dance of spreading, somewhat fascicled, soft hairs, remains
of which are generally left in the flowering state of theplant;
and among them are to be found the minute glands which
are perhaps universally present in this genus. A few seta;
occur occasionally towards the ends of young shoots. The
prickles are numerous, remarkably tipped with yellow;
those on the stem confined to the angles, of moderate size,*
mostly deflexed and curved ; those on the leaf-stalks- and
on the panicle more strongly hooked, except on the ultimate
flower-stalks. Leaflets 5 on the stem; mostly 3 on the
floweringbranches; all on rather short stalks* dark dull
green, sprinkled with hairs above; beneath more hairy and
of a paler green, those towards the end of the shoots sometimes,
and those in and immediately below the panicle usually,
hoary or almost white. They are plaited at the lateral
nerves, of a less coriaceous appearance than in R . rJictmni-
folius, their edges often somewhat deflexed. The panicles
are variously branched, mostly compact; occasionally almost
simple and raceme-like : the principal stalk is very
hairy ; the smaller branches, flower-stalks and calyx covered
with dense whitish woolly pubescence, intermixed with
longer hairs, inconspicuous glands, small straight prickles,
and often a few set®. The flowers are rather small, the
calyx-leaves spreading, scarcely reflexed in any stage, their
points rarely elongated; the petals and filaments usually
dark pink. We find the berries but sparingly produced ;
the grains not very numerous, not large, loosely set, of a
full black, shining.—W.B.