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woods and hedges. Stem 4 ft. to 8 ft. Flowers white ; June and July. 

 Fruit black ; ripe in August. 



Varieties. 



^k R. c. 2 arvensis Wallr. Sched. p. 288. 



R. pseudo-Ce v sius Weihe, according 



to Ern. Meyer in Litt. Leaflets 



tomentose beneath. Branches pu- 



berulous. 

 -* R. c. 3 grandiflorus Ser. Pubescent. 



Petals and sepals long. 

 ^ R. c.^parvifolius Wallr. Sched., p. 228. 



(Our fig. 535.) Stem ascending, 



purplish, ultimately naked. Leaves 



small, incisely lobed. Peduncle 1 3- 



flowered. A native of herbage-* 



covered hills. 



jc R- c. 5 foliis variegdtis Hort. has varie- 

 gated leaves. 



A low, weakly, straggling, prostrate plant, 

 having the flowers with blush-coloured petals, 

 and the fruit small, with few grains ; but 

 these large, juicy, black, with a fine glaucous bloom, and very agreeably acid. 

 This species varies exceedingly in the size of its flowers and leaves in different 

 situations, whence have arisen many varieties. 



-* 8. R. CORYLIFO^LIUS Smith. . The Hazel-leaved Bramble. 



Identification. Smith Fl. Brit., p. 542. ; Smith in Eng. Bot., t. 827. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 533. 

 Synonymes. R. vulgaris Weihe $ Nees, according to Lindley, Synopsis qf Brit. Flora, ed. 2. p. 94. ; 



R. nemorosus Heync, according to Sprengel and Goldbach. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 827. ; and owe fig. 538. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Stem angled, bearing straightish prickles. Leaflets 3 5, 

 cordate-ovate, firm, doubly serrated, pilose beneath. Panicle nearly sim- 

 ple. Flowers white. Sepals ovate-acuminate, ultimately reflexed. Carpels 

 purplish-blue, and large. (Dec. Prod.) A large bramble. Native of Europe, 

 especially in the southern part ; and frequent in Britain, in hedges and 

 thickets. Stems 6ft. to 12ft. Flowers white; June and July. Fruit 

 purplish blue or black, large ; ripe in August. 



Varieties. 



jj R. c. 2 cdnus Wallr. Sched. p. 231. 

 Leaflets all similar in form, roundish 

 heart-shaped, whitishly tomentose 

 upon both surfaces. 



536. X, cse'sius. 



537. fl, c. glandutosus. 



R. c. 3 glandiilosusWallr. Sched. p. 231. 

 R. glandulosus Spreng.^ according 

 to Wallr. (Our fg. 537.) Stems, 

 oetioles, and peduncles glandulous. 



38. ft. corylifolhtv 



