18 Rhodora [Januaky 



entire, pubescence, color and serration as in those of the new canes, 

 prickles smaller. Flowers showy, 1 to 1^ in. broad, petals two-thirds 

 as wide as long, abruptly narrowed into a rather long claw. Fruit 

 normally short cylindric, sepals not conspicuously reflexed, drupelets 

 large and black; a typical good fruit being ^ in. high and y\ in. wide 

 with 30 drupelets ^\ in. in diameter. Not very productive. Flowers 

 about June 15, the fruit ripe Aug. 15. An abnormal form with yel- 

 low crumpled leaves, blasted fruit and long sepals frequent in this 

 species and not unknown in some others. 



Type station " [>azy-lane," Southington, Conn. Ranges from 

 Soutliwick, JVlass., and Old Lyme, Conn., to Bedford Park, N. Y. 

 City. Probably widely distributed. Open places in dry ground. 



I'his stalwart plant I first found in Southwick, Mass., in August, 

 1903, near the depot. Journeying on foot I found it all the way to 

 Southington, Conn. Mr. C. H. Bissell and Mr. Luman Andrews 

 had it in tiieir herbaria. In July, 1904, I collected it in Southington 

 and Bristol and also in June and August, 1905. In June, 1905, I col- 

 lected a plant in Bedford Park, New York City, which differs slightly 

 from this having even longer prickles, middle leaflet on new canes 

 ovate, and more quinate leaves on the old canes. It was common 

 there. A specimen in the Gray Herbarium, numbered 110, collected 

 by Dr. C. B. Graves June 12, 1900, at Old Lyme, Conn., is evitlently 

 this species as well as no. 288, one of the abnormal forms mentioned, 

 collected by him at the same place Aug. 18, 1902. 



It is with j)leasure that I associate with this fine plant the name 

 of Mr. Luman Andrews an enthusiastic and tireless collector and 

 joint author with Mr. C. H. Bissell of the "Flora of Southington, 

 Conn." 



This blackberry can be readily distinguished at a glance by its 

 formidable prickles and leafy branches tipped with flowers or fruit. 

 It is not jM'obable that any of the cultivated forms have sprung from 

 this species. 



Westminster, Vermont. 



