Although we have nearly fifty kinds or reputed kinds of bramble native in Britain, some of the exotic species, entirely distinct from our own, are well worthy of naturalisation among low shrubs and tall herbaceous plants. One of the most charming plants we know for naturalising in shady woods is the large, white-flowered Rubus Nut-kanus, with which might be tastefully associated the deep rose-coloured Rubus odoratus, and the early spring-flowering R. spectabilis ; while the very striking white-stemmed R. biflorus is a grand object for warm slopes, sunny sides of chalk and gravel pits, etc.