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begins to flower along with R. casim L., as the earliest species, in 

 the end of June. I have not the requisite knowledge to give the 

 distribution of its varieties accurately ; but var. a. ferox W. is far 

 the most abundant throughout the county ; var. b. diversifoims 

 (Lindeb.) occurs {teste Rogers), but much more rarely ; var. e. tuher- 

 culatus Bab. I believe to be pretty common ; var. f. concinnus Warren 

 has been passed by the same authority, but is certainly rare ; var. g. 

 J'ascieidutus P. J. Muell. also occurs. 



. R. coRYLiFOLius Sui. Flova, 106, 107. Var. a. sublustris 

 (Lees). Very rare in Herefordshire. Characteristic and typical at 

 one station in the north (Pudlestone) ; scarcely found elsewhere. 



Var. b. CYCLOPHYLLus Lindeb. This is a well-marked form which 

 is locally common, at least in the south of the county, and occurs 

 in many other districts, U. corijlifolius Sm., taken as an aggregate, 

 is sparsely distributed through Herefordshire, and is nowhere an 

 abundant species. 



R. coMMixTus Frid. & Gel. But. Tiih., Copenhag. 1890, p. 245. 

 Damp wood-border, Coldborough Park, in the south of the county ; 

 1888, and again in 1890. Named by Dr. Focke. li. commixtus Frid. 

 & Gel. appears to be closely connected with 11. corijJifolius Sm., under 

 which species it would probably be ranged as a variety by British 

 batologists. It differs from ordinary British forms of II. conjlifulius in 

 the assurgent fruiting calyx, and in the presence of rather numerous 

 stalked glands upon the rachis, besides other less remarkable cha- 

 racters. It does nob seem to approach any of the forms of B.. 

 dumetorum W. & N. I am not aware that Pi. comniixtus Frid. & Gel. 

 has been previously recorded as British. 



R. Balfourianus Blox. Exclude E. BaJfourianus Blox., Flora, 

 100. Wood-borders and bushy places ; rare in Herefordshire. At 

 two localities in the south of the county (Yatton and near Mordi- 

 ford) ; unknown as yet elsewhere. First record, the present paper; 

 the inclusion of Herefordshire in the list of vice-counties in Journ. 

 Bat. 1895, 105, being founded on plants now pronounced to be 

 hybrids. 



R. c.Esius L. Flora, 110. Abundant as an aggregate in Here- 

 fordshire, chiefly on low damp ground and ditch- or stream-sides. 

 Of the named varieties, all have been given for Herefordshire by 

 the late Prof. Babington, with the exception of var. f. hispidus 

 W. & N. ; and occur, I believe, occasionally as well-marked forms ; 

 but the forms which are referrible to none of these named varieties 

 are of far greater frequency, and no specially marked form seems to 

 exist as tt/pe ca:sius. Plants intermediate between the last four spe- 

 cies are very common, and are now treated by the best authorities 

 as hybrids ; if this is really their origin, they often far exceed in 

 abundance the parents from which they are supposed to originate. 



