174 (• ->•;■ Rhodora . . f, [September 



by broad conspicuous bracts, leafless or with one or two small trifoliate 

 or unifoliate glabrous leaves at its base. The lowest branches often 

 over 16 in. long, axis nearly terete, yellow, zigzag, glabrous and very 

 smooth; 3-foliate, the leaflets very broad-oval, long-pointed, thin, 

 rather coarsely serrate-dentate, tlie outer leaves often quinate. Inter- 

 mediate growth consisting of several forms mixed: rather long racemes 

 similar to the upper but with pedicels 1 in. long and more leaves; long 

 leafy branches tipped with similar racemes; short leaf branches bare 

 of inflorescence; and short naked racemes subtended by one of the 

 latter two forms; the leaves mostly trifoliate with long obovate pointed 

 leaflets, or broad unifoliate leaves, all dark green, glabrous and coarsely 

 serrate-dentate. Flowers rather large, 1^ to 1^ in. broad; .j>etals -j^^. 

 to }^ in. long and one-half as wide or a little wider, oval or abruj)tly 

 narrowed at the ends; sepals gradnally narrowed to a long jioint, 

 glabrous outside, woolly inside; opening June 25- July 5, and con- 

 tinuing on inflorescence-tipped branches till July 15. P'ruit cylin- 

 drical, very variable in size, the drujx-lets from ^\ to ^\ in. in diameter. 

 Six measured and counted: ]l in. high by ^\ in. broad, 35 drnpelets; 

 j^ in. by ]% in., 30 drupelets; ^% in. by j^^ in., 18 drupelets; \f in. by 

 \^^ in., 37 drupelets; | in. by | in., 10 drupelets; ^^^ in. by {\. in., 22 

 drupelets. Ripe Aug. 21 and continuing to ripen till Sept. 1 on late 

 flowering branches. Very edible, productive. Perhaps worthy of 

 cultivation. 



Type stations: Grove depot, Kennebunk, Maine; Arundel depot, 

 Kennebunkport; Kennebunk village on the highway from the shoe- 

 shop to the depot. Abundant in Wells, Kennebunk and Kennebunk- 

 port. Also in North Berwick. Thrives in pastures or hedges, moist 

 or dry places, open sun or light shade. 



This species has a resemblance to R. glandicaulis, but is nearly 

 unarmed, is quite glandless and glabrous, and has slightly obovate 

 leaves and shorter pedicels. It has no noticeable resemblance to R. 

 Canadensis, L. except in its being nearly imarmed, dark green, gla- 

 brous and glandless, while the shape of the leaflets, height of plant, 

 form of inflorescence and fruiting season are entirely ditt'erent. 



H— -t- -I— H— Inflorescence a short raceme ending a leafy branch. 



Rubus peculiaris, n. sp. Plants erect, recurving slightly, very 

 glabrous, glandless, armed with very numerous prickles. Inflores- 

 cence a raceme ending a leafy branch. Fruit irregularly globose, 

 drupelets large. Leaves thick, leathery. 



New canes. Stems stout, strong, erect but somewhat recurved 

 above, 2^ to 4 ft. high, often a dwarf, reddish, glabrous, glandless, 

 5-angled, not furrowed. Prickles very numerous, ^'^ to \ in. long, 

 50 to the inch of stem, strong bristle-])rickles, not confined to the 

 angles, straight with a slight backward slant. Leaves large, 8 in. 



