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Rusus Arcticus. Dwarr BRAMBLE. 
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Clafs and Order. 
IcosSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Generic Charaéfer. 
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Cal. 5-fidus. Petala 5. Bacca compofita acinis monofpermis. 
Specific CharaGer and Synonyms. 
RUBUS ardéficus foliis ternatis, caule inermi unifloro. Linn. 
Syft. Vegetab. p. 476- : 
RUBUS humilis flore purpureo. Buxb. Cent. 5. p. 13. ?- 26. 
RUBUS trifolius humilis non fpinofus, fapore et odore fra- 
garie, fruétu rubro polycocco. Ami. Ruth. 185. 
The Rubus aréticus grows wild in the northern parts of 
Europe and America, in moift, fandy, and gravelly places. . 
Linn us has figured and minutely defcribed it in his Flora 
Lapponica, out of gratitude, as he expreffes himfelf, for the 
benefits reaped from it in his Lapland journey, by the netta- 
reous wine of whofe berries he was fo often recruited when 
finking with hunger and fatigue ; he obferves that the princi- 
pal people in the north of Sweden make a fyrup, a jelly, 
and a wine, from the berries, which they partly confume — 
themfelves, and partly tranfmit to Stockholm, as a dainty of 
_ the moft delicious kind; and truly he adds, of all the wild | 
Swedifh berries this holds the firt plae. = § = | 
Our figure does not correfpond altogether with Linnavs# | 
defcription, but it is drawn as the plant grew; culture doubtlefs 
made it produce more than its ufual number of flowering: — 
ftems and petals. : 
It grows readily and increafes rapidly in bog-earth, on ® a 
north border, and flowers in May and June, but very rarely 
ripens its fruitin Gardens. : | be ¥: 
