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siibpilose above paler and sUky-puhesee/ct beneath, term. It. cor- 

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

 rowed at the base, branches of the compoimd lesij pan. corymbose 

 erect-patent often long,, sep. acuminate green-felted -svith, pale 

 edges externally pateiit^-iJ. G. 3. — St. often arching, but appa- 

 rently it does not root at the end, — R. lentiginosas (Lees) ha? 

 declining prickles, narrower and nealiy glabrous Its., very small 

 petals and an erect-patent calyx. It seems a state oi R. affinis. 

 ^Heathsand open woods. Sh. VII, VTH. E. S. I. 



(2) Shamnifoilii. Stems arching more or less, rootjng at the 

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

 PricHes usually confined to the angles pf the stem, nearly 

 equal, from a depressed and compressed base. 



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

 prickles strong declining compressed dilated below, 1. quinate, 

 Its. subcoriaceous shining above pale gffeen pilose (often slightly 

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

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

 pound leafy pan. pcdmt or divaricate short corymbose, rachis 

 polished most prickly in the middle its t<to and the pedicels felted 

 its thorns strong dedining.^iJ. 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. Fr. small. — Hedges and borders 

 of thickets. Sh. Vn. Vin. E.iS. 



8. -R. rhammfdlivs (W. & N.) ; st. arcuate angular furrowed 

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

 aoeous^^ai . opaque above greenish- white-^Mted beneath, term. 

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

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

 mose few-flowered distant branches and ptr^ng declining prickles. 

 —E. B, S. 2604. R. G. 6. R. cordifoliiW R^.,G. 5.— St. usually 

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

 felted beneath, finely serrate. Pet. roundish, white. Primor- 

 dial fr. oblong.— Hedges and thickets. Sh. VH. VHI. E. 



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

 strong patent or declining,!, quinate concave, Us. coriaceous acu^ 

 minate with incurved wavy^ edges shining and subglabrous above 

 greenish'White-felted bsneath, tBTia.. It. cordate-ovate, pan. narrow 

 leafy below with short approximate patent corymbose branches 

 its top and pedicels hairy aai felted its prickles slender defleied, 

 sepals ovate acuminate.^^t. purple, strong. Lts. flat except at 

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



