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smaller than in the R. strigosus of the Atlantic States. The white 

 pubescence of the under surface of the leaves mostly disappears with 

 age. 



3. RUBUS SPECTABILIS, Plirsh. 



Hab. Banks of rivers, from Puget Sound, eastward to the Cascade 

 Mountains. — An upright ornamental shrub, 8 to 10 feet high, with 

 few branches, and large deep purple flowers. The fruit, which is 

 called Salmon-berry by the white inhabitants, is of a red or orange 

 color, large, and finely flavored. It is much prized as an article of 

 food by the Indians throughout the territory. 



4. Rubus macropetalus, Bough in Hook. 



Hab. Along ravines and rivers of the coast, near San Francisco, 

 California. 



12. PHOT IN I A, Lindl. 



1. Photinia arbutifolia, Lindl. 



Hab. Near San Francisco, California. — This beautiful evergreen 

 shrub is abundant among the scrubby growth of the coast. It some- 

 times attains the height of 20 feet, with a trunk 12 inches in diameter, 

 which divides into spreading branches. The fruit is about the size 

 of a small pea, red, and usually ripens but a single seed in each of 

 its cells. The kernel exhales a strong odor of bitter almonds when 

 bruised. 



13. AMELANCHIER, Medic. 



1 . Amelanchier Canadensis, var. alnifolia, Torr. & Gray. 



Hab. Puget Sound, and eastward; common in the interior of Wash- 

 ington Territory.— The fruit of this small tree is called Kitkaya by 



