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extent account for the difficulty at first experienced in naming 

 some of them. But I now believe that in the vast majority of 

 cases Irish brambles are practically identical with those of 

 Great Britain. As usual an asterisk will be found prefixed 

 in the case of new county records. Where the collector's 

 name follows the locality given, the sign (!) is added as often 

 as I have seen specimens : — 



Rubus Idaeus, Linn.— Appears to be generally distributed, though 

 in some districts rather sparingly. 



SUBERECTI. 



R. suberectus, Anders. — 38. Castlewellan Lake, Stewart \ The only 

 Irish suberectus that I have seen, except a Westmeath plant from Knock 

 Drin. I have seen no R. fissus. 



R. Rogersii, Linton.— 38. Mill Hill Lane, Aghaderg ; very local. 

 Not yet found in any quantity in Ireland, but quite characteristic in this 

 Aghaderg, locality, — as at Gilhall, Dromore {Lett !), and Saintfield 

 {Waddell X), in other parts of Co. Down. I have also seen a Deny 

 specimen collected by Mr. Druce at Lough Neagh. 



R. pltcatus, Wh. & N. — Locally abundant. 37. Lane by Dublin 

 road, Newry. 38. Anacloan ; Banbridge. *39. Ballymena ; Cushendall ; 

 Giant's Causeway ; but " not common," F. A. Rogers. 



Rhamnifoui. 



R. Lincllclanus, Lees. — 37. Lurgau ; Armagh, PraegerX Raughlin, 

 Waddell X and Lett X Lough Gilly, Druce X Scarva ; abundant. Near 

 Newry. 38. Aghaderg and neighbourhood ; common. At Saintfield 

 found only sparingly by Mr. Waddell. 39. Glendun, Shoolbred X Cushen- 

 dall ; Giant's Causeway (" not common "), F. A. Rogers. Glynn. In 37 

 and 38 usually very abundant and typical ; but the form with roundish- 

 cordate terminal leaflet referred to in my Handbk. Brit. Rubi, p. 28, as 

 received from Canon Lett, is quite frequent in his neighbourhood, and 

 in this one feature (the terminal leaflet of its stem-leaf), though not in 

 other respects, it recalls the true R. cordifolius of Rubi Germanici, 



R. rhamnlfollus, Wh. & N.— 37. Armagh, PraegerX Bushy 

 ground near Newry. 38. Aughnadarragh, Saintfield, Waddell X Near 

 Gilford, Lett X Aghaderg. 39. Cairncastle, Stewart X The ordinary 

 British form. Apparently quite frequent. 



Subsp. Bakeri, F. A. Lees. *38. Dry banks by the sea, 

 Killough, Waddell X 



R. pulcherrlmus, Neum.— 37 and 38. Very abundant and character- 

 istic. 39. Cushendall and Knocknacarry ; Larue ; Cave Hill, Belfast, 

 Shoolbred ! Near Giant's Causeway, Bailey X and F A. Rogers X Glynn. 



