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CHAP. XLII. ROSA‘CEH. RU‘BUS. 737 
Leaves of the barren branches pinnate ; of the fertile branches, trifoliolate. 
Leaflets ovate, incisely serrated, whitely tomentose beneath. Stipules very 
narrow, and bristle-like. Flowers in umbels. Peduncle prickled. Sepals 
lanceolate-linear, tomentose, longer than the petals, which are obovately 
wedge-shaped, two-lobed, and spreading. Fruit black, acid, of the form of 
that of R. ide‘us. Carpels numerous, rather glabrous; becoming, by dry- 
ing, rugged, with little hollows. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 558.) A native of Ca- 
nada and the West Indies ; introduced in 1696; growing to the height of 
from 4 ft. to 6 ft. 
#2 8. R.a’sper D. Don. The rough-branchleted and petioled Bramble. 
Identification. Don Prod. FI. Nepal, p. 234. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 558.; Don’s Mill, 2. p. 531. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves pinnate ; leaflets 7, elliptical, acuminate, sharply serrate, green, pilose 
beneath. Petioles and branchlets bearing prickles and glanded bristles. Stipules lanceolate, 
pointed. Flowers terminal, about 3.together. (Dec. Prod., 2. p.558.) A native of Nepal, said to 
be introduced in 1821, and to grow from 4 ft. to 6 ft. high ; but we have not seen the plant. 
2 9. R.1pe‘us L. The Mount Ida Bramble, or common Raspberry. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 706.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 558. 
Synonymes. R. frambesianus Lam. F). Fr., 3. p. 135.; Framboisier, Fr.; gemeine Brombeere, Ger. 
“The Raspis is called in Greeke Baros 1pata ; in Latin, Rubus Idea, of the mountaine Ida, on 
which it groweth; in English, Raspis, Framboise, and Hinde-berry.”’ (Johns. Ger. p. 1274.) 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 2442.; and our jig. 452. 
Spec. Char., §c. Villose. Stem round, bearing slender recurved prickles. 
Leaves pinnate; those of the fertile stems of 3 leaflets, those of the 
sterile stems of 5, rather. palmately disposed. Leaflets ovate, incisely 
serrated, whitely tomentose beneath. Stipules very narrow and bristle-like. 
Flowers in a corymbose panicle. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, whitely tomen- 
tose, ending in a point. Petals obovate-wedge-shaped, entire, conniving, 
shorter than the calyx. Carpels numerous, tomentose. (Dec, Prod., u. 
p-558.) A shrub, with biennial stems, a native of Europe, and, probably, 
of Asia, Africa, and America. 
Varieties. There are varieties with red fruit, yellow fruit, and white fruit. 
(Dec. Prod., ii.p. 558.) There is a variety which bears twice in the year. 
2 R. i. 2 microphijllus Wallr. Sched., p. 256. — Leaves all of 3 leaflets. 
Stem suffruticose; dwarfer and more bushy than the species. (Dec, 
Prod., il. p. 558.) 
Description, §c. The common 
raspberry has a creeping root, with 
biennial stems, 3 ft. or 4ft. high, <Q. 
pinnate leaves, and small white 
flowers. The fruit of the species, 
in a wild state, is crimson, and con- 
sists of numerous juicy grains, be- 
set with the permanent styles; 
and highly fragrant, with a very 
deliciously sweet, and yet slightly 
acid, flavour, when eaten. It isa 
native of Europe, from Norway 
and Sweden to Spain and Greece, 
in woods. It is found in Asia, on 
the Himalaya Mountains, and in other places; in the north of Africa; and, 
according to Pursh, in America, in hedgerows, from Canada to Pennsyl- 
vania, though it has been probably introduced into that country. It is found 
in every part of Great Britain, and in Ireland, in the agricultural and subalpine 
regions, in woods, and in moist wastes. Improved varieties of it have long 
been in cultivation in gardens, for the fruit, which is delightfully fragrant, and 
grateful to the palate in itself, and is used in numerous culinary and con- 
fectionery articles, as well as in liqueurs. In France, raspberries are very 
generally eaten at table, mixed with strawberries. A very refreshing summer 
drink is made of them, by simply bruising them in water, and adding sugar. They 
enter into the composition of different jellies, jams, ices, syrups, and ratafias ; 
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