160 XXXI. ROSACEA 
Flowers pink. Leaves compound. 
Leaflets 3, rarely 5. Calyx -lobes long-pointed. Drupe- 
lets pink . . . 2. R. niveus. 
Leaflets 5-11. Calyx-lobes acute. Drupelets black . 6. R. lasiocarpus . 
1. Rubus paniculatus, Smith ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 329. A rambling 
climber ; prickles few, very small ; branches tomentose. Leaves 
simple, broadly ovate, 3-5 in., usually cordate, long-pointed, more 
or less lobed, upper surface nearly glabrous, lower white-tomentose. 
Flowers white, in spreading, tomentose, terminal panicles. Calyx 
white-tomentose ; lobes narrowly pointed, longer than the petals. 
Drupelets black or dark purple. 
Simla, the Glen, below Mahasu ; April-June. — Temperate Himalaya, 3000- 
7000 ft. 
2. Rubus niveus, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 335. A large, ram- 
bling shrub ; stems and branches glabrous or pubescent, purple ; 
prickles small. Leaves compound ; leaflets 3, rarely 5, often 
long-pointed, lateral leaflets lanceolate or broadly ovate, 1-2^ in., 
terminal one lanceolate, oblong or ovate, 1J-3 in., often lobed, 
upper surface green, pubescent, at least along the nerves, lower 
white-tomentose or pale green and pubescent. Flowers pink, 
J— 1 in. diam., solitary or in small clusters. Calyx-lobes tomentose 
inside and out, long-pointed, usually much longer than the petals, 
rarely shorter. Drupelets pink, like those of a Raspberry. 
Simla, Mahasu, common ; May- July. ^- Temperate Himalaya, 6000- 
10,000 ft. 
There are two distinct varieties of this plant : one, having the lower surface 
of the leaflets white-tomentose, is R. hypargyms, Edgeworth ; the other, having 
both surfaces green, is R. concolor, Wallich. Both varieties occur at Simla, the 
latter usually in shady forest. 
3. Rubus macilentus, Camb. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 336. A trailing 
shrub ; stems and branches glabrous, shining, red-brown ; 
prickles numerous, curved, up to J in. long. Leaves compound ; 
leaflets 3, glabrous or nearly so, midrib often prickly, both sur- 
faces green; lateral leaflets ovate, about 1 in., sometimes wanting, 
terminal one ovate-lanceolate or oblong, 1J-2J in. Flowers white, 
about ^ in. diam., solitary or in clusters of 2 or 3. Calyx hairy 
inside and out ; lobes long-pointed, as long as the petals, rarely 
longer. Drupelets yellow or orange. 
Simla, Mushobra ; April, May. — Temperate Himalaya, 5000-9000 ft. 
A variety with small leaflets hardly \ in. long occurs at Simla, usually in 
forest. 
4. Rubus ellipticus, Smith ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 336. A large, 
grey-tomentose shrub ; stems and branches trailing, shaggy with 
long, tawny bristles ; prickles numerous, curved. Leaves com- 
pound ; leaflets 3, orbicular- ovate, lateral leaflets 1-4 in., some- 
times wanting, terminal one lj-l in., upper surface green, 
pubescent, lower grey-tomentose. Flowers white, in. diam., 
