Ornamental Species 145 



sweet, with a peculiar musky flavor, borne in loose pan- 

 icles. It differs from other brambles in the fact that the 

 canes are perennial and continue to bear fruit on the old 

 wood. It is best adapted to mild climates. 



The Double White and Double Pink brambles are 

 also European species, but they have been long known in 

 this country. The flowers are said to resemble miniature 

 roses more than they do those of the other members of 

 the family. They are reported to be well adapted for use 

 as single specimens, and it is only when thus planted, 

 giving them a chance for full and symmetrical develop- 

 ment, that their beauty is to be fully appreciated. These 

 pretty forms have never become so popular and common 

 as they deserve to be; apparently they should be better 

 known. 



There are several other species, not so well known as 

 the above, which may in time prove themselves worthy 

 of being planted for ornamental purposes. One of these 

 is Rubus trifidus, or fire raspberry, the name applying to 

 the bright red color of the foliage in autumn. This has 

 been tried at the Arnold arboretum and recommended 

 for wider planting. 



Another very interesting species, which possibly might 

 succeed here, is Rubus Henryi, from China. It belongs to 

 the simple-leaved section of the genus, and is described 

 as "a tall, climbing shrub, with deeply three-lobed, thick 

 leaves, glabrous above and clothed with a white tomentum 

 below; flowers small, red, in terminal racemes." It may 

 be that this would prove more interesting to botanists, 

 owing to its distinct character, than it would to plant- 

 lovers in general. 



