BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 101 



a broad angle with the axial stem. The flower 

 stems are hairy and glandular. 



The stems of the High Blackberry are fur- 

 rowed, often recurved, and bear stout, hooked 

 prickles. They are sometimes ten feet high. 

 This is the common High Blackberry, and is 

 found in woods and along country roads and 

 fence rows. Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas are its 

 western limits and the North Carolinian Moun- 

 tains its southern. 



Through a confusion in the identification of 

 early specimens, the name Rubus villosus has 

 been applied to the High-bush Blackberry in- 

 stead of to the Low Blackberry, which Gray 

 calls Rubus Canadensis. This latter term, how- 

 ever, belongs to the Thornless Blackberry. The 

 Low Blackberry must bear its rightful title, 

 Rubus villosus, and this leaves the High Black- 

 berry without a name. Bailey has christened it 

 Rubus nigrobaccus. 



The variety sativus, Short Cluster Blackberry, 

 has rounder fruits, that grow in short clusters. 

 The drupelets are loose and large. 



The leaflets are broader and the apex blunter. 



This is the common High Blackberry of the 

 open fields. It is not so tall as the type. 



