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Either the twigs or the leaves prickly, or with hard, stiff, 
§ thorny points. 
-Leaves entirely replaced by green spines ; flowers 
| irregular, yellow. 
Ulex. Furze, Gorse. 
“Leaves (or flat, leaf-like organs) present. 
-Leaves ending i in a stiff, prickly point. 
~ Leaves, at least the lower ones, with spinous teeth 
( on their margin. 
4 lex Aquifolium. /o//y. 
“Leaves with entire margins. 
on their flat surface. 
Leaves narrow, in whorls or circlets of 3 to- 
ame! es (“phyllodes ”’) oval, bearing little flow a LF 
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| L Rus'cus aculea‘tus. Sutcher’s Broom. 
| gether on one level. : 
Junip’erus communis. Funziper. x 
_: ~~Leaves not prickly. 
“-Leaves entire or a toothed (not lobed). 
F ye not over 4 inch long; flowers irregular, 
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yellow. ‘| , 
Genis'ta an’glica. Needle Furze. p 
Leaves longer; flowers regular. 
\-- Spines mostly 3- or 4-branched; petals oD) AN ge 
yellow. - = 
Ber'beris vulgaris. Baker Ae 
Spines not branched ; petals 4 or 5. 
Leaves with few, distinct, much-curved 
nerves on each side; petals 4. ) 
Rham’‘nus cathar’ticus. Buckthorn. 
Lateral nerves many, or very obscure. 
ies va es narrow, white with scurfy scales; 
| flowers inconspicuous. fi 
L Hippoph’aeé rhamnoi'des. 
Leaves without white scurf; corolla of 5 
petals. } 
| ROSA'CEZi. 
~Leaves lobed, or deeply cut. 
ae roundish, lobed about 4 half-way to the 
| centre; flowers greenish. } 
L Ri'bes Grossula'ria. Gooseberry. 
Leaves oblong, shining, usually deeply lobed; 
flowers white or pink. ‘| 
Crate’gus Oxyacan’tha. Hawthorn. 
“Plant not spinous or thorny. 
