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at our doors for something less desirable which comes 

 from a tropical or foreign country. 



The ornamental qualities of most of these species 

 have been mentioned in connection with the description 

 of each under the botanical section (Chap. XI.), so 

 that, in most cases, a brief mention of them is all 

 that need be made here. 



Rubus odomtus, the Purple -flowering Raspberry, 

 or Thimbleberry, is so common throughout the greater 

 portion of the eastern part of the United States that 

 we scarcely think of it as being ornamental. Yet it is 

 a very pretty and attractive shrub. It is beautiful both 

 in flower and fruit, and doubly desirable because it 

 continues its blossoming and fruiting period over so 

 long a time. The foliage alone is attractive, regardless 

 of the blossoms. This species is frequently mentioned 

 among ornamentals in European journals. 



Rubus parviflorus, the Rocky Mountain Thimble- 

 berry, erroneously called Salmon -berry, is closely re- 

 lated. It is better known as R. Nutkanus, but since 

 the former name has been found to be the older it 

 must now take the preference. This species and its 

 varieties are found in the region of the great lakes 

 and westward to the Pacific coast. Its fruit seems to 

 have been rather more important in the wild state than 

 that of R. odoratus, but, in general the species is much 

 the same, except that the flowers are white. Few 

 attempts seem to have been made to cultivate it. 

 If it could be made to succeed well, it would un- 

 doubtedly be a most desirable plant to group with the 

 eastern species. 



