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2. St, soon arcuate but rarely (if ever) rooting. L. very 

 large. Sep. externally grey (or gre) ish-olive), mostly patent 

 in t'r. Very strong plants, but with pan. normally racemose 

 above. Bracts and stip. sometimes very finely gland-ciliate. 



R. holerythros Focke. St. lustrous, arcuate almost from the 

 first. L. greyish, softly hairy beneath. Pedicels long. Pet. 

 stain, and (usually) sty. red. Sep. greyish -olive. 



R. latifolius Bab. St. very slightly hairy, soon bending 

 quite low. L. dull green, thinly hairy. Pan. narrow, with 

 densely hairy rach. and conspicuous bracts. Sep. grey. 



N.B. The anomalous R. orthodados A. Ley, though in 

 some respects recalling the plants in Group II., is placed among 

 the Vestili on account of its hairy st. and considerable 

 glandular development. 



Group III. HHAMNIFOI/II. St. arcuate or arcuate-prostrate, 

 routing, glabrous or very thinly hairy, often much branched. 

 All mature Its. distinctly stalked, stride above (except in 

 11. durescens]. Pan. compound, sometimes subracemose abov 1 , 

 often densely prickly. Sep. externallv grey or whitish, reflex* d 

 in fr. (except in R. carpinifolius}. Without blcom. In a few 

 instances slightly glandular in pan. and even very rarely in st., 

 but normally eglandular. 



I. Term. It. about thrice the length of its stalk, ovate oval or 

 obovate (roundish-obovate-cordate in R. imbricatus). 



a. L. chiefly 5-nate-digitate. 



R. imbricatus Hort. Prk. usually rather small. Lts. convex, 

 wrinkled, mostly imbricate. Pan. narrow above, usually with 

 long strongly ascending racemose lower branches. 



R. carpinifolius Wh. & N. Prk. many, strong. Lts. plicate, 

 soft beneath ; term, long oval-acuminate. Pan. pyramidal or 

 subracemose. Fr.-sep. patent. Pet. normally white. Very 

 prickly and usually pale in colour. 



II. incurvatus Bab. Prk. triangular based. Lts. concave, 

 with thick soft felt beneath ; term, broadly ovate-cordate. 

 Pan. long, usually with short blanches. Floral organs all 

 pink. 



R. Lindleinnus Lees. St. glossy. Lts. wavy-edged, mostly 

 narrowing to their base. Pan. dense cylindrical-truncate with 

 patent branches. Pet. white. Fr. small. 



b. L. 5-nate pedate. 



R. erythrinus Genev. St. dark purple. Lts. convex, 

 obovate -cuspidate -acuminate, usually ashy-felted beneath. 

 Pan. pyramidal with narrow rounded top. Fr. large. 



