100 26. ROSACEA. 
5. foliosus of ed. 2 go to R. pallidus; R. Lingua is this species 
with a less compound panicle.—Hedges and thickets. Sh. ey 
VU. ; 
28. R. rudis (Weihe); st. arched angular slightly furrowed, 
prickles long compressed nearly equal clearly separated from the 
aciculi, aciculi setze and hairs equal, 1. whitish green and downy 
beneath doubly and coarsely serrate, term. lt. obovate-elliptic acu- 
minate, pan. long leafy naked at the end slightly prickly, branches 
ascending corymbose, prickles of the fl.-shoot and base of pan. 
strong large-based deflexed, sep. ovate leaf-pointed closelyreflexed 
from the fruit.—R. G. 40.—The presence not absence of the leaf- 
point to the sep. is of value. 8. attenwatus (Bab.) is a wood form 
with thinner Ll. green beneath and term. It. much lengthened at 
one or both ends.—8. R. Leightoni (Lees); term. It. obovate cus- 
pidate rounded below.—y. denticulatus (Bab.); term. It. squarely 
obovate cuspidate cordate below obscurely but broadly dentate.— 
6.2 R. Reichenbachii (Weihe); st. hairy with few aciculi and sete, 
term. lt. nearly round ashy beneath, pan. oblong rather broad 
lower half leafy, branches racemose-corymbose, point of sep. 
long linear (not leaflike?). R. G. 37.—Hedges and thickets. 
8. Shropshire. y. Sheffield. 6. Isle of Wight. Bangor. Sh. VII. 
VIL. 
B. L. 5-nate. Prickles passing very gradually into acicult 
and sete. 
a. Basal Its. stalked, not imbricate. 
29. R. pallidus (Weihe); st. arched or decumbent roundish-an- 
gular, prickles scattered unequal subpatent rather slender (in 8. de- 
clining or deflexed strong) from a compressed base, aciculi and sete 
scattered, hairs many, J. even green and soft beneath, term. }t. obo- 
vate-elliptical acuminate, pan. narrow leafy hairy, branches race- 
mose erect-patent, prickles unequal slender declining a few strong, 
aciculi and setz very unequal.—R. G.29. RB. Koehleri y. 58. €. of 
ed. 2. R. rosaceus Lees !—The amount of prickles varies much 
on all parts. Pan. sometimes simple, or lower branches long race- 
mose, upper short 1-3-flowered, sometimes subcorymbose.—8. in- 
festus (Bab.); prickles many strong short much declining or de- 
flexed, hairs aciculi and setee few and short, pan. with short race- 
mose branches and declining (or much deflexed and strong) 
prickles.—Hedges and thickets. VII. VII. 
30. R. Koehlert (Weihe) ; st. arched or decumbent roundish or 
angular, prickles many unequal from a compressed base, aciculi 
sete and hairs many, |. even pale green and rough beneath, term. 
It. obovate, basal Its. stalked, pan. rather open and broad-topped 
leafy with short mostly corymbose and patent branches, prickles 
many long straight, hairs aciculi and sets unequal many.—R. G. 
