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branches shortcoryinbose ascending its prickles strong declining 
from a long base the uppermost slender, sep. ovate loosely re- 
flexed from the fruit. — a. B. Radula (Weihe) ; prickles on the 
St. unequal,term. It. obovate^acuminate. Connivent stam. much 
exceeding styles. E. B. .V. 452. R. G. 39. — /3. R. Leightonii 
(Lees) ; prickles on the st. nearly equal, term. It. obovate cuspi- 
date. — 7. dentdcvlatus (Bab.) ; term. It. broadly quadrangular- 
obovate cuspidate subcordate below broadly but faintly dentate, 
the teeth denticulate.— Hedges. Sh. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 
(4) Glandulosi. Stems arcuate-prostrate or prostrate, root- 
ing, hairy. Prickles abundant, very unequal, scattered, 
passing gradually into abundant aciculi and setae. 
a. Koehleriani. Leaves quinate or rarely temate. Prickles 
and setae thickened at their base. 
31. R. Koehl'eri (Weihe); st. arcuate-prostrate roundish or 
angular pilose, prickles very unequal slightly declining from a 
compressed base, aciculi and setae very unequal, Its. unequally 
or rather doubly dentate even above pale green hairy on the veins 
beneath, term. It. cordate-ovate, basal Its. not imbricate stalked, 
pan. open leafy its branches short patent corymbose or the 
axillary branches racemose its prickles many long slender de- 
clining its aciculi setae and hairs many unequal, sep. ovate- 
attenuate patent or rejlexed from the fruit. Pale stam. ex- 
ceeding pink styles. — a. R. Koehleri (Weihe) ; st. with many 
prickles aciculi and setae, I ts. hairy oixly on the veins and rough 
beneath, pan.open truncate often- broad-topped its branches long 
corymbose patent or the axOlary branches racemose and as- 
cending, term. ped. of pan. and branches shorter than the lateral 
ones. R. G. 25. E. B. S. 2605.— /S. R. infestns (Weihe) ; st. with 
many strong prickles aciculi and setae, ^te. hairy only on the veins 
and soft beneath, pan. broad but compact rounded at the end its 
branches moderate rather corymbose erect-patent, term. ped. of 
pan. and branches shoi-ter than the laterid ones, prickles of pan. 
strong deflexed. — 7. R. pallidtis (Weihe) ; st. with fewer but 
strong prickles aciculi and setas. Its. often slightly f el ted hairy on 
the veins and soft beneath, pan. narrow its branches short 
corymbose-racemose patent or the axillary branches ascending, 
term. 2^ed. of bram-hes often longer than the lateral ones. R. (y. 
29. — 5. R- cavatifolius (Miill.) ; st. subglabrous, aciculi and setce 
unequal inconspicuous, hairs very few, ^^s. not felted but hairy 
on the veins beneath, term. It. cordate cuspidate-attenuate, pan. 
abrupt with very short terminal peduncles. — ^AU are usually very 
prickly ; their very strong prickles pass very gradually into 
aciculi, and those into setae ; st. often quite covered by their 
broad bases. Pet. white.— Hedges and thickets. Sh. VII. VIII. 
E. S. I. 
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