130 NOTES ON ENGLISH RUBI. 



Schott, which perhaps may be used in a more aggregate sense. 

 General in England. 



Cont. distrib. Germany (very local near the western frontier), 

 Netherlands (southern part), Belgium, France, S. W. Switzerland, 

 the whole of the Mediterranean region. It occurs in Madeira and 

 the Azores. 



IV. Stems arcuate-prostrate, bearing equal or nearly equal prickles of 

 moderate size and patent dense hairs, but generally without 

 glandular seta, which occur, however, in many cases in the panicle. 



19. R. silvaticus W. et N. — Remarkable by its frequent short 

 but rather strong prickles on the stem, quinate leaves green on 

 both sides, a dense panicle bearing very small prickles but no 

 glandular setae, white flowers and stamens longer than the styles. 

 Mr. Briggs showed me, near Plymouth, a bramble he supposed to 

 be R. silvaticus W. et N., and I think it agrees very well with that 

 species. 



Cont. distrib. N. W. Germany. 



20. R. macrophyllus W. et N. — Stems usually very long and 

 thick, leaves and panicles often very large, tbe flowers, however, of 

 a moderate size and not conspicuous. Terminal leaflet long- 

 stalked, cordate-ovate, gradually tapering into a long point. A 

 wood plant. I have seen it in Dorset (Branksome Chine, and 

 Daggons) and S. Devon (Fursdon, Egg Buckland). Mr. Briggs 

 knows it from different places near Plymouth. 



Cont. distrib. Germany, Austria, W. Hungary, France. Near 

 the shores of the Baltic it occurs as far eastward as Kahlberg 

 between Kcenigsberg and Danzig. Professor Clavaud has sent me 

 the same plant from the neighbourhood of Bordeaux. Its area 

 therefore is a very large one. 



21. R. micans Gren. et Godr. B. adscitus Genev. ; B. hypoleucus 

 Lefv. et Muell. — Frequent around Plymouth. Mr. Briggs informs 

 me that he has seen it near Colwall Heath, Isle of Wight. 



Cont. distrib. France. 



/ B. Questierii P. J. Muell. — The leaves of this species are green 

 on both sides ; the sepals, however, and the peduncles are white- 

 felted. This species is common in Western France, and it occurs 

 on the Isle of Jersey ; therefore it may be expected in Southern 

 England. Mr. Charles Bailey has kindly sent me a specimen 

 collected by him on the Charmouth Road near Lyme Regis, Dorset, 

 which very much recalls B. Questierii. 



Cont. distrib. France. 



22. R. ramosus Blox. (?). — I have some doubts about the 

 identity of the well-known B. ramosus from Devonshire and the 

 original plant distinguished by Bloxam. With Mr. Briggs I saw 

 " ramosus" at several places near Plymouth. It is cultivated at 

 Kew, but I do not remember under what name. 



Cont. distrib. Unknown. 



23. R. Speexgelii W. B. Borreri Bell Salt. — I have not seen 



