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borne singly or iu pairs, are red or purple, large and showy. The 

 fruit is large, shaped somewhat like a blackberry, red or yellow, but 

 too sparingly produced to be of great value. The ])lant is found 

 alonir the Pacific coast from California northward to Alaska. 



This is a desirable ornamental plant, both owing to the abundance 

 of its foliage and the beauty of its flowers. It was long ago intro- 

 duced in England, and is said to have become naturalized in Kent, 

 where it is known under the name of Woodman's Rose. It propa- 

 gates from suckers. Although known as Salmon Berry on the Pacific 

 coast, it is an entirely different plant from the R. parvijiorus which 

 bears the name Salmon Berry in other parts of the country, especially 

 the Rocky mountain region. 



§ 2. Fruit adhering to the receptacle. 



* Stems upright; naturally propagating by suckers. 



Ruhus villosus Ait. — Common or High Blackberry. — A shrubby 

 plant, one to six feet high, stems upright or reclining, armed with 

 stout curved prickles. The young branches, together with the leaf 

 and flower stalks, are covered with glandular tipped hairs. The 

 leaves usually have three leaflets on the fruiting canes and five on the 

 young canes. The flower cluster is a long, leafless raceme, with the 

 individual flowers standing out at almost right angles from the central 

 stem. The fruit is normally oblong or thimble-shaped, though some- 

 times nearly globular. It is sweet, dull black in color, with small 

 drupelets, closely packed together. In cultivation, and even in the 

 wild state, it varies widely, however. The species is very common 

 throughout the eastern portion of the United States, extending far 

 northward into British America. 



Although young in cultivation, this has come to be one of our most 

 important garden fruits. The first variety to be introduced was the 

 Dorchester which was exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society in 1841. This was followed by the Lawton, while from that 

 time on varieties have increased rapidly. 



Var. albinus Bailey. — White Blackberry. — In this form the 

 canes are nearly round, yellowish-green, with the leaflets mostly three 

 even on the young canes, while the fruit is pinkish-cream or amber 

 colored. Although apparently never very abundant, this form is fre- 

 quently found growing wild. It has also been introduced inta 

 cultivation at times, but has never proved really valuable. 



