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11. R. latifolius (Bab.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular fur- 
rowed, prickles small slender compressed slightly declining from 
a very long compressed base, 1. quinate, Its. thin pilose on both 
sides coarsely and doubly dentate not felted beneath, term. It. 
cordate acumimxte, basal Its. sessile imbricate, pan. short leafy 
hairj' with ascending few-flowered corymbose branches its top 
and pedicels felted and hairy its prickles slender short declining. 
— St. strong, green. Lts. very broad. Pet. ovate, clawed. 
Stam. exceeding styles and incui-ved. Primordial fruit appar- 
ently about hemispherical. — Open woods. Cramond Bridge 
and Colinton near Edinburgh. Acharn, Perthshire. Sh. VII. 
(3) Villicavles. Stems arching more or less, rooting, pilose 
or bald, often felted, having subsessile glands and rarely 
a few setse and aciculi. Prickles confined to the angles 
of the stem, nearly equal, or a few smaller scattered on 
the faces. Basal leaflets stalked, not overlapping the 
intermediate leaflets. 
a. Discolat-es. St. with strong equal prickles and closely 
adpressed pubescence. Leaves white-felted beneath. 
12. R. discolor (W. & N.) ; st. arcuate-prostrate angular fur- 
rowed stellately downy, prickles declining or deflexed from a 
much dilated compressed base, 1. quinate, Its. coriaceous convex 
rugose above finely white-felted beneath, term. It. obovate-cus- 
pidate, pan. long narrow felted its few lower branches axillarj- 
many-flowered its prickles strong hooked, cal. finely white- 
felted. — R. G. 20. R.fruticosus Sm. £. B. 715.— 8t. nearly 
prostrate unless supported, often nearly glabrous and glaucous. 
Lts. usually hairless but with fine hard felt beneath, usually 
with decurved edges. Pet. pink. Fil. and styles purple ; anth. 
greenish ; stam. exceeding styles. Drupes many, small, acid. — 
/3. puhiger us ; st. angular stellately hairy with spreading hairs, 
prickles slender from a dilated oblong depressed scarcely 
compressed base patent or deflexed. — Hedges and thickets. 
13. R. thyrs&ideus (Wimm. ?) ; st. erect-arctiate angular fur- 
rowed suhgiahrous, prickles declining or deflexed from a much- 
dilated compressed base, 1. quinate, Its. flat rather coriaceous 
glabrous ahove hairy and greenish-white-felted beneath, term. It. 
cordate-ovate-acuminate, pan. long narrow its lower branches 
many axillary few-flowered its prickles strong hooked, cal. hairy 
and felted. — R. fruticosus R. G. 7. — St. arching highly, self- 
supporting. Lts. wavy and a little turned up at the edge, hairy 
VIII. 
S. 
Common. Sh. VII. VIII. 
E. S. I. 
