340 ORDER 47. ROSACE^E, 



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

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

 cent. Petioles slender, much shorter tiian the slender peduncles. Petals white. 

 Fr. well-flavored, ripe in May. 



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

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

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



upland woods, U. 8. 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- 

 'like a rose, save the (100 to 200) stamens aro whitish. Fr. broad and thin, bright 

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



7 R. Nutkanus Moclno. St. shrubby, somewhat pilous, with glandular haira 

 jibove ; lus. broad 5-!obed, lobes nearly equal, unequally and coarsely serrate ; ped. 

 ;few-flowercd ; sjp. long-acuminate, shorter than the very large, round-oval, white 

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

 fls. It has recoived some notice ia cultivation as a flowering plant. 



8 R. Cliamaemorus L. CLOUDBERRY. Herbaceous, dioecious; st. decumbent 

 'at base, erect, un.irmeJ, \-fliwered; Ivs. mostly but 2, cordate reniform, rugous, with 

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



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

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

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

 'Hydrastis. 



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

 green ; Ivs. 3 or 5-foliato, Ifts. nearly smooth, thin, rhombic-ovate, acute, unequally 



.cut-dentate, odd 0:10 petiolulato; stip. ovate, entire; ped. terminal,! to 3-flow- 

 ercd; pet. erect, oblong-obovate. Moist woods and shady hills, Penn. to Brit. 

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

 .1 to 2' by $ to 1', latc/al ones sessile, oblique or unequally 2-lobed. Pet. white, 

 rather longer than t'.ie triangular-lanceolate, reflexed sepals. Fr. consisting of a 

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



10 R, Id:su3 L. GARDEN RASPBERRY. Hispid or armed with recurved prick - 

 -. les; Ivs. pinnatel*/ 3 or 5-foliatc; Ifls. broad-ovate or rhomboidal, acuminate, un- 

 equally and inciscly serrate, hoary-tomc::to:is beneath, sessile, odd one petiolulate ; 

 Us. ia paniculate corymbs; pst. entire, shorbir tha.i the hoary-tomentous acuminate 

 cal ilauy varieties of this plant are cultivated for tho delicious fruit. Sts. 

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

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

 tially agreeing with tho abovo described wcro found at Cambridge, Vt., ia woods, 

 .also at Colobrook, Ct.,' by Dr. Bobbins. 



11 R. Gtrigosus MX. "\YiLD RED RASPBERRY. St. strongly hispid; Irs. pin- 

 c natcly 3 or 5-foh'nt?, Ifts. oblong-ovats or oval, obtuse at base, coarsely and un- 



cquaily serrate, cauoicent-tomentous beneath, odd one often subcordate at base, 

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

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

 . cred with strong bristles instead. Lfts. 1} to 2^' long, -J to as wide, terminal 

 one distinctly petiolulate. Fls. white. Fr." hemispherical, light red, and cf a pe- 

 culiar ric'.i ILvor, in Ju. Aug. Fls. May. 



12 R. occidentalis L. BLACK RASPcrRRY. THIMBLE BERRY. Si. glaucous 

 with Lhom, armed with recurved prickles; Ivs. pinnately 3-foliate, Ifts. ovate, acu-> 

 miuate, sublobato or doubly serrate, hoary-tomentous beneath, lateral ones sessile ; 

 fls. axillary and terminal; fr. black. A till, slender bramble, 4 to Si' high, in 

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



; Lfls. U to 3' long, -} to jj as wido; common petiole terete, long. Fls. white, lower 

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

 .taste, ripe hi Jl. Fls. May. ^ 



13 R. roscefolius L. BRIDAL ROSE. Erect, branching, armed w't'x nearly 

 straight prirklos; Ivs. pinnately 3 to 7-fcliate, 1.1s. ovate-lanceolate, pubplicate, 

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



