118 26. BOSAcaaE. 



term. It. nearly Tound with a suteordate-hase. M. rotwniifelim 

 Blox.— Woods. Sh. VII. VIII. E. I. 



(5) C(Bsii. Sterna most often arcuaterprostrate, terete or 

 slightly angular, usually -with a glaucous bloom ; aeiculi 

 and setse few or none : prickles unequal. 



89. R. . Balfouridmis (Blqx.).; st. arcuate-proatrate. nearly 

 round patently] pilose, aoiculi and setse fe'sf,rprickles slender un- 

 equal acattered patent from an oblong subcompressed base, 1. 

 quinate, Its. dentate-serrate green on both sides rugose and 

 pilose above hairy (not felted) beneath, term. It. cordate or ovate 

 acute, basal Its. subsessUe imbricate, pan. loose leafy hairy rather 

 setose' its branches long distant few-flowered racemose-corym- 

 bose erect-patenit, sep. ovate-acuminate erect-patent, styles pale 

 flesh-coloured, fr. oblong its torus oblong stalked. — A very 

 variable plant, approaching M. corylifdlms in some states. Pet. 

 pale pink.-,Hedg,es. Sh.VII.Vin. E.I. 



40. p.. .coryUf6lius.(^ia..'); st. arcuate-proatrate nearly round 

 or obtuse-angled nearly, glabrous, aoiculi setae and subsessile 

 glands very few, prickles subulate slender nearly equal subpatent 

 or rarely deflexed from along base, ,1. quinate. Its. doubly, ser- 

 rate green on both sides mgose with scattered hairs above paler 

 and felted beneath, term. It. roundly cordate or ovate cuspidate 

 or acuminate, baaallts. subsessile imbricate, pan. and its branches 

 subcorymbose, sep. ovate cuspidate refiexed from the fruit, pet. 

 roundly ovate, styles greenish, torus oblong stalked. — St. slightly 

 glaucous. Pan. usually, with 2 or 3 long axillary branches, 

 felted, more or less prominently setose at the top.^ — a. M. sub- 

 lustris (Lees) ; st. nearly round reddish green, pricJdes. eleitder 

 aubpatent yj-om o long base, Its. ashy-felted beneath, ferwi. It. 

 often subtrilobtd roundish cordate, rachis straightish with few 

 prickles., i2. corylif alius Sm. St. thick. Pet. white. — ^. con- 

 jungens; st. rather angular, reddish green, prickles slender 

 strong subpatent or deflexgd from a compressed veri/ long base 

 often with slightly deflexed points, Its. ashy-felted beneath, 

 term. It. cordate-ovate or broadly obovate with a subcordate 

 base, rachis straightish with few prickles. M. Wahlbergii Bell- 

 Salt. St. round at, the base, angular but flat-sided above. Pet. 

 white or piulc. — y. pnrpiureus ; st. angular purple often a little 

 floccose, prickles strong subpatent or deflexed from a long com- 

 pressed base, Ita. pale-green- or white-felted beneath, tenn. It. 

 roundly or subcordate-obovate, rachis rather wavy with many 

 prickles. R. Wahlbergii Arrh. St. round at the base, angular 

 and often furrowed above. Pet. white or pink. — 'Hedges and 

 thickets. Sh. VI.— VIII. E.S.I. 



