1907] Blanchard,— Connecticut Rubi 7 
probably found throughout. A form with thicker dark green leaves 
also occurs whose status is still uncertain. 
Rubus Rossbergianus, n. sp. Plants glandless, pubescent, 1 to 2 
feet high, stems large at the base, recurving, 3 to 5 feet long, the 
prostrate end often tipping; prickles of moderate size. Leaves large, 
dark green, rather thick, 5-foliate; leaflets broad, those on old canes 
remaining till fall. Inflorescence cymose, pedicels subtended by 
narrow leaves; flowers large; fruit short-cylindrical 3 in. high, pro- 
ductive. 
New canes. Stems erect at first, 1 to 2 feet high, hard, green, 
terete, glabrous and glandless, often branched, soon recurving, becom- 
ing 3 to 5 ft. long, often tipping. Prickles $ to 7e in. long, slender, 
straight, strong, slanted slightly backward, numerous, 20 to the inch 
of stem, not noticeably in lines. Leaves large, the earlier 6 to 7 in. 
long by 5 to 6 in. broad, later leaves smaller, rather thick, 5-foliate, 
dark green with appressed hairs on the upper surface, lighter beneath 
and very pubescent. Leaflets broad, outline entire, long taper- 
pointed, finely and doubly serrate-dentate; the middle leaflet very 
broad and cordate, the side leaflets broad and ovate or oval, the basal 
leaflets broad and cuneate at the base. Petiole and petiolules large, 
glabrous, grooved, prickles numerous, short and hooked; the petiolule 
of the middle leaflet 1 in. long, the side ones one-third as long and the 
basal leaflets sessile. 
Old canes. Stems hard, greenish brown, badly killed back, prickles 
intact. New growth consisting of short leafy branches mostly bearing 
inflorescence, one to four from each old leaf-axil, 3 to 6 in. long. 
Axis zigzag, slightly pubescent, prickles few, hooked. Leaves one to 
three, trifoliate on the main axis, and numerous unifoliate leaves 
above on the inflorescence making it rosette-shaped. Leaflets and 
unifoliate leaves mostly narrow, occasionally broad, coarsely serrate- 
dentate and toward the points deeply dentate; in color, texture and 
pubescence like those on new canes. Inflorescence cymose, axis 
short, about 8-flowered, the pedicels subtended by unifoliate leaves. 
Flowers appearing June 15 or earlier 13 to 1} in. broad, petals oval, 
one-half as wide as long. Fruit ripening very early short-cylindric, 
about } in. high, composed of large drupelets. Edible, sweet and 
sought by berry-pickers. Leaves persisting till fall. 
Type station: Southington, Connecticut, 25 rods southeast of the 
junction of Lazy Lane and Queen Street. Abundant in Southington 
