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Ruffians ferment them with honey, and extradl a; 

 potent fpirit from them. 



chamcemo- RUBUS foliis fimplicibus lobatis, caule inermi uni- 

 ^^'•^ 5- floro. Sp, pi. 708. (Oed. Dan. t. i,Flor. Lappon. 



t, 5./. I. ^ fig- nojl^ 



Cloud-berries, Knot-berries, or Knout- berries. ^i^-^/zV. 



Lus-nan-eighreag. Gaulis. 



Upon the highland mountains in wet moorifh places 

 not uncommon, as upon Ben-Lomovd^ about two 

 thirds of the way to the top, upon the moun- 

 tains about Loch'Rajinoch^ in Perth/hire^ and 

 numberlels other places ^ . VI. 



This plant is dicscious above ground, but, accord- 

 ing to a curious obfervation made by Dr. Solan- 

 der., the roots of the male and female unite to- 

 gether under the earth, fo as to render the plant 

 truly moncecious. 



The ftalk is ered, about fix or eight inches high, 

 unbranch'd, and bearing generally but two leaves, 

 though Ibmttimes three, growing alternate upon 

 footilalks : each leaf is divided a little way down 

 into five obtufe lobes, unequally ferrated on the 

 edges, and plaited at the nerves, having a pair 

 of oval StipuU at the bafe of the footftalk : a. 

 fmo-Ie white flower terminates the ftaik, confifling 

 of live, and frequently only four bluntly oval 

 petals. The berry is the fize of a mulberry, 

 when ripe of an orange color, confiding of ten 

 or twelve large acini, of a waterilh or fubacid 

 taile. 



The 



