340 Oedbs 4t.— EOSACBjE. 



refkxed; fr. large, black.— Md. to Ma., common. Sts. long, slender, terete, some 

 of the prickles at length recurved. Lfts. small (about 12" by 8"), minutely pubes- 

 cent. Petioles slender, much shorter than the slender peduncles. Petals white. 

 Jr. welliflavored, ripe in May. 



6 R. odoratus L. MnLBBRET. St. erect or reclining, unarmed, glandular-pilous; 

 Ivs. palmatdy 3 to 5-loied, middle lobe longest, unequally serrate; fls. large, in ter- 

 minal corymbs; pet. orbicular, purple. — A fine flowering shrub, 3 to 5f high, in 

 upland woods, XJ. S. and Brit. Am., common. Ivs. 4 to 8' long, nearly as wide, 

 cordate at base, lobes acuminate, petioles 2 to 3' long, and, with the branches, 

 calyx and peduncles clothed with viscid hairs. Pla. nearly 2' diam., not very un- 

 like a rose, save the (100 to 200) stamens are whitish. Pr. broad and thin, bright 

 red, sweet, ripe in Aug. Pis. Jn., JL f 



7 H. Nutkanua Mociho. St. shrubby, somewhat pilous, with glandular hairs 

 above ; Ivs. hroad 5-hled, hbes nearly equal, unequally and coarsely serrate ; ped. 

 few-flowered ; sep. long-acuminate, shorter than the very large, round-oval, white 

 petals. — A fine species, Mich., "Wis. to Oreg., &c., with very large, showy, white 

 fls. It has received some notice in cultivation as a flowering plant. 



8 R. Chamsemorus L. Clotobehby. Herbaceous, dioecious; st. decumbent 

 at base, erect, unarmed, \-flowered; Ivs. mostly but 2, cordate reniform, rugous, with 

 5-rounded lobes, serrate ; sep. obtuse ; pet. obovate, white. — An alpine species with 

 us, found by Dr. EobUns (also by the author, 1855) on the "White Mts., and by 

 Mr. Oakes in Me. ; N. to the Arc. Sea. Pr. large, yellow or amber color, sweet 

 and juioy, ripe in Sept. Pis. in May, Jn. — This plant may easily be mistaken for 

 Hydrastis. 



9 R. triflorua Rich. St. shrubby, unarmed, declined; branches herbaceous, 

 green ; Ivs. 3 or 5-foliate, Ifts. nearly smooth, thin, rhombic-ovate, acute, unequally 

 out-dentate, odd one petiolulate ; stip. ovate, enth-e ; ped. terminal, 1 to 3-flow- 

 ered ; pet. erect, oblong-obovate. — Moist woods and shady hills, Penn. to Brit. 

 Am. Sts. flexuous, smooth, reddish. Petioles very slender, 1 to 2' long. Lfts 

 1 to 2' by -J- to 1', lateral ones sessile, oblique or unequally 2-lobed. Pet. white, 

 rather longer than the triangular-lanceolate, refiexed sepals. Pr. consisting of a 

 few large, dark red grains, acid, ripe in Aug. Pis. May. (R. saxatilis Bw.) _ 



10 R. Ideeua 1. G-aeden Raspbeeet. Hispid or armed with recurved prick- 

 les ; Ivs. pinnately 3 or 5-foliato ; lfts. broad-ovate or rhomboidal, acuminate, un- 

 equally and inoisely serrate, hoary-tomentous beneath, sessile, odd one petiolulate ; 

 fls. in paniculate corymbs ; pet., entire, shorter than the hoary-tomentous aewmmate 

 cat — Many varieties of this plant are cultivated for the delicious fruit. Sts. 

 shrubby, 3 to 5f high. Lfts. smoothish above, 2 to 4' long, § as wide. Fls. 

 white, in lax, terminal clusters. Fr. red, amber color, or white. — Plants essen- 

 tially agreeing with the above described were found at Cambridge, Tt., in woods, 

 also at Colebrook, Ct., by Dr. Bobbins. 



11 R. strigosus Mx. Wild' Red Raspbeeet. St. strongly hispid; Ivs. pin- 

 nately 3 or 5-foUate, lfts. ohlong-ovata or oval, obtuse at base, coarsely and un- 

 squally serrate, canesceut-tomentons beneath, odd one often subcordate at base, 

 lateral ones sessile ; cor. cup shaped, about the length of the cal. — In hedges and 

 neglected fields, Can. and "S. States, very abundant. St. without prickles, cov- 

 ered with strong bristles instead. Lfts. IJ to 2-J-' long, J to f as wide, terminal 

 one distinctly petiolulate. Pis. white. Fr. hemispherical, light red, and of a pe- 

 culiar rich flavor, in Jn. — Aug. Pis. May. 



12 R. oocideutalis L. Black Raspbeeet. Thimble Beeet. St. glaucous 

 with bloom, armed with recurved prickles ; Ivs. pinnately 3-foUate, lfts. ovate, acui 

 minate, sublobate or doubly serrate, hoary-tomentous beneath, lateral ones sessile; 

 fls. axillary and terminal ; fr. black.— A tall, slender bramble, 4 to 8f high, in 

 thickets, rooky fields, Ac. Can. and U. S. St. recurved, often rooting at the end. 

 Lfts. 2 to 3' long, I to § as wide ; common petiole terete, long. Fls. white, lowei 

 ones solitary, upper corymbous. Pr. roundish, glaucous, of a lively, agreeable 

 taste, ripe in Jl. Pis. May. \ 



13 R. rosasfolius L. Beidal Rose. Erect, branching, armed with nearly 

 straight prickles; Ivs. pinnately 3 to 'J -foliate, lfts. ovate-lanceolate, subplicate, 

 doubly serrate, smooth beneath, velvety above ; stip. minute, subulato ; sep. spread- 



