The Species of Fruits 7 



CLASS III. SMALL-FRUIT* CULTURE (THE BERRIES). 



SUBCLASS 1. Bush-fruits.t 



Group a. Rubaceous fruits, or (bramble-fruits). 

 Raspberry, Rubus idceus. 

 Blackcap raspberry, Rubus occidentalis. 

 Red raspberry, Rubus strigosus. 

 Wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius. 

 Blackberry, Rubus nigrobaccus and other species. 

 Thornless blackberry, Rubus canadensis. 

 Evergreen blackberry, Himalaya berry, Rubus laciniatus. 

 Northern dewberry, Rubus villosus, R. invisus. 

 Southern dewberry, Rubus trivialis. 

 Pacific dewberry, Rubus vitifolius. 



Group 6. Ribaceous fruits. 

 Currant, Ribes vulgare. 

 Black currant, Ribes nigrum. 

 Buffalo currant, Ribes aureum. 

 Gooseberry, Ribes Qrossularia. 

 American gooseberry, Ribes oxycanthoides (or R. hirtellum). 



Group c. Blueberries. 



Swamp or High-bush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum. 

 Canada blueberry, Vaccinium canadense. 

 Low-bush blueberry, Vaccinium pennsylvanicum. 



A Group d. Miscellaneous bush-fruits. 



Juneberry, Amelanchier oblongifolia, A. alnifolia and others. 



Buffalo berry, Shepherdia argentea. 



Goumi, Eloeagnus multiflora. 



Caraunda, Carissa Carandas. 



Natal plum, Carissa grandiflora. 



Amatungulu, Carissa bispinosa. 



* Small- fruits. A term applied to all small and berry-like fruits produced 

 on bushes or perennial herbaceous plants; as currant, blackberry raspberry, 

 strawberry. In Europe the strawberry is classed with garden vegetables, and 

 melons are often treated with the fruits. Small-fruits is an American term. 



^Bush-fruits. Fruits borne on bushes, or small woody plants destitute of 

 a central stem or axis. It is an English term, and is equivalent to small-fruits, 

 except that it does not include the strawberry. 



