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ON SEEDLINGS 



Cotyledons coriaceous, slightly emarginate, broadly oblong or 

 oval, shortly petiolate, minutely pubescent, dark green above, tinged 

 with red beneath, trinerved. 



Stem erect, terete, herbaceous at first, pubescent ; 1st in tern ode 

 2-3 mm. long ; 2nd 5-6 mm. 



First leaves simple, cauline, opposite, oblong, acute, serrate, 

 shortly petiolate, stipulate, pubescent, glabrous beneath, light green 

 above, subglaucous-green or tinged with red beneath, pinnatinerved ; 

 venation very distinct on the under side. 



Rubus phcenicolasius, Maxim, (fig. 312). 



Hypocotyl erect, terete, sparsely glandular-pubescent or subgla- 

 brous, green, soon becoming brown and suffrutescent, 5-7 mm. above 



the soil. 



FIG. 312. Rubus phcenicolasius. Nat. 'size. 



Cotyledons petiolate, sparsely glandular-hairy ; lamina shortly 

 oblong, obtuse, 7 mm. long, 4-5 mm. broad ; petiole slender, tapering 

 to a broadish base, channelled above, 3*5 mm. long. 



Stew suffrutescent, erect at first, terete, glandular-hairy, ultimately 

 8-12 feet long ; 1st internode undeveloped ; 2nd 1 mm. long ; 3rd 

 1 mm. 



