IRose Jfamil^. 



Dewberry. JRtihus Canadensis. 



Running Blackberry. 



Found in dry fields, banks, and roadsides in June and July. 



The stalk trails and runs ; it is leafy, stout, and woody-fibred, with 

 few, and small, prickles. In color dark red. 



The leaf is divided into 3, or 5, or 7 leaflets of an oval shape, the 

 middle one generally being wedge-shape, and set on a short stem ; the 

 margins are sharply toothed. The color is a full, vigorous green. 



The flower petals are 5, long, rounded at the tip and tapering at 

 the base ; in color they are pure white. The stamens and pistils are 

 pale ; the 5-parted calyx is a pale silvery green. The flowers grow 

 singly, or loosely clustered in twos and threes. 



The blossom of the Dewberry is sweet-scented, with a fragrance 

 resembling that of the Anemone, or Adder's-tongue. Its berry has 

 fewer, and larger grains, than the High-bush berry ; when favorably 

 developed it has a fine wild flavor. 



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