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Rosa rugosa (Japanese 

 Rose), Japan, 1850. 



Rubus fruticosus (Common 

 Blackberry), indigenous. 



Rubus deliciosus (Rocky 

 Mountain Bramble), N. 

 America, 1870. 



Rubus IdcBus (Common 

 Raspberry), indigenous. 



Rubus phcenicolasuis (Wine- 

 berry), Japan, 1877. 



Sambucus racemosa (Scarlet- 

 fruited Elder), N. Europe, 

 1596. 



Symphoricarpus racemosus 

 (Snow-berry), N. 

 America, 1817. 



The best rose for game- 

 coverts; robust and hardy; 

 partial shade -bearer ; 

 spreads rapidly by suckers 

 and makes a dense bush 

 4-6 feet high ; the large 

 orange-red hips are much 

 liked by game; practi- 

 cally rabbit-proof. 



Good under-cover; propa- 

 gated by layers and 

 suckers ; shade-bearer. 



The finest of the brambles; 

 a shrub 3-6 feet high, of 

 vigorous growth in the 

 open. 



Spreads by suckers ; com- 

 mon in many woods. 



Strangling bramble of vigo- 

 rous growth, about 10 

 feet high, large fruit, 

 sweet and juicy ; hand- 

 some foliage ; practically 

 rabbit-proof. 



Shrub or small tree 10-20 

 feet high ; requires mois- 

 ture ; strong grower ; 

 free fruiter. 



Deciduous shrub 4-7 feet 

 high : excellent covert 

 plant, partial shade- 

 bearer, propagated by 

 suckers ; does in almost 

 any soil and spreads 

 rapidly ; bears white 

 berries, persistent 

 through winter, much 

 liked by game; practi- 

 cally rabbit-proof; there 

 is also a red -fruited 

 variety. 



