340 ORDEB 47. ROSACE^E. 



reftsxed; fr. large, black. Md. to Fla., common. Sts. Ion*, slender, terete, some 

 of the prickles at length recurved. Lfts. small (about 12" by 8"), minutely pubes- 

 cent. Petioles slender, much shorter than the slender peduncles. Petals white. 

 Fr. well-flavored, ripo in May. 



6 R. odoratus L. MULBERRY. St. erect or reclining, unarmed, glandular-pilous ; 

 Ivs. palmately 3 to 5-lobed, middle lobe longest, unequally serrate ; fls. large, in ter- 

 minal corymbs; pet. orbicular, purple. A fine flowering shrub, 3 to 5f high, in 

 upland woods, U. S. and Brit. Am., common. Lvs. 4 to 8' long, nearly as wide, 

 cordate at base, lobes acuminate, petioles 2 to 3' long, and, with the branches, 

 calyx and peduncles clothed with viscid hairs. Fls. nearly 2' diam., not very un- 

 like a rose, save the (100 to 200) stamens are whitish. Fr. broad and thin, bright 

 red, sweet, ripe in Aug. Fls. Jn., JL \ 



7 R. Nutkarms Mocino. St. shrubby, somewhat pilous, with glandular haira 

 above ; Ivs. broad 5-lobed, lobes nearly equal, unequally and coarsely serrate ; ped. 

 few-flowered ; sep. long-acuminate, shorter than the very large, round-oval, white 

 petals. A fine species, Mich., Wis. to Oreg., &c., with very large, showy, white 

 Us. It has received some notice in cultivation as a flowering plant. 



8 R. Chamaemdrus L. CLOUDBERRY. Herbaceous, dioecious; st. decumbent 

 at base, erect, unarmed, \-flowered; Ivs. mostly but 2, cordate reniform, rugous, with 

 5-rounded lobes, serrate ; sep. obtuse ; pet. obovate, white. An alpine species with 

 us, found by Dr. Bobbins (also by the author, 1855) on the White Mts., and by 

 Mr. Oakes in Me. ; N. to the Arc. Sea. Fr. large, yellow or amber color, sweet 

 and juicy, ripo in Sept. Fls. -in May, Jn. This plant may easily be mistaken for 

 Hydrastis. 



9 R. trifloraia Rich. St. shrubby, unarmed, declined; branches herbaceous, 

 green ; Ivs. 3 or 5-foliate, Ifts. nearly smooth, thin, rhombic-ovate, acute, unequally 

 cut-dentate, odd one petiolulate ; stip. ovate, entire ; ped. terminal, 1 to 3 -flow- 

 ered; pet erect, oblong-obovate. Moist woods and shady hills, Penn. to Brit. 

 Am. Sts. flexuous, smooth, reddish. Petioles very slender, 1 to 2' long. Lfts 

 1 to 2' by - to 1', lateral ones sessile, oblique or unequally 2-lobed. Pet. white, 

 rather longer than the triangular-lanceolate, reflexed sepals. Fr. consisting of a 

 few large, dark red grains, acid, ripe in Aug. Fls. May. (R. saxatilis Bw.) 



10 R. Idceu3 L. GARDEN RASPBERRY. Hispid or armed with recurved prick- 

 les ; Ivs. pinnately 3 or 5-foliate ; Ifts. broad-ovate or rhomboidal, acuminate, un- 

 equally and incisely serrate, hoary-tomcntous beneath, sessile, odd one petiolulate ; 

 fls. ia paniculate corymbs ; pet. entire, shorter than the hoary-tomentous acuminate 

 col. Many varieties of this plant are cultivated for the delicious fruit. Sts. 

 shrubby, 3 to 5f high. Lfts. smoothish above, 2 to 4' long, as wide. Fls. 

 white, in lax, terminal clusters. Fr. red, amber color, or white. Plants essen- 

 tially agreeing with the above described were found at Cambridge, Yt., in woods, 

 also at Colebrook, Ct., by Dr. Bobbins. 



11 R. strigostis MX. WILD RED RASPBERRY. St. strongly hispid; Ivs. pin- 

 nately 3 or 5-foliate, Ifts. oblong-ovata or oval, obtuse at base, coarsely and un- 

 equally serrate, canescent-tomentous beneath, odd one often subcordate at base, 

 lateral ones sessile; cor. cup shaped, about the length of the cal. In hedges and 

 neglected fields, Can. and 1ST. States, very abundant. St. without prickles, cov- 

 ered with strong bristles instead. Lfts. 1^- to 2-J-' long, $ to f as wide, terminal 

 one distinctly petiolulate. Fls. white. Fr. hemispherical, light red, and of a pe- 

 culiar rich flavor, in Jn. Aug. Fls. May. 



12 R. occidentalis L. BLACK RASPBERRY. THIMBLE BERRY. St. glaucous 

 with bloom, armed with recurved prickles; Ivs. pinnately 3-foliate, Ifts. ovate, acu-- 

 minate, sublobate or doubly serrate, hoary-tomcntous beneath, lateral ones sessile ; 

 11s. axillary and terminal ; fr. black. A tall, slender bramble, 4 to 8f high, in 

 thickets, rocky fields, &c. Can. and U. S. St. recurved, often rooting at the end. 

 Lfts. 2 to 3' long, | to as wide ; common petiole terete, long. Fls. white, lower 

 ones solitary, upper corymbous. Fr. roundish, glaucous, of a lively, agreeable 

 taste, ripe in Jl. Fls. May. \ 



13 R. rosaefolius L. BRIDAL ROSE. Erect, branching, armed with nearly 

 straight prickles; Ivs. pinnately 3 to 7-foliate, Ifts. ovate-lanceolate, subplicato, 

 doubly serrate, smooth beneath, velvety above \ stip. minute, subulate ; sep. spread- 



