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its prickles strong- dec-lining. R. nitidus Bell-Salt., Bab. (not W. 

 & N.). St. angular throughout, appearing as if varnished. 

 Term. It. often much narrowed below. Pan. often very com- 

 pound, close, usually long, blunt and convex at the end. Pet. 

 not contiguous, oblong, white. Stam. slightly exceeding styles ; 

 both greenish. Fr. small. Hedges and borders of thickets. 

 Sh. VII. VIII. E. S. 



8. R. rhamnifolius (W. & X.) ; st. arcuate angular furrowed 

 upwards, prickles strong patent or declining, 1. quinate, Its. cori- 

 aceous flat opaque above greenish-white-felted beneath, term. 

 It. ovate or cordate subcuspidate, basal Its. stalked not imbricate, 

 pan. felled often dense and blunt at the end with axillary race- 

 mose few-flowered distant branches and strong declining prickles. 

 E. Ji. 8. 2604. R. G. 6. E, cordifolius R. G. 5. St. usually 

 bright red. Prickles yellow or tipped with red. Lts. hard but 

 felted beneath, finely serrate. Sep. dull green externally. Pet. 

 roundish, white. Stam. exceeding styles; both greenish. Pri- 

 mordial fr. oblong. Hedges and thickets. Sh. VII. VIII. E. I. 



9. R. incnrvatus (Bab.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular, prickles 

 strong patent or declining, 1. quinate concave, Its. coriaceous acu- 

 minate with incurved wavy edges shining and subglabrous above 

 (/reenish-ivhite-felted beneath, term. It. cordate-ovate, pan. narrow 

 leafy below with short approximate patent conjmbose branches 

 its top and pedicels hairy &nd felted its prickles slender defiexed, 

 sepals ovate acuminate. St. purple, strong. Lts. flat except at 

 the edges, doubly dentate, soft beneath. Pet. roundly obovate, 

 pink. Stam. exceeding styles ; both pink. Primordial fr. almost 

 hemispherical. Heaths and open woods. Sh. VII. E. S. 



10. R. imbricdtus (Hort) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular, 

 prickles small strong declining from a long compressed base, 

 /. convex quinate, Its. convex coriaceous opaque and subglabrous 

 above paler with scattered hairs beneath cuspidate imbricate, 

 term. It. roundly cordate-obovate, joft. narrow leafy below with 

 ascending distant long racemose branches its top and pedicels hairy 

 scarcely felted its prickles slender declining, sep. abruptly cuspi- 

 date. St. purplish red. " Basal Its. overlap the interm., interm. 

 the term, leaflet." Pet. obovate, white. Styles greenish yellow. 

 Primordial fr. subglobose. ft. R. ramosus (Blox.) ; st. erect- 

 arcuate, 1. not imbricate broadly ovate shining. Top of pan. 

 felted ; pet. pink. Fil. white, styles brownish pink. J. of B. ix. 

 330. By the Wye below Monmuuth. ft. Devon, Cornw., and 

 Warw. Sh. VI.' VII. E. 



