1. Roses are of many kinds and many colours. Most of them are
sweet-scented. Some rose-bushes do not grow very high. Others grow up as
high as our houses.

2. Roses have thorns on their stems. Wild roses have many thorns. Wild
roses are small--have only five leaves--but they are very pretty.

3. When they die they leave berries, called hips, which make good food
for the birds in winter. There are seeds in them.

_Write and learn:_

The rose has--
A sweet scent.
Sharp thorns on its stem.
Soft, smooth leaves.

The rose is--
Sometimes white.
Sometimes yellow.
Sometimes red.

The wild rose--
Grows in hedges.
Has five leaves.
Has berries called 'hips.'