114 26. EOSACEiB. 



compact rounded at the end its branches moderate rather corj'm- 

 bose erect-patent, te)-m. ped. of pan. and hranckes shorter than 

 the lateral ones, prickles of pan. strong deflexed. -E. obliquus 

 (Blox.) perhaps belongs here. — y. H. pallidus (Weihe) ; st. with 

 fewer but strong prickles aciculi and sates, Its. often slightly 

 felted hairy on the veins and soft beneath, pan. narrow its 

 branches short corymbose-racemose patent or the axillary 

 branches ascending, term. ped. of branches often longer than the 

 lateral ones. M. O. 29. — All are usually very prickly ; their 

 very strong prickles pass very gradually into aciculi, and those 

 into setae ; st. often quite covered by their broad bases. Pet. 

 white.— Pledges and thickets. Sh. 'VII. VIII. E. S. I. 



31. a. fusco-dter (Weihe); «1 arcuate-prostrate angular Aas)-?/, 

 prickles vmequal slightly declining from a very large compressed 

 base, setfe and strong unequal aciculi many. Its. irregularly or 

 rather doubly dentate even above green and hairy beneath, term. 

 It. broadly cordate-ovate acuminate or subcuspidate, basal Its. 

 stalked imbricate, pan. long subpyramidal leafy below its branches 

 patent corymbose or the axillary branches erect-patent racemose 

 its prickles many unequal longest at about the middle of the fl.- 

 shoot its hairs setae and aciculi many unequal, sep. ovate-attenu- 

 ate setose aciculate patent or adpressed to the fruit. — It. G. 26. 

 — The Its. are all imbricate and rather rough beneath. Pet. 

 pink. — /3. JJ. Briggsii (Blox.) has rounder and finely dentate 1., 

 smaller prickles, shorter more abundant equal aciculi and setce. 

 R. dumetormn y. pilosus (Warr.) /. of B. vii. t. 88. — Heaths. 

 Sh. VII. VIII. E. 



32. R. dimrsifdlius (Lindl.) ; st. arcuate prostrate angular 

 sparingly pilose, prickles unequal subpatent from a compressed 

 base, aciculi and setfe many unequal. Us. often irregularly or 

 towards their tip rather doubly dentate wavy at the edge rugose 

 above pale green haii-y and felted beneath, term. It. broadly cor- 

 date obovate-acuminate basal Its. subsessile imbricate, pan. long 

 leafy tiearly to the top its branches erect-patent subracemose its 

 prickles longest at about the middle of the ii.-shoot its hairs 

 setse and aciculi short equal, sep. ovate acute felted setose ^cteii 

 or loosely adpressed to the fruit. — R. fuseo-ater Sab. formerly. 

 J. of R. viii. t. 107. — A very prickly plant which differs much 

 in appearance from R. fuseo-ater. Lts. usually soft beneath. 

 Pet. white.— Hedges. Sh. VII. VIII. E. 



33. R. Lijeun'ii (Weihe) ; st. arcuate-prostrate subangular 

 with scattered hairs and setse, prickles mostly small a few longer 

 declining from a long compressed base, aciculi very short, 1. 

 quinate-pedate. Its. opaque and pilose above paler and hairy 

 only on the veins beneath lobate-serrate towards the tip, basal 

 Its. stalked not imbricate, term. It. obovate-acuminate, pan. broad 



