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The stems are long and trailing, sometimes arching, glaucous and purplish
in th e sun, and green in the shade : they are brittle and full o f pith. The
flowers are large, and appear earlier than those o f most o fthe British species.
The berry is large, agreeably acid, o f larger and fewer grains than in R . fruticòsus,
and o f a browner black : they are ripened before those o f R. friiticòsiis
and its allies.
According to Dr. Lindley, the following British kinds o f /fùbus may be
associated with R. corylifòlius Smith, either as related species, or as varieties ;
— R. macrophijtlus Weihe & Nees (Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2025.) ; R. cnrpinifotius
Weihe & N e es; ~R. fisco-àter Weihe & N e e s ; R. KoViteri Weihe 4 Nees
(E n g . Bot. Suppl., t. 2605.), R . pallidus Weihe 4 Nees ; R. glandulòsus Smith ;
R. rhdis Weihe & Nees, R. echinàtus o f ed. 1. o f Lindl. Synops., and our
H. B. No. 28.3.35.; R. diversifòlius Lindl. Synops. ed. 1., R . diversifòlius
Weihe, Hort. Brit. No. 28330.
tt 9. R . s p e c t a 'i î i l i s Fh. T b e showy-flotvered B ram b le .
De c. P ro d ., 2. p. 569. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2, p. 633.
Steven.
, 1424. ; Bot. Cab., t. 1602. ; a n d o u r ^ L 539.
Spec. Char., Stem not bearing [irickles, glabrous. Leaf o f three leaflets,
th a t are ovate, acute, doubly and unequally serrated, downy beneath.
Flowers o f an agreeable purplish colour, produced singly
on terminal peduncles. Sepals oblong, ra the r abruptly
acuminate, shorter than tlie petals. (Dec.
Prod.) An elegant shrubby bramble.
Native o f North America, on th e banks
o f th e Columbia Kiver, and the northwest
coast. Height 4 ft. to ô ft. In- L
troduced in 1827. Flowers rosy purple,
odoriferous ; April and May. F ruit
large, dark yellow; ripe in July.
B ra n c h e s su b flex u o se, ro u n d , sm o o th ; specuibiüs.
w ith la rg e o d o rife ro u s flowers, su c c e ed ed by la rg e d ark -y ellow fru it, o f an
acid a n d som ew lia t a s trin g e n t ta s te , which m ak e e x c e lle n t ta r ts . I t me rits
a p la ce in ev e ry co lle c tio n , b o th as a flowering sh ru b , an d fo r its fru it.
Jk 10. R. laiUTico'sus L . T h e s h ru b b y B ram b le , or common Blackbeny.
Identification. L in . Sp.,707. ; Weihe and Nees Rubi Germanici, p. 25. ; De c. P ro d ., 2. n 561 •
D o n ’s Mill., 2. p, 534.
Synonymes, l ì . discolor and R . ab n ljitu s, in Lindl. Synojis. o f B r i t Flora eel 1
Engruviyigs. Eng. R o t., t 715. ; and c u r jîg . 541.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem erect, ancl afterward,s de-
ciirved, 6-angled, ra th e r tomentose, beai'ing
recurved prickles. Leaflets 3—5, ovate-oblong,
acute, glabrous, beneath greyly tomentose, each
on a secondary petiole. Panicle decompound,
narrow, straight. Sepals reflexed, almost without
prickles. (Dec. Prod.) A large bramble.
Native o f Europe, in hedges, tliickets, and
woods ; in Britain abounding in the agricultural <
zone, and tolerably frequent in the upiand zone;
with, according to Mr. Winch, a limit similar to
th a t of £/'lex europæ'a. Stem 6 ft. to 1 2ft.
Flowers wliite, or rose-coloured ; Ju n e to
August. F ruit purplish black ; ripe August to
September or October.
Varieties.
R . f . 2 p om p ò n iu s Ser. R. fru ticò su s ô
Weihe 4 Nees. (fig . 540.) — F low e rs 5 40. R, f. pompònim
XXVI. b o s a 'c e æ : j î u ' b u s . 317
«eniidouble or double. Leaves pale green ; leaflets obovate. Cultivated
in gardens. This variety may be considered as highly ornamental,
from the large size and numerous petals o f its flowers, and
from its very vigorous growth. Though it will thrive a t the roots
of trees, and in places where other ornamental plants will hardly
grow, yet it produces most effect when it is trained against a wall.
J: R. / 3 tauricus Hort. is a vigorous-growing plant, which produces by
far th e best fruit of any variety o f bramble. H. S.
Jk R. f . 4 flòre ròseo pièno Baum. Cat.—Flowers double pink. H. S.
Je R. / . Ò fòiiis varicgtäis.—Leaves variegated, and not liable to the objections
541. « . fruticòsii*.
made to most variegated plants.
R. / 6 leucocärpus Ser. — F ru it white. (Dec. Prod.)
This species is considered as being more
common than any o f th e other brambles, and
also as attaining a greater size. I t is always
found to prosper best on a soil somewhat dry
and gravelly ; and, accordingly, Switzer, when
speaking of choosing a soil and situation for a
vineyard, recommends looking out for one w here
the bramble is abundant and vigorous. The
fruits have been eaten by children, in every
country where they grow wild, since th e time
of Pliny. They have also been used, both in
France and England, to produce a subacid
drink ; an inferior description o f wine ; by fermentation
and distillation, a strong spirit ; and,
boiled with sugar, a very good jam.
Jk \ l . R. h F s p i d u s L. The hispid-síemHíccí Bramble.
identification. Lin . Sp., 706.; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p..564. j D o n ’s Mill., 2.
p. 537.
Synonymes. R . triv iális Michx. Fl. Bor. Ainer. p. 296. ; B . procúmbens
Mühl. -, R. flagelláris Willd., according to Spreng. Syst. 2. p. 530.
Engraoings. Hayne Abbild., t. 71. ; and o u r ^ . 542.
Spec. Char., Sjc- Stem procumbent, round, very hispid,
bearing scattered bristles and recurved prickles. Leaflets
3—5, wedge-shaped a t th eb a se , unequally toothed,
pretty glabrous above. Flowers solitary, upon longish
petluncles. Pe ta ls obovate. Carpels black. (Dec.
PradZ) A bramble witii procumbent stems. Canada.
Stems 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1759. Flowers
white ; August. F ru it black, edible ; ripe in September
and October.
§ iii. Leaves lobed, not pinnate or digitate.
äfe 12. R . o d o r a ' t u s L . The sweet-scented-Zcat^cd Bramble.
Identification. L in . Sp., 707. ; De c. P rod., 2. p. 566. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2 .p. 539.
Sijnonymes. R . occidentàlis Hort., b u t not of L in . ; th e Virginian Rasp-
berry, the flowering Raspberry.
Engravings. Mill. Ic., t. 223. ; Bot. Mag., t. 323. ; and o u rjig . 543.
Spec. Char., 4’c. Stem upright. Petioles, peduncles, and
calyxes bearing glanded hairs. Disks of leaves 5-lobed,
unequally toothed. Inflorescence subcorymbose. Flowers
large, showy, red. Sepals ovate, longly acuminate,
shorter than the petals. Carpels numerous, ovate, velvety.
Style funnel-shaped. (Dec. Prod.) An upright
shrub. North America, in the woods o f Canada, and on
the Alleghany Mountains. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced
in 1700. Flowers purplish re d ; Ju n e to Sept.
Fruit yellow, rarely seen in England. .543, R . odüTiitii*-