Rubus

(roo'būs.) [From L. ruber, red.] (Bot.) A gen. of plants, O. Rosaceæ, consisting of shrubs trailing or erect, with prickly stems, pinnate ternate or simply lobed leaves and edible fruit. The Raspberry, R. idæus, (Fig. 570,) is a deciduous shrub with perennial creeping roots, biennial stems, which are round, villose, or prickly, and pinnate leaves which become trifoliate towards the upper part of the shoots. The stems are technically termed canes. The Raspberry grows wild as far N. as Lat. 70°, and S. it appears to have been abundant on Mount Ida, in Asia Minor, Lat. 39° 40′. Its fruit is Fig. 570:- RASPBERRY, (Rubus idæus). much employed by cooks and confectioners in divers ways, and also in the manufacture of liquors. It has a peculiarly rich aroma. R. rhamnifolius and R. corylifolius furnish the Blackberries of the hedges, in which the calyx of the fruit is reflexed. R. cæsius furnishes Dewberries, distinguished by the large size of the grains, which are covered with bloom and few in number, the whole being closely clasped by the calyx. R. saxatilis, the Roebuck-berry, is an herbaceous species found in mountainous places, and distinguished by its ternate leaves, and fruit of few red large grains. R. Chamӕmor us, the Cloudberry, or Knot berry, is also herbaceous, with an erect stem six to eight inches high, lobed leaves, and a single flower, which is succeeded by a large orange-red fruit of an agreeable flavor. R. odoratus, the American Bramble, is an erect unbranched shrub, with large five -lobed leaves, and rose - colored flowers. R. occidental is, the Virgin i an Raspberry, has pinnate and ternate leaves, white flowers, and black fruit. [s. 781]