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Its. doubly dentate cuspidate, term. It. nearly round- with a sub- 

 cordate base. — y. S. Meuteri (Mere.) ; 1. quinate coarsely and 

 rather doubly dentate-serrate ■with few hairs on the veins 

 beneath, term. It. obovate-rhomboidal acuminate, pan. truncate 

 its branches short subcorymbose few-ilowered upper 1 — 3- 

 flowered very aoiculate setose and hairy, rachia nearly straight. 

 Much more hairy and setose than the other forms and with 

 some stronger declining or deiieied prickles on the stem. — 

 Woods. Sh. Vn. VIII. E. I. 



(6) Ccesii. Stems most often arcuate-prostrate, terete or 

 slightly angular, usually with a glaucous bloom ; aciouli 

 and sete few or none ; prickles unequal. 



42. R. Balfouridmis (Blox.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate nearly 

 round patently pilose, aciculi and setae few, prickles slender un- 

 equal scattered patent from an oblong subcompresaed 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. subseasile imbricate, pan. loose leafy hairy rather 

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

 bose erect-patent, sep. ovate-aeummate erect-patent, styles pale 

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

 variable plant, approaching H. corylifolius in some states. Pet. 

 pale pink. Stam. exceeding styles. — Hedges. Sh. VII. VIII. 



E.I. 



43. R. corylifdlius (Sm.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate nearly round 

 or obtuse-angled nearly glabrous, aciculi setse and subsessile 

 glands very few, prickles subulate slender nearly equal subpatent 

 or rarely deflexed from a long base, 1. quinate, Us. doubly ser- 

 rate green on both sides rugose with scattered hairs above paler 

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

 or acuminate, basal Its. subsessile imbricate, pan. and its branches 

 subcorymbose, sep. ovate cuspidate re/lexed from the fruii, 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. R. sub- 

 lustris (Lees) ; st. nearly round reddish green, pricMes slender 

 subpatent _/?'OTO a long base, Its. ashy-felted beneath, term. It. 

 often subtrilobed roundish cordate, rachis straightish with few 

 prickles. R. corylifolius Sm. 8y. E. B. 455. St. thick. Pet. 

 white. Stam. slightly exceeding styles. — /3. conjungens (Bab.) ; 

 St. rather angular, reddish green, prickles slender strong subpatent 

 or deflexed from a compressed very long base often with slightly 

 deflexed points, Its. aahy-felted beneath, term. It. cordate-ovate 

 or broadly obovate with a subcordate base, rachis straightish 



