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Purple Flowering Raspberry. Bubus odoratus. 



Scotch-Cap. 



Thimble-berry. 



Found among wayside tangles, and uplands, in July and August. 



The branching, leafy, stalk grows from 3 to 5 feet high; it is large, 

 of a tough, woody-fibre, and the surface is roughened by short sticky 

 hairs. The color is rusty green, and reddish-brown. 



The large leaf in general shape resembles a maple leaf, with 3 or 5 

 lobes, a tapering point, and a toothed margin ; the ribs and veins form 

 a strongly-marked network, the texture is loose, and the surface is some- 

 what rough. The color is a strong, full-toned, yellowish-green. The 

 leaves are alternate in growth, and are set on long stems. 



The large flower is rather like a Rose in ajDpearance, with 5 large, 

 rounded petals, and many light yellow stamens forming a ring around 

 the center. The color of the freshly opened petals is a deep, bright 

 crimson, becoming pale, and duller with time. The 5-parted, light 

 green calyx is covered with small, sticky, red hairs, and the flower- 

 stems are also sticky. They grow in loose clusters, from the ends 

 of the branches. 



On cool or cloudy days the blossoms show a deep clear color, not 

 to be discerned on hot days which speedily change tkem to a light 

 bluish-pink. The fruit resembles that of the red raspberry, though it 

 is a much shallower cup shape ; the plant continues flowering after the 

 berries begin to ripen. The bush is large and shrubby in growth, with 

 many leaves. 



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