ROSE FAMILY 



ROSACEAE 



WILD ROSE. SWAMP ROSE 



Rosa Carolina L. 



The Wild Rose is common in swamps and low ground, and 

 blooms from June to August. It is found in all states from 

 Minnesota and Mississippi eastward. It is a bushy species 



1-8 feet high, spar- 

 ingly armed with 

 stout and usually 

 more or less curved 

 prickles. The com- 

 pound leaves have 

 5-9, usually 7, leaf- 

 lets, and long narrow 

 stipules. 



The flowers are a 

 beautiful pink, and 

 have numerous yel- 

 low stamens. The 

 long narrow spreading 

 sepals usually do not 

 remain on the fruit as 

 they do in some other 

 Roses. The fruit is 

 red and quite showy 

 when mature. 



Another species that will be found is the Prairie or Climbing 

 Rose, Rosa setigera Michx. This is a climber with stems up to 

 12 feet long, and leaves with 3 or sometimes 5 leaflets. It is 

 heavily armed with stout hooked prickles. The Prairie Rose 

 blooms in June and July and the white to deep rose flowers are 

 3-15 in a cluster. The home of this plant is the borders of thickets 

 and prairies from Ontario to Nebraska and south to Florida and 

 Texas. 



The Meadow Rose, Rosa hlanda Ait., is also common here, 

 especially in the northern part of the state. It grows 2-4 feet 

 high in moist or rocky places and usually has no prickles. The 

 handsome pink flowers are slightly fragrant and often 3 inches 

 across. They open during June and July, and the sepals remain 

 erect on the ripening fruit. The Meadow Rose is to be found 

 westward from Newfoundland and New England to Missouri, 

 chiefly in the region of the Great Lakes. 



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