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Rubus ellipticus, Smith (R. flavus, Ham.). This, an Indian 
Rubus, native of the temperate and sub- tropical ee is where it 
extends from 2—7,000 feet elevation. It is also found in Ceylon and in 
unnan. It is a sub-erect shrub with stout branches covered with red- 
brown hairs. The flowers are white and the fruit golden yellow. 
plant appears to have been introduced to Queensland, and the following 
account of it is taken from the Annual Report of the Acclimatization 
Society for the year ending March 31st, 1892 :— 
Rubus flavus.—From seeds received from the Botanical Gardens, 
Saharanpur, India. Several plants of this raspberry were raised, and 
during the past year the specimen plant that was placed outside has 
fruited. The plant grows most luxuriantly, and fruits freely. ] 
fruit are borne on the terminal shoots of me current year’s growth, and - 
form loose panicles, containing from 6 to 18 separate fruits on each; 
they are of a pale yellow colour when ‘ips, and possess the full raspberry 
flavour, with a delightful subacidity which renders them most palatable 
when eaten raw. A small quantity was made into jam, which turned 
out wellas regards flavour, but the colour was not desirable ; this could, 
of course, be overcome by the addition of colouring matter. Several 
plants have been sent to various parts of the colony, and seem to thrive 
equally in inland, upland, and coast land localities. It is a plant of very 
robust growth, making shoots from an inch in diameter at the base, and 
from 8 to 12 feet long. It is most easily propagated from layers, and 
needs no particular treatment in cultivation. From its nee growing 
a p of lanes ready i distribution, and recipients are o ndn hed 
to give the plant a fair trial, and report results. 
