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stonv or gravelly places: common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxiv. pi. 2442. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 409. 764. 



2. R. cte'sius. Blue Bramble. Dew-berry Bush. Leaves ternate, 

 hairy beneath, the lateral leaflets lobed externally ; stems prostrate, glau- 

 cous, prickly and bristly ; calyx embracing the fruit. Stems weak, 



with numerous deflected, unequal, slender prickles : leaflets egg-shaped, 

 acute, doubly serrate, downy beneath : panicles corymbose : petals white 

 or pale rose-coloured : fruit large-grained, black, with a bluish bloom, 

 and of an agreeable acid taste. Flowers in June and July : grows in 

 woods, thickets, hedges, and the borders of fields : common. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xii. pi. 826. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 410. 765. 



3. R. coryliftilius. Hazel-leaved Bramble. Leaves pinnate, with five 

 or three roundish leaflets, hairy beneath ; stems spreading ; prickles scat- 

 tered, straight, deflected ; calyx reflected ; panicle minutely glandular. 



Stems biennial, with scattered prickles : not confined to the angles : 



leaflets broadly egg-shaped, somewhat heart-shaped, pointed, sharply 

 serrate, resembling the leaves of the hazel, soft and minutely hairy : flow- 

 ers large, white : fruit large, large-grained, brownish-black, agreeably 

 acid. Flowers in July : grows in hedges and thickets : common. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. xii. pi. 827. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 409. 766. 



** Stem woody, angular. 



4. R. fruticrisus. Common Bramble. Leaves pinnate, with five 

 stalked leaflets, hoary beneath ; prickles hooked, growing upon the angles 

 of the stem ; panicle compound ; calyx reflected. Stems strongly an- 

 gular, with numerous sharp, strongly hooked prickles growing on the 

 angles : leaflets egg-shaped, acute, sharply serrated, smoothish above, 

 white and downy beneath : flowers in erect clusters : petals white, or 

 tinged with pink : fruit of very numerous purplish-black grains, with a 

 sweetish flavour, but somewhat nauseating when eaten in large quanti- 

 ties. Flowers in July and August: grows in woods, thickets, and hedges : 

 common. -Eng. Bot. vol. x. pi. 715. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 400. 767. 



5. R. rhamnifolius. Buckthorn-leaved Bramble. Leaves digitate, of 

 five roundish, pointed, shortly-stalked leaflets, paler beneath ; prickles 



straight, deflected ; panicle twice compound ; calyx spreading. Stems 



angular, smooth, or with scattered hairs : prickles chiefly on the angles : 

 leaflets egg-shaped, or roundish, nearly smooth above, bright-green : 

 fruit black. Flowers in July and August : grows in hedges and 

 thickets : not uncommon. Eng. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2504. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 402. 768. 



6." R. leucostdchys. Long-clustered Bramble. Leaves digitate, of five 

 roundish, shortly-stalked, leathery leaflets, hoary beneath ; prickles de- 

 flected, slightly hooked ; panicle cylindrical, minutely glandular ; calyx 

 reflected. Stems angular, smooth, dark-red : leaflets roundish or heart- 

 shaped, unequally serrate: panicle nearly simple, narrow: fruit black. 

 Flowers in July and August : grows in hedges and thickets, in Essex, 

 Sussex, and Hampshire. Eng. Bt. Suppl. pi. 2631. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 404. 769. 



7. R. Koehleri. Glandular Bramble. Leaves pinnate, with five or 

 three leaflets, downy beneath ; prickles unequal, deflected, partly hooked ; 

 panicle and calyx very prickly and hairy, with numerous glandular 

 bristles. Stems angular, covered with numerous scattered prickles : 



