eling its bark. Its foliage is very
handsome, the leaflets being small and numerous. The flowers are rose
coloured and very fragrant. The shrub is interesting for its fine
fruits, which are of large size, very spiny, and of a yellowish colour
when ripe. Although some other species surpass this in showiness, it is
one of the most distinct.

R. MOSCHATA (Musk Rose).--When seen at its best, few of the rambling
species are more beautiful than this. It is not, however, so hardy as
some, especially when young, in which state it makes long, succulent
shoots during summer and autumn, which are apt to be killed back in
winter. Old plants do not suffer in the same way, or not so severely.
Its flowers are borne in great clusters, and are notable for their pure
whiteness and conspicuous bunches of bright-yellow stamens. The best
plants often of this species are in shrubberies, where, no doubt, the
other shrubs afford it some protection. It is a native of the Orient and
India. The name "Musk Rose" refers to a perfume which may occasionally
be detected in its flowers after a shower, but is never very apparent.
_Nivea_ is a beautiful form.

[Illustration: _ROSA MULTIFLORA_]

R. MULTIFLORA.--This, the Polyantha Rose, the wild type of the group so
named and the progenitor of many graceful Roses, is a native of Japan
and China. It is a shrub 8 feet or more high, forming a dense thicket of
arching branches. Its flowers individually are small, but they come in
large dense clusters and so abundantly as to transform the shrub into a
mass of white. They are very fragrant. This is an admirable plant for
putting at the top of a wall or steep bank which it is desirable to
drape with vegetation. The Polyantha group of Roses can always be
distinguished by the stipules at the base of the leaf-stalk being
fringed.

R. OCHROLEUCA.--In stature, foliage, and mode of growth this is like the
Scotch Rose, but its flowers are of as bright and rich a yellow as those
of the Austrian Yellow (_R. lutea_). Where _R. lutea_ does not grow
well, this will be an excellent substitute. A native of Siberia.

R. POMIFERA (Apple Rose).--This is, perhaps, the most striking of Roses
in regard to its fruit. The hips are 1 to 1-1/2 inches long, apple or
pear-shaped, of a fine bright red, and covered with bristles. It is a
species that requires generous conditions at the root to be seen at its
best. _R. mollis_ and _R. tomentosa_ belong to the same group, and have
also