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jagged look lo.st in the dried specimen, finely, sharply and doubly 

 serrate becoming serrate-dentate toward the point, the middle leaflet 

 rather broad-oval, nearly twice as long as wide, rounded at the base; 

 the side leaflets on the "trifoliate leaves also broad, oblique-angled at 

 the base, more or less deeply and singly incised on the lower side, at 

 length divided; on quinate leaves narrow-oval or rhomboidal, cuneate 

 at the base ; and the basal leaflets similar in shape but smaller. Petiole 

 and petiolules slender, yellowish, slightly hairy, grooved; prickles 

 rather numerous, slender, hooked; the petiolule of the middle leaflet 

 f in. long, the side ones short-stalked or sessile, the l)asal ones always 

 sessile. 



Old cane.s-. Stems erect as before, soft prickles intact, light 

 brown. New growth consisting of leafy fruit branches or occasionally 

 a branch destitute of inflorescence, 3 to 7 in. long, one from each old 

 leaf axil. Axis of branch yellowish, angled; prickles few, slender, 

 hooked; pubescence considerable. Leaves rather large; in color, 

 texture and pubescence similar to those on new canes; trifoliate, 

 those of the inflorescence unifoliate. Leaflets long, rather narrow, 

 oval, cuneate at each end, coarsely and somewhat doubly serrate, or 

 approaching dentate toward the point; the unifoliate leaves similar 

 in shape, or some wide and deeply incised, approaching trifoliate. 

 Petiole and petiolules slender, grooved, yellowish, considerably ])ubes- 

 cent; prickles slender, strong and hooked; the j)etiolule of the middle 

 leaflet long, the others sessile. Inflorescence short-racemose; j)edicels 

 slender, pubescent with an occasional very short -stalked gland; sub- 

 tended by small bracts and one or two unifoliate leaves, or on some 

 bv several small leaves. Flowers aj^pearing about July 1 over an 

 inch broad, j^etals broad-oval. Sej^als rather long and slender, 

 pubescent, with occasional, sometimes numerous, very short-stalked 

 glands. Fruit subglobosc, drupelets large, j\ in. in diameter. Two 

 measured and counted: "f|- in. high l)y y'% in. broad, 1() drupelets; 

 f in. by ^^-^ in., 23 dru])elets. Fruiting season from August 5 to August 

 20. Very edible. 



Type station: In Kennebunkport, Maine, one-fourth mile north 

 of the center of the village of Cape Porjioise on the Biddeford road. 

 Abundant in the road and mowings east of it. Also two more stations 

 in the town of Kennebunkport, one in Biddeford, and one in Old 

 Orchard. Dry ground in open sun or light shade. 



-1- -I- End generally touching the ground or j^rostrate. commonly tipping. 



Rubus recurvicaulis, n. sp. Plants glabrous 2^ to 4 ft. high, .stems 

 verv large at the base, recurving and the jirostrate end tijijnng; ])rickles 

 inconsjiicuous. Leaves large and thick generally blackening in dry- 

 ing, o-foliate, leaflets broad. Inflorescence cymosc-racemose, sepals 

 occasionally glandular; flowers over 1 in. broad, petals broad ovul ; 

 fruit subglobose ^ in. in diameter. 



