220 ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. [CL. XII. 



simply or doubly serrate, pointed, smooth, above, more or less 

 downy beneath Stem from four to eight feet high : leaflets ge- 

 nerally seven, destitute of glands : fruit scarlet. This species varies 

 so much that it has been formed into several. The fruit is made 

 into a conserve, and also furnishes food to small birds. Flowers 

 in June and July : grows in hedges and thickets : common. Eng. 

 Sot. vol. xiv. pl/991. Eng. Fl vol. ii. p. 396. 760. 



15. R.bractescens. Bracteated Downy Rose. Fruit globose, smooth ; 

 calyx pinnate, with entire leaflets ; prickles hooked ; leaflets egg- 

 shaped, almost simply serrated, downy beneath ; bracteas over- 

 topping the fruit. Stem six or seven feet high, with spreading 



branches: leaflets hairy above, downy beneath: bracteas remarkably 

 large: fruit bright-red. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 392. 761. 



**** Branches destitute of bristles ; prickles /looked, compressed; 

 styles united. 



16. R. systy'la. Close-styled Dog Rose. Fruit oblong, smooth ; 

 calyx pinnate ; prickles hooked ; leaflets simply serrate ; recep- 

 tacle of the flower conical ; styles united into a prominent furrowed 



column. A slender shrub, from eight to twelve feet high : 



prickles with a large base: leaflets five or seven, smooth above, 

 hairy on the ribs beneath : flowers pale-pink : fruit scarlet. Flowers 

 in June and July : grows in thickets and hedges : not frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xxvii. pi. 1895. Eng.FL vol. ii. p. 396. 762. 



17. R. arvensis. White Field Rose. Fruit globular or oblong, 

 smooth; calyx pinnate; prickles hooked, scattered ; leaflets simply 

 serrate, glaucous beneath ; receptacle of the flower convex ; styles 

 united. A bush four or five feet high : leaflets five or seven, egg- 

 shaped, very glaucous beneath : petals white, with a yellow base : 

 fruit scarlet. Flowers in July : grows in hedges, thickets, and the 

 borders of fields : not common. Eng. Bot. vol. iii. pi. 188. Eng. 

 Fl. vol. ii. p. 397. 763. 



6. RU'BUS. BRAMBLE. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, with five oblong, spreading, per- 

 manent segments. Petals five, round, as long as the calyx. 

 Filaments hair-like, shorter than the petals ; anthers roundish, 

 flattened, two-lobed. Germeus numerous, globular, crowded 

 closely together into a round head. Styles one to each germen, 

 small, hair-like, lateral; stigmas simple, permanent. Berry 

 compound, globular, concave, deciduous, of several round, juicy 

 grains, upon a conical, spongy receptacle. Seeds solitary, 

 oblong. Name of uncertain origin. 251. 



* Stem woody, round. 



1. R. idee us. Raspberry Bush. Leaves pinnate, with five or three 

 leaflets, white and downy beneath ; stem erect, prickly; leaf-stalks 



channelled. Stems biennial, nearly erect, three or four feet high , 



branched, with small straight, slender prickles : leaflets five, the 

 terminal one larger, their stalks downy and prickly : flowers small, 

 white, pendulous, in simple clusters : fruit pale-scarlet, fragrant, 

 with an agreeable slightly acid taste ; not improved by culture, ex- 

 cepting as to size. Flowers in May and June : grows in woods and 



