82. R. DIVERSIF'OLIUS. 223 



but Arrlieniiis says, and the specimens confirm him, that it 

 has decidedly falcate prickles and ternate leaves on both 

 shoots, leaflets that are ovate or roundly-ovate : in all these 

 respects differing from E. dlversifolius. He also adds that 

 the barren stem is not glandular; but the specimens bear 

 plenty of seto3. The panicle of these Swedish specimens is 

 densely covered with long patent hair, and the sepals are ex- 

 ceedingly prickly. 



7?. entomodontos (Miill. ! in Bill. Annot. 292), M. Schlei- 

 cheri (Bill.! Fl. Gcdl. et Germ, exsic. No. 2451 sp.) approaches 

 11. diversifolius very closely, but has a nearly leafless broad 

 rather dense cylindrical panicle. The R. mretorum (Miill. ! 

 Versuch, 202. Wirtg. Herb. Huh. No. 186. sp.) also nearly 

 approaches the R. diversifolius, and might ])erhaps be safely 

 referred to that species. It scarcely differs except by having 

 a broader top to its panicle and no felt beneath its leaves. 



The application of the name, R. diversifolius, to R. leu- 

 costachys, in the first edition of Lindley's Synopsis, was most 

 unfortunate. As has been already stated (p. 117) it was the 

 cause of much difficulty, and would have justified the total 

 neglect of the name. But as I believe the present plant to 

 be that really intended by Lindley, it seems better to retain 

 it than to add another to the long list of synonyms. Mr 

 Borrer remarked upon the specimen, named by Lindley and 

 submitted to him by Leighton, "if this is R. diversifolius 

 (Liiidl.) the Professor may well criticise my inclination to 

 unite that species with R. leucostachys ; but I have a very 

 different thing from the garden of the Horticultural Society 

 as from the authentic bush of R. diversifolius.''^ 



I have specimens of a plant gathered at Henfield, by Mr 

 Borrer, which are much like R. diversifolius, but neverthe- 

 less differ considerably from the species. The leaflets are 

 very broad and the terminal one almost round with a small 

 cusp and cordate base ; their under side is not felted, but is 



