ROSACEAE. — RUBUS 55 
Rubus flosculosus f. laxiflorus Focke, n. forma. 
Western Szech’uan: Tachien-lu, alt. 1800-2400 m., October 
1908 (No. 1246). 
Rubus Giraldianus Focke in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 401 (1901); in Bibl. 
Bot. LXXII. 194, fig. 78 (Spec. Rub.) (1941). 
Western Szech’uan: Wa-ssu country, Wén-chuan Hsien, thick- 
ets, alt. 1500-2200 m., July and August 1908 (No. 815). 
Rubus adenophorus Rolfe in Kew Bull. Misc. Inform. 1910, p. 382. 
Rubus sagatus Focke in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 198, fig. 80 (Spec. Rub.) (1911). 
Western Hupeh: Chang-lo Hsien, thickets, alt. 1200 m., June 
and July 1907 (No. 81). 
Rubus innominatus S. Moore in Jour. Bot. XIII. 226 (1875).— 
Focke in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 195 (Spec. Rub.) (1911). 
Rubus innominatus, subsp. plebejus Focke, subsp. nov. 
Rami petiolique floccoso-tomentelli. Folia rami fertilis omnia 
ternata; foliolum terminale fere quadratico-suborbiculare, diam. fere 
5-6 em. Calyces nunc rubro-setosi, nune setoso-echinati, sepalis post 
anthesin fructum involucrantibus (sieut in typo); petala rosea (ex 
Wilson); ovaria tomentosa. Fructus rubri. 
Western Hupeh: Ichang, roadsides, alt. 300-900 m., June and 
July 1907 (No. 42). 
The pinnate leaves and narrower leaflets distinguish the typical plant. It may 
be a variable species, but it is at present impossible to decide if there exist clear 
limits between allied forms. 
In general aspect the subsp. plebejus recalls many common European brambles. 
Rubus chiliadenus Focke in Hooker's Icon. XX. text to t. 1952, 
p. 4 (1891); in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 198 (Spec. Rub.) (1911). 
Western Hupeh: Ichang, roadsides, alt. 600 m., August 6, 3907 
(No. 3024). 
Rubus pinfaensis Léveillé & Vaniot in Bull. Soc. Agric. Sarthe 
1904, 5.— Focke in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 199, fig. 81 (Spec. Rub.) 
(1911). 
Western Hupeh: Ichang gorge, cliffs, alt. 300 m., March 20, 
1908 (No. 3024). 
Very near R. ellipticus Smith, but perhaps specifically distinct. 
