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Red and white roses are remarkable in English 

 history as emblems of the houses of York and 

 Lancaster ; for when those two families were con- 

 tending for the crown, in the reign of Henry the 

 Sixth, the white rose distinguished the partisans of 

 the house of York, and the red those of Lancas- 

 ter. 



There is another genus in this class, and of the 

 same order, the Brambles, Ru'bus, that in some 

 respects resembles the rose. Most of the species 

 grow in cool climates or mountainous situations, 

 and are valuable for their fruit, which is wholesome 

 and agreeable. The berry is composed of a num- 

 ber of juicy grains, in general attached to each 

 other, so that they cannot be separated without 

 tearing ; and a number of these little grains are 

 placed close together, round a receptacle like a 

 sugar loaf; which you see when you pull a ripe 

 raspberry. 



The wild Raspberry, Ru'bus Idse'us, is plentiful 

 in the North of England, Scotland, and Wales, 

 and, though smaller than what is cultivated in gar- 

 dens, which is a variety of the same species, tht 

 fruit has a much sweeter flavour. The fresh leave, 

 are the favourite food of kids. The Blackberrys 

 so common in all our hedges, is the Ru'bus fru- 

 tico'sus. 



The Cloudberry, Ru'bus Chamaemo'rus, has its 

 English name from growing on the tops of very 

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