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B. Leaves glabrous above, hairy on the veins beneath. 

 Var. lirbica, Lem. Prickles strongly hooked. Le. irregularly 

 and sharply serrate, fringed with hairs, smooth above, hairy on the 

 veins beneath. Petioles hairy. Stipules slightly hairy on the back, 

 with a few glands on the edge. Ped. and cal. tube naked. Sep. 

 hairy. Fr. ovoid or globose. 



Very common. Paisley Canal bank ; Cambuslang, &c. 



Var. dumetorum, Woods. Shrub dull gray green ; prickles 

 large, strongly hooked. Le. broadly ovate or elliptical, coarsely 

 serrate, downy on both sides, soft in texture. Petioles densely 

 pubescent. Stipules downy upon the back. Ped. and cal. tube 

 naked. Sep. leaf-pointed, pinnatind, very downy on the edge. 

 Fl. large, rose-coloured. Fr. ovoid or urceolate. 



Frequent. Banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal ; Milngavie ; Cambuslang ; 

 Paisley Canal bank. &c. 



Var. arvdtica, Puget. Prickles strongly hooked. Le. elliptical, 

 smooth above, hairy on the veins and glandular beneath, doubly 

 serrate, serratures tipped with glands. Petioles downy and 



flandular. Stipules fringed with hairs and glands. Ped. naked, 

 ep. with long narrow leafy points, pinnatifid, downy, and 

 glandular. Fruit subglobose. 

 Thickets, Cambuslang glen ; banks of the Canal near Maryhill ; Milngavie, &c. 



C. Peduncles more or less bristly and glandular. 



Var. cce'sia, Sm. Prickles hooked. Le. ovate or elliptical, 

 sharply and irregularly serrate, thinly hairy above, downy below, 

 principally on the veins. Petioles villose, slightly setose. 

 Stipules hairy and gland ciliated. Ped. setose. Cal. tube naked. 

 Sep. sparingly pinnatifid, glandular on the back, downy on the 

 edge. Fruit urceolate. 



Thickets, On Paisley Canal bank ; roadside beyond Giffnock quarries ; 

 Milngavie, &c. 



D. Leaves without glands beneath. Sepals erect after the petals 



fall, not deciduous till after the fruit changes colour. 

 Var. Reuteri, Godet. Branches and stipules turning red. 

 Prickles slender. Le. glaucous green, especially beneath, serra- 

 tures large, simple ; terminal leaflet narrowing to the base ; 

 petioles scarcely setose. Ped. short. Sep. leaf -pointed, pinnate, 

 naked on the back. 



Near Lamlash. /. G. Baker. 



Var. subcristdta, Baker. Prickles curved. Le. ovate or ellip- 

 tical, doubly serrate, mostly tipped with glands, smooth on both 

 sides, glaucous. Petiole prickly, scarcely hairy, with numerous 

 gland-tipped aciculi and setw, a few on the midrib. Stipules 

 smooth, closely fringed with glands. Ped. and cal. tube naked. 



