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HAB. Mountains. May. Tj. Branch, spreading ; 

 spines sometimes ;fl. purp. -green ; ber. small, red. 

 *. R. oxycanthoides : larger spines subaxillary ; smaller 

 ones scattered over the stem ; leaves smooth ; 

 lobes dentate ; peduncles short, about 2-flowered ; 

 berries smooth. 

 HAB. Rocks. Tj. Bran, slend. ; leav. sub-3-lobed ; 

 fl. solit. or in pairs, pale yell. ; ber. purp., glob. 



10. R. lacustre : subaxillary spines compound ; stem 



on every part hispid-aculeate ; leaves lobed be- 

 yond the middle ; petioles villous ; berries race- 

 mose, hispid. 

 HAB. Mountain swamps. June. Tj . Stem reddish ; 

 leav. b-lob.; racem. pend., 5 — 6-Jl. ; pet. white; 

 ber. brown. 



11. R. Cynosbati: subaxillary spines by pairs ; leaves 



with short lobes, incisely toothed, softly pubes- 

 cent; racemes nodding, few-flowered ; calyx erect- 

 campanulate ; berries aculeate. 

 HAB. Mountains. Apr.— June. Tj. Fl. green; 

 ber. dark brown. 



184. HAMILTONIA. Oil-nut. Santalaceaz. 



H. oleifera. 



HAB. Mountains, near rivulets. May — June. Shrub 

 4 — 6 ft. high, very pubes. ; leav. . alter n., ovate, 

 entire ; fl. greenish, racemose ; nut oily. 



185. THESIUM. Bastard toad-flax. Santalacece. 



T. umbellatum : stem erect ; leaves oval-lanceo- 

 late ; fascicles of flowers terminal, subcorymbed. 



HAB. Rocky hills and woods. July — Aug. If.. 

 Stem 1 ft. high ; leav. altern., entire ; fl. white. 



186. ANYCHIA. Illecebrea. 



A. dichotoma : stem erect or spreading, dichoto- 

 mously branched ; leaves lanceolate, smooth, 

 acute ; flower* about as long as the stipules. 

 HAB. Dry woods and hills. June — Aug. 0. Stem 

 fllif., pubes. above; leav. oppos. ; fl. solit., very 

 miyiute. 

 .1. capillacea : very smooth ; flowers spreading, 

 longer than the stipules at their base. 



