192 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



MOUNTAIN BLACKBERRY 



Rubus Allegheiiiensis Rose Family 



Fruit. The drupelets are small and dry, and 

 form a long, narrow fruit, with tapering top. 

 The flavor is spicy. 



Leaves. The smaller teeth and long drawn- 

 out apex are distinctive features. 



This species has reddish branches and leaf 

 stems. It is considered by some to be a moun- 

 tain form of Rubus nigrobaccus. 



LEAFY CLUSTER BLACKBERRY 



Rubus argutus Rose Family 



Fruit. This species is distinguished by a 

 shorter, leafy fruit cluster. 



Leaves. The leaflets are smaller and nar- 

 rower, somewhat rigid, nearly smooth, and 

 coarsely serrate. 



It is a lower species than R. nigrobaccus, stiff, 

 straight, and nearly smooth or quite so. It is 

 distinctly a southern species, taking the place 

 there which is occupied in the north by R. 

 nigrobaccus. It has a wide range. 



