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26. ROSACEA. 
— St. rarely 4 ft. liigh. Prickles unequal, usually conical, much 
longer than the longitudinal extent of their base. Upper 1. 
sometimes pinnate-septenate. — Heaths. Sh. VI. YH. E. S. I. 
6. S. affi'nis (W. & N.) ; st. suberect or snbarcuate angular 
smooth, piickles strong slightly deflexed or declining from a 
dilated compressed base confined to the angles, 1. quinate, 2ts. 
coriaceous ivavy totcards the end green and opaque on both sides 
subpilose above paler and silky -j}itbescent beneath, term. It. cor- 
date-oval cuspidate, basal Its. stalked those of the jl. -shoot nar- 
rowed at the base, branches of the compound leafy pan. corymbose 
erect-patent often long, sep. acuminate green-felted with pale 
edges externally patent. — R. G. 3. — St. often arching, but appa- 
rently it does not root at the end. — R. lentiginosus (Lees) has 
declining prickles, narrower and nearly glabrous Its., very small 
fetals and an erect-patent calyx. It seems a state of R. affinis. — 
leaths and open woods. Sh. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 
(2) Rhamnifolii. Stems arching more or less, rooting at the 
end, slightly pilose, not setose nor felted nor glaucous. 
Prickles usually confined to the angles of the stem, nearly 
equal, from a depressed and compressed base. 
7. R. Lindleidnm (Lees) ; st. erect-arcuate smooth shining, 
prickles sti-ong declining compressed dilated below, 1. quinate, 
Its. subcoriaceoiis shining above pale green pilose (often shcrhtly 
felted) beneath, term. It. obovate or roundish acmninate, basfil 
Its. stalked not overlapping the interm. Its., branches of the 
compound leafy ym-a. patent or divaricate short corvmbose, rachis 
polished most prickly in the middle its top and the pedicels felted 
its thorns strong declining. — R. nitidm Bell-Salt., Bab. (notW. 
& N.). — St. angular throughout, appealing as if varnished. 
Term. It. often much narrowed below. Pan. often very com- 
poimd, close, usually long, blunt and convex at the end. Pet. 
uot contiguous, oblong, white. Fr. small. — Hedges and borders 
of thickets. Sh. VH. VIH. E. S. 
8. R. rhamnifdlius (W. & N.): st. arcuate angular fuiTOwed 
upwai"ds, prickles strong patent or declininof, 1. quinate, Its. cori- 
aceous Jlat opaque above greenish-white-felted beneath, term. 
It. o^ ate or cordate subcuspidate, basal Its. stalked 7iot imbricate, 
])an. felted often dense and blunt at the end with axillary race- 
mose few-llowered distant branches and strong declining prickles. 
—E. B. S. 2604. R. G. 6. R. coi-difolius R. G. 5.— St. usually 
briglit red. Prickles yellow or tipped 'with red. Lts. hard but 
felted beneath, finely seiTate. Pet. roundish, white. Primor- 
dial fr. oblong.— Hedges and thickets. Sh. VIH. E. 
9. R. («««Ta<M« (Bab.): St. arcuate-prostrate angular, prickles 
strong patent or declining, 1. quinat'e concave, Us. coriaceous acu- 
