. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. SHRUBS BELONGING TO THE ROSE FAMILY. 63 from two to four in a cluster or they are solitary. The sepals are bordered Mith tiny leaflets, and they are deciduous; the fruit is oblong ovate or nearly globular. This rose has also come to us from Europe. Passing, now, the multi- tudinous roses under culti- vation and the interest which is attached to their pedigree, we come to three beautiful spe-. cies, commonly seen in parks and private grounds, which 1 can not leave without at least a word of commenda-
. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. SHRUBS BELONGING TO THE ROSE FAMILY. 63 from two to four in a cluster or they are solitary. The sepals are bordered Mith tiny leaflets, and they are deciduous; the fruit is oblong ovate or nearly globular. This rose has also come to us from Europe. Passing, now, the multi- tudinous roses under culti- vation and the interest which is attached to their pedigree, we come to three beautiful spe-. cies, commonly seen in parks and private grounds, which 1 can not leave without at least a word of commenda- tion. These are the Burnet or Scotch rose {Rosa sjnnosissima), the Japanese rose {Ro- sa rugosa), and the trailing rose {Rosa Wichu/'aiana). The Scotch rose grows about two feet high and is exceedingly thorny ; it bears most charming, delicate yellow (sometimes white or pink), early blooming flowers, which are a dehght to the eye in early summer. The leaves are composed of 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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