60 The Flora of Wilts. 



more so and paler beneath. Panicle branched. Petals mostly 

 light pink. Fruit iew grained, glossy black. 



5. R. leucos^ tachys (Smith) White-spiked Bramble, siachtjs is 

 Greek for an ear of corn or sjDike of flowers, and leiikos for white, 

 the name, (not well chosen) relates to the hoariness of the panicle. 

 Eng. Bot. Stippl. 2631. R. piibescens, Pub. Germ. 42, t. 16. 



Locality. Woods, hedges and thickets. Sh. Fl. July, August. 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Distributed throughout all the Districts. Stem 

 long, not furrowed, often nearly round, pubescence, loose, weak. 

 Prickles straight, hairy, and elongated at the base. Leaflets par- 

 ticularly those of the flowering shoot, often wavy at the margins. 

 Panicle often remarkably long, narrow, and raceme-like, yet rarely 

 simple. Petals and stamens rose-coloured or white. Fruit black, 

 the drupes less depressed and rather looser than in R. fruticosus 

 (Linn.) This is most like R. rhamnifolius (W. & N.) but differs 

 in its rounder leaves, with copious elastic hairs, and its hoary 

 panicle. It can hardly be confounded with R. discolor. 



6. R. Koehleri (W. & N.) Koehler's Bramble. Engl. Bot. 

 Suppl. t. 2605. W. 8i N. t. 25. 



Locality. Woods, hedges, and thickets. /SA. Fl. July, August. 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In all the Districts. 



Stem very variable in size and length, and in the prominence of 

 its angles. Prickles scattered on every part of the stem, as well as 

 on the stalks, and midribs of the leaves and on the panicle. Leaves 

 thin and flexible varying in size and shape, and in the length of 

 the point, which is often long, and taper. Serratures coarse un- 

 equal. Panicle often very large. Calyx more or less reflexed 

 whilst in flower, often more spreading afterwards. Petals white 

 or pale pink rather small. Fruit black, shining acid. Drupes 

 rather small, numerous, not depressed. 



7. R. corylifolius (Smith) Hazel-leaved Bramble. From corylus 

 the hazel, but the plant now so called by British botanists has 

 leaves less like those of the hazel than most of the species. Engl. 

 Bot. t. 827. 



Locality. Hedges and thickets. Sh. Fl. June, July. Area, 1. 

 2. 3. 4. 5. Throughout the Districts. 



