110 26. EOSACEiB. 



below, 1. quinate, Its:- convex opaque above green andhairy on the 

 veins beneath irregularly dentate imbricate, term. It. rovmdly 

 cordate acuminate (on the fl.-shoot ro-undisb or broadly ovalj, 

 pan. long leafy below its branches ascending corymbose or the 

 axillary ones racemose its prickles' many slender deflexed or de- 

 clining -with many setse aiid aciculi, sep. ashy-felted hairy. — 

 R. fvsco-ater /3. Colemanni Bab. — St. with a few aciculi and 

 setse and scattered hairs. Pan. not felted. Pet. white. The 

 position of this plant is doubtful, but it seems to be most allied 

 tb R. Grabowskii of our species. — Hedges near Coventry and 

 Packington. Sh. VII. VIII. E. 



17. R. Salteri (Bab.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular furrowed 

 subglabrous, prickles subpatent slender compressed from a dilated 

 compressed base, 1. quinate, Its. thin coarsely and doubly patent- 

 dentate green on both sides hairy only on the veins i beneath, 

 term. It. broadly obovate cuspidate-acuminate subcordate, pan. 

 long lax hairy its ultra-axiUffiry branches short few-flowered 

 corymbose patent its rachis wavy its prickles slender declining, 

 sepi hairy felted erect-patent.— ^St. green, becoming quite gla- 

 brous, with a few acicidi and setae occasionally. Lts. hard and 

 rough beneath: — a. Salteri ; Its. lobed- or doubly serrate, rachia 

 of cylindrical panicle nearly straight, branches corymbose patent, 

 sep. ereCt-patent. A few sunken setse an the pan. and calyx. 

 Pet. white. — fi. R. calvatus (Blox.) ; Its. coarsely dentate the 

 teeth distant with reciu-ved tips interstices denticulate, rachis Of 

 lax pan. Wavy branches subracemose and ascending the upper- 

 most corymbose and patent, sen. loosely reflexed. Many sunken 

 setae on the panicle. Pet. pinkish or deep rose-coloured. — These 

 plants seem to be the eitternes of one species. — Open woods 

 and hedges, rare. Sh. Vn. VIII. E.I. 



18. R. carpinifdlius (W. & N.) ; st. erect-arcuate angular stri- 

 ate with patent clustered hairs, prickles slender conical com- 

 pressed declining from a dilated compressed base, 1. quinate. 

 Its. thin irregularly but finely serrate pilose above rather paler 

 or whitish and densely hairy beneath, term. It. obovate-acumi-- 

 nate or cuspidate, pan. narrow racemose hairy setose its low^r 

 branches axillary short few-floWered its prickles deflexed or de- 

 clining,' sep. hairy setose loosely reflexed from the fruit. — R. O. 

 13.— St. forming a large lofty arch. i. with very fine but irre- 

 gular acute teeth remarkably directed forwards. Pan. often 

 nearly simple, cylindrical. Pet. white or reddish. — Open places 

 in hilly districts. Sh: VH. VIII. B.S.I. 



19. R. vilUcauUs (W. & N.) ; st. arcnate angular patently pi- 

 lose, prickles strong conical-compressed subpatent from a diluted 

 compressed base, 1. quinate, Its. thin dentate-serrate pale green 



