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The female is a little paler in the tints of the plumage, but in other 

 respects is similar to the male. 



The Blackberry. 



Rdbus villosus, Willd., Sp. PI., vol. ii. p. 1085. Pursch, Flor. Amer. Sept., vol. i. p. 



346. — ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA, Linn. — ROSACEA, JuSS. 



This species of bramble is pubescent, prickly, with angular twigs; the 

 leaves ternate or quinate, with ovato-oblong, serrate, acuminate leaflets, 

 downy on both sides; the calycine leaves short, acuminate; the flowers white, 

 in a loose raceme. Blackberries are so plentiful in all parts of the United 

 States, that they are gathered in great quantities, and often exposed for sale 

 in the markets, especially those of the Eastern Districts, where they are 

 applied to various domestic uses. They grow to a remarkably large size in 

 the Southern States, where the plant itself is larger and more productive. In 

 Kentucky and Louisiana, I have observed a variety bearing fruit of a light 

 yellow colour, which is still superior to the common sort in flavour. 



END OF THE SECOND VOLUME. 



