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short its branches few-flowered. Pet. pinkish. Stam. yellow. 
Styles greenish. — Mr Warren combines my R. diversifolius 
and R. Briggsii with this under the name of R. dumetorum. 
His R. concinnus is near R. corylifolius, but has not felted 1. 
on my authentic specimen. It may be distinct. — Hedges. 
Sh. VII.— VIII. E. I. 
46. R. cce'sius (L.) , st. prostrate terete glaucous, prickles 
small unequal subulate declining or deflexed from a long com- 
pressed base, 1. ternate or rarely pinnate. Us. mieqxiaUy cut or 
coarsely serrate, term. It. ovate rhomboidal-ovate or 3-lobed, 
lateral Its. rather bilobed subsessile, pan. nearly simple often 
very small, sep. ovate acuminate with a long linear point ad- 
pressed to the glaucous fruit, pet. obovate notched, styles green- 
ish. — a. agrestis ; st. very slender, prickles few small. Its. flat 
lobate-serrate rather pilose on both sides, term. It. rhomboidal- 
ovate acuminate rounded below. R. ctesins a. aquaticus and /3. 
agrestis E. G. 46 A. Pan. often nearly simple, or its branches 
rarely more than once divided but often very long. — p. R. temiis 
(Bell-Salt.) ; st. very slender, prickles many strong but small 
nearly equal deflexed, Its. flat (?) doubly serrate pilose on both 
sides or villose beneath, term. It. obovate or cordate-obovate 
acuminate, fr. black " not glaucous." St. sometimes having a 
veiy few aciculi and setaj. Bases of prickles much enlarged. — 
y. ulmifolius ; st. slender purplish, prickles many small de- 
flexed or declining, aciculi setse and hairs few short, Its. 
rather rugose lobate-serrat.e pilose only on the veins or hairy 
or slightly ashy-felted beneatla, term. It. roundly cordate acumi- 
nate often Z-lohecl or rarely divided into 3 sessile Its. of 
which the term, is narrowed below. R. c(fsins p.pseudo-coisius 
R. G. 46. B. f. 1. Often much larger than var. a. and /S. St. 
thicker. L. very broad. — 5. intermedins ; st. thicker greenish 
purple, prickles many slender very unequal subpatent, aciculi 
and setas few strong very short. Its. lobate-serrate pilose on the 
veins beneath, term. It. triangular-cordate acuminate 3-lobed or 
3-partite or divided into 3 sessile Its. of which the term, is nar- 
rowed to the base. — e. R. pseudo-Idcens (Lej.); st. thick green 
slightly glaucous, prickles slender violet-coloured subpatent, 
aciculi and setae feAV very short, 1. ternate or qtdnate-pinnate, 
Its. doubly-serrate ashy-felted beneath, lateral Its. all sessile, 
term. It. stalked roundly -corxlate. R. G. 46. B. f. 2. I have 
only seen one specimen of this var., found at Hunsdon, Herts. 
— f. serj)eiis ; st. slender green, 1. ternate, its lobate seri'ate 
pilose on the veins beneath, lateral Its. with a large backward 
lobe, term. It. obovate acuminate subcordate below, ped. and 
sep. very setose felted scarcely hairy.— Hedges and thickets, 
common. Sh. VI. VII. Deivherry. E. S. I. 
