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be easily distinguished from either of thèse species. — 

 D r W.-O. Focke. 



92. — Rubus spinipes Hemsl. 



Nanus, dense aculeatus, caulibus simplicibus unifloris (an 

 semper ?) foliis trifoliolatis longissime petiolatis. Herba pe- 

 rennis, erecta, 6-15 poil, alta, prseter flores nbique glabra, 

 caulibus, petiolis, foliis (subtus secus costas et venas pri- 

 marias) calycibusque aculeis rectis 7,-3 lineas longis, prse- 

 acutis, deorsum paullo dilatatis dense armatis. Folia cum 

 petiolo usque 10 poil, longa (inferiora vix tripollicaria), 

 pinnatim trifoliolata, foliolis lateralibus multo minoribus a 

 terminali longe disjunctis ; stipulai breviter adnaUe, an- 

 gustae, intégra? vel paucidentata? 6-9 lineas longa? ; foliola 

 tenuia, papyracea, terminale ovatum, ovato-oblongum vel 

 oblongum 1-4 poil, longum, acutum, serrulatum, simul inter- 

 dum obscure lobulatum, basi rotundatum vel subtrunca- 

 tum, lateralia subsessilia, oblonga, elliptica vel foliorum 

 inferiorum orbicularia. Flos terminalis 9-12 lineas dia- 

 metro, pedicello circiter semipollicari ; calyx dense aculea- 

 tus, tomentosus, intus dense albo-tomentosus, lobis la- 

 tis ovatis, abrupte subulato-acuminatis petala œquantibus 

 vel superantibus ; petala ovali-orbicularia brevissime ungui- 

 culata, utrinque hirsuta ; carpella numerosissima, juvenilia 

 hirsuta. Fructus deest. 



Seu-Tchouen, D r A. Henry, 8969. 



A very distinct species, similar in foliage to the Indian 

 R. sikkimensis Hook. f. It is also near R. xanthocarpus 

 Franch. which is described as having pilose branches and 

 pubescent leaves and long-clawed petals. 



Hou-Pé : Seu-Tchouen. 



93. — Rubus xanthocarpus Bur. et Franch. 



Fruticulus humilis, decumbens vel suberectus ; rami gra- 

 ciles, obtuse angulati, pilosi, aculeati, aculeis gracilibus 

 parum recurvis ; stipulse lanceolato-lineares, dentatae, prse- 



