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distributed from Lake Superior to the mountains of 

 North Carolina. It is in cultivation in the Cornell 

 gardens, but it Beems to have littl<- meril as ;i fruit 

 plant. It will col be surprising, however, if good 



varieties are found in tli«' wild and are now and 

 then introduced into cultivation. 



The Tops} blackberry (Fig. To) is a Btiff-growing 

 and exceedingly thornj bush, belongiug t<» still another 

 species, the Saml blackberry, or Rubun cttneifolius. 

 The wild plant is Bhown in Vix. 89. The fruits have 



