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It would be interesting to examine our copper mines for this 

 rare species. Hitherto we have not succeeded in detecting it in 

 Merioneth in such habitats, although all forms of G. inflata grow 

 here very profusely. 



In Hechvigia, xlviii. (pp. 187, sqq.) Schiffner describes and 

 figures in a very interesting paper a variety heterostipoides of this 

 species. It is a smaller plant, with closer and more concave 

 leaves, sinus often narrower, lobes large, incurved, often obtuse, 

 and rarely acute. He considers it to be an intermediate form 

 between G. acutiloba and G. inflata, but nearer the former. It 

 forms a connecting link between the two through the var. hetero- 

 stipa of G. inflata. 



ROSA AFZELIANA Fries. 

 By C. Traaen (Stabaek, Christiania). 



Having for many years been in communication, exchanging 

 observations and specimens, with Mr. W. Barclay, a keen student 

 like myself of the genus Bosa, I have now come into possession 

 of a very valuable collection of Scottish roses. As Dr. Almquist 

 had last summer completed his work describing the Scandinavian 

 forms of B. Afzeliana Fr. ( = B. glauca Vill. x B. coriifolia Fr.), 

 it came into my mind to make a closer comparison, according to 

 Dr. Almquist's system, between the Scottish and the Scandi- 

 navian Afzelianse. I mentioned this to Dr. Almquist, who took 

 a great interest in my idea and promised to revise and correct my 

 determinations. This he did, and I now give a brief summary 

 of the result of our joint examination, in the hope that it may 

 interest some British botanists. The specimens examined, in 

 number nearly ninety, were found to contain about thirty-eight 

 of Dr. Almquist's types. A few were doubtful, owing to the 

 material being defective. 



It appears that the Scottish Afzelianae exhibit a great simi- 

 larity to those of Scandinavia. Among the Scottish forms we 

 meet with many that, with us, are peculiar to West Scandinavia 

 (B. glauca Kattegatensis Almq., Palmeri A. & M., proloiigata A. 

 & M., Lindstrcemii Almq., Icevigata Winsl., B. glauciformis Almq., 

 arietaria Mts., &c). Naturally, some of wider distribution also 

 occur in Scotland, some, e.g., which are found in Southern 

 Sweden. On the other hand, the green-leaved glabrous sub- 

 species, so common in Northern Scandinavia, seem to be wanting 

 in Scotland, with the exception of the widely spread B. virens 

 Wahl. subspecies data Mts. 



With regard to the leaves, there is no difference so far as 

 respects their consistency, but there is a remarkable difference 

 in regard to their clothing. On the west coast of Norway 

 hairy-leaved forms of B. Afzeliana are very rare, but increase 

 in number as you proceed towards the east. In Eastern Norway, 

 and in Central and Southern Sweden, hairy green-leaved forms 



