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companion. A similar little herb, living for a great part o£ the 

 year in snow — namely, R. Gunnianus (Hook.) — occurs on the 

 Alpine heights o£ Tasmania, from whence it might be easily 

 transferred to snowy mountains of other countries. The fruit 

 of R. Gunnianus is red and juicy, but not always well 

 developed. 



Rubus cuneifolius, Pursh. 



The Sand Blackberry. North America. A dwarf shrub. 

 The fruit is of agreeable taste. 



Rubus deliciosus, Torrey. 



On the sources of the Missouri. An erect shrub. Fruit 

 raspberry-like, large and grateful. An exceedingly hand- 

 some species. 



Rubus ellipticus, Smith. {B.flavm, Hamilton.) 



On the mountains of India (4,000 to 7,000 feet), also in Ceylon 

 and Yunan. A large bush with yellow fruits, which are 

 reckoned in flavour fully equal to the ordinary Raspberry 

 (C.B.Clarke). 



Rubus fruticosus, Linne.* 



The ordinary Blackberry or Bramble. All Europe, North 

 and South Africa, Middle and Northern Asia. The shrub 

 bears well in a temperate clime. In some countries it is a 

 favourite plant for hedges. It likes, above all, calcareous soil, 

 though it is content with almost any, and deserves to be 

 naturalised on the rivulets of any ranges. R. corylifplius 

 (Sm.), R. suberectus (Andr.), and R. leucostachys (Sm.) are 

 varieties like many other named kinds of European Black- 

 berries, or perhaps belong to the closely allied R. eaesius (L.), 

 the Enghsh Dewberry ; or in some instances hybrid forms may 

 have arisen from the two, although the generality of these 

 various Blackberry bushes bear their fruit freely enough. 



Rubus geoides, Smith. 



Falkland Islands, Fuegia, Patagonia, and Chiloe. A herba- 

 ceous kind of Raspberry-plant with greenish-yellpw fruits, 

 resembling the Cloudberry, and of a very agreeable taste. 

 Best adapted for mountainous regions. 



Hubus Havaiensis, A. Gray. 



Sandwich Islands. The fruits of this bramble shrub are 

 raspberry-like. 



