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lateral Its. of fl -shoot rhowboidal-orate dilated at the base, 11. 

 racemose or corymbose, rachis and ped. pilose not felted, fr.-cal. 

 reflexed. E. iL S. 2714. R. G. 1 . R. fruticosus (Arrh.) St. 

 rarely 4 ft. high. Prickles unequal, usually conical, much longer 

 than the longitudinal extent of their base. Upper 1. sometimes 

 pinnate-septeuate. Cal. bright green externally. Stam. falling 

 short of styles. Heaths. Sh. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



5. R. affi'nis (W. <fc N.) ; st. suberect or subarcuate angular 

 smooth, prickles strong slightly deflexed or declining from a 

 dilated compressed base confined to the angles, 1. quinate, H*. 

 coriaceous wary towards the end green and opaque on both sides 

 subpilose above paler and silky-pubescent beneath, term. It. cor- 

 date-oval cuspidate, baal Its. stalked those of the fl.- shoot nar- 

 rowed at the base, branches of the compound leafy pan. corymbose 

 erect-patent often long, sep. acuminate greenish white-felted 

 with pale edges externally patent. R. G. 3. St. often arching, 

 but apparently it does not root at the end. Stam. exceeding 

 styles. j3. R. lentiginosus (Lees); prickles declining, Its. narrower 

 and nearly glabrous ; pet. very small, cal. erect-patent. Heaths 

 and open woods. Sh. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 



6. R. hemistemon (Mull.) ; st. arcuate angular nearly or quite 

 glabrous with subsessile glands, prickles slender short declining 

 from a short oblong base, 1. quinate, Its. coriaceous irregularly 

 dentate green on both sides paler with many short hairs beneath, 

 term. It. oblong-ovate acuminate, basal Its. very shortly stalked 

 those of the flowering shoot rather dilated at the base, pan. oblong 

 abrupt often nearly subracemose with long 1 2-fl. branches, 

 term. fl. nearly sessile, rachis and ped uncles hairy not felted, sep. 

 ovate-acuminate greenish subtomentose clasping the fruit. St. 

 often arching. Prickles rather unequal. Stam. white falling 

 short of " pale green " styles. Hedges and thickets. Warw., 

 Card., Aberd. Sh. VII. VIII. E. S. 



(2) Rhamnifolii, Stems arching more or less, rooting at the 

 end, slightly pilose, not setose nor felted nor glaucous. 

 Prickles usually confined to the angles of the stem, nearly 

 equal, from a depressed and compressed base. 



7. R. Lindleidnus (Lees) ; st. erect-arcuate smooth shining, 

 prickles strong declining compressed dilated below, 1. quinate, 

 Its. subeoriaceous shining above pale green pilose (often slightly 

 felted) beneath, term. It. obovate or roundish acuminate, basal 

 Its. stalked not overlapping the interm. Its., branches of the com- 

 pound leafy pan. patent or divaricate short corymbose, rachis 

 hairy most prickly in the middle its top and the pedicels felted 



