108 ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. [CI. 12. 



Hedges and thick. J? . 7, 8. L. almost evergr. Pan. cylindr. 

 twice comp. Pet. pink. 



2. R. carpinif alius, Suppl. 2664. R. plicatus, E. Fl. (Hornbeam- 



leaved B.) Stem decumbent or arched, somewhat angular and 

 furrowed, hairy, with numerous deflexed, curved, uniform prickles. 

 Leaves digitate, of five, stalked, ovate, pointed, plicate leaflets ; 

 pale beneath. Panicle compact, hairy ; its branches ascending, 

 corymbose. Calyx spreading. 

 Hedges, Cheshire, Lancashire, and N. Wales. Tj . 7, 8. 



3. R. rhamnif alius, Suppl. 2604. (Buckthorn-leaved B.) Stems fur- 



rowed ; barren ones arched. Prickles deflexed, straight. Leaves 

 slightly pedate, of five or three, orbicular, obovate, or somewhat 

 hearl-shaped, pointed leaflets. Calyx spreading. 

 Woods. T? . 7, 8. L. hoary beneath. Pan. twice comp. hairy. 



4. R. leucostdchys, Suppl. 2631. (White-clustered B.) Stems 



downy. Prickles deflexed, slightly hooked. Leaves of five or 

 three roundish-ovate, or heart-shaped, pointed, jagged leaflets ; 

 hoary beneath. Calyx unarmed, reflexed, and, like the panicle, 

 minutely glandular. 

 Woods & thickets. Tj .7, 8. Pubesc. shaggy and shining. Pan. cylindr. 

 *4. R. macrophyllus, Suppl. 2625. (Large-leaved B.) Stem some- 

 what angular and furrowed. Prickles uniform, few, small. 

 Leaves digitate, of three or five, stalked, elliptical or ovate, 

 flexible leaflets. Panicle repeatedly divided, somewhat corym- 

 bose. 

 Hedges and thickets, Sussex. Tj . 7, 8. 



5. R. Kohleri, Suppl. 2605. R. glandulosus, E. Fl. (Glandular B.) 



Branches and footstalks hairy, with glandularbristlesinterspersed. 

 Prickles deflexed, partly hooked. Panicle and calyx very prickly 

 and hairy, with copious glandular bristles. 

 Woods and thickets. T? . 7, 8. Leafl. 5 or 3, downy beneath. 

 Pan. corymb. Pet. white, narrow. 



6. R. plicatus, Suppl. 2714. not E. Fl. (Shining B.) Stems obtusely 



angular, smooth spreading. Prickles hooked. Leaflets some- 

 what hairy beneath. Panicle and calyx slightly prickly, without 

 bristles. R. nitidus, E. Fl. 

 Woods and thickets. T? . 7, 8. Leafl. 5 or 3. Pan. mostly simp. 

 Pet. broadish. — Var. of R. suberectus. 



7. R. affinis, Weihe, t. 3. (Ovate Hairy B.) Stems nearly smooth, 



reclining. Prickles hooked. Leaflets ovate-heart-shaped, pointed ; 

 loosely hairy beneath. Panicle hairy and prickly. Calyx hoary, 

 unarmed. 

 Woods & thickets. "^.7,8. Leafl. 5, 3, or \. Pan. comp. Pet. white. 



8. R. suberectus, 36. 2572. (Red-fruited B.) Stems ascending, 



smooth ; branches roundish. Prickles deflexed. Leaflets ovate- 

 heart-shaped, pointed, minutely hairy beneath. Clusters simple, 

 hairy, prickly, on lateral leafy branches. 

 Mount, thickets. T? . 7, 8. Leafl. 3, 5, or 7. Cal. slightly hairy, 

 unarmed. Pet. crumpled. 



