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c ailed sugarhaw, the fruit being very sweet and sugary, and is ripe in October and 

 November. Elsewhere in the State the tree appears to be a shy bearer and the 

 fruit is not quite edible. Hss been found in Carter, Clark, Greene, Jackson, 

 McDonald, Miller, Oregon, Phelps, Shannon, St. Charles, St. Louis and Webster 

 counties. 



152. Crataegus uniflora Munch. 



Red-haw. A small shrub one to eight feet in height, bearing inedible fruit. Has 

 been found in Howell, Iron and Shannon counties. This is Crataegus parviflora Ait. 



153. Crataegus viridis L. 



Red-haw. A southern species which comes up the Mississippi valley to the 

 southern part cf the State, and up the Neosho river to the southwestern part. 

 Fruit small and inedible. Has been found in Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, 

 McDonald, Mississippi, St. Louis and Stoddard counties. 



154. Eubus Canadensis L. 



Dewberry. A very promising fruit, of which we already have severnl valuable 

 varieties in cultivation. We may have several other species when we come to 

 study them more closely. It has been found in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Carter, 

 Clark, Clay, Dunklin, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, Livingston, McDonald, Miller, 

 Ne wton, Ortgon, Pike, Shannon, St. FrHncois, St. Louis and Stoddard counties. 



155. Eubus cuneifolius Pursh. 



Sand blackberry. Has been found in Pike county, but I know nothing of its 

 value as a fruit, never having Been it in the State. 



156. Rubus hispidus L. 



Running Swamp blackberry. What appears to be this species has been in Jack- 

 son county. The fruit is not of any value. 



157. Eubus occidentalis L. 



Black raspberry. This is another valuable fruit, and also has produced many 

 cultivated varieties. The wild fruit is quite variable, some being quite large 

 and much earlier than others. Is found in Atchison, Cape Girardeau, Clark, 

 Jackson, Jasper, Livingston, McDonald, Miller, Newton, Pike, Scotland, Shan- 

 non. St. Louis and Wayne counties. 



158. Eubus trivialis Michx. 



Low bush blackberry. A southern species which has been found in the State 

 by Swallow. Fruit small and sour, and of little value. 



159. Eubus villosus Ait. 



Blackberry. This is the Blackberry, par excellence, and one of which there is 

 much promise to become a valuable species to select natural varieties from. 

 There is a great variation in the size, earliness and flavor of the wild berries, 

 and by careful selection much may be expected from it. It has been found in 

 Adair, Atchison, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Clark, Clay, Daviess, Dunk- 

 lin, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, McDonald, Miller, Mississippi, New Mad- 

 rid, Newton, Oregon, Pike, Pay, Scotland, Shannon, St. Francois, St. Louis, 

 Texas, Wayne, Webster and Wright counties. 



