340 Ordeb 47.— ROSACEA. 



reflexed; fr. large, black. — Md. to Fla., common. Sts. long, slender, terete, some 

 of the prickles at length recurved. Lfts. small (about 12" by 8"), minutely pubes- 

 cent. Potioles slender, much shorter than tho slender peduncles. Petals white. 

 Fr. well-flavored, ripe in May. 



6 R. odoratus L. Mulberry. St. erect or reclining, unarmed, glandular-pilous; 

 lvs. pilmately 3 to 5-lobed, middle lobe longest, unequally serrate ; fls. large, in ter- 

 minal corymbs; pet. orbicular, purple. — A fino flowering shrub, 3 to 5f high, in 

 upland woods, U. S. and Brit. Am., common. Lvs. 4 to 8' long, nearly as wide, 

 cordate at base, lobes acuminate, petioles 2 to 3' long, and, with the branches, 

 calyx and peduncles clothed with viscid hairs. Fls. nearly 2' diam., not very un- 

 liko a rose, save tho (100 to 200) stamens aro whitish. Fr. broad and thin, bright 

 red, sweet, ripo in Aug. Fls. Jn., Jl. f 



7 R. Nutkanus Mocino. St. shrubby, somewhat pilou3, with glandular haire 

 abovo; las, broad 5-lobed, lobes nearly equal, unequally and coarsely serrate; ped. 

 few-flowered ; sep. long-acuminate, shorter than tho very large, round-oval, whitt 

 petals. — A line species, Mich., Wis. to Oreg., &c., with very large, showy, white 

 fls. It has received some notice in cultivation as a flowering plant. 



8 R. Cha:ricemdrus L. Cloudberry. Herbaceous, dioecious; st. decumbent 

 at base, erect, unarmed, \-jlowered; lvs. mostly but 2, cordate reniform, rugous, with 

 5-rounded lobes, serrate ; sep. obtuse ; pet. obovate, white. — An alpine species with 

 us, found by Dr. Bobbins (also by the author, 1855) on the White Mts., and by 

 Mr. Oakes in Me. ; N. to tho Arc. Sea. Fr. large, yellow or amber color, sweet 

 and juicy, ripo ia Sept. Fls. in May, Jn. — This plant may easily bo mistaken for 

 Hydrastis. 



9 R. trifluma Rich. St. shrubby, unarmed, declined; branches herbaceous, 

 green ; lvs. 3 or 5-foliate, lfts. nearly smooth, thin, rhombic-ovate, acute, unequally 

 cut-dentate, odd one petiolulate; stip. ovate, entire; ped. terminal, 1 to 3-flow- 

 ered; pet. erect, oblong-obovate. — Moist woods and shady hills, Fenn. to Brit. 

 Am. Sts. flexuous, smooth, reddish. Petioles very slender, 1 to 2' long. Lfts 

 1 to 2' by £ to 1', lateral ones sessile, oblique or unequally 2-lobed. Pet. white, 

 rather longer than tho triangular-lanceolate, reflexed sepals. Fr. consisting of a 

 few large, dark red grains, acid, ripo in Aug. Fl3. May. (R. saxatilis Bw.) 



10 R. Iclfeus L. Garden Raspberry. Hispid or armed with recurved prick- 

 les; lvs. pinnately 3 or 5-foliatc; lfts. broad-ovate or rhomboidal, acuminate, un- 

 equally and incisely serrate, hoary-tomentous beneath, sessile, odd one petiolulate ; 

 fls. in paniculate corymbs; pet. entire, shorter than the hoary-tomentous acuminate 

 cal. — Many varieties of this plant are cultivated for the delicious fruit. Sts. 

 shrubby, 3 to 5f high. Lfts. smoothish above, 2 to 4' long, § as wide. Fls. 

 white, in lax, terminal clusters. Fr. red, amber color, or white. — Plants essen- 

 tially agreeing with the abovo described wero found at Cambridge, Vt., in woods, 

 also at Colebrook, Ct, by Dr. Dobbins. 



11 R. ritrigosus Mx. Wild Red Raspberry. St. strongly hispid; lvs. pin- 

 nately 3 or 5-foliato, lfts. oblong-ovata or oval, obtuse at base, coarsely and un- 

 equally serrate, canesccnt-tomentous beneath, odd ono often subcordate at base, 

 lateral ones sessile; cor. cup shaped, about the length of tho cal. — In hedges and 

 neglected fields, Can. and N. States, very abundant. St. without prickles, cov- 

 ered with strong bristles instead. Lfts. lh to 1\' long, \ to § as wide, terminal 

 one distinctly petiolulate. Fls. whito. Fr. hemispherical, light red, and of a pe- 

 culiar rich flavor, in Jn. — Aug. Fls. May. 



12 R. occidentalis L. Black Raspberry. Thimble Berry. St. glaucous 

 with bloom, armed with recurved prickles ; lvs. pinnately 3-foliate, lfts. ovate, acu-. 

 minate, sublobato or doubly serrate, hoaiy-tomentous beneath, lateral ones sessile; 

 fls. axillary and terminal ; fr. black. — A tall, slender bramble, 4 to 8f high, in 

 thickets, rocky fields, &c. Can. and U. S. St. recurved, often rooting at tho end. 

 Lfts. 2 to 3' long, \ to § as wide ; common petiole terete, long. Fls. white, lower 

 ones solitary, upper corymbous. Fr. roundish, glaucous, of a lively, agreeable 

 taste, ripo in Jl. Fls. May. \ 



13 R. l'OSEefolius L. Bridal Rose. Erect, branching, armed with nearly 

 straight prickles; lvs. pinnately 3 to 7 -foliate, lfts. ovate-lanceolate, subplicato, 

 doubly serrate, smooth beneath, velvety above ; stip. minute, subulate ; sep. spread- 



