298 



GORSE, ETC. 



below, the central simulating a midrib, the two laterals 

 arching from below and converging towards the apex. 

 Brown when dying. 



tt Plant apparently leafless, both leaves and 

 shoots being converted into sharp spines 

 and thorns. Evergreen, pubescent. 



Fig. 115. Gorse, Ulex europeeus, p. 298 (E & P). 



Ulex europeeus, L. Gorse (Fig. 115). Small densely- 

 spiny bush. Leaves reduced to scales, 5 10 mm. long, or 

 converted into sharp subulate persistent spines, bearing 



