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our snowy mountains and those of New Zealand. The 

 fruit of R. G-unnianus is red and juicy, but not always well 

 developed. 



Rubus cuneifolius, Pursh. 



The Sand Blackberry. North America. A dwarf shrub. 

 The fruit is of agreeable taste. 



Rubus deliciosus, Torrey. 



On the sources of the Missouri. An erect shrub. Fruit 

 Raspberry -like, large and grateful. 



Rubus fruticosus, L.* 



The ordinary Blackberry or Bramble. All Europe, North 

 Africa, Middle and Northern Asia. This shrub bears Well 

 in our clime. In some countries it is a favciite plant for 

 hedges. It likes above all calcareous soil, t'Lough it is con- 

 tent with almost any, and deserves to be naturalized on the 

 rivulets of our ranges. R. corylifolius, Sm., jR. suberectus, 

 Andr. and R. leucostychys, Sm., are varieties like many other 

 named kinds of European Blackberries, or perhaps belong to 

 the closely allied R. caesius, L., the English Dewberry ; or 

 in some instances hybrid forms may have arisen from the 

 two, although the generality of these various Blackberry- 

 bushes bear their fruits freely enough. 



Rubus Idaeus, L.* 



The ordinary Raspberry. Europe, Northern and "West 

 Asia. It is mentioned here, to point out the desirability of 

 naturalizing the plant in our mountains and on river-banks. 

 It would live also on our highest alps, where the native 

 Raspberry (R. parvifolius, L.) produces much finer fruits 

 than in our lowlands. The fruits contain Stereopten. 



Rubus macropetalus, Douglas.* 



California and Oregon. An unisexual shrub. Fruit black, 

 oval-cylindric, particularly sweet. 



Rubus occidentalis, L.* 



The Black Raspberry or Thimbleberry. North America. 

 A species with woody stems and nice fruits, with a glaucous 

 bloom, well flavored and large. It ripens early. 



