RUBUS 459 



down, and sprinkled over with minute prickles. Leaves 6 to over 12 ins. long, 

 composed of three or five leaflets. Side leaflets about half the size of the 

 terminal one, stalkless or nearly so, obliquely ovate, coarsely and doubly 

 toothed, slightly hairy above, covered with a close white felt beneath, and 

 with silvery hairs on the veins; terminal leaflets ovate to roundish heart- 

 shaped, long-stalked, from 3 to 5 ins. long and wide, in other respects the 

 same as the side ones. Flowers white or pale pink, J in. across, the petals 

 shorter than the sepals. Fruits blue-black, small. 



Native of W. and Central China, whence it was introduced about 1901; 

 the species had, however, been known to botanists as far back as 1825 from 

 plants growing on the Himalaya. The Chinese plants are chiefly remarkable 

 for their vigour; Mr Wilson states that it is occasionally 20 ft. high. It is the 

 most robust of all Rubi; hardy in Britain, as may be seen by plants in the 

 Kew collection. 



R. HENRYI, Hems ley. 



An evergreen, elegant, scandent shrub, growing 20 ft. high where support 

 is available ; stems slender, cord-like, armed with a few spines. Leaves 

 three-lobed, 4 to 6 ins. long, smooth above, covered beneath with a close 

 white felt ; stalk I to i^ ins. long ; lobes of varying depth but usually 

 reaching about three-fourths down the blade, narrow (from f to T in. wide 

 at the base), tapering to a long fine point, finely toothed. Flowers pink, of 

 little beauty, f in. across, borne six to ten together in terminal and axillary 

 racemes 3 ins. or so long ; petals and sepals of about equal length, the 

 latter covered with glandular hairs, and ending in'a tail-like point. Fruit 

 shining black. 



Native of Central and W. China ; first discovered near tchang by Henry, 

 in whose honour it is named. Introduced by Wilson in 1900. The only 

 Rubus with which it can be confused is R. bambusarum the two, probably, 

 are forms of one species but that is well marked by its leaves being com- 

 posed of three distinct leaflets. In other respects they are very similar. 



R. HISPIDUS, Linnceus. 



A low semi-evergreen shrub, with mostly prostrate, very slender, wiry stems, 

 armed with tiny decurved spines and more or less covered with bristles. 

 Leaves trifoliolate, the common stalk longer than the leaflets, which are 

 short-stalked, obovate, tapering to the base, sharply and coarsely toothed 

 towards the apex, I to if ins. long, \ to I in. wide ; smooth or nearly so on 

 both surfaces. Flowers white, \ to f in. across, produced in few-flowered 

 corymbs from the leaf-axils and the ends of erect shoots 6 to 12 ins. high. 

 Fruit at first turning red, nearly black when ripe, less than \ in. long, and 

 composed of few carpels, sour. 



Native of Eastern N. America ; introduced in 1768, but rarely seen 

 nowadays. It flowers in June and July. Growing -very quickly, it soon forms 

 a low, dense tangle, and makes a pretty almost evergreen covering. 



Very nearly allied to this is R. TRIVIALIS, Michaux, which has a more 

 southern distribution in the United States. It differs in having larger 

 flowers up to \\ ins. across, and more cylindrical fruits r in. long, composed 

 of numerous carpels. Rare in cultivation, probably not so hardy as hispidus. 



R. ICHANGENSIS, Hemsley. 



A deciduous shrub, with, long, slender stems armed with small hooked 

 spines, and furnished with numerous dark, glandular bristles, Leaves 



