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sated sy eroke h itudiz ‘the stems green, the older an 
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straight, slender, spreading prickles, reddish betoming th numerous, 
branchlets glaucous : a; FSs-were 
leaves 1-1.5 dem. long, oblong or oblanceolate in outline, the stipules ee 
1-1-5 cme long, oblong, acuminate at the apex, the free tip 2 mm. long the 
margin glandular-ciliate, the rachis slender, bearing stalked glands Pn »: 
few short prickles, leaflets 5-9, aa ir Shhe-nereieeee 1.5-3 Bs 
ome long, .8-2 cm. wide, the lowermost leaflets often 1/2 the size of the 2 
terminal, commonly elliptical or oval, obtuse, rarely acute at both ends, 
glabrous, dull green above, pale beneath, the margins finely and usual] ea 
doubly toothed, the teeth sharp, Maguumgeewmttmh about 1 mn. tall; flowets 
few but showy, borne on short lateral branchlets, the pedicels 1nd en. long, . 
BlaUcous ggp ent ; calyx-lobes lanceolate-acuminate, 3 
5-6 mme long, glabrous on the outer surface, short-woolly within, dro ; 
from the fruit as it approaches maturity; petals broadly obovate, pale ros oe 
color, about 1.5 cm. long, variable; fruit oval, less frequently subrotund 
rounded at the apex or narrowed to a short neck, 7-9 mm. long, green and ‘* 
glaucous ,sthen bright orange-red, nearly glabrous within, bearing 4-16 ovate 
glabrous achenes 5 mm. long, 3 mm. wide. (R. leucopsis Greene,), s 
Throughout our range mostly in shaded woods, 2500-4000 feet. 
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