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round patently pilose, aciouli and setae few, prickles slender un- 

 equal scattered patent from an oblong subcompressed base, 1. 

 quinate, Its. dentate-serrate green on both sides rugose and 

 pilose above hairy (not felted) beneath, term. It. cordate or ovate 

 acute, basal Its. subsessile imbricate, pan. loose leafy hairy rather 

 setose its branches long distant few-flowered racemose-corym- 

 bose erect-patent, sep. ovate-acuminate erect-patent, styles pale 

 flesh-coloured, fr. oblong its torus oblong stalked. — A very 

 variable plant, approaching H. corylifolius in some states. Pet. 

 pale pink.— Hedges. Sh. VII. Vtlt. E. I. 



40. R. corylifoliits (Sm.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate nearly round 

 or obtuse-angled nearly glabrous, aciculi setae and subsessile 

 glands very few, prickles subulate slender nearly equal subpatent 

 or rarely deflexed from a long base, 1. quinate, Its. doubly ser- 

 rate green on both sides rugose with scattered hairs above paler 

 and felted beneath, term. It, roundly cordate or ovate cuspidate 

 or acuminate, basal Its. subsessile imbricate, pan. and its branches 

 aubcorymbose, sep. ovate cti»pidate refiexed from the fruit, pet. 

 roundly ovate, styles greenish, torus oblong stalked. — St. slightly 

 glaucous. Pan. usually with 2 or 3 long axillary branches, 

 felted, more or less prominently setose at the top. — a. R. suh- 

 lustris (Lees) ; st. nearly round reddish green, prickles slender 

 subpatent from a long base. Its. ashy-felted beneath, term. It. 

 often snbtrilobed roundish cordate, rachis straightish with few 

 prickles. R. corylifolim Sm. Sy. E. B. 455. St. thick. Pet. 

 white. — /3. conjungeiis ; st. rather angular, reddish green, prickles 

 slender strong subpatent or deflexed from a compressed very 

 long base often with slightly deflexed points, Its. ashy-felted 

 beneath, term. It. cordate-ovate or broadly obovate with a sub- 

 cordate base, rachis straightish with few prickles. R. Wahl- 

 bergii Bell-Salt. St. round at the base, angular but flat-sided 

 above. Pet. white or pink. — y. piirpureus ; st. angular pm-ple 

 often a little floccose, prickles strong subpatent or deflexed from 

 a long compressed base, Its. pale-green- or white-felted beneath, 

 term. It. roundly or subcordate-obovate, rachis rather wavy 

 with many prickles. R. Wahlbergii Arrh. St. round at the 

 base, angular and often furrowed above. Pet. white or pink. 

 —Hedges and thickets. Sh. VI.— VIH. E. S. I. 



41. R. althaiif6lius (Host) ; st. prostrate slightly angular with 

 scattered hairs and set£e, prickles many unequal slender patent 

 from an oblong compressed base, 1. quinate or ternate, Its. cre- 

 nately lobed pale green with hairs on the veins loosely white- 

 felted beneath, basal Us. of the ternate I. retrorsely bipartite of the 

 quinate I. sessile imbricate, term. It. rhomboidal-obovate subcordate 

 below, pan. leafy its axillary branches and top racemose-corym- 

 bose with few very short setas, prickles on the middle of the 



