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beneath, term. It. cordate-ovate, basal Its. not imbricate stalked, 

 pan. open leafy its branches short patent corymbose or the 

 axillary branches racemose its prickles many long slender de- 

 clining its aciculi seta8 and hairs many miec[ual, sep. ovate- 

 attenuate patent or reflexed from tile fruit. — a. JR. Koehleri 

 (Weihe) ; st. with many prickles acicnu and setse, Us. rough 

 hairy only oh the veins beneath, pan. open truncate often broad- 

 topped its branches long corymbose patent or the axillary 

 branches racemose and ascending, term. ped. of pan. and 

 branches shorter than the lateral ones. R. G. 25. E. B. S. 2605. 

 — ^. infestus (Bab.) ; st. -with many strong prickles aciculi and 

 setSB, Its. soft hairy only on the veins beneath, pan. broad but 

 compact rounded at the end its branches moderate rather corym- 

 bose erect-patent, term. ped. of pan. and branches shorter than 

 the lateral ones, prickles of pan. strong deflexed. — y. R. pallidus 

 (Weihe) ; st. with fewer but strong prickles aciculi arid setse, 

 Its. soft often slightly felted hairy on the veins beneath, pan. 

 narrow its branches short corymbose-racemose patent or the 

 axillary branches ascending, term., ped, of branches often longer 

 than the lateral ones. R. G. 29. — ^AU these forms are usually 

 very prickly ; their very strong prickles pass very gradually 

 into aciculi, and those into setae ; st. often quite covered by 

 their broad bases. Pet. white. — ^Hedges and tMckets. Sh. VII. 

 vm. E. S. I. 



31. R.fusco-ater (Weihe) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular Aairy, 

 prickles unequal slightly declining from a very large compressed 

 base, setae and strong unequal aciculi many, Its. irregularly or 

 rather doubly dentate ecen above green and hairy beneath, term. 

 It. broadly cordate-ovate acuminate or subcuspidate, basal Us. 

 stalked imbricate, pan. long subpyramidal leafy below its branches 

 patent corymbose or the axillary branches erect-patent racemose 

 rts prickles many unequal longest at about the middle of the fl.- 

 shoot its hairs setae and aciculi many unequal, sep. ovate-attenu- 

 ate setose aciculate patent or adpressed to the fruit. — R. G. 26. 

 — The Its. are all imbricate and rather rough beneath. Pet. 

 pink.— Heaths. Sh. YU. Vni. E. 



32. R. diversifdUus (Lindl.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular 

 sparingly pilose, prickles unequal subpatent from a compressed 

 base, aciculi and setse many imequal, Its. often irregularly or 

 towards their tip rather doubly dentate wavy at the edge rugose 

 above pale green hairy and felted beneath, term. It. broadly cor- 

 date obovate-acuminate basal Its. subsessile imbricate, pan. long 

 leafy nearly to the fop its branches erect-patent sttbracemose its 

 pnckles longest at about the middle of the fl. -shoot it^ hairs 

 setae and aciculi short equal, sep. ovate actde felted setose patent 

 or loosely adpressed to the fruit. — K. fiisco-atM Sab. — A very 



