BED OR B EDDISH PURPLE 49 



WILD RED RASPBERRY 



{For illustration, see page 182.) 

 Rubus strigosus Rose Family 



Fruit. — The so-called berry is an aggregate 

 fruit, consisting of many small, united drupes, 

 the juicy pulp arising from the outer coat of the 

 contained nutlet. The styles are persistent over 

 the hemispherical surface of the fruit, and the 

 persistent stamens surround the base. When 

 ripe, the fruit separates from the white, spongy, 

 oblong or conical receptacle. The fruits are 

 borne in a loose cluster, either terminally or 

 from a leaf axil. The fruit stems are thickly 

 covered with recurved bristles. The fruits are 

 red and delicious in taste and fragrance. July- 

 September. 



Leaves. — The compound leaves are composed 

 of tliree or five leaflets. These are coarsely and 

 irregularly serrate, and the lateral ones are ses- 

 sile. They are rounded at base and acute at 

 apex. The under surface is whitish and downy. 



Flowers. — The white flowers grow in loose 

 clusters. 



Aside from its dissemination by seeds the 

 Raspberry is spread from the root. Suckers run 



