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i^UBUS* nutkanus. 

 Nootka Raspberry. 



ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA, 



Nat. ord. Rosacea; Jussieu. {Introduction to the natural system of 

 hotariy, p. 81.) 



EUBUS.—Supr(), vol. 6. fol. 461. 



R. nutkanus ; caule fruticoso erecto flexuoso stolonifero apice glanduloso- 

 piloso basi nudiusculo, foliis 5-lobis insequaliter dentatis, corymbis 

 simplicibus, calycibus subinermibus cuspidatis : laciniis corollse albae 

 sequalibus, stipulis connatis persistentibus. 

 R. nutkanus. Dec. prodr. 2. 566. 



Frutex oynnino habitu Rubi odorati ; differt ramis magis Jiexuosis minus 

 setosis, imb nisi apice subinermibus , foliis opacis subtiis inermibus, denticulis 

 magis incequalibus, stipulis connatis persistentibus nee deciduis, corymbis 

 simplicibus paucijioris nee panicrdatis , demum calycibus subinermibus cus- 

 pidibus petalis albis (squalibus nee hispidissimis cuspidibus petalis purpureis 

 brevioribus. 



A native of the North-west coast of America, where it 

 was found by Mr. Douglas, who sent its seeds to the 

 Horticultural Society. It flowers irregularly from May to 

 October, and in a wild state bears much larger flowers 

 than those represented upon the figure, which is, however, 

 a faithful copy of its present garden state. 



It is propagated readily by cuttings, or by suckers, 

 which it produces in great abundance : its fruit has not 

 yet been seen. 



In general appearance it is extremely like the common 

 Rubus odoratus ; but if the two plants, as they grow in 

 our Gardens, be compared, they will be found to exhibit 

 the following differences: — Rubus odoratus has straight 



* According to DeTheis derived from the Celtic rub, red. The classical 

 writers appear to have applied it as we do. 



