ROSE FAMILY 12$ 



was not well chosen, for the term ash properly belongs only to 

 species of Fraxinus, but "Mountain Ash" as applied to Pirus, 

 is now too firmly established to be dislodged. 



4. AMELANCHIER. 



Service Berry. June Berry. Shad Bush. 



1. A. alnifolia Nutt. Stems woody, divaricately branched, 

 2 to 10 ft. high. Leaves simple, short-petioled, / 2 to 1 in. 

 long, oval or short oblong, toothed around the very obtuse 

 summit, pubescent beneath. Flowers white, in short leafy- 

 bracted lateral racemes. Petals 5, spatulate, ^ to l / 2 in. long, 

 much exceeding the calyx and the 20 very short stamens. 

 Ovary inferior. 



Our species of Service Berry is a common, red-twigged 

 shrub which produces pulpy, black, roundish fruits Y\ in. in 

 diameter. The edible pulp is an article of food among the 

 Indians, but its sickly-sweetish taste is not pleasant to 

 epicurean palates. The abundant white bloom often covers 

 whole thickets, as is shown in our illustration. A dwarf form 

 of the shrub has been found at high altitudes. 



5. RUBUS. 



Bushes with erect or trailing stems. Stamens numerous. 

 Pistils many, crowded on an elevated receptacle, becoming 

 fleshy and fusing to form a so-called berry. 



1. R. parviflorus Nutt. Thimble Berry. A woody-stemmed 

 perennial, 2 to 3 ft. high, without prickles. Leaves simple, 

 palmately 5-lobed (lobes toothed), circular in outline, heart- 

 shaped at base, 3 to 7 in. across, on petioles 1 to 3 in. long. 

 Petals white, ^ m - long. Fruit large, with luscious but thin 

 pulp. (R. nutkanus Moc.) 



The broad, horizontally spreading leaves mark this species 

 as a shade-lover. It is especially common along streams in 

 partial shade of pine and oak trees and is plentiful from our 

 lower borders up to at least 7000 ft. alt. Only the birds seem 

 to find the picking of the berries a profitable occupation. In 

 the eastern states this plant is known as Salmon Berry, while 

 certain members of the raspberry group are there called 

 thimble berries. 



2. R. leucodermis Dougl. Wild Raspberry. Stems woody, 

 prickly. Leaflets 3 to 7, ovate, acute, doubly toothed, 1 to 2 z / 2 

 in. long, green above, white beneath. Petals white, about Y% 

 in. long. Fruit either black or red, edible. 



The Wild Raspberry forms thickets at a few places in 



