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quite persistent slightly pinnate, fr. subglobose with no disk. — 

 M. B. 2459. — n. 1 — .3, deep rose-colour ; ped. very short. Fr. 

 bright red with connweiit sepals, ripe in Aug. or July. — Northern 

 counties. Sh. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



.5. It. tomentdsa (Sm.) ; prickles mostly uniform slender 

 straight or slightly curved, Its. elliptic or subovate doubly serrate 

 downy especially beneath, sep. suhpersi'd.ent copiously pinnate, fr. 

 oblong urceolate with a slight disk. — E. B. 990. — St. erect with 

 arching branches. Fl. 1 — 3, pink or white ; ped. rather long. 

 Fr. bright red with spreading (or subdeciduous) sepals, ripe in 

 Sept. iJ. Sherrardi Da v. , R. mbglohosa Sm., and jR. farinosa 

 (Rau) have more globose fruit and, as well as other forms, have 

 been noticed in the north. — Hedges and thickets northwards. 

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



iii. RuBiaiNosiE. Sepals subpersistent. St. suberect, with 

 scattered hooked nearly uniform prickles becoming more 

 slender upwards. L. scarcely hairy but very glandular 

 throughout beneath. Fr. with a small disk. 



6. R. rubigindsa (L.) ; prickles many the larger hooked the 

 smaller subulate unequal straight. Its. doubly serrate downy be- 

 neath, Sep. persistent copiously pinnate, primordial fr. pear- 

 shaped, disk very small. — E. B. 991. — ^St. erect, vsdth short 

 straight prickles. Fl. 1 — 4, rose-coloured ; ped. very setose ; 

 styles hairy. Fr. subglobose (except the first), ripe in October. 

 Foliage scented. — Bushy places. Sh. V. — VII. E. S. 



7. R. micran'tha (Sm. ) ; prickles uniform hooked, Its. doubly 

 serrate downy and glandular beneath, sep. subpersistent with 

 long leaf-like points and minute lanceolate simple pinnae, pri- 

 mordial fr. rounded at the base, disk moderate. — E. B. 2490. — 

 St. suberect, with long lax branches. Fl. few, pale ; ped. very 

 setose ; styles glabrous. Fr. ovate-m'ceolate, bright scarlet, 

 ripe in Sept. or Oct. Foliage scarcely scented, Its. rounded at 

 the base.— Thicliets. Not common. Sh. VH. VIII. E. I. 



8. R. inoddra (Fr.) ; prickles rather unequal hooked, a few 

 aciculi, Its. doubly serrate downy and glandular beneath, sep. 

 subpersistent closely pinnate, primordial fr. ovate or subglobular, 

 disk moderate. — R. sepium Borr., E. B. S. 2653. — St. suberect, 

 with long lax branches. Fl. 1 — 3, pink ; ped. usually naked ; 

 styles hairy. Foliage scarcely scented. — Local. Sh. VI. ' E. 



iv. Canin^^s. Sep. usually naked at the back. St. long, 

 arching, with scattered hooked uniform prickles becoming 

 more slender upward. L. without glands on either surface. 



9. R. eanina (L.) ; prickles equal hooked, Its. simply or 



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