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R. NEGLECTUS Peck (R. occidentalis X R. strigosus Austin). Purple 
Raspberry. This occurs occasionally and is easily recognized when 
ripe. It may be briefly described as a red raspberry growing on a 
black raspberry bush. The fruit is soft and loosely held together 
like the red raspberry, but there is enough black mixed with the red 
in its color to make it purple. The cane is long and recurved and it 
tips as readily as the black raspberry. Careful examination shows 
that in all its characters it is an intergrade between R. occidentalis 
and R. strigosus and I have never failed to find both of them growing 
with or near it. It seems probable, however, that such proximity 
of the parent species is not without exception. 
R. oporatus L. Flowering Raspberry. Mulberry. Occasional 
in most parts of the state but nowhere common. Rare in the south- 
eastern part, frequent in some sections in the southwestern part. It 
seems to prefer rocky woods and thrives among the loose stones at 
the foot of ledges, but is sometimes seen in fence-row hedges in cleared 
land. 
R. TRIFLORUS Richardson. Rare in some places but generally 
distributed. Prefers damp swampy woods. 
R. cuNErFoLrUs Pursh. This species, very distinct and agreeably 
constant in its characters, occurs in no other New England state. 
Its dwarf growth and numerous strong hooked prickles make the 
name “ankleberries” very appropriate. In southern New Jersey 
I found it called “hog blackberry." The fruit is cylindrical, large 
and fine-flavored. Here it is not confined to sandy soil. East of the 
Connecticut River it is known to occur in but one section, namely, 
the towns of Chatham, Colchester and Portland. "West of the Con- 
necticut River it has been found as far north as Farmington and as 
far east as Guilford. It seems to be occasional in some places and 
frequent in the southwestern quarter of the state. 
R. ALLEGHANIENSIS Porter. (R. nigrobaccus Bailey.) Sow-teat 
Blackberry. This is the high blackberry here and is abundant nearly 
everywhere. No other blackberry has such a delicious, spicy, aromatic 
taste, and no other of all our wild berries except the strawberry ap- 
proaches it in excellence. Its great number of drupelets makes it 
very seedy. Its long, slender, tapering shape has suggested its two 
most characteristic names — Sow-teat and Sheep-teat. 
Odd forms of this species turn up everywhere. They seem to be 
local mostly. Dr. Graves very kindly took me to the station where 
