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(1) Siiberecti. Sterna usually suberect, glabrous or slightly 

 pilose, not setose nor felted. Prickles equal. — Sepals 

 densely white-felted within, pilose externally imth a 

 narroio border of white felt. 



3. if. suberec'tm (Anders.) ; st. erect obtuse-angled at the top, 

 prichles few small uniform from a lai'ge compressed base confined 

 to the angles of the stem, 1. 3 — 5 — 7-nate, Us. flexible flat, term. 

 It. cordate-acuminate, basal Its. subsessile those offl.-shoot nar- 

 rowed to the base, fl. racemose or subpanicled, Sep", reflexed. — E. 

 B. 2572. — St. 3 — 6 ft. high. Prickles conical, scarcely longer 

 than the longitudinal extent of their base. L. rarely ternate ; 

 Its. thin, unequally serrate. Fr. dark red. — Boggy woods and 

 heaths. Sh. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



4. JR.fls'sus (Lindl.) ; st. erect or subarcuate obtuse-angled, 

 prickles many straight or deflexed /rom an oblong slightly dilated 

 base not confined to the angles, 1. 5 — 7-nate, Its. coriaceous plicate, 

 term. It. cordate-ovate, basal Its. sessile, lateral Its. of fl. -shoot 

 often gibbous at the base, pan. simple racemose-corymbose, //■.- 

 cal. erect-patent. — Creeping extensively. St. 1 — 2 ft. high. 

 Prickles much longer than the longitudinal extent of their base. 

 Lts. unequally serrate. Fr. dark red. — Wet places. Sh. YI. — 

 VIII. "^ E.I. 



5. R. pliedtns (W. & N.) ; st. suberect obtuse-angled, prickles 

 straight or deflexed from an oblong dilated base confined to the 

 angles, 1. quinate, Its. more or less plicate thin pilose not felted 

 beneathjisrm.. It. oordate-aeuminate, basal Its. usually subsessile, 

 lateral Its. of fl.-shoot rhomboidal-ovate dilated at the base, fl. 

 racemose or corymbose, rachis and ped. pilose not felted, fr.-cal. 

 reflexed.— £. B. S. 2714. R. G. 1. R. frutieosus Arrh.—St. 

 rarely 4 ft. high. Prickles unequal, usually conical, much longer 

 than the longitudinal extent of their base. Upper 1. sometimes 

 pinnate-septenate. Oal. bright green externally. — ^Heaths. Sh. 

 VI. VII. E. S. I. 



6. R. affi'nis (W. & N.) ; st. suberect or subarcuate angidar 

 smooth, prickles strong slightly deflexed or declining from a 

 dilated compressed base confined to the angles, 1. quinate, Its. 

 coriaceous wavy towards the end green and opaque on both sides 

 subpilose above paler and silky-pubescent beneath, term. It. cor- 

 date-oval cuspidate, basal Its. stalked those of the fl.-shoot nar- 

 rowed at the base, branches of the compound leafy pan. corymbose 

 erect-patent often long, sep. acuminate greenish white-felted 

 with pale edges externally patent. — R. G. 3. — St. often arching, 

 but apparently it does not root at the- end. — ^. R. lentiginosics 

 (Lees) ; prickles declining. Its. narrower and nearly glabrous ; 

 pet. very small, cal. erect-patent. — Heaths and open woods. 

 Sh. VII. Vin. E. S. I. 



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