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suhglahrous, prickles suhpatent slender compressed from a dilated 

 compressed base, 1. quinate, Its. thin coarsely and dmiUy patent- 

 dentate green on both sides hairy only on the veins beneath, 

 term. It. broadly obovate cuspidate-acuminate subcordate, pan. 

 long lax hairy its ultra-axillaiy branches short few-flowered 

 corymbose patent its rachis wavy its prickles slender declining, 

 Sep. hairy felted erect-patent. — St. green, becoming quite gla- 

 brous, with a few aciculi and setfe occasionally. Lts. hard and 

 rough beneath.:— a. Salteri ; Its. lobed- or doubly serrate, rachis 

 of cylindrical panicle nearly straight, branches corymbose patent, 

 sep. erect-patent. A few sunken setse on the pan. and calyx. 

 Pet. white.— ^. R. calvatm (Blox.) ; Its. coarsely dentate the 

 teeth distant with recuiTed tips interatices denticulate, rachis of 

 lax pan. wavy branches subracemose and ascending the upper- 

 most corymbose and patent, sep. loosely reflexed. -R. pileto- 

 stacliys Genev. (not Godr.). Many sunken setse on the panicle. 

 Pet. pinkish or deep rose-coloured. — These plants seem to be 

 the extremes of one species. — Open woods and hedgres, rare. 

 Sh. Vn. VIII. E. I. 



18. R. carpimf alius (W. & N.) ; st. erect-arcuate angular stri- 

 ate with patent clustered bairs, prickles slender conical com- 

 pressed declining from a dilated compressed base, 1. quinate, 

 Its. thin irregularly but finely serrate pilose above rather paler 

 or whitish and densely hairy beneath, term. It. obovate-acumi- 

 nate or cuspidate, pan. narrow racemose hairy setose its lower 

 branches axillary short few-flowered its prickles deflexed or de- 

 clining, sep. hairy setose loosely reflexed from the frnit. — R. O. 

 13. — St. forming a large lofty arcb. L. with very fine but irre- 

 gular acute teeth remarkably directed forwards. Pan. often 

 nearly simple, cylindrical. Pet. white or reddish. — Open places 

 in hilly districts. Sh. VII. VIII. E: S. I. 



19. R. villicaulis (W. & N.) ; st. arcuate angular patently pi- 

 lose, prickles strong conical-compressed suhpatent from a dilated 

 compressed base, 1. quinate, Its. thin dentate-serrate pale green 

 and shining and often densely haiiy but the hairs only on the 

 veins beneath, term. It. obovate or roundly cordate-obovate sub- 

 acuminate, pan. open compound leafy hairy subsetose felted its 

 branches corymbose its prickles slender declining or deflexed, 

 sep. hairy setose aciculate loosely reflexed from the fruit. — R. 

 O. 17. R. villicaulis and R. pampinosus Bab. — St. becoming 

 nearly naked, rarely a few setse and aciculi. — ^. R. derasus 

 (Miill.) ; st. aciculate and setose. R. vulgaris (Lindl.). Heads 

 of setse very deciduous. — Woods and hedges. Sh. VII. VIII. 



E. S. I. 



20. R. macrophyVlus (Weihe) ; si. arcuate-prostrate angular 



