Swamp Rose (Rosa Carolina). Wild roses are very 
common throughout our range and, of course, are fa¬ 
miliar to everyone. The Swamp Rose is a very bushy 
species, growing from one to nine feet high. It is very 
common on the edges of swamps or streams, and in low 
ground, throughout our range. 
The flowers are two or three inches broad and have 
numerous yellow stamens radiating from the greenish- 
white center. The stem of the Swamp Rose is sparingly 
armed with stout, wide-based, curved thorns. 
Pasture Rose (Rosa huniilis) is the most abundant 
of all our wild roses and grows in profusion in all dry, 
rocky places. It does not grow as high as the Swamp 
Rose, rarely exceeding three feet in height, but the slen¬ 
der stems are more branching and often grow in large, 
tangled masses. The flowers are about the same size 
as those of the Swamp Rose, hut are usually solitary at 
the ends of the branches. 
I he stem is armed with straight, slender, light brown 
thorns or prickles, two of which are set oppositely on 
the stem at its junctions with the leaf stems. 
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