118 26. EOSACE^. 



its prickles many imequal longest at about the middle of the fl.- 

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

 ate setose acioulate ^flterei or adpressed to the fruit. — S. G. 26. 

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

 pink. Stam. incurved exceeding styles. — ^Heaths. Sh. VII. 



vni. E. 



33. a. emermty'lus (Mull.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular hairy, 

 prickles slightly declining unequal from a compressed base a 

 lew smaller, setts aciculi and hairs iwy short nearly equal, Its. 

 rather irregularly and rather doubly dentate thick even above 

 green and hairy on the veins beneath, term. It. orbicular-ovate 

 attenuate with a cordate base, basal Its. very shortly stalked im- 

 bricate, pan. often leafy nearly to the top its axillary brandies 

 corymbose its prickles small unequal declming its setse and hairs 

 many unequal, sep. ovate-attenuate with a rather leaflike point 

 setose aciculate patent or adpressed to the fruit. — -R. Snggsii 

 (Blox.) J. of B. vii. t. 88. — Stam. exceeding styles. — Heaths in 

 the South. Sh. VH. VIU. E. 



34. R. diversifdlius (Lindl.) ; st. arcuate prostrate angular 

 sparingly pilose, prickles unequal subpatent from a compressed 

 base, aciculi and setss many unequal, 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. subsessik imbricate, pan. loTig 

 leafy nearly to the top its branches erect-patent subracemose its 

 prickles longest at about the middle of the fl.-shoot its hairs 

 setse and aciculi short equal, sep. ovate acute felted setose patent 

 or loosely adpressed to the fruit. — B. fusco-ater Bab. formerly. 

 J. of B. viii. t. 107. — A very prickly plant which differs much 

 in appearance from It. fusco-ater. Lts. usually soft beneath. 

 Pet. white. Stam. much exceeding styles. — Hedges. Sh. VII.' 

 VIII. E. 



35. It. mutab'ilis (Genev.) ; stem arcuate-prostrate angular 

 sparingly pilose and setose, prickles moderate unequal subpatent 

 from a long compressed base, aciculi strong very unequal mostly 

 short, 1. quinate. Its. doubly or mostly lobate-dentate pilose 

 above hairy or felted beneath, term,. It. obovate acuminate, basal 

 Its. stalked not imbricate, pan. long narrow pyramidal leafy 

 nearly to the top its branches and branchlets subeorymhose sub- 

 patent its rachis very prickly aciculate and setose its prickles 

 many very strong from large compressed bases, sep. ovate felted 

 setose reflexed with rather leaflike points. — Pet. dtdl white. 

 " Filam. pink. Styles greenish." — ^Hedgebanks in the South. 

 Sh. VII. VIII. E. 



