EARLY WILD ROSE. 
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often seen growing at the margin of lakes and rivers, and at the edges 
of stony islands ; it will climb, by aid of supporting trees, to the height 
of eight and ten feet. The flowers are of a somewhat purplish tinge 
of pink. The leaves are whitish underneath • this rose is armed with 
♦ rather stout prickles below on the old woody stem, but smoother above; 
the flowers are more clustered than in either of the other species. 
The sweet briar is often found growing in waste places, and in 
thickets near clearings—no doubt the seed has been carried thither 
by birds. 
It is very possible that other varieties of the rose tribe may yet 
be found native to Canadian soil, but the above named are our only 
known species at present. 
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