5 



154 F. W. C. Areschoug. 



varnished — as in the English R. Lindleyanüs. Not to cause any confusion. 

 I have allowed this form to remain under the nanie it received by nie in 

 Blttt, Flora ot Norway. 



20. R. cordifolius Whc & N. Rub. Germ. pag. 21; R. Scheutzii Lindeb. 

 Herb. Rub. Scand. n. 32; R. Lindebergii, v. viridis F. Aresch. in ilartm. 

 Skand. Fl. ed. XI, pag. 281; R. thyrsoideus, v. virescens Scheutz, Bot. Not. 

 L871, pag. 124; tu'rionibus alte arcuatis vel suberéctis, apice decurvis, acutan- 

 gulis, haud raro sulcatis, pilosis, aculeis crebris validissimis, e basi valde dilatata 

 rectis vel curvatis, angulis insidentibus, armatis & glandulis sessilibus, sparsis 

 munilis; foliis parvis, breviter petiolatis, 5-nato-pedatis, foliolis breviter petiolatis, 

 subtus pubescentibas & pallide viridibas vel subcanescentibus, subtiliter & argute 

 duplicato-serratis, terminal] orbieulari, cuspidato, band raro supra medium latis- 

 sinio; petiolis & nervo medio aculeolis falcatis, crebris munitis; ramis floril'ens 

 pilosis; foliis omnibus 3-natis vel floralibus summis simplicibus, cordato-ovatis vel 

 ovatis, foliolis argute duplicato-serratis, terminali rotundato-öbovato, acuminato; 

 inflorescentia plerumque composita, subcylindracea, racemosa, aphylla vel ad 

 basin foliosa, eglandulosa & aculeis crebris, magis minusve curvatis munita, 

 ramis inferioribus sat productis, cymas corymbiformes gerentibus; sepalis extus 

 incanis, oblongo-ovatis, acuminatis; petalis albis, extus pubescentibus, rotundato- 

 ovatis, late & breviter unguiculatis, marginibus ad basin denique reflexis 

 eamque ob rem petalis anguste unguiculatis; filamentis albis, styl os breves, albo- 

 virescentes longe superantibus; germinibus glabris; receptaculo sparse piloso. 



This spceics is found only in one place, viz, on the east coast. near Oscars- 

 hamti, at 57°, 15'. n. lat. where it grows rather abundantly, in open, bushy, stony 

 places. 



Fiutex in solo pinguiori altus, validissimus, turionibus valde crassis, sub- 

 erectis, aculeis elongatis, numerosis armatis. Foliola tuiionum intermedia obo- 

 v;ii;i. cuspidata, intima obovato-oblonga, acuminata, cum intermediis haud raro 

 cönfluentia, omnia supra glabrescentia, lsete vel obscure viridia. serraturis an- 

 gustis, lanceolatis, longe acuminatis, porrectis, ina?qualibus & nonnullis plerumque 

 scirulatis. Rami florifori superiores aculeis minoribus, suba?qualibus, inferiores 

 aculeis numerosioribus, validioribus & subinasqualibus armati. Rachis & rami 

 inflorescentia' villosi. Anthera' glabraB. Styli post anthesin purpurascentes. 



In the introduetion (page 27), I have called this form R. cordifolius, 

 Win:, and speeimens shown to me by Mr. Banking, which I collected at Volmar- 



