Hab. About Montreal. Dr. Payne, (ex Bigel.)—I have no authentic specimen of this plant, and cannot
therefore offer an opinion upon it.
9. R. trivialis; caule procumbente sarmentoso aculeato, ramis subinermibus, foliis ter-
natis, foliolis ovalifous acutis inasqualiter serratis glabris, stipulis lineari-acuminatis, floribus
axillaribus pedunculatis solitariis et terminalibus racemosis, calycis segmentis ovatis acutis
marginibus albo-tomentosis corolla duplo brevioribus.—Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 296. Pursh, FI.
Am. v. 1. p . 347. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 200. Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p . 569. Torrey, FI. of
Un. St. v. 1. p. 489?—R. hispidus.* Linn.? De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p . 564.—« R. flagel-
laris. JVilld.” ?—R. procumbens. Muhl. Cat. ? (Ser.)
Hab. Canada, near Quebec. Mrs. Perdval. Newfoundland. Dr. Morrison.—My specimens of this plant
are almost wholly destitute of aculei upon the young branches; but they agree in every respect with those I
possess from Boston, gathered by Dr. Boott, which are the same as Professor Bigelow’s plant. The flowers
are remarkably large, and I find the calyx to have always a distinct white downy edge. I am inclined to
think, judging from the specimens that I have received from Dr. Torrey, and from his description, that he
has confounded the It. trivialis with the R. obovatus, Mich.
10. JR. Canadensis; « foliis digitatis, foliolis 10—5 seu 3 lanceolatis acuminatis argute
serratis petiolulatis, caule inermi.” (Sm. in Rees’ Cycl.) Linn. Sp. PI. p . 707. (excl. syn.
Mill. Ic.) Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p. 347. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 488 ? De Cand. Prodr.
v. 2. p. 565.—Cylactis montana. Rafin. in Sill. Journ. v. 1. p . 377, et De Cand. Prodr.
v. 2. p . 568. (fide Torrey.)
Hab. Canada. Linn.—Linnaeus could not have well understood this plant, or he would scarcely have
referred it to the R. odoratus figured in Mill. Ic.t.223. Sir James E. Smith says that it is very unlike all the
rest of the genus, having so many leaflets. The plant I have received from Dr. Torrey as the R. Canadensis
is a var. of R. triflorus, Rich, with quinate leaves, which I have also from Dr. Boott, gathered near Boston,
and whose leaflets, in a very luxuriant state, may be again divided, so as to accord with the Linnsean plant.
Michaux does not notice it; nor do I possess any Rubus from Canada which quite agrees with Linnaeus’s
description.
11. R. obovatus; caule gracili longe procumbente aculeis setosis copiosis, ramis brevibus,
foliis trifoliolatis vel pedatim quinatis sempervirentibus, foliolis breve petiolulatis vel subses-
silibus obovatis grosse inaequaliter serratis, floribus terminalibus paniculatis parvis, calycis
segmentis ovatis acutis corolla duplo brevioribus. ( T a b . LX.)—R. obovalis. Mich. Am.
v. 1. p. 298. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p . 349. Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p. 590. Torrey, FI. o f Un.
St. v. 1. p. 490.—R. sempervirens. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 201, (according to a specimen
from Dr. Bigelow.)
Caulis longissimus, procumbens, crassitie pernios passerines, teres, plerumque valde aculeatus. Aculei
graciles, subsetacei, recurvi, uniformes. Rami numerosi, herbacei, erecti, breves, infeme squamosi parce
foliosi, graciles. Folia longe petiolata, ternata seu pedatim quinata, sempervirentia; foliola parva, unciam
vel sesquiunciam longa, coriaceo-membranacea, nitida, obovata, ad apicem pnecipue subsequaliter serrata,
utrinque glabra, breve petiolulata, terminali majore petiolulo longiore, lateralibus patentibus: petiolis costa-
que subtus foliis vetustioribus aculeatis. Stipules linean-lanceolatse, membranacese, integerrima;. Pedunculus
inermis, subpubescens, gracilis, temunalis, flores 4-5 parvos subpan iculatim dispositos gerens. Pedicelli
pubescentes, nudi, bracteati. Calyx pubescens, segmentis ovatis obtusis submucronatis, pubescentibus, mar-
* Seringe, in De Candolle, refers the R. trivialis of Mich, to R. hispidus of Linn. But Sir J. E. Smith says
that Linnaeus’s plant is more nearly allied to R. saxatilis.
ginibus albis. Petala parva, lato-obovata, undulata, alba, calyce longiora. Fructus mihi desideratur: sed,
teste Cel. Bigelovii, parvus, niger, acerbus.
Hab. Near Montreal. Mr. Cleghom.—This is a very distinct species, of which I have also received
specimens from Dr. Schweinitz, with very long slender procumbent shoots, densely covered with curved
aculei, which often extend likewise to the petioles and back of the costa of the leaflets. Peduncles slender,
and flowers very small. It is probably more common in the south than in the British Possessions. This has
the most slender stem of any of the fruticose species, and almost unites the present groupe with the following.
Sir James E. Smith Has well remarked, in Rees’ Cyclopaedia, that the name of this plant, and the definition
of its leaves, “ foliis obovalibus,” as given by Michaux, are decidedly incorrect: an oval leaf being of the
same breadth at each end. Rubus obovatus is unexceptionable, and expressive of the shape of the leaflets.
Tab. LX. Rubus obovatus. Fig. 1, Petal:—magnified.
12. R. nivalis; pusillus, frutescens, foliis cordato-trilobis argute dentatis glabris nervis
petiolisque aculeatis recurvis, stipulis ovatis acutis, pedunculis brevibus 2-floris, laciniis
lanceolatis pilosis. Douglas, MSS. apud Hort. Soc. Lond.
Hab. On the high snowy ridges of the Rocky Mountains.—Fruit red. Flowers red ? Seeds few, large
and wrinkled. A low species, not more than six inches high. Douglas.—Of this I have seen no specimens,
and cannot be quite sure of its place in the genus.
j- f Herbacei vel suffruticosi.
13. R. pedatus ; caule filiformi repente subsimplice, foliis pedato-quinatis inciso-serratis,
pedunculo solitario unifloro, calyis segmentis lanceolatis incisis corollam (album) aequanti-
bus, carpellis paucis magnis. (T ab. LXI.)—Sm. Ic. PI. Ined. t. 63.—« Dalibarda pedata.
Steph. Mem. Soc. Mosc. p. 92.”—Comaropsis pedata. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p . 555.
Caulis longissime repens, filiformis, inermis, raro divisus. Rami (seu gemma; foliorum) brevissimi, erecti,
squamosi, 1-3 folia gerentes. Folia altema, erecta, longe petiolata, pedatim quinata; foliola obovata* tenui-
membranacea, inciso-serrata, breve petiolulata, glabriuscula, vix unciam longa. Petioli glabri, vel parce* pilosi,
graciles, basi stipulis 2 ovato-rotundatis membranaceis fiiscis suflulti. Pedunculus gracillimus, axillaris, soli’
tarius, uniflorus, longitudine foliorum, medium versus bibracteatus, bracteis oppositis membranaceis, fiiscis.
Calyx profunde 5-partitus, segmentis lato-lanceolatis fohaceis planis glabriusculis, lineatis, demum reflexis.
Petala calycis^ longitudine, oblongo-obovata, alba. Slam, numerosa, Antheree subrotuncke. Ovaria 1-6;
glabra, stylo triplo longiore terminata. Fructus ex adnis 1-4 seu 5, globosis, ratione floris magnis, valde
pulposis rubris, styli basi persistente coronatis. Nux matura ovata. Semen obovatum, pendulum.
Hab. North-West coast of America, Menzies. Shores of the Columbia, about Fort Vancouver, and as
far north as Observatory Inlet, lat. 55°. Douglas, Dr. Scouler. In shady woods at the roots of rotten trees
on the Rocky Mountains, between lat. 52° and 56°. Drummond.
Tab. LXI. Rubus pedata. Fig. 1, H o w ; fig. 3, Fruit; fig. 3, Single acinus; f ig ii, Nut cut open
to show the seed; fig. 5, E m b r y o :magnified.
14. .R. triflorus; inermis, caulibus erectis herbaceis, flagellis suffruticosis cauliferis, foliis
ternatis (ranssime pedato-5-natis) acute serratis, stipulis obovatis, panicula subtriflora glan-
dulosa. (T ab. LXII.)—Rich, in Frankl. Is« Journ. ed. 2. App. p. 19— R. saxatilis. /s.
Canadensis. Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 298. Pursh, PI. Am. v. 1. p. 349. Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p.
590. Rich, in Frankl. 1st Journ. ed. 1. App. p. 739. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 201. Torrey,
FI. o f Un. S t . j . 1. p. 490. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2 . p. 565— R. tegopodioides. Ser. in De
Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 565.—R. Canadensis ? Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 488 ?—R. par-
viflorus ? Nutt. Gen. Am. v. 1. p . 308? " r
Hadh: lignosa, dura, valde flexuosa,iiigrescens. Flagelli prooumbeutes, terete, lougissimi, crassitie pernm