322 Mr. C. C. Babington on the British RubL 



of the 'Rubi Germanici^; sometimes, in the vsLvietj pseudo-casius 

 of the same work_, that leaflet is deeply three-lobed and slightly- 

 cordate below ; both may be found upon the same stem. The la- 

 teral leaflets are often deeply divided into a larger and a smaller 

 lobe, but I have never seen true R. ccesius with the lobes sepa- 

 rated into distinct leaflets, neither do authors mention any such 

 case. 



Hedges and thickets. June to August. 



Obs. The ternate leaves, of which the lateral leaflets are strongly 

 lobed below, and the terminal leaflet rounded but scarcely ever 

 at all cordate at its base, all of them coarsely serrate, inciso-ser- 

 rate or even lobed ; the very slender prickles on the round stem ; 

 the simple panicles and glaucous fruit, which usually consists of 

 very few large drupes ; distinguish this plant from all the pre- 

 ceding, except R. tenuis, in which the prickles are much stronger 

 on all parts of the plant, and there are no setae on the barren 

 stem. 



B. Herbacei. 



31. R. saxatilis (Lmn.) ', caule tenui radicante inerme vel aciculis 

 paucis herbaceis distantibus exasperate, caule florifero erecto, co- 

 rymbo terminali paucifloro, petalis ovalibus calycem subsequantibus, 

 foUis ternatis. 



R. saxatilis, Eng. Bot. 2233 ; Rub. Germ. 30. t. 9. 



Boot perennial. Rooting stems annual, very slender and long. 

 Flowering shoots 3 — 12 inches high, downy. Flowers yellow. 

 Fruit of 1 — 4 large red drupes. 



Stony mountains ; rare. July and August. 



32. R. arcticus (Linn.) ; caule erecto inermi herbaceo, Acre termi- 

 nali solitario, petalis obovatis calyce duplo longioribus, staminibus 

 conniventibus, foliis ternatis. 



R. arcticus, Eng. Bot. 1585 ; Ruh. Germ. 3. t. 48. 



Root perennial. Stems subterraneous, creeping. Flowering 

 shoots 4 — 6 inches high. Flowers rose-coloured. Fruit of rather 

 numerous purplish-red drupes. 



Said to have been found on mountainous parts of the isle of 

 Mull, Rev. Dr. Walker ; and on Ben-y-Glo, Mr, Cotton ; but a 

 very doubtful native. May. 



33. R. Chamcemorus (Linn.) ; caule erecto inermi herbaceo, flore ter- 

 minali solitario, /o/n5 simplicibus lobatis plicatis. 



R. Chamsemorus, Eng. Bot, 716; Rub. Germ. 113. t.49. 



Root perennial. Stems subterraneous, creeping. Flowering 

 shoots 6 — 10 inches high. Flowers large, white, dioecious. Fruit 

 large, red, afterwards orange-yellow, 



Alpine turfy bogs. June. 



