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SMALL FRUIT CULTUKIST, 



Rt spectablis, — Flowers solitary, of a beautiful purple 

 color ; stems without prickles. Native of northwest 

 coast of America, on the banks of the Columbia River. 



R. fruticosus. — Stems straggling, arched, angular and 

 rather tomentose; prickles recurved, fruit dark purple 



Fig. 79.— EUROPEAN BLACKBEKRY. 



with a peculiar mawkish flavor. Common European Black- 

 berry or Bramble. 



There are several species of the Blackberry found in 

 South America, West Indies, and Mexico, but we have no 

 cultivated varieties of them, neither do they j^ossess any 

 qualities superior to those found in the United States. 



Very little attention is paid to the cultivation of this 



