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incurring serious scratches. That this character is not con- 
fined to it as a hedge shrub is clearly shown by the winter 
photograph of the leafless tree. 
The well-known lobed leaves are very variable both in size 
and shape, and the degree to which they are cut. They 
are a favourite food with horses and oxen, who would de- 
molish the hedges that confine them to the fields but for 
the spines which protect the older branches at least. The 
white flowers are about three-quarters of an inch across, 
borne in numerous corymbs. The pink anthers give relief 
to the uniform whiteness of the petals. The flowers, though 
