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its prickles strong declining. — jff. nitidus Bell-Salt., Bab. (not 
W. (t N.). — St. angular throughout, appearing as if varnished. 
Term. It. often much narrowed below. Pan. often very 
compound, close, usually long, blunt and convex at the end. 
Pet. not contiguous, oblong, white. Stam. slightly exceeding 
styles : both greenish. Fr. small. — Hedges and borders of 
thickets. Sh. VII. YIH. E. S. 
8. R. rhamnifolius (W. <fe N.) ; St. arcuate angular furrowed 
upwards, prickles strong patent or declining, 1. quinate, Its. 
coriaceous tlat opaque above greenish-white-felted beneath, 
term. It. ovate or cordate subcuspidate, hasal Its. stalked not 
imhi-icate, pan. felted often dense and blunt at the end with 
axillary racemose few-flowered distant branches and strong 
declining prickles.—^. B. S. 2604. 7?. G. 6. Pi. cordifolius 
/?. G. 5. — St. usually bright red. Prickles yellow or tipped with 
red. Lts. hard but felted beneath, finely serrate. Sep. dull 
green externally. Pet. roundish, white. Stam. exceeding 
styles ; both greenish. Primordial fr. oblong. — Hedges and 
thickets. Sh. Vn. YIII. E.I. 
9. E. incurvdtus (Bah.); st. arcuate-prostrate angular, prickles 
strong patent or declining, 1. quinate concave, Its. coriaceous acu- 
minate u'ith incurved vav)/ edges shining and subglabrous above 
(/ree/iish-u'hite-feltedbeneath,tevm. It. cordate-ovate, pan. narrow 
leafy below with short approximate patent cori/mbose branches 
its top and jjedtcels hairy and/e/ ted its prickles slender defiexed, 
sepals ovate acuminate. — St. purple, strong. Lts. flat except at 
the edges, doubly dentate, soft beneath. Pet. roundly obovate, 
pink. Stam. exceeding styles; both pink. Primordial fr. almost 
hemispherical. — ^Heaths and open woods. Sh. VII. E. S. 
10. B. imbricdtus (Hort) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular, 
prickles small strong declining from a long compressed base, 
I. convex quinate, Its. convex coriaceous opaque and subglabrous 
above paler with scattered hairs beneath cuspidate i/nbricate, 
term. It. roundly cordate-obovate, joaw. narrow leafy below with 
ascending di&t&ntlong racemose branches its top arid pedicels 
ltair>/ scarcelji felted its prickles slender declining, sep. abruptly 
cuspidate.— ^t. purplish red. " Basal Its. overlap the interm., 
interm. the term, leaflet." Pet. obovate, white. Styles greenish 
yellow. Primordial fr. subglobose. — /3. R. ramosiis (Blox.) ; 
St. erect-arcuate, 1. not imbricate broadly ovate shining. — Top 
of pan. felted ; pet. pink. Fil. white, styles brownish pink. 
of B. ix. 330.— By the Wye below Monmouth. ,3. Devon, 
Cornw., and Warw. Sh. VI. VII. E. 
