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ii. Suberecti. Ripe fruit not separating from its receptacle. 
Stems glabrous, slightly pilose; prickles equal.—Sepals 
densely tomentose within, pilose externally with « narrow 
border of white tomentum. 
3. R. suberectus (And.); st. roundish obtuse-angled at the end, 
prickles few small from a large compressed base confined to the 
angles of the st., 1. 5—7-nate flexible thin, term. It. cordate acu- 
minate, basal Its. subsessile, /ts. of fl.-shoot all narrowed below, 
pan. thyrsoid, fr.-cal. reflexed —E#. B. 2572. R. umbrosus Lees ! 
—S8t.3—4 ft. high. Prickles scarcely longer than the longitudinal 
extent of their base. L. green on both sides, rarely 3-nate, deeply 
and very acutely unequally serrate. Fr. dark red.—Boggy woods 
and heaths. Sh. VII. VIII. 
4. R. fissus (Lindl.); st. reclinmg angular, prickles from a 
small dilated base slightly deflexed not confined to the angles, 
1. 5—7-nate coriaceous, lts. of fl.-shoot all narrowed below, pan. 
corymbose, fr.-cal. erect-patent.—St. 13—2 ft. high. Prickles 
fully twice as long as the longitudinal extent of their base. L. 
een on both sides, unequally serrate; lower pair imbricate. 
fr. dark red.—Bog in Almond Park, Salop. Sh. VIL—IX. E. 
5. R. plicatus (W. and N.); st. bluntly angular, prickles slen- 
der straight or deflexed from a small compressed dilated base 
confined to the angles, 1. 5-nate coriaceous mostly plicate, term. 
It. cordate acuminate, basal Its. mostly subsessile, /ateral lis. of 
fi.-shoot dilated below, pan. pyramidal, fr.-cal. reflexed.—E. B. 
2714. R.G.1. RB. nitidus R. G. 4. R. fruticosus (L.) Arrh. 
R. fastigiatus Bab. (not W. and N.) is a wood form.—St. 3—4 ft. 
long. Sometimes the basal Its. are stalked and the prickles on 
the st. stronger; usually those Its. are subsessile and imbricate. 
—8. carinatus; 1. all lanceolate keeled. A doubtful plant.— 
Damp heaths. Sh. VII. VII. 
** Stem arched or prostrate, generally rooting at the end, shrubby. 
iii, Netidi. St. slightly pilose, but not stellately downy nor 
setose. Prickles chiefly on the angles of the stem, nearly 
equal. Sep. reflexed in all except R. Salteri. 
6. R. Salteri (Bab.); st. decumbent angular, prickles mode- 
rate slightly declming compressed from a dilated base, 1. 5-nate 
flat pilose above more so beneath coarsely doubly serrate, term. 
lt. oval cuspidate, basal Its. stalked not imbricate, pan. narrow 
leafy at the base densely hairy with short divaricate 1—3-fl. corym- 
bose branches, prickles short slender declining, fr.-cal. erect.— 
“ Stoloniferous.” St. green. Base of fl.-shoot very hairy. Pet. 
lanceolate narrowed below. Fr. large, oval.—Isle of Wight. 
Llanberis, N. Wales. Sh. VI. VII. : 
7. R. nitidus (Bell Salt.) ; st. angular shining smooth, prickles 
strong few declining compressed from a dilated base, 1. 5-nate 
