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 Rubus Odoratus. Flowering Raspberry. 



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C7<z/} and Order. 



IcoSANDRIA POLYGYNU, 



Generic Charatlcr* 

 Col. 5-fidus. Petah 5. Bacca compofita acinis monofpermis. 



Specific Char-after and Synonyms. 



RUBUS odoraius foliis fimplicibus palmatis, caule inermi 

 multifolio multifioro. Linn* Syft. Veg. ed. 14. Murr. 

 p. 475. Att Keiv. v. 2. p. 210. 



RUBUS odoratus. Corn. Canad. 149. /. 150, 



Botanifts and Gardeners have given to this fpecies of Rubus 

 the name -of flowering, not becaufe it is the only one which 

 produces flowers, but from its being regarded for its' flowers 

 merely ; they indeed are fo fhewy, and fo plentifully produced, 

 that the plant has long been thought to merit a place in molt 

 fhrubberics ; to the various inhabitants of which, both in the 

 largencfs and elegant form of its leaves, and the colour of its • 

 bloffoms, it forms a pleating contrail. 



It is extremely hardy, and eafily propagated by fuckers ; 

 the only care which it requires, is to keep it within proper 

 bounds : young plants of it produce the largeft and finelt 

 flowers. 



It bloffoms from June to September, is a native of different 

 and diltant parts of North-America, and was cultivated here 

 by Mr. Miller, in 1739. 



Cornutjs, who firlt figured and defcribed this plant, 

 gave it the name of odoratus, on account of the fragrance o 

 its foliage ; his words are " elegantiffimi hujus folia fragran- 

 tiffima lunt, paremque agrimonio odorato fpirant odorem - 

 the fruit, rarely produced with us, he obferves, is like t 

 common Rafpberry, but not fo pleafant. 



