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pink WILD FLOWERS 



straight, light brown thorns at the base of the leaf 

 stem, where they are generally set in pairs. Usually 

 five rather thin, oval or sharply pointed, sometimes 

 shining, and irregularly toothed leaflets form the 

 compound leaf. The leaf-stem is guarded at the base 

 with a pair of narrow, flaring wings that clasp the 

 stalk. The numerous, fragrant pink flowers are 

 usually solitary, and are two or three inches broad. 

 Five prettily curved, heart-shaped petals are exquisitely 

 set off with a circle of numerous yellow stamens, which 

 are gathered around the darker centre of clustered 

 pistils. The calyx has five long, spreading green 

 divisions, the outer ones of which are always more or 

 less lobed. In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, a 

 charming double - flowered variety occurs. The 

 Pasture Rose often grows in great, tangled masses, 

 and when at the height of bloom these are exceed- 

 ingly beautiful. This Rose is partial to dry, rocky 

 soil, and blossoms from May to July, from Nova 

 Scotia to Florida and west to Minnesota, Missouri, 

 Oklahoma, and Louisiana. 



RED, PURPLE, OR MEADOW CLOVER 



Trifolium pratense. Pea Family. 



The Red Clover is the state flower of Vermont, 

 and is one of the commonest, largest-flowered, and 

 best-known of the Clovers. Some years ago this red- 

 headed beauty created a sensation among botanists 

 and agriculturists that is very interesting. A quantity 

 of the seed was introduced into Australia where it was 



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