9 2 Rose (Rosacece) 



Found, from Georgia northward and westward, often in 

 rocky places, and on the borders of dry woods. 



A straggling shrub, three to five feet high. Its rose- 

 like blossoms and its late summer flowering make it 

 worthy of cultivation. It requires shade. 



Fig- 37- Wild Red Raspberry. R. strigbsus, Michx. 

 Flowers, small, white. Petals, erect, as long as the sepals. 

 May. 



Leaflets, three to five, the side ones without stems, whitish- 

 downy beneath. Stems, thickly set with stiff bristles 

 that are usually straight, but sometimes hooked. 



Fruit, half round, red, when ripe falling from the length- 

 ened receptacle, sweet, and very pleasant to the 

 taste. June, August. 



Found, especially along roadsides and in neglected fields, 

 from Labrador to New Jersey, and westward and 

 southward along the mountains to North Carolina. 



A free-growing shrub, three to six feet high, ranking 

 with the blackberries and huckleberries as a liberal and 

 welcome fruit-giver for country homes. The supplies for 

 the city markets are mostly from cultivated varieties. 



Fig. 38. Blackcap. Black Raspberry. Thimbleberry. 



R. occidentdlis, L. 



This species differs from the preceding chiefly in the 

 following items : 



Flowers, with petals shorter than the sepals. 



Leaflets, usually three, rarely five, the side ones sometimes 

 with short stems. 



Fruit, black, rarely whitish. 



