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ROSACE^E. VIII. RUBUS. 



y, Weih. et Nees. 1. c. R. corylifolius, Hell. fl. wurceb. suppl. 

 p. 46. 



Plicate-leaved. Bramble. Fl. June, Sept. Brit. Sh. strag. 



13 R. BI'FRONS (Vest, ex Tratt. ros. 3. p. 28.) stem obso- 

 letely angled, flat, glabrous ; flowering brandies beset with 

 villous pubescence ; lower leaves with 5 obovate, coarsely toothed 

 leaflets, upper ones with 3 roundish leaflets, all glabrous above, 

 and clothed with white tomentum beneath ; panicle cymose ; 

 sepals clothed with hoary tomentum on both surfaces. 1? . H. 

 Native of Syria. Fruit black, usually large. 



Two-fronted Bramble. Shrub trailing. 



44 R. AFFI NIS (Weih. et Nees. rub. germ. p. 22. t. 3. and 

 36.) stems recurved, angular, prickly, and glabrous ; prickles 

 strong, recurved ; leaves with 3 or 5 leaflets ; leaflets ovate, 

 cordate, cuspidate, sharply serrated, flat at the base, but some- 

 what undulated towards the apex, clothed with tomentum be- 

 neath ; panicle compound, with the branches cymose ; calycine 

 segments ovate, acuminated, naked on the outside, reflexed. 



f; . H. Native of Germany and Britain, in hedges. Flowers 

 white. Akenia thick, bluish black. 



far. fl, bractebsus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 560.) bracteas broad, 

 undivided. R. afFinis y et c, Weih. et Nees. I.e. t. 36. 



sillied Bramble. Fl. June, Sept. Britain. Sh. straggling. 



45 R. FLORIBU'NDUS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 219. t. 557.) branches and petioles villously tomentose, and 

 are as well as the nerves prickly beneath ; upper leaves with 3 

 leaflets, and the lower ones with 5 leaflets ; leaflets on long 

 petiolules, elliptic-oblong, sharply serrated, clothed with ad- 

 pressed pubescence on both surfaces ; panicle terminal, branched, 



fj . G. Native of South America, on the Andes about Loxa 

 in Quito, at the height of 2400 or 5400 feet above the level of 

 the sea. Petals white or rose-coloured, exceeding the calyx. 



Fruit like that of ./?. fnilicosus. 



Bundle-Jlorvered Bramble. Shrub straggling. 



46 R. ULMIFOLIUS (Schott. in isis. 1818. fasc. 5. p. 821. and 

 Link. enum. 2. p. 61.) stems decumbent, very prickly ; leaves 

 with 3 or 5 leaflets ; leaflets oval, rather cordate, acutely and 

 doubly crenated, tomentose beneath and unarmed. Jj . H. 

 Native of Gibraltar, on the mountains. Branches red. Flowers 

 beautiful rose-coloured. 



Elm-leaved Bramble. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1823. Sh. tr. 



47 R. LINKIA'NUS (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 560.) stems 

 prickly ; leaves with 3 or 5 leaflets ; leaflets unequal, ovate, 

 acuminated, serrated, clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; 

 flowers panicled. Jj . H. Native country unknown. R. pani- 

 culatus, Schlecht. ex Link. enum. 2. p. 61. and Tratt. ros. 3. 

 p. 92. but not of Smith. Flowers double, white. 



Link's Bramble. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. Sh. trailing. 



48 R. A'LBICANS (Kit. ex Tratt. ros. 3. p. 92.) leaflets 5, 

 ovate, cordate, lateral ones almost sessile, all clothed with white 

 tomentum beneath ; stems angular, prickly ; prickles recurved ; 

 petioles and peduncles scabrous from glands. ^ . H. Native 

 of Hungary, in bushy places. Allied to R. fruticosus or R. 

 tomentosus. Flowers white. 



Whitish-leaved Bramble. Shrub trailing. 



49 R. NUBIGENUS(H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 220.) 

 branches and petioles villous, and are prickly as well as the 

 nerves of the leaves ; leaflets beset with adpressed pili above, 

 but clothed with canescent pubescence beneath ; panicles ter- 

 minal, nearly simple ; calyxes prickly ; fruit clothed with silky 

 pili. b . H. Native of the Andes, about Quito, at Paramo 

 de Puntas, at the height of 5100 feet above the level of the 

 sea. 



Cloud-born Bramble. Shrub straggling. 



50 R. FRUTICOSUS (Lin. spec. 707.) stems straggling, arch- 

 ed, angular, and rather tomentose ; prickles recurved ; leaves 



with 3 or 5 leaflets ; leaflets petiolate, ovate-oblong, acute, 

 glabrous above, greyish tomentose beneath ; panicle decompound, 

 narrow, and straight; calycine segments reflexed and un- 

 armed. Jj.H. Native of Europe, in hedges and woods and 

 by way-sides and in commons ; plentiful in Britain. Smith, 

 engl. hot. 826. Weih. etNees, rub. germ. p. 25. t. 7. Flowers 

 pinkish or white. Fruit dark purple, with a mawkish taste. 

 The bramble may be useful in thickening hedges of white-thorn 

 or briars, being of very quick growth. The green twigs will 

 dye wool and silk black. Silkworms will eat the leaves ; they 

 are astringent, and a decoction of them may be used in gar- 

 garisms. 



Var. ft, pomponlus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 561.) flowers semi- 

 double ; leaves pale green ; leaflets obovate. R. fruticosus, 

 var. e), Weih. et Nees. 1. c. 



/ ar. /, leucocarpus. Fruit white. 



I'ar. c, incrmis : stem unarmed. 



Far. e, concolor (Wallr. sched. p. 233.) leaves pubescent 

 beneath, the same colour on both surfaces. Native of Ger- 

 many. 



Far. , glandulosus (Wallr. sched. p. 233.) stems, petioles, 

 and peduncles glandular. Native of Germany. 



Shrubby or Common Bramble. Fl. June, Aug. Britain. 

 Shrub straggling. 



51 R. FAGIFOLIUS (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnsea. vol. 5. p. 

 571.) floral branches unarmed, angular, pubescent ; leaflets 3-5, 

 elliptic, acuminated, obtuse at the base, glabrous and shining 

 above, but opaque beneath and puberulous on the nerves, 

 sharply serrated ; panicle large, terminal, clothed with silky to- 

 mentum. Jj . G. Native of Mexico, among bushes at Pas- 

 santla. Flowers small, white. 



Beech-leaved Bramble. Shrub. 



52 R. ABRU'PTUS (Lindl. syn. brit. fl. p. 92.) stems arched, 

 strong, angular, very glaucous, with very broad, equal, hooked 

 prickles ; leaflets 3 to 5, small, distant, undulated, shining, obo- 

 vate, truncate, with an inflexed, cuspidate point, simply serrated, 

 veiny, hoary beneath ; panicles long, downy, armed with strong 

 hooked prickles ; the branches spreading and corymbose. 1? . H. 

 Native of Scotland. 



Abrupt-leaved. Bramble. Fl. July, Aug. Scotland. Shrub 

 straggling. 



53 R. TOMENTOSUS (Weih. et Nees. rub. germ. p. 27. t. 8.) 

 stems erect, angular, prickly, glabrous ; leaves with 3 or 5 

 leaflets ; leaflets on short petiolules, obovate-cuneated, clothed 

 with hoary pubescence above and white tomentum beneath ; 

 panicle compound, narrow, spreading ; calycine segments nearly 

 unarmed, reflexed. Jj . H. Native of Europe, in dry places. 

 R. Thuillieri, Poir. diet, suppl. 4. p. 694. Flowers white or 

 pink. 



Far. a, acute-serratus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 561.) serratures of 

 leaves serrated, approximate, and acute. R. tomentosus, var. a, 

 Weih. et Nees. I. c. 



Far. fl, late-serratus (D. C. 1. c.) serratures of leaves remote 

 and coarse, nearly simple. R. tomentosus, var. fl, Weih. et 

 Nees. 1. c. 



Tomentose Bramble. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1818. Shrub. 



54 R. SUBERE'CTUS (Anders, in Lin. trans. 11. p. 218. t. 16. 

 Smith, fl. engl. bot. 2572.) smoothish ; stem angular, ascend- 

 ing ; branches terete ; prickles deflexed ; leaves with usually 

 3-5 or 7 ovate, cordate, pointed leaflets, which are minutely 

 hairy beneath ; upper leaves with only 3 leaflets ; flowers in 

 loose panicles ; calycine segments ovate, lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated, slightly hairy, at length reflexed. fj . H. Native of 

 Scotland, on the banks of Lochness, Highlands of Aberdeen 

 and Perthshire ; hills of Forfarshire ; in England in Wales and 

 Yorkshire ; also of North America, between Lake Superior and 



