158 ROSACEA. [Bubus. 



a. Leaves elliptic coriaceous, serratures acute. Br. Fl. p. 386. B. leu- 

 costachys, Sm. : E. B. S. t. 2631. 



/3. ve'stitus. Prickles weak ; leaflets orbicular, flaccid, scarcely hairy beneath, 

 tomentose clotliing loose. R. vestitus, W. ^ N. t. xxxiii. ? E. vulgaris, W. Sf N. 

 t. xiv. 



y. argenteus. Tomentose clothing very close, otherwise like a. 



Common, a. and y. in hedges, and ;S. in woods. FL July, August. Tj. 



A variable plant, /3. being so altered by the elfect of shade as to be often taken 

 for a different speoies. Stem dark purple in a. and y., green in /3. Lea/lets 

 coriaceous in a. and y., flaccid in 0. Petals while or pink. 



"t-f- Stem setose. 



Group V. RADUL.aE. Stem armed with prickles, aciculi, hairs and 

 seta on all sides ; leaves quinate ; leaflets obovate cuspidate 

 acuminate, all stalked ; calyx reflexed from the fruit ; fruit 

 of many drupes, shining. 



13. E. Badula, W. File-stemmed Bramble or Blackberry. 

 Stem striated, prickles unequal passing by gradation into aciculi 

 and setae, leaflets finely serrated pubescent and strongly nerved 

 beneath, panicle pubescent-tomentose sparingly prickly, sepals 

 OYate-tomentose. W. <& N. t. xxxix. Br. Fl. p. 587. 



j8. Hystrix. Glands and setse fewer, leaves less nerved beneath. B. Hystrix, 

 W. Sr N. t. xli. 



Hedges and thickets, on a sandy soil, not frequent. Fl. July, August. Tj . 



E. Med. — In the fence dividing the kitchen-garden at St. John's, near Ryde, 

 from the neighbouring wood, but somewhat approaching the variety j3. 



/3. More frequent in this island than the normal form. In thickets about St. 

 John's, near Ryde. In Quarr copse, plentiful. 



Whole plant pale green. Sepals very tomentose, without setae or leaf-point. 

 Petals pink. 



14. R. riidis, W. Bough-stemmed Bramble or Blackberry. 

 Stem angular, prickles mostly confined to the angles of the stem, 

 hairs, setse and aciculi equal, leaflets doubly and coarsely serrated 

 prickly beneath, panicle hairy with long prickles and setae, sepals 

 lanceolate leaf-pointed prickly and setose. W- d N. t. xl. Br. 

 Fl. p. 587. 



/3. Leightoni. Prickles of the panicle uncinate. B. Leightoni, Lees : Leight. 

 Fl. Shrop. p. 233. 



y. foliosus. Plant smaller, panicle leafy to the top. 



8. Reichenbachii. Aciculi and setaB few. R. Reichenbachii, W. ^- N. t. 

 xxxvii. 



Margins of copses, in a stiff soil, frequent. Fl. June, July. Ij . 



E.Med. — In hedges at Haven-street and Ninhara farm. In Morton Lane, 

 near Brading. Shore Copse. 



W. il/ed.— Near Cowes, and between Cowes and Newport. 



/3. Cockleton bog, near Cowes. 



y. Specimens approaching this form, but not fully developed, growing with 

 /3. at Cockleton bog. 



S. At Spring Vale, near Vernon Villa. In Morton Lane, near Brading. 



Stem dark fuscous, in /3. inclining to green. Prickles long, not passing by 

 gradation into aciculi and seta. Leaflets jagged, dark green. Panicle large and 

 long. Petals small, white. 



