)_> CALENDAR OF FLOWERING 



Rukus deliciosus 



(Ruck a Mountain, or Himalayan 1$ ramble) is tlie 

 best of the flowering brambles, and differs from the 

 l\. iiutkftnitx and E. udoratux in liking the wannest 

 and sunniest spot in the Burden : indeed, it does best 

 against a Sontli wall, but it will do quite well in the 

 open, in almost any good garden soil, and develop into 

 a shrub 4 ft. high, with graceful spreading habit. Plants 

 grown from seed or layers will do very well, and for the 

 whole of the month of May we have the lovely white 

 single flowers blooming upon them, like forerunners of 

 the dog-rose, which they closely resemble. 



Rubus nutkanus 



(Nootka Bramble) blooms in August, and the 

 racemes of pure white flowers, as big as five-shilling 

 pieces, show up so well against its large vine-like 

 leaves. It will thrive even in the shade of large trees, 

 if their roots are not too hungry : or where there is 

 but little and poor soil, but it prefers a moist soil, and 

 if planted in this it will reach a height of quite 10 ft. 

 For propagation v. R. deltchsiiN. 



Ruhus odoratus 



(Sweet Virginian Raspberry) will grow into a dense 

 upright shrub 8 ft. high, its shoots in one year often 



