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. 
PURPLE. FLOWERING RASPBERRY. VIRGINIA 
RASPBERRY 
Ribus 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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