. British trees. Trees. THE GUELDER ROSE. 191 THE FLOWER AND The Guelder Rose flowers in June and July. The blossom forms a flat umbel oi" florets, of which the outer are the earliest to expand. These outer florets are about three-quarters- of-an-inch across, pure white, and tilted slightly away from the centre of the cluster. This circle of barren blossoms encloses a mass of smaller fertile ones of a creamy- white colour. The latter have five petals united, starting above the ovary, and have both stamens and pistil; from the latter the berries are produced. The tendency of neut
. British trees. Trees. THE GUELDER ROSE. 191 THE FLOWER AND The Guelder Rose flowers in June and July. The blossom forms a flat umbel oi" florets, of which the outer are the earliest to expand. These outer florets are about three-quarters- of-an-inch across, pure white, and tilted slightly away from the centre of the cluster. This circle of barren blossoms encloses a mass of smaller fertile ones of a creamy- white colour. The latter have five petals united, starting above the ovary, and have both stamens and pistil; from the latter the berries are produced. The tendency of neuter or barren flowers (having neither pistil nor stamens) is to become larger in process of time, and this tendency, accentu- ated by artificial means, has resulted in the cultivated species of Guelder Rose, which bears " snowballs " of barren flowers only. It is devoid of the interest attaching to the wild species, and far less beautiful. The berries are oval in shape, each one supported by a short stalk springing from a cluster of larger stalks which radiate from a common centre. The main stalk is bent by the weight of the berries, though far less so than in the case of the Elder-berry. Before the berries ripen they are tinted yellow on the side ex- posed to the light. In September they resemble white-heart cherries in colour and texture, and are full of juice. They turn at last to a bright scarlet and ruby, and remain on the trees during the winter, gradually becoming pulpy and more transparent. ROSE — THE eiowzn The outer flowers are usually much larger. The inner ones are Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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