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leaflets almost glabrous beneath and glandular both sides, and by 
the form of its upper stipules.” 
It will be noticed that while Crépin lays the very greatest 
Crépin (J. c.) says that R. pomifera, R. mollissima, and n- 
nensis must be classed together, either as separate species of one 
group, or as varieties of one species, differing from 0 
[R. omissa had not at that time been described] in their straight 
stems, not recurved at the top, and sepals persistent till the fruit 
itself falls, not simply rising, marcescent, and then caducous, also 
i f deeper colour. He admits, however, 
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collected by Crépin. They have rather few, long, very slender, 
coarse. Petioles with short fine scanty pubescence, densely glan- 
dular (one specimen nearly eglandular), with often many, but 
always very short, fine acicles. Stipules usually densely glandular 
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than the fruit, densely glandular-hispid. Fruit broadly ovoid- 
suburceolate, considerably glandular-hispid. Sepals erect, conni- 
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