238 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



bark of this and other species are valued in domestic medical 

 practice for their astringent properties and are also officinal. 

 Rubus allegheniensis Porter, var. Gravesii Fernald. 



Rare. Moist or dry thickets: Groton (Graves), South- 

 ington (Andrews), New Milford (Eames). June; fruit 

 early Aug. 



Rubus frondosus Bigel. (leafy). 



Rubus villosus Ait., var. frondosus Torr. 

 Rubus philadelphicus Blancliard. 



Rare or occasional. Open pastures and dry hillsides. Mid- 

 May — June. 



Rubus pergratus Blanchard (very pleasant). 

 Rubus orarius Blanchard. 

 Rubus anmicolus Blanchard. 



Rare. Roadsides and thickets: Southington (Bissell), 

 Winchester and Colebrook (M. L. Fernald). Late May — 

 early June ; fruit July. 



Rubus recurvans Blanchard (recurving). 



Rubus arimdelanus Blanchard. 



Fields and open woods. Occasional in the northwestern 

 part of the state ; frequent elsewhere. Mid-May — June ; 

 fruit July. 



Rubus Randii (Bailey) Rydb. 



Rubus argutus Link, var. Randii Bailey. 

 Rubus recurvicauUs Blanchard. 



Woods and shaded places in moist or wet ground. Rare 

 or occasional in central and northern Connecticut ; its exact 

 range unknown. June. 



Rubus laciniatus Willd. (slashed). 

 Cut-leaved or Evergreen Blackberry. 



Rare. Bridgeport, spontaneous along a sandy roadside and 

 in an adjoining field (E. H. Baldwin). June — July. 

 Probably native of Europe. 



Cultivated for ornament. 



Rubus cuneifolius Pursh (wedge-leaved). 



Sand or Knee-high Blackberry. Ankle Brier. 



Dry open sandy or sterile places. Occasional or frequent 



