62 HOW TO KNOW WILD FBUITS 



Leaves. — The stipules are glandular and broad. 

 The five to seven leaflets are quite thick, nearly 

 smooth above, somewhat pubescent below, and 

 sharply toothed. 



Flowers. — The flowers are often light pink or 

 white. They are usually solitary, sometimes 

 few-clustered. 



This species is sometimes ten feet high. It 

 has stout spines with hooks. It is similar to the 

 following species, but is not fragrant. It has 

 been naturalized from Europe. It frequents 

 roadsides south to New Jersey and eastern 

 Pennsylvania. 



SWEETBRIER. EGLANTINE 



Rosa rubiginosa Rose Family 



Fruit. — The ovoid hip changes from yellowish 

 to red in ripening. It is usually smooth, some- 

 times slightly prickly with a prickly pedicel. 

 The calyx lobes usually fall. September. 



Leaves. — The leaflets are usually doubly and 

 finely toothed. The under surface is densely 

 hairy and resinous. The apex is generally 

 obtuse and the base rounded. The leaf stems 

 are prickly and the stipules are broad and glan- 



