49° FLOWERS OF FIELD, HILL, AND SWAMP 



47. Swamp Rose 



R\sa CaroDna. — Family, Rose. Color, pink. Leaves, of 5 

 to 9 leaflets, very finely toothed, acute at apex, dull green 

 above, paler beneath, with narrow stipules, lime, June to 

 September. 



Calyx, an urn-shaped tube, narrowed at the top, within which, 

 attached to its lining, are the numerous pistils which form the 

 achenes in fruit. The "rose-hip" is the calyx-tube grown 

 fleshy. This species is often 7 feet high, with curved, strong 

 spines, and pretty, rose-colored, 5-petalled blossoms. 



Found on the edges of swamps and streams in all the Atlantic 

 States, and westward. 



48. Dwarf Wild Rose 



R. lucida, generally low, but sometimes 4 or 5 feet high, has 

 coarsely toothed, dark-green, shining, smooth leaves parted 

 into about 7 leaflets, and flowers in corymbs or single. Spines 

 hooked, stout. The outer sepals are often lobed. 



Found in swamps and wet places from Pennsylvania and New 

 York northward. 



This species is more fragrant than the preceding. It grows 

 sometimes in masses an acre in extent. One bush aglow with 

 blossoms is a pretty sight. In autumn the leaves turn a rich 

 yellowish brown, and the crimson fruit is conspicuous. 



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 R. luhnilis is a low, bushy species, with slender spines, nar- 

 row stipules, leaflets usually 7, coarsely toothed, thin and pale 

 green. Blossoms single, with the outer sepals somewhat 

 lobed. 



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R. nitida is a low bush, with smooth leaves and mostly single 

 flowers of a light rose-pink. Branches and stem covered with 



