ICOSANDRIA— POLYGYNIA. Rubus. 401 



in the sequel. I take advantage of the permission they are 

 pleased expressly to grant me, fully relying on their candour. 

 Notwithstanding the colour of the flowers, I cannot suppose our 

 British R.fruticosus to differ from theirs. 



2. R. plicatus, Plaited-leuved Bramble. 



Stems angular, all nearly erect. Prickles deflexed. Leaflets 

 five or three, sejxirately-stalked, ovate, plaited ; hoary 

 beneath. Panicle compound, corymbose. Calyx re- 

 flexed, unarmed. 



R. plicatus. Wtxhe and Ndcs Rub. Germ. 13. ^ 1. 



In hedges. 



Common in hedges in Shropshire. Rev. Edward fVilliams. 



Shrub. Jul//. 



Stems 4 feet or more in height, all nearly erect, but according to 

 \Veihe and Nees the barren ones are in shady situations consi- 

 derably elongated ; they are reddish when exposed to the sun, 

 otherwise green, angular, but not furrowed, smooth, or slightly 

 hairy towards the panicle only. Prickles smaller than in the 

 foregoing, pale, deflexed or partly hooked, on the angles of the 

 stem, not very numerous ; those on the footstalks, and ribs of 

 the leaves, copious, reddish, and rather more curved. Leaves 

 of the barren stems, and lower ])art of the fertile ones, of.'> 

 teajiets; upper ones on the latter of 3; tlie uppermost of all 

 sinijjle, occasionally three-lobcd ; the middle leajlet on a long 

 stalk, the rest on shorter ones, all distinct and somewhat hairy : 

 leaflets larger than in the preceding species, broadly ovate, 

 acute, or ])ointed, coriaceous, more or less plaited towards the 

 margin, strongly and unequally serrated, sometimes jagged ; 

 their under surface hoary and linely downy, but not wliite or 

 cotton V, strongly ribbed, witli many line, transverse, parallel, 

 connecting veins. Slipiilas like the last. Panicle sliorter and 

 more corymbose, hairy, not white and downy, nor does it bear 

 scarcely any glandular bristles j in my only specimen it is twice 

 or thrice com|)oun{l, in the figure quoted sim|)le, in both inter- 

 sj)ersed, more or less, with simple, ovate leaves, bearing large 

 stipulas. Bractcas like the latter. Flowers white. Oi///.f re- 

 flexed. I have not seen the fruit. It is said to be acid, black 

 Hnd shining. 



3. R. rhamivfollna . Hiicktboni -leaved Bramble. 



Stems anijjular, furrowi-d ; barrni ones arched. Prickles 

 deflexeil, stnii^ij;hl. Leaves sli^hily pedate, of five or 

 three orbienlar, obovate, or somewhat heart-shaped, 

 pointed lealhts; hoary beneath. Panicle twici' com- 

 pound, finely hairy. Calyx >pre;ulin|^. 



