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36. S. Lejeun'ii (Weihe) ; st. arcuate-prostrate subangular 

 witK scattered hairs and setse, prickles mostly small a few longer 

 declining from a long compressed base, aciculi very short, 1. 

 quinate-pedate, Its. opaque and pilose above paler and hairy- 

 only on the veins beneath lobate-serrate towards the tip, basal 

 Us. stalked not imbricate, term. It. obovate-acuminate, pan. broad 

 hairy leafy setose its top corymbose its axillary branches ascend- 

 ing subracemose its pncldes slender declining its setss many 

 unequal, sep. ovate felted setose loosely adpressed to the fruit. — 

 JJ. Cf. 31. — Sep. often having a short hnear point; its allies 

 when furnished with an appendage to the sepals have it leaf- 

 like.— Hedges. Sh. VII. vin. E. 



b. Bellardiani. Leaves ternate or quinate-pedate ; basal 

 leaflets not imbricate, stalked. Prickles mostly confined 

 to the angles of the very hairy aciculate and setose stems. 



87. iJ. pyramiddlis (Bab. not Kaltenb.) ; st. very nearly 

 prostrate roundly angular, priclcles many short strong much 

 declining or deflexed from a very large compresed base, hairs 

 few, aciculi and setse many nearly equal, 1. ternate or rarely 

 quinate-pedate. Its. convex irregularly dentate-serrate nearly 

 equal opaque and pilose above paler and^i'fose beneath, term. It. 

 obovate-cuspidate, pan, pyramidal leafy below its top and 

 branches racemose felted its rachis straight rigid its prickles 

 slender declining its hairs and setse many unequal, sep. lanceolate- 

 attenuate loosely adpressed to the fruit. — St. usually quite 

 prostrate. Pan. very pyramidal. Pet. very narrow, greenish 

 white. Stam. white exceeding pinkish styles. — Edges of woods, 

 rare. Abundant at Llanberis, N. Wales. Sh. VII. VIII. E. 



38. a. Gun'theri (Weihe) ; st. arcuate-prostrate terete, ^nc7cfe« 

 slender unequal declining from a large subcompressed base, aci- 

 culi setSB and haira short nearly equal, 1. ternate or rarely 

 quinate-pedate, Its. flat irregularly or doubly dentate-serrate 

 nearly equal opaque and pilose above pilose greenish white or 

 slightly felted beneath, term. It. obovate-acuminate, pan. narrow 

 leafy its branches distant ascending racemose few-flowered its 

 rachis wavy its prickles few slender declining its hairs and setse 

 many equal, sep. ovate-lanceolate loosely reflexed from the fruit. 

 — R. G. 21. It. saltuum Eocke. — Only slightly prickly. Pan. 

 very loose, its rachis forming an angle at each leaf. Pet. narrow, 

 pale pink. Stam. equalling styles. — Shady places. Sh. VII. 



vm. E. I 



39. H. hwnifusus (Weihe) ; st. arcuate-prostrate nearly round, 

 prickles many slender very unequal declining from a long com- 

 pressed base, hairs setee and very slender aciculi wnequal many 



