47. BOSACKE: BUBE23. 235 



24. Rubus Parkeri, Ranee in Journ. Bot. 1882, p. 260, etl884, 

 p. 42. 



Hupeh: Ichang (A. Henry I); Szechuen: without locality 

 (Parker, hb. Ranee, 21896!), Chungching (Bourne I). Mus. 

 Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 



Speaking from memory, Dr. Kuntze thinks this may be the 

 same as his Bubus sterilis. 



25. Rubus parvifolius, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 2, p. 707 ; DC. Prodr. 

 ii. p. 564; Lour. Fl. Cochinch. p. 324; Benth. Fl. Rongk. 

 p. 105 ; Benth. Fl. Austral, ii. p. 430 ; Maxim. Mel. Biol. viii. 

 p. 392 (excl. syn. B. foliolosus et B. microphyllus, D. Don) ; Bot. 

 Beg. t. 496 ; Renriq. in Bol. Soc. Brot. iii. p. 150. 



Rubus triphyllus, Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 215 ; Hance in Journ. Bot. 18/8, 

 p. 105, et 1884, p. 42. 



Rubus purpureus, Bunge, Enum. PI. Chin. Bar. p. 24 ; Miq. in Journ. 

 de Bot. Neerl. i. p. 121. 



Rubus chinensis, Thunb. Diss, de Rubo, p. 8, cum fig. 



China : common from Chihli, Shingkxng, and the Coeea to 

 Szechtten, Hongkong, and Formosa and Lucnu. Mus. Brit. ; 

 Herb. Kew. 



Also common in Japan and in Eastern Australia, though un- 

 known from the intervening countries. We agree with Beutham 

 and the author of the ' Flora of British India ' (ii. p. 340) in re- 

 garding Don's Himalayan B. foliolosus as different from this 

 species. 



26. Rubus pucenicolasius, Maxim, in Mel. Biol. viii. p. 393 ; 

 Bot. Mag. t. 6479 ; Oard. Chron. n. s. xxvi. p. 365, f. 74. 



Kanstjh : south of the Hoangho (Piasezki ex Maximowicz in 

 Kit.). 

 Japan. 



27. Rubus Playfairii, Remsl., n. sp. 



Frutex vagans, ramulis floriferis graciliusculis flexuosis primum 

 fulvo-tomentosis, petiolisque aculeis numerosis parvis brevibus 

 recurvatis armatis. Folia pedatim 5-3-foliolata, discoloria, cum 

 petiolo ad 6 poll, longa ; foliola valde inspqualia, papyracea, bre- 

 vissime petiolulata, lanceolata vel oblanceolata, utrinque acuta, 

 mucronulato-serrata, supra, costa impressa excepta, glabra, subtus 

 dense fulvo-tomentosa, costa interdum pauciaculeolata, venis 

 primariis utrinque 7-9 elevatis in dentibus abeuntibus ; stipulaa 



