1906] Blanchard,— Some Maine Rubi,— II 179 



graded iii length; those near the root 1 foot long, the terminal ones 

 2 to 4 in., nearly pure racemes. Axis of terminal growth nearly 

 straight, angled, hairy, glanded hairs abundant; prickles numerous, 

 strong and slightly hooked; leaves one or two trifoliate or the outer 

 unifoliate, thick, shining and glabrous; leaflets broad-oval, pointed 

 at each end, coarsely serrate-dentate; petiole glanded, prickles re- 

 curved, the middle leaflet stalked; inflorescence a short raceme, 

 pedicels 8 to 12, about f in. long, set at an angle of -45°, rather thick, 

 with numerous glands, subtended by rather large bracts. Axis of 

 long branches straight or zigzag, terete; prickles small strong and 

 hooked; glands numerous or scanty. Leaves large, 3-foliate, resem- 

 bling those on new canes in color, texture, serration and pubescence; 

 leaflets broad like those on new canes, the side ones sessile and very 

 broad with slight lobing on the lower side. Inflorescence shorter, 

 less regular or nearly wanting. Flowers aj^pearing about July 5 on 

 the main inflorescence, but mnch later on the long leafy branches, 

 about 1 in. broad or often some less; petals very broad, oblong or 

 approaching orbicular; sepals broad, bright green, mucronate; gla- 

 brous and glandless outside, pubescent inside on the proper inflores- 

 cence; but narrow and often leafy-tipped on long leafy branches. 

 Fruit ripening normally the middle of August, globose, f to ^^ in. in 

 diameter, drupelets 11 to 16, about ^V in- in diameter, but little matur- 

 ing this year. 



Type station near the guide-board at the intersection of ^Nlain St. 

 and the ocean road to Cape Porpoise in Kennebunkport village, 

 Maine, abundant here and down the Cape Porpoise road for a mile 

 and frequent throughout the entire village. Open sun in dry ground. 



This species is remarkable in many ways and must be put in a class 

 by itself. 



Rubus multiformis, n. sp. Plants with thick stems and very long, 

 wide-branched canes, decumbent or erect at first, then creeping a long 

 distance on the ground and tipping. Leaves often skeleton-like; 

 the leaflets being so long, narrow and long-stalked. 



New canes. Stems thick and erect at the base, 2 to 4 feet high, 

 angled and furrowed, green-brown, glabrous, glanded or unglanded; 

 soon recurved, trailing on bushes, fences or on the ground, tipping 

 in September, 6 to 12 feet long with numerous long branches. Prickles 

 rather short, on the angles, about 5 to the inch of stem, slanted back- 

 ward; the glandular form with small secondary prickles. Glands 

 on slender stalks, numerous on some plants, wanting on others. 

 Leaves skeleton-like, 7 in. long and G in. wide, 5-foiiate, thin; glabrous 

 or with a few appressed hairs and light green often shining on the upper 

 surface; glabrous, rarely slightly pubescent beneath. Leaflets nar- 

 row, long-oval, long-stalked, long taper-pointed, outline entire, finely 

 slightly doubly serrate-dentate; the middle one widest, the blade 

 nearly one-half as wide as long and rounded at the base; the side ones 



