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 
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Trifolium praténse. 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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