THE FIELD ROSE 



ROSA ARVENSIS 



IF the dog rose is the glory of the hedgeside in 

 early summer, days the Field Rose worthily 

 carries on the tradition into still further summer- 

 tide — ^late June and July are its months. It is a 



u, sepals, b, petals, c, a, stamens on sepals, d, fruits maturing in 

 receptacle cup. 



pity that, to the casual passer-by, the hedgeside 



roses are so often all one. Yet the most moderate 



of those who have studied them will not admit 



fewer than five distinct kinds — the dog, field, 



sweetbrier, downy, and bumet or Scotch rose — 



while students with more analytical minds will 



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