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its branches few-flow ered. Pet. pinkish. Stam. yellow. Styles 

 greenish. Mr. Warren combines my 72. diversifolius and R. 

 Briggsii with this under the name of R. dumetorum. His R. 

 concinnus is near R. corylifolius, but has not felted 1. on my 

 authentic specimen. It may be distinct. Hedges. Sh. VII. 

 VIII. E. I. 



46. R. ca'sius (L.) ; st. prostrate terete glaucous, prickles 

 small unequal subulate declining or deflexed from a long com- 

 pressed base, 1. ternate or rarely pinnate, Its. unequally cut or 

 coarsely serrate, term. It. ovate rhomboidal-ovate or 3-lobed ? 

 lateral Its. rather bilobed subsessile, pan. nearly simple often 

 very small, sep. ovate acuminate with a long linear point ad- 

 pressed to the glaucous fruit, pet. obovate notched, styles green- 

 ish. a. agrestis ; st. very slender, prickles few small, Its. flat 

 lobate-serrate rather pilose on both sides, term. It. rhomboidal- 

 ovate acuminate rounded below. R. ccesius a. aquations and /3. 

 agrestis R. G. 46. A. Pan. often nearly simple, or its branches 

 rarely more than once divided but often very long. 8. R. tennis 

 (Bell-Salt.) ; st. very slender, prickles many strong but small 

 nearly equal deflexed, Its. flat (?) doubly serrate pilose on both 

 sides or villose beneath, term. It. obovate or cordate-obovate 

 acuminate, fr. black " not glaucous." St. sometimes having a 

 very few aciculi and setae. Bases of prickles much enlarged. 

 y. ulmifolius ; st. slender purplish, prickles many small de- 

 flexed or declining, aciculi setae and hairs few short, Its. 

 rather rugose lobate-serrate pilose only on the veins or hairy 

 or slightly ashy-felted beneath, term. It. roundly cordate acumi- 

 nate often 3-lobed or rarely divided into 3 sessile Its. of 

 which the term, is narrowed below. R. ccesius fi.pseudo-ccesius 

 R. G. 46. B. f. 1. Often much larger thanvar. a and 3. St. 

 thicker. L. very broad.: d. intermedium ; st. thicker greenish 

 purple, prickles many slender very unequal subpatent, aciculi 

 and setae few strong very short, Its. lobate-serrate pilose on the 

 veins beneath, term. It* triangular-cordate acuminate 3-lobed or 

 3-partite or divided into 3 sessile Its. of which the term, is nar- 

 rowed to the base. e. R. pseudo-Idceus (Lej.) ; st. thick green 

 slightly glaucous, prickles slender violet-coloured subpatent, 

 aciculi and setae few very short, 1. ternate or qumate-ptnnate, 

 Its. doubly-serrate ashy-felted beneath, lateral Its. all sessile, 

 term. It. stalked roundly-cordate. R. G. 46. B. f. 2. I have 

 only seen one specimen of this var., found at Hunsdon, Herts. 

 f. serpens ; st. slender green, 1. ternate, Its. lobate serrate 

 pilose on the veins beneath, lateral Its. with a large backward 

 lobe, term. It. obovate acuminate subcordate below, ped. and 

 sep. very setose felted scarcely hairv. Hedges and thickets, 

 common. Sh. VI. VII. Dewberry. " E. S. I. 



