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Var. 7. rosaceus. — Leaves of the barren stem quinate, the 

 lower pair of leaflets deflexed (none overlapping) ; leaflets ovate 

 or oblong, unequally and coarsely serrated. Rach and pedicels 

 densely shaggy, glandular and prickly. 



Var. S. dentatus (Babington^s 'Manual/ 2nd ed.). — Leaves of 

 barren stem ternate ; leaflets obovate-oblong, cordate at the base, 

 ■with short, abrupt points, finely and unequally serrated, 



26. R. Radula, W, and N. Hairy Bramble. — l.c. (25). 

 A. 11. C. 15. Lat. 50-56°. 



Stem angular and rounded, furrowed, hairy, glandular, and 

 prickly ; hairs spreading, glands on longer or shorter setae ; 

 prickles not uniform, deflexed and hooked. Leaflets of barren 

 stem elliptical-oblongj of the fertile stem sessile or subsessile, 

 obovate, finely and unequally serrated, with ascending teeth, mu- 

 cronate, of a paler colour, and hairy and soft below. Flowers in 

 panicles, leafy below, in a simple cluster above ; rach hairy, with 

 a few long prickles. Sepals ovate-acuminate. Petals large. 



Var. Hystrtx, W. and N. — l.c (24). — Stems less hairy; leaf- 

 lets elliptical-oblong ; sepals longer and more acuminate than in 

 the type. 



Yqx. foliosus. — Leaflets broader than in R. Hystrix ; panicle 

 leafy throughout. 



Var. Lingua, Weihe. — scaber, W. and N. ? Stem rounded or 

 slightly angular ; prickles nearly equal, small, deflexed, with nu- 

 merous aciculi, glands, and spreading hairs. Panicle very open, 

 on long, spreading branches or peduncles. Sepals glandular and 

 pointed. 



27. R. nemorosus, Hayne. — R. dumetorum, W. and N. 

 Bijimble of the Bushes.— j..c. (37). A. 9. C. 13. Lat. 50-55°. 



Stems bluntly angular or round, with numerous prickles, aci- 

 culi, hairs, and glands ; prickles very unequal, mostly straight 

 and horizontal. Leaves imperfectly quinate, hairy, and of the 

 same colour on both sides ; leaflets obovate or oblong or rounded, 

 somewhat cordate at the base, acuminate, coarsely or finely, or 

 simply or doubly toothed, paler and softer on the under side. 

 Panicle compound, spreading. Sepals reflexed in flower, em- 

 bracing the fruit when quite ripe. Petals large and showy. 



Of this there are numerous varieties, characterized by their 

 names, viz. glabratus, bifrons (leaves with two colours, a common 

 character in this genus), pilosus, horridus, etc. 



