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The Seed-veJJel a Cbmpound berry : the acini roundiik, collat- 
ed in a convex head, concave beneath; and each with onei 
cell. 
The Seeds folitary and oblong ; their receptacle conical. 
The Species 5 with us 9 are , 
i . Rubus fruticofus. Common Blackberry 
Bujh . 
This rifes generally ( with feveral ftalks from the 
fame root) to the height of four or five feet, but 
fometimes to eight or ten : which are fomewhat an- 
gled, and pretty thick fet with lharp prickles. The 
leaves are compofed of three lobes, the fide ones of 
which are often divided ; moftly egg-fhaped, points 
ed, acutely and unequally fawed on their edges, a 
little hairy underneath, and joined to a pretty long 
prickly footftalk, the middle one extending fome. 
little diftance from the others. This is generally 
well furnilhed with flowers, which often ftand upon 
panicled, or divided footftalks, and are fucceeded 
by black fruit when ripe* 
2 . Rubus hifpidus . American Dewberry Bujh * 
This is much fmaller than the other, having feve- 
ral flender weak ftems, which often trail on the 
ground to a confiderable diftance. The leaves very 
much refemble thofe of the Blackberry, but are ge- 
nerally fmaller. The fruit is alfo fmaller, rounder 
and blacker ; and fupported upon long, Ample, pricks 
ly footftalks. 
§ 
3. Rubus 
