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lateral Its. rather bilobed subsessile, pan. nearly simple often 

 very small, sep. ovate acuminate witli a long linear point ad- 

 pregaed to the glaucous fruit, pet. obovate notched, styles green- 

 ish. — a. agrestis ; st. very slender, prickles few small, Its. flat 

 lobate-serrate rather pilose on both sides, term. It. rhomboidal- 

 ovate acuminate rounded below. R. c<ssius a. aquaticus and 0. 

 agrestis R. G. 46. A. Pan. often nearly simple, or its branches 

 rarely more than once divided but often very long. — 0. R. tenuis 

 (BeR-Salt.) ; st. very slender, prickles many strong but small 

 nearly equal deflexed. Its. flat (?) doubly serrate pilose on both 

 sides or villose beneath, term. It. obovate or cordate-obovate 

 acuminate, fr. black "not glaucous." St. sometimes having a 

 very few aciculi and setse. Bases of prickles much enlarged. — 

 y. ulmif alius ; st. slender purplish, prickles many small de- 

 flexed or declining, aciculi setse and hairs few short, Its. 

 rather rugose lobate-serrate pilose only on the veins or hairy 

 or slightly ashy-felted beneath, term. It. roundly cordate acumi- 

 nate often S-lobed or rarely divided into 3 sessile Its. of 

 which the term, is narrowed below. It. ceesius j3. pseudo-ocesius 

 U. Gr. 46. B. f. 1. Often much larger than var. a and /3. St. 

 thicker. L. very broad. — 8. intermedius ; st. thicker greenish 

 purple, prickles many slender very unequal subpatent, aciculi 

 and setse few strong very short. Its. lobate-serrate pilose on the 

 veins beneath, term. It. triangular-cordate acuminate 3-lobed or 

 3-partite or divided into 3 sessile Us. of which the term, is nar- 

 rowed to the base. — e. M. psetcdo-Ideeus (Lej.) ; st. thick green 

 slightly glaucous, prickles slender violet-coloured subpatent, 

 aciculi and setse few very short, I. temate or quinate-pinnate, 

 Its. doubly-serrate ashy-felted beneath, lateral Its. all sessile, 

 term. It. stalked roundly-cordate. S. O. 46. B. f. 2. I have 

 only seen one specimen of this var., found at Hunsdon, Herts. 

 — f. serpens (Godr.?); st. slender green, 1. temate. Its. lobate- 

 serrate jiilose on the veins beneath, lateral Its. with a large 

 backward lobe, term. It. obovate acimriinate subcordate below, 

 ped. and sep. very setose felted scarcely hairy. JR. G. 46. 0. f. 1. 

 — ^Hedges and thickets, common. Sh. VI. VII. Dewberry. 



E. S. I. 



B. Heebacbi. 



Stem nearly or quite herbaceous. Leaves temate or simple. 

 Stipules usually attached to the stem. Fl. umbellate or 

 nearly solitary. Receptacle flat. 



i. Saxatiles. Stems slender, prostrate. Flowers umbellate 

 or nearly solitary. Succulent carpels large, few, di- 

 stinct. 



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