ROSACEA. 61 



S. p. Tr ''■*"" 'T A. Srtu branching, creeping nt the base. Leaves trifoN 

 i«te leafle rm 3-toothcd ai the apex ?=hining nlH)ve, pale and nubes- 



oer .' / i/T* small and lew. FetuU obovate-ublong. CarpeU 



nc ,..,!r. v:;; • >. 



Yeliow. 4. June — July. 6-8 inches. 



Genl-s X. FRAGARIA. 



Thf different organs of the flower the same as in Potenliiia. 

 Carpels placed on an enlarged, succulent receptacle. 1 er- 

 ennial herbs with trifoliate leaves ; receptacle red, edible. 



Strawberry, 



1. F. ViRGtNiAXA. Stem stoloniferous. Leaves Xerxwiie coBrscly toothed. 

 fVotnrrj on cyniosescnpes. O'/y spreading. Fruit roundish-ovoid, pitted, 

 carpels imbedded in the rerrptacle. Wild Strawberry. 



White. %. April— .May. In shady places. 



Gents XI. RUBUS. 



Calt/x 5-parted, flattish at the base. Petals 5, deciduous. 

 Stamens nutuerous. Carpels pulpy, collrcti d on a conicle or 

 cylindrical recejitncle. {Shrubby jdants, and generally with 

 prickly stems. Flowers white or rose color. Fruit eatable. 

 Raspberry. Blackberry. 



1. R. 0D0RATr<5. Strm hispid, shrubby, branched. I.,eaves simple, 3-5- 

 lobed. the mii) ^ d, acute, serrulate, toothed. Flcncers numer- 

 oup, lar£:e. t . ti glandular hairs. FetaU nearly orbicular. 

 Pntit Nroad and lint. Yellowish and red. Rose Flotcering. Easpberry. 



Rose color. %. June — July. Shady places. 3-5 feet. 



2. R < ^ •iPFyTAi.T*!. .*^''^n« shrubby, armed with hooked prickles, glau- 

 cous. ~ 3-5, ovafe. acumiriafe, doubly serrate, tomen- 

 toee b« -vvhat petioled. Flou-ers on i-3-flowt'rcd ax- 

 illary peduncles. FruU roundish, nearly black, ulaucous. 



Black Raspbtrry. Thimble Berry. 

 White. (^. May — June. Mountains. 



3. R. Vir.LOsus. Stem erect or bending, amrulnr, armed with stout prick- 

 fe« curved liownwards ; branches villous. Liuvts 3-5 foliate, glandular pu- 

 bescent !>< fieaih ; leaflets ovate, acuminate, unequally serrate the terminal 

 one prti led. Floirers in racemes, sepals linear-acuminate. Petals spread- 

 ing, ohi)\nte. Fruit black large. Blackberry. 



White or rose color. %, May — June. Common. 3-8 feet. 



4. R. Hi<friprs. Sum shrubby, slender, prostrate, curved with retrorse 

 prickles, l ', 3-5folia'e; leaflets somewhat coriaceous, obc 

 vate, unci. )rinis. /"/f/tfyr.* small, in corymbs, with filiform 

 pedircU. _' half the length of the petals. Petals obovate. 

 Fruit sma... . , -ed ot large grains, sour. 



White. %. May— June. Mountains. 



5. R. TamALis. Stem shrubby, procumlionf, sarmentose, armed with 

 prickles, /^^re* persistent, 3-5 foliate ; leaflets ovale, or oblong-lanceolate, 

 ■cute, - '-rallv glabrous. Flowers 1-3 on each peduncle, large. 

 P**ob half the length of the petals. Petals obovatp, broad. 

 Fruit l«r»:c, LUck. Low Bush— Blackberry. 



White. 7|. March — May. Common. 



6. R. CcjrxiFourf. Stem shrubby, erect, low, armed with stout recurved 

 pnckle*. LsmteB uifdiate; leaflets, obovate, cuneaie, tomentoee beneath, 



