17. R. SALTERI. 13.S 



(3 calvatus ; foliolis grosse dentatis, dentibus dis- 

 tantibus apice recurvatis interstitiis denticulatis, pani- 

 cula3 rachi flexuoso ramis inferioribus subracemosis et 

 ascendentibus summis corymbosis et patentibus, sepalis 

 laxe reflexis. 



B. calvatus Blox. ! in Kirby 42 (1850). Bab. ! Man. ed. 

 3. 97; in A. N. H. Ser. 2. ix. 127. Bor. Fl. cent. ed. 3. 

 ii. 191). Genev. ! Es.saiii. 19. 



H. Salter i /3 calvatus Bab.! Man. ed. 5. 101; ed. 6. 110. 



Stem slightly arched at the base but chiefly prostrate, 

 angular througliout, slightly furrowed towards the end, with 

 few scattered hairs, rarely a few aciculi and setae, bright 

 shining red when much exposed; subsessile glands rather 

 plentiful. Prickles nearly but not quite confined to the 

 angles of the stem, towards the base of which they are 

 much scattered, unequal, many, slender, slightly compressed, 

 subpatent, from a rather long compressed base. Leaves qui- 

 nate. Leaflets stalked, convex, thin, green on both sides, 

 with large recurved and small intermediate teeth, rugose 

 and glabrous above, rough, hard and slightly hairy on the 

 veins beneath ; basal with rather long stalks, oblong, acute : 

 intermediate oblong-obovate, subcordate below, rather cuspi- 

 date; terminal roundly oblong or slightly obovate, cordate 

 below, subcuspidate ; petioles a little furrowed above and 

 together with the midribs having many strong deflexed 

 prickles beneath; stipules linear-lanceolate. 



Flowering shoot rather angular, hairy, wavy ; prickles 

 many, rather long, slender, longest near to the panicle, 

 declining or slightly deflexed, from a long compressed base. 

 Leaves quinate or ternate. Leaflets green on both sides, 

 slightly pilose above, more so beneath, finely doubly serrate 

 with the large teeth having patent tips; basal oval, acute, 

 rather unequal-sided ; intermediate obovate, rather cordate 



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