pink WILD FLOWERS 



July to September in low, moist grounds and adjacent 

 hillside pastures, from Nova Scotia to Manitoba and 

 south to Georgia and Kansas. 



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PURPLE FLOWERING RASPBERRY. VIRGINIA 

 RASPBERRY 



Rubus odoratus. Rose Family. 



The five large, deep pink, rose-like petals and the 

 ring of light yellow stamens of this attractive flower 

 give it a truly Wild Rose-like appearance. While it 

 is really a member of the same family, its large, maple- 

 like leaf easily distinguishes it as the Virginia Rasp- 

 berry. The erect, branching, leafy stalk grows from 

 three to five feet high, and is somewhat bristly, but 

 thornless. The strongly veined, but loose-textured 

 leaf is sometimes nearly a foot broad, and has three or 

 five pointed lobes, the middle one of which is the 

 longest. It has a heart-shaped base, a finely toothed 

 margin, and a slightly rough surface. The leaves 

 grow alternately, and are set on long stems. The 

 fragrant, showy, purplish pink flower is an inch or two 

 broad and has five rounded, curving petals which fade 

 to a lighter shade. The calyx has five long, pointed 

 parts and is thickly covered with sticky, red hairs. 

 The numerous flowers are borne in loose terminal 

 clusters on short, sticky, reddish stems. They continue 

 to blossom even after some of the fruit has begun to 

 ripen. The fruit resembles that of a flat red raspberry 

 and is scarcely edible. The Virginia Raspberry is 

 found in rocky woods and along shady roadways 



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