106 26. EOSACTLE. 



(2) RhamnifoUi. Stems arching more or less, rooting' at the 

 end, slightly pilose, not setose nor felted nor glaucous. 

 Prickles usually confined to the angles of the stem, nearly 

 equal, from a depressed and compressed base. 



7. R. Lindlddnus (Lees) ; st. erect-arcuate smooth shining, 

 prickles strong decUning compressed dilated below, 1. quinate, 

 Its. subcoriaceous shining above pale green pilose Coften slightly 

 ffdted) beneath, term. It. obovate or roundish acuminate, basal 

 Its. stalked not overlapping the interm. Its., branches of the com- 

 pound leafy pan. patent or divaricate short corymbose, rachis 

 polished most prickly in the middle its topand the pedicels felted 

 its thorns strong declining. — R. nitidusiieWSslt., Bab. (not VV. 

 & N.). — St. angular throughout, appearing as if varnished. 

 Term. It, often much naiTowed below. Pan. often very com- 

 pound, close, usually long, blunt and convex at the end. Pet. 

 not contiguous, oblong, white. Fr. small. — Hedges and borders 

 of thickets. Sh. VII. VIII. E. S. 



8. R. rhamnifolius (W. & N.) ; st. arcuate angular furrowed 

 upwards, prickles strong patent or declining, 1. quinate, Its. cori- 

 aceous _/?ai opaque above gTeenish-white-felted beneath, term. 

 It. ovate or cordate subcuspidate, basal Its. stalked not imbricate, 

 pan. felted often dense and blunt at the end with axillary race- 

 mose few-flowered distant branches and strong declining prickles. 

 —E. B. S. 2604. R. G.Q. K. cordifolius R. G. 5.— St. usuaUy 

 bright red. Prickles yellow or tipped Avith red. Lts. hard but 

 felted beneath, finely serrate. Sep. dull green externally. Pet. 

 roundish, white. Primordial fr. oblong.^Hedges and thickets. 



sii. VII. vin. E. 



i). R. incurvdttis (Bab.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular, prickles 

 strong patent or declining, 1. quinate concave. Its. coriaceous acu- 

 minate loith incurred ivavy edges shining and subglabrous above 

 (ireenish-iohite-felted beneath, term. It. cordate-ovate, pan. narrow 

 leafy below with short approximate patent corymbose branches 

 its top and jjedicels hairy smi felted its prickles slender deflexed, 

 sepals ovate acuminate. — St. purple, strong. Lts. flat except at 

 the edges, doubly dentate, soft beneath. Pet. roundly obovate, 

 pink. Primordial fr. about hemispherical. — Heaths and open 

 woods. Sh. VIL E:S. 



10. R. imbricdtiis (Hort) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular, 

 prickles small strong declining from a long compressed base, /. 

 convex quinate, Its. convex coriaceous opaque and subglabrous 

 above paler with scattered hairs beneath cuspidate imbricate, 

 terra. It. i-ouudly cordate-obovate, pa?;, narrow leafv below with 

 ascending distant lonr/ racemose branches its top and pedicels hairy 

 xrarcely felted its prickles slender deflexed, sep. abruptly cuspi- 

 date.— St. purplish red. "Basal overlap the interm., interm. 



