19. R. VILLICAULIS. 141 



19. R. villicaulis w. and N. 



E,. caule arcuato vel arcuato-prostrato angulato 

 patenti-piloso, aculeis e basi dilatato-compressa sub- 

 patentibus validis conico-compressis, foliis quinatis, 

 foliolis tenuibus dentato-serratis subtus pallide viridibus 

 micantibus villosis vel in venis tantum hirtis, foliolo 

 termiuali obovato vel cordato-obovato-orbiculato cuspi- 

 dato subacuminatove, j;a?uci(7ce apertce coiiipositce foliosae 

 hirta3 tomentosse subsetosse ramis corymbosis aculeis 

 tenuibus declinatis vel deflexis, sepalis hirtis setosis 

 aciculatis a fructu laxe reflexis. 



R. villicaulis Rubi Germ. 43. t. 17 (1825?). Lees Bot. 

 Malv.57. Bab.! Man. ed. 3. 97; ed. 6. 110. Bor. Fl. Centre, 

 199. Garke Fl. v. Deutschl. ed. 7. 119 (in part). 



R. sylvaticus Bab. ! Syn. 16 (in part). Blox. ! in Kirby, 

 43. 



R. pampinosus Lees! Bot. Mai v. 5o (1852); Bot. Wore. 

 44. Bab.! Man. ed. 4. 100. 



R. vulgaris -q villicaulis Metscli in Liunsea, xxxviii. 145. 



R. vulgaris a umhrosus Lange ! Danske Flora, ed. 2. 344 

 (in part). 



R. iafostus Billot! Fl. Gall, et Germ, exsic. No. 2453 (sp.). 



Stem slightly arching, but often with a long prostrate 

 extremity, nearly round at the base, angular upwards ; hairs 

 dense, patent, mostly solitary, often very many ; rarely a 

 few setse. Rrickles subpatent, rather strong, conical, com- 

 pressed, from a rather long and rather broad base. Leaves 



