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352 spread a clump of trees one of which was thirty feet in hight, enveloping it in a mantle of bloom, as seen in the upper section of Fig. 204. The lower section of the illustration is a closer view showing the clusters. The stem of this rose, three feet above the ground, measured 14.5 inches in circumference. If it would thrive in this country nothing could be better for parks and pleasure drives.

Fig. 204.—Wild white rose in bloom west of Suchow, June 2d. and in southern Manchuria, June 18th. Lower section, close view of same, showing clusters.