1904] Blanchard, — A New Species of Blackberry 225 



leaf-branches, leafy inflorescences and naked inflorescences occur- 

 ring on all parts of the main axis and often all three kinds growing 

 from the same old-leaf axil, the leaves often all unifoliate and of all 

 sizes and shapes. Flowers rather showy, one and one-eighth inches 

 broad. Petals noticeably broad, one-half inch long, one-fourth to 

 five-sixteenths of an inch wide, white. The most noticeable form of 

 fruiting branch about six inches long, with one trifoliolate leaf, and 

 one or two oval unifoliolate leaves subtending the rather closely- 

 bunched four to six fruits. Fruit of medium size, cylindrical about 

 one-half inch high and rather longer than thick, maturing I'ery early. 

 Drupelets larger than those of R. nigrobacais, Bailey, black, pulpy, 

 sweet, but lacking the aromatic taste characteristic of R. nigrobaccus. 



Growing chiefly in open sunny places and ranging widely over the 

 New England States, being frequent as observed by the writer in 

 Southern Vermont, Southern New Hampshire, Western Massachu- 

 setts, Southwestern Maine, and Central Connecticut. As examples 

 collected by others may be cited the plant of Mr. M. L. Fernald, col- 

 lected at Gilsum, New Hampshire, July 23, 1899, no. 22 (hb. Gray), 

 and plants in the herbariums of Messrs. Luman Andrews and C. H. 

 Bissell collected in 1903 at Southington, Connecticut; also of Pres. 

 E. Brainard collected at Middlebury, Vermont. The range is likely 

 to extend north, west and perhaps south. 



This blackberry is frequently erect with canes sometimes five feet 

 high and seven or eight feet long and a half inch in diameter at the 

 base, being two to four feet high generally, but it is more often 

 rather straggling, with the canes recurving and prolonged on the 

 ground when they frequently tip. The new canes considerably 

 overtop and often hide from view the fruiting ones, which on small 

 plants are close to the ground. The species often bears a fine crop 

 of berries but they are so early that they are overlooked, since they 

 are nearly gone when most of our species are at their best. 



I have watched the species for several years over a wide range and 

 find it easy to recognize. I have, it is true, found a few plants which 

 deviate somewhat from the above description, though they probably 

 belong to this species. Some of them are glabrous with thin leaves, 

 others glabrous with thick leaves, the former having long, slender, 

 recurving stems, generally tipping. 

 Westminster, Vermont. 



