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SMALL FRUIT CULTUKIST. 



R. spectablis. Flowers solitary, of a beautiful purple 

 color ; stems without prickles. Native of northwest 

 coast of America, on the banks of the Columbia River. 



R. frllticoSUS. Stems straggling, arched, angular and 



rather tomentose; prickles recurved, fruit dark purple 



Fig. 72. EUROPEAN BLACKBERRY. 



with a peculiar mawkish flavor. Common European Black- 

 berry or Bramble. 



There are several species of the Blackberry found in 

 South America, West Indies, arid Mexico, but we have no 

 cultivated varieties of them, neither do they possess any 

 qualities superior to those found in the United States. 



Very little attention is paid to the cultivation of this 



