Harveyane. N. O. Rosacez. 
TAB. CCCXLIX. : 
RUBUS ROSHFOLIUS. 
Caule teretiusculo piloso, aculeis patentibus subrecurvis, foliis 
pinnatis pilosiusculis, pinnis lanceolatis duplicato-serratis 
glanduloso-punctatis, stipulis lineari-setaceis, pedunculis sub- 
unifloris, laciniis calycinis lanceolatis longe acuminatis petalis 
vix longioribus, carpellis glabris numerosissimis minoribus 
exsiccatione lacunoso-rugosis. C. : 
Rubus roseefolius. Sm. Ic. Ined. 3. p. 60. ¢. 60. De Cand. 
Prodr, v. 2. p. 556. 
8. coronarius ; petalis numerosis calyce multo longioribus. Sims 
in Bot. Mag. t. 1783. De Cand. Prodr. l. c. 
Rubus Sinensis. Hortul. 
Rubus Commersonii. Poir. Dict. 6. p. 242. (fide De Cand). 
Haz. Mauritius. Thouin (in Smith). Molucca islands, Bayer 
(in Hort, Maurit.), who observes that it is naturalized in 
Mauritius. Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Ecklon. 
: Foot of Table Mountain. Hon. W. H. Harvey. 
a Smith gives this plant, on the authority of Thouin, as an in- 
: “habitant of the Mauritius. Bojer, who has so long resided in 
os tells us it is naturalized there, and comes from the 
ee De Candolle, who also states Mauritius to be its 
_ Native country, nevertheless adduces the R. Commersoni, Poir. 
_ *@synonym: but that is said to have a reddish fruit the size 
= ofa taspberry, but with a much less agreeable taste and smell : 
ftom which it may be inferred that it is juicy; while the fruit 
of et plant is, according to Mr Harvey, as dry “as in Poten- 
Hilla, Ecklon and Mr Harvey (and to this latter gentleman 
mare indebted for the drawing here figured) find the species, 
> all appearance wild, about Table Mountain, Cape of Good 
Hope, and perhaps that is really its native country. 
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