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The flowers are not succeeded by fruit in this country ; but Pursh informs 

 us that, in a wild state, the fruit is yellow, and of a very fine flavour, and a 

 large size. " Cornutus, who first figured and described this plant, gave it the 

 name of odoratus, on account of the very grateful fragrance of its foliage." 

 (Bot. Mag.,t. 323.) 



A 13. R. NUTKA V NUS Moc. The Nootka Sound Bramble. 



Identification, Mocino PI. Nutk. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 566. ; Bot. Reg., t 1368. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 540. 



Synonyme. R. odoratus Hort., but not of Lin. 



Engravings. Mocino PI. Nutk. ; Bot. Reg., t. 1368. ; and tnrftg:t>44. 



Spec. Char., $c. Stem glutinous. Branches round, 

 glabrous, rufous. Leaves 5-lobed, unequally toothed. 

 Inflorescence subcorymbose. Flowers about 4? in a 

 corymb, white. Sepals ovate, longly acuminate, gla- 

 brous, as long as the petals. Allied to R. odoratus, 

 but the peduncle and calyx are glabrous. (Dec. Prod.) 

 An upright shrub. North-west coast of North Ame- 

 rica, from New California to Nootka Sound, and at 

 various places between north latitude 43 and 52, in 

 mountains and woods. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Intro- 

 duced in 1826. Flowers white; May to October. 

 Fruit yellow or reddish ; ripe in August. 



The general aspect and appearance of R. odoratus, except being of a paler 

 green. The flowers are succeeded by large yellow or reddish berries, which 

 are found to make excellent tarts ; and the plant will probably soon be ranked 

 as a fruit shrub. Horticultural Society's Garden. 



Species and Varieties of "Riibus best deserving of Cultivation in British Gardens, 

 as ornamental Shrubs. 



A. Erect Raspberry-like Sorts. 



R. occidentalism the Western, or black, Raspberry, No. 4. ; and fig. 532. in p. 313. 

 R. nutkanus, the Nootka Sound Raspberry, No. 13.; and fig. 544. in p. 318. 

 R. odoratus, the sweet- scented, or Virginian Raspberry, No. 12. ; and fig. 543. 



in p. 317. 



R. spcctdbilis, the showy-flowered Raspberry, No. 9. ; and fig. 539. in p. 316. 

 R. ides^us, the Mount Ida, or common, Rasjibcrry, No. 5. ; and fig. 533. in p. 314. 



The varieties of this species which are recommended as being most suitable 



for planting in an arboretum are, the red Antwerp, the white Antwerp, and 



the smooth cane. 



B. Shrubby Brambles. 



R, suberectus, the sub-erect Bramble, No. 1.; and fig. 527. in p. 311. 



R. micranthus, the small -Jlowcred, or Nepal, Bramble, No. 3. ; and figs. 530, 



531. in p. 312. 

 R. fruticosus, the shrubby Bramble, or common Blackberry, No. 10.; and 



fig. 540. in p. 316. The varieties recommended are, the double-flowered, 



the double pink -flowered (if it can be got), the variegated-leaved, and R. f. 



taiiricus, on account of its large and excellent fruit. 

 R. laciniatus, the cut-leaved Bramble, No. 6. ; and fig. 534. in p. 314. 

 R. corylifolius, the Hazel-leaved Bramble, No. 8. ; and fig. 537. in p. 315. 



C. Prostrate Brambles 



R. cfs^sius, the grey Bramble, or Dewberry, No. 7. ; and fig. 535. in p. 314. The 

 variety recommended, in addition to the species, is that with variegated leaves. 

 Remark. The plants in the last two groups are propagated by division of 



the roots, or by encouraging the points of the shoots to root, like the runners 



of a strawberry ; and the plants in the first group by division of the root, 01 



by suckers. 



