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likewise. Some years ago I sent specimens to Dr. Focke, and he himself 

 supported my view as to its identity with his R. opacus. It certainly 

 belongs to the Suherecti, and unites better with R. fissus than yA^\ any 

 other plant of the group. 



The typical Ruhus fissus is rather frequent on our open commons, 

 occurring sometimes in wild, exposed places. 



232. R. plicatus, W. and N. Plaited-Ieaved Bramble. 



Native ; in peaty pastures and bushy places. Rare. June to 

 August. 



c. I. Wood between St. Mellion and Pillaton. 



D. IV. Valley of Tory Brook, Dartmoor. "M. Genevier identifies a 

 plant from Tory on Dartmoor with the R. hamulosics, Miill. 

 It has an abundance of strong declining (and some deflexed) 

 prickles on its stem, and its panicle is furnished Anth rather 

 numerous strong hooked prickles ; but in other respects I do 

 not see any characters to distinguish it from R. j)licatus.'^ 

 Bab. Brit. Rubi, 65. Waste spot, Derriford, Egg Buckland. 

 VI. Damp pasture in the Erme valley between Ivy bridge and Har- 

 ford. Rough pasture below Hanger Dotvii. 



233. R. affinis, W. and N. Intermediate Bramble. 



Native ; in damp spots on commons, in low bushy pastures and 

 copse swamps. Rather common. June to September, 

 c. I. Between Hessenford and Seaton. Between Pillaton %illage and 

 Clapper Bridge. Bushy pasture below Viverdon Down. 

 II. Valley of the Tamar near Calstock. In a low clayey field near 

 Hatt. 

 D. III. Waste bushy spot below the fort near Budshead, on the right of 

 the road from St. Budeaux to Tamerton Foliot. Beer Ferrers, 

 by a road leading towards Lophill, and in the wood above the 

 ferry to Calstock. Buckland Monachorum Down. Sampford 

 Spiney, near the church. 

 IV. Near Plymouth ; Bab. Brit. Rubi. 73. It occurs on the right 

 bank of the Plym, near Riverford, and at Common Wood. 

 Bickleigh. Sheepstor. 

 V. Valley of the Yealm, Dartmoor, and by Broadall Brook. 

 Dr. Focke considered specimens that I sent him of the plants at River- 

 ford and Buckland Monachorum Down as representing quite typical 

 affinis^ exactly the same as that common in the hedges near Mmden. 



R. affinis, unlike the other Brambles of the group Suberecti, will 

 occasionally have a few barren shoots rooting at the end. The plant from 

 between Pillaton and Clapper Bridge recedes from the ij^e toAvards 

 plicatus ; and there are others, as those from ' below Viverdon DoAvn ' 



