an inch in diameter, borne singly at the ends of 
the short lateral twigs, followed by showy fruits. 
R. PISSARDII (R. moschata nastarana). (Persia.) 
A vigorous grower with very fragrant white 
flowers over 2 inches across. June. 
R. POMIFERA. (Europe and Western Asia.) A 
densely branched shrub up to 6 feet. The pink 
flowers are 1)^2 to 2 inches across; fruit very 
large and handsome. June and July. 
R. POMIFERA MULTIPLEX. (Europe and 
Western Asia.) An extremely branched shrub, 
similar to the variety given above. The 
flowers are of a darker pink. 
R. PRATTII. (Western China.) Slender- 
branched, thorny shrub 8 feet high, bearing 
pink flowers jkfinch across; fruits scarlet. 
R. RUBRIFOLIA. (Europe.) Very striking be¬ 
cause of its blue-green foliage, deeply tinted 
with purplish red. The single flowers are deep 
pink at first, fading lighter with age; scarlet 
fruit. 
R. RUBIGINOSA. (Europe.) The botanical 
type from which have arisen the Hybrid 
Sweetbriers. A desirable hardy shrub of 
compact habit, which not only blooms beau¬ 
tifully with its bright pink flowers in small 
clusters, but continuously exhales the Sweet- 
brier fragrance. 
R. SATURATA. (Central China.) Grows 8 feet 
high; dark red flowers, 2 inches in diameter; 
fruit coral-red. 
R. SERICEA. (Lindley, 1820.) Yellowish white 
flowers and red fruits. 
R. SETIGERA. The wild Rose of eastern America 
sometimes called the “Prairie Rose,” though 
it is native along the whole Atlantic seaboard 
from Ontario and Wisconsin to Texas and 
Florida. Its single deep rose flowers are borne 
profusely in clusters, and its foliage is distinct 
in hue. While the plant is naturally a bush of 
5 to 6 feet in height, it may readily climb to 
8 to 10 feet. An excellent shrub. 60 cts. each 
R. SETIPODA. (Central China.) A tall, vigor¬ 
ous shrub with stout, arching stems covered 
thickly with spines, dark green foliage, and 
pink flowers about 2 inches in diameter in 15- 
to 20-flowered clusters. 
R. SOULIEANA. (Western China.) Upright, 
spreading shrub, growing to 12 feet in height; 
flowers white, V/% inches across, in clusters. 
R. SPINOSISSIMA. (Europe, Western Asia, and 
China.) A very variable Rose, broadly known 
as the Scotch Rose. The plants form symme¬ 
trical low shrubs, clothed in vivid green during 
the whole growing season, and are covered very 
early in the bloom season with single flowers, 
usually white and sometimes light pink or 
yellowish. Particularly pleasing because of its 
low-growing habit and symmetrical form. 
R. SPINOSISSIMA ALTAICA. Identical with 
the above in habit of growth, but distinguished 
by unusually large white flowers, ranging often 
to 3 inches across. It is also known as the 
“Northern Cherokee Rose.” 
R. SPINOSISSIMA FULGENS. One of the 
well-known Scotch Roses, with single, pale 
pink flowers which last only a few days but 
are well worth growing because of their ex¬ 
ceptional beauty. The stems are covered with 
prickles, the leaves rather small, and the fruit 
comparatively large, black, and shining. 
R. WICHURAIANA. (Japan.) The “Memorial 
Rose.” A very handsome trailing Rose 
bearing abundant white flowers, set in lovely 
glossy foliage. Particularly satisfactory for 
covering banks and rockeries. 60 cts. each. 
R. WILLMOTTLE. (Western China.) A shrub 
5 to 10 feet high, with rose-purple flowers 1 
to 1;L( inches across. May and June. 
R. WEBBIANA. (Himalayas to Afghanistan 
and Turkestan.) This is an erect shrub with 
prickly stems Its flowers are large, pink, and 
mostly solitary. 
R. XANTHINA. Native to China. The double, 
golden yellow flowers, with open center, are 
larger than those of R. Ecae. It blooms rather 
sparingly, and the habit of growth is more or 
less crawling. 
R. XANTHINA var. ALLARD. Pure chrome- 
yellow, very free-flowering and double. Very 
beautiful. 
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