This section is from the book "A Guide To The Wild Flowers", by Alice Lounsberry. Also available from Amazon: A Guide to the Wild Flowers.
(Plate LXXVII.)
Rose.
White.
Slightly fragrant.
Mostly north.
Late spring.
This beautiful wild rose of rocky banks and woods has endeared itself to all that are friends of the flowers. Its petals are large and wavy, and it is very leafy. Unfortunately, R. blanda is rather rare, and unless we know of some quiet spot where it blows, we may search for it in vain throughout a season. It is native to America only.
 
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