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denialis, Black E. Similar, but taller; fr. black. Can., U. S. R. 

 odoi'dtus, stems shrubby, Ivs. simple, fls. purple, fr. red. Brit. Am., 

 U. S. R. ChanuBmorus, Cloudbkrey. Herb ; Ivs. simple ; st. 6'-8' 

 high, 1-flowered; fls. white, (^ '^ \ iv. large, orange-red. Mts., N". 

 Eur., "White Jits., N. H., and N. 



See. 2. Brambles, Blackberries. Drupelets adnate to the fleshy 

 torus. R. fruticbsus, Common Bramble, Blaccbkkey. Shrubby, 

 prickly; fls. white, fr. black, edible. Eur. R. villosus, American 

 B. Similar, st taller, branching 4°-6° high. Can., IJ. S. Many 

 other spec, (or var.),'both worlds; several ornamental. R. caesius, 

 Dkwberry; low, trailing ; fr. with glaucous, dew-like bloom. Eur. 

 Pig. 131. R. canadensis, Northern D. ; extensively trailing; fr. of 

 last. Can. to Va. R. trividlis, Southbbn D. ; procumbent, ever- 

 green. Sands, Va., S. Many other Am. spec, (or var.). 



Tribe 8. Herbaceous, rarely woody. Lvs. usually compound. 

 Fls. small, g or diclinous. Petals 0, rarely 4. Calyx-limb 4-5-3-fid. 

 Sta. few or co. Carpels 1-4, ripening into akaines, and included in 

 calyx-tube. 1. Sanguisorba ; herbaceous. Petals ; fls. § , 4-merous. 

 S. officinalis, Burnet, 1°-3° high, fls. in ovate hds., dark purple. 

 Eur. S. canadensis, 3°-6° high, fls. white, spicate. Can., N., TJ. S. 



2. Poterium Sanguisbrba, Lesser Burnet, Cool Tankard ; herba- 

 ceous ; tufted, stems 1° high ; lvs. cucumber-flavored, used in a cool- 

 ing drink. Petals ; fls. ^, purplish, in hds. ; stig. penicillate. Eur. 



3. Alchemilla ; low herbs ; lvs. lobed or compound. Petals ; fls. 

 g , gold-green, clustered. A. vulgaris, Lady's Mantle ; %, borders 

 of streams. A. arvensis, Parsley Piekt ; Q|., meadows. A. alplna, 

 0, mts. ; Eur. 4, Brayera anthelmintica, only known spec. ; Abys- 

 sinian tree ; lvs. pinnate. Petals 5, minute ; fls. ij ? , panicled ; a 

 speciflc for tape-worm ; carpels 2. 5. Agrimonia, Agrimony. Q|. 

 herbs. Lvs. interrupted-pinnate. Pet. 5; fls. ^, yellow, in slender 

 racemes. Akainr>s 2 ; calyx-tube armed with hooked bristles. A. 

 ^Mpraioria, l°-3° high j hedges, Eur., Am. Pig. 129. A. parvijlbi-a, 

 3°-4° high, Penn. to S". C.^ Tenn. to lowa. A. inclsa, fls. larger; 

 N. C. to^Fla. 



Tribe 9. St. woody, usually thorny ; erect or sarmentose. Lvs. 

 imparipinnate, stipulate ; rarel}' simple ; sometimes and replaced by 

 stipules. Petals 5. Fls. ^ , large, showy ; white, pink, red, yellow, 

 corymbose, terminal. Sta. co. Ova. oo, ripening into 1-seeded 

 akaines lining the fleshy accrescent (and nearly closed) calyx-tube 

 (hip). Only genus, Rosa. The queen of flowers, sacred among all 

 nations. One of the Four Cordial Mowers. (See Alkanet, Borage, 

 Violet.) 30 spec, innumerable varieties. R. Bdnksiae, Lady 

 Banks R. Unarmed, tall-climbing; fls. small, buff" or white, violet- 

 scented. China. Common in S. gardens. R. indiea ; erect or climb- 

 ing ; prickles remote; splendid varieties, of every hue: Noisette, 

 Sanguinea, Clotp-of-Gold, G-iant-of^Battles, and hU the Tea- 

 RosBS. Ind. R. gdllica, Provence E , French E. Sts. slender, 

 prickly. More than 300 varieties: Velvet, Carmine, Tricolor, 

 I ork-and-Lancaster, etc. Fragrance persistent in dried fls., which 

 are used in Conserve of Roses. S. Eur., Asia. R. centifblia. Cabbage 

 R. Similar, but fls. full, double, rose-purple or white; original of 

 Moss E. Asia. R. damascena, Damask E., similar to last; hip 

 pulpy. Asia. R. alba, "White E., erect, 6°-8° high, fls. pure white. 



