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2. R. rhamnifolius (W. et N.) Buckthorn-leaved Bramble. 



2604. i£. £. t. 6. R. cordifolius, R. G. t. 5. 



Locality. Hedges, thickets, and woods. Shrub. Fl. July, 

 August. Area, 1.2. 3. 4. 5. Frequent in the Districts. 



Stem naked, or with scattered hairs, as well as minute glands, 

 and occasionally a few seta 3 , many feet long, varying in thickness, 

 and in the prominence of its angles, but less remarkably channelled 

 than in R. discolor. Prickles not so strong, and the pubescence less 

 dense and more generally deciduous. Leaflets quinate, sometimes 

 grey or white beneath. Panicle spreading. Fruit black, somewhat 

 acid, consisting of fewer and larger drupes. Petals more or less 

 tinged with pink. Authentic specimens prove this to be R. 

 cordifolius of Weihe and Nees, JRubi Germanici. 



3. R. discolor, (W. & N.) diverse-coloured Bramble, common 

 Blackberry. Rubi Germ. 46, t. 20. R. fruticosus (Linn.) Engl. 

 Bot. t. 715. 



Locality. Extremely common in thickets and hedges, in the 

 more open districts. Sh. Fl. July, August. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 

 Generally distributed. Stem many feet long, in general deeply 

 sulcate. Prickles large, strong, numerous, but often hooked except 

 on the petioles, and occasionally on the panicle. Leaflets varying 

 in width, often small, sometimes almost round, with an abrupt 

 point, but mostly obovate or somewhat cuneiform, and with the 

 edges and point remarkably curved downwards. Panicle with 

 patent branches, bearing several flowers. Flowers upright and 

 handsome. Fruit black, nearly globular. Drupes rather small, 

 closely packed, their summits depressed, their flavour acid. This 

 species attains a greater size than our other brambles, except in its 

 near affinities. R. rhamnifolius (W. and N.) and R. leucostachys (Sm.) 



4. R. carpinifolias (W. & N.) Hornbeam-leaved Bramble. 

 W. 8f JY. t. xiii. Engl. Bot. Suppl. 2664. 



Locality. Hedges and open places in hilly districts. Sh. Fl. July, 

 August. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sparingly distributed throughout 

 Wilts. Stem suberect, ultimately arching, clothed with fasicles of 

 straight spreading hairs. Prickles with broad bases, mostly 

 confined to the angles of the stem. Leaflets slightly hairy above, 



