Swbbtbrier; Eglantink (Rosa rubiginosa) is a very 
beautiful species of wild rose introduced from Europe. 
We may find it blooming quite commonly in dry, rocky 
pastures and waste places during June and July. It 
is remarkable for and easily identified by the sweet- 
scented, aromatic fragrance of its leaves. The stems 
are long and arching, growing from two to six feet in 
height; they are brown and are armed at frequent in¬ 
tervals with short, decidedly recurved thorns or prickles. 
At regular intervals along the stem are close-set, 
compact clusters of flowers and leaves. The leaves are 
made up of five or seven very small leaflets, rounded- 
ovate in form and with the edge finely double-toothed, 
and covered beneath with fine, sticky, glandular hairs. 
The flowers are also quite small, especially when com¬ 
pared to the very common Pasture and Swamp Roses, 
being only from one to two inches in diameter. Eglan¬ 
tine is found from Nova Scotia to Michigan and south- 
Avards to Virginia and Tenn. 
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