. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. 62 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. double-tootlied leaflets, five to seven on a stem, are lined beneath with russet-colored glands, which are ac- countable for the sweet scent. The small, pink flowers are most- ly solitary, and the long, thorny branches are dis- posed to climb. The fruit is pear- shaped ; that of Rosa Manda is nearly globular. The second brier rose is the dog rose {Rosa caiiina), which is extremely common along the roadsides of New England ; it is distributed quite generously thro
. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. 62 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. double-tootlied leaflets, five to seven on a stem, are lined beneath with russet-colored glands, which are ac- countable for the sweet scent. The small, pink flowers are most- ly solitary, and the long, thorny branches are dis- posed to climb. The fruit is pear- shaped ; that of Rosa Manda is nearly globular. The second brier rose is the dog rose {Rosa caiiina), which is extremely common along the roadsides of New England ; it is distributed quite generously through some parts of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and southern New York, and is even found as far Southwest as Tennessee. This species is very »™i^» k^'fil similar to the foregoing, but it lacks the aromatic fragrance. Sometimes the branches are un- armed, but frequently they are ' >. J J gg^^ vcsseli5 in two quite thorny ; the flowers grow forms of Kosa blanda,. Koisa 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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