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over in an arched manner. They are only biennial, withering as soon as the ripe fruit has dropped. The fruit 
is smaller than the cultivated variety, but it has a higher flavour. The flowers appear in June. 
2.— THE DEWBERRY. (Rubus c^esius, Lin .) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot.,t. 826; 2nd ed., t. 722 ; and our fig. 1, Specific Character. —Branches with scarcely any bristles. Stem- 
in PI. 32. leaves all ternate. Racemes corymbose. Fruit always glaucous. 
( Lindley .) 
Description, &c. —The Dewberry is a very common plant, particularly in the north of England and in 
Scotland. It is a weak, trailing plant, the stems of which are covered with a glaucous bloom. The flowers 
appear in June and July; and the fruit, which is ripe in September, has a glaucous bloom, like dew ; and hence, 
I suppose, is derived the name of the plant. The drupeolae, or grains of which it is composed, though few r in 
number, are very large, and they have a subacid flavour. The leaflets are always three in number, and the 
prickles are usually straight, and very strong. R. hirtus and R. dumetorum are supposed to be only varieties of 
the Dewberry. 
3.—THE COMMON BRAMBLE, OR BLACKBERRY. (Rubus fruticosus, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 715 ; 2nd ed., t. 721 ; and our fig. 2, in PI. 32. 
Specific Character. —Leaflets shining, even, hard and white beneath. Panicles long, narrow, downy. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —The Common Bramble is so well known, that it needs no description. It is found in 
hedges and thickets every where, flowering in July and August, and ripening its fruit in September. The stems 
are long, arching, and remarkably tough. The thorns are very strong, and being hooked, catch hold of every¬ 
thing that comes near them. The plant has creeping roots, and sends up numerous suckers. The fruit is 
equally good to eat fresh or cooked; and, in particular, it makes a delicious jam. When too ripe, however, it 
loses its flavour. The berries are called Bumblekites in the north. 
The following lines on the Bramble are by Elliott, the author of the Corn-Law Rhymes: 
“ Thy fruit full well the school-boy knows, 
Wild Bramble of the brake, 
So put thou forth thy small white rose, 
I love it for his sake. 
“ Though Woodbines flaunt and Roses blow 
O'er all the fragrant bowers, 
Thou need’st not be ashamed to show 
Thy satin-threaded flowers. 
“ And thou. Wild Bramble, back doth bring, 
In all their beauteous power, 
The fresh green days of life’s fair spring, 
And boyhood’s blossomy hour. 
“ Again thou bid’st me he a boy, 
More gay than bird or bee, 
To gad in freedom and in joy, 
O’er bank and brae with thee. ’ 
The beautiful cut-leaved Bramble, R. laciniatus , is supposed to be only a variety of this species; as are also 
R. Radula , R. rhamnifolius , and R. leucostachys. 
THE RED-FRUITED BRAMBLE. (R. suberectus. And.) 
This species has large, handsome, white flowers, and palmate leaves; but in other respects it closely 
resembles the Raspberry, particularly in the fruit, which is of a deep red, and resembles the Raspberry in 
flavour. The flowers appear from June till August. This species is most common in the north. 
