ROSA (Continued) 
Rosa blanda 
MEADOW ROSE 
The Meadow Rose is an erect, almost thornless, red stemmed 
shrub with pale pink clusters of wild-rose flowers. It is very hardy 
and may be used for mass plantings along walks or drives, in 
shrub borders or as ground covers for banks and other waste 
spaces. It usually attains a height of three to four feet. 
Rosa hugonis 
HUGONIS ROSE 
A tall graceful shrub with brownish stems and many spines. 
It has single, pale yellow flowers, 2 inches across, borne along 
the stems in late spring. 
Rosa humilis 
PASTURE ROSE 
An erect 2 to 3 ft. rose with attractive pink flowers blooming 
after Rosa blanda and over a longer period of time. The red fruit 
is held on the branches all winter. Because it grows well in 
either sunny or shady locations, it is a useful shrub for under¬ 
plantings in producing naturalistic effects. 
Rosa nitida 
BRISTLY ROSE 
A beautiful dwarf shrub, less than two feet high, with deep 
pink flowers in mid-summer. The handsome foliage makes it 
valuable for planting in front of taller shrubs. Like all native roses 
it is very hardy. 
Rosa rubiginosa 
SWEETBRIAR ROSE 
A shrub rose, inclined to climb, which has long been planted 
at doorways for the fragrance of its leaves, especially when wet, 
and its subtle charm. Its flowers are pink and two inches across. 
It can be put to many naturalizing uses. Sharp thorns prevent 
its use near walks where people may brush against it. It grows 
best in well drained clay loam. 
Rosa rubrifolia 
REDLEAF ROSE 
The soft crimson leaf color, underlined with green, makes a 
harmonious blend with other greens when this decorative shrub 
is planted with them. The slender purplish-red branches grow 
to about 6 feet and bear intense pink clusters of small star shaped 
flowers. The delicate foliage makes it desirable for plantings 
that can be given close inspection. 
Shrub Foundation Planting 
Rosa rugosa 
RUGOSA ROSE 
The beauty of this erect shrub's deep green wrinkled foliage, 
the almost everblooming pinkish or white fragrant flowers and 
its vigorous growth, even under difficult conditions, combine to 
make it one of the most valuable contributions to landscape de¬ 
sign. It is widely used in mass plantings about the home grounds. 
RUGOSA HYBRIDS 
CONRAD FERDINAND MEYER 
Being a hybrid of the rugosa species, it is able to endure much 
cold, heat, dryness, and even poor soil. It grows to a height of 
from 4 to 6 feet. The flowers are a lovely pink shade, double, bloom¬ 
ing freely all summer. 
GROOTENDORST 
Also very hardy and everblooming, this variety has double 
rose-colored flowers with fringed petals. It is often called the car- 
nation-flowered rose. 
HANSA 
This is one of the most continuous blooming of the Rugosa 
roses. The flowers are semi-double, crimson, turning purplish with 
age. 
NEW CENTURY 
The large double flesh-pink flowers, growing in clusters on 
long stems, make this a garden favorite. 
SIR THOMAS LIPTON 
The best double white Rugosa. It is a very vigorous plant, 
with dark green leaves and double pure white flowers, during the 
entire summer. 
Rosa setigera 
PRAIRIE ROSE 
One of the most beautiful of the native roses with graceful 
branches bearing full clusters of deep rose flowers after the other 
roses have bloomed. It is almost a climber, sending out long 
arching stems, which reach a height of 4 to 5 feet and whose 
tips trail the ground. It makes a beautiful ground cover, a mass 
by a walk or drive, or some other naturalistic effect. 
Rosa wichuraiana 
WICHURIAN ROSE, MEMORIAL ROSE 
Many gualities make this one of the most desirable trailing 
roses. It has abundant, almost evergreen glossy foliage and beauti¬ 
ful large clusters of fragrant white flowers with yellow centers and 
is free from disease. It grows well on unfertile soils and makes an 
admirable ground cover for steep banks or barren slopes. 
RUBUS — FLOWERING RASPBERRY 
A very showy plant which thrives in partial shade 
and moist soil. 
Rubus odoratus 
FLOWERING RASPBERRY 
A charming native shrub, the Flowering Raspberry attains a 
height of from 4 to 6 feet. The branches are without prickles and 
the rosy-purple flowers are produced in large clusters from June to 
September. It thrives in partial shade and moist soil. 
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