American and Asiatic Rubi. 2 1 7 



was one of the earliest plants figured in the Botanical 

 Magazine, the picture appearing as far back as September 

 1790, vol. iv., pi. 132. 



Jam made of the fruit of the arctic raspberry is, without 

 question, the most delightfully aromatic that can be con- 

 ceived, the odour being that of strawberry and raspberry 

 combined. In England we know of it only as a singular 

 dainty, sent by loving hands as a loving gift. Even 

 where the plant most abounds, in Norway, Sweden, and 

 Finland, it is a luxury by no means at public command. 

 The difficulty and labour involved in the collecting of 

 the fruit will always prevent its becoming an article of 

 commerce. The drupels, like those of the dewberry, 

 never all reach maturity. Very often only one or two get 

 ripe, and as the plant grows only about three inches 

 high, the collecting is like that of the scattered shells 

 upon the sand. The arctic raspberry grows also in the 

 most northerly parts of North America. 



AMERICAN AND ASIATIC RUBI. 



SOME of the native Blackberries of North America and 

 of the far East bid fair to count with the " fruits of the 

 future." America has set an example with regard to the 

 culture of her own that in itself proves their independent 

 value; and though little has yet been attempted in 

 England, there is reason to believe that varieties superior 



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