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13. R. discolor, VV. & N. — In hedges, thickets, waste heathy 

 places, and occasionally in woods; is distributed throughout the 

 whole county. In many of the calcareous districts of the Avon 

 Basin being the prevailing bramble. In some of its forms ap- 

 proaching somewhat closely the var. a. of R. leiicostachys. 



14. R. thyrsoideus, Wimm. — In hedges. Eare, and thinly 

 spread. It was sparsely represented at Marston Green (1) a few 

 years since, but seems to be cut down every year, or is eradicated 

 now; (2) occurring constantly in hedges from Alveston Heath, 

 near Stratford-on-Avon, to the Loxley road, a distance of about a 

 mile. The plants from these stations are what Mr. Bloxam con- 

 sidered to be typical R. thyrsoideus, and are identical with his fasci- 

 culus specimens, and with specimens gathered at Twy cross in his 

 presence. 



15. R. thyrsoideus, var., is a broad-leaved form, very different 

 from type. This I find (2) at Tardebig and Hewell Grange, an 

 outlying part of the county, and in hedges about (1) Shuiey and 

 Solihull. On the Tardebig plant Prof. Babington remarks, " This 

 I call a fine form of R. thyrsoideus, very near if not identical with 

 Bloxam's macroacanthus, but his authentic specimens have rather 

 different shaped leaves." Mr. Bloxam, to whom I sent specimens, 

 said he should call it a variety of Ft. discolor. I think, however, 

 that Prof. Babington' s opinion is the more correct. 



16. R. macroacanthus, Bloxam. — Occurs in hedges between 

 (1) Hartshill and Mancetter. Mr. Bloxam gave me the locality, 

 and I found the plant quite abundant. Very like the Tardebig 

 plant, but with more strongly declining prickles on the panicle. 



17. K. leucostachys, Sm. — In hedges, copses, and heathy places. 

 Eather local in the typical form, (1) Sutton Park ; Maxtoke 

 Park ; lanes about Solihull ; Meriden ; Knowle, &c. (2) Alveston 

 pastures, Stivichall Common ; Kenil worth. 



18. R. vestitus, W. & N. — In hedges and woods. Much more 

 frequent and abundant than the last, quite the ]3revailing bramble 

 in some districts. (1) Olton ; Maxtoke; Meriden Shafts; Arley; 

 Sutton ; Trickley Coppice, &c. (2) AUesley ; Kenilworth Heath. 

 A peculiar form, with ternate leaves and hairy glandular stems, is 

 abundant near (2) Hewell Grange ; and a similar form, having 

 ad^jressed fruit sepals, is abundant in Little Shortwood, near 

 Tardebig. The type has usually beautiful purple flowers, but this 

 vestitus variety has the flowers quite as frequently white. 



19. R. Graboivskii, Weihe, I believe Mr. Bloxam found in 

 (1) Hartshill Wood, but I have never been able to find it there. 

 I saw it in Mr. Bloxam's garden at Harborough-Magna, introduced 

 from Leicestershire. 



20. R. Colemanni, Blox. — In quarries and hedges. Very rare. 

 (1) In a quarry near Hartshill, confirmed by Prof. Babington ; 

 also what I think is this from the north end of Sutton Park. A 

 singularly prickly form, which Prof. Babington thought might be 

 this, occurred about three years since in abundance on banks 

 near New Park, Middleton. Since that time I have never been 

 able to find a trace of it, the vestitus form of R. leucostachys having 



