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the nearly bald stem, these two sheets seem identical with Danish 
specimens of FR. sciaphilus, Lange, now in my Herbarium. I have 
the same thing from 7 Western Counties (Welsh and English), but 
I have not seen it before from East England.” Hb, K,. 
Group 5. Discolores. 
(31.) *R. Godroni, Lecog. § Lamotte (R. argentatus, P. J, Muell.). 
Collected in Queen’s Cottage grounds in August, 1908, and a few 
bushes seen again this year. Mr. Rogers has confirmed the identifi- 
cation. There is a specimen in the Arboretum Herbarium, col- 
lected in Queen’s Cottage grounds in 1899 and left unnamed, 
which is certainly identical. Hb. K., Arb. Hb. 
(32.) R. rusticanus, Merc. Nicholson records this as occurring 
here and there by towing-path, where only we have found it. The 
double-flowered variety (var. flore pleno) occurs near Queen’s 
Cottage, but only as a cultivated plant. 
Group 6. Sylvatici. 
(37.) R. macrophyllus, Weihe § Nees. Nicholson records this as 
abundant in Queen’s Cottage grounds, but we have not come across 
Group 7. Vestiti. 
(43.) *R. hypoleucus, Lefv. §- Muell. (R. micans, Gren. & Godr.). 
ound in several spots in Queen’s Cottage grounds in Ane 
1908. Mr. Rogers remarks : “I think a highly glandular an 
aciculate form of this.” Hb. K. F — 
47.) *R. leucostachys, Schleich. Here and there in Queens 
ie grounds, A jhe collected in August, 1909, was sent 2 
Mr. Rogers, who marked it : “ Probably &. leucostachys x aes 
canus, though in panicle nearer to R. leucostachys se is faye me 
this hybrid.” But we find quite identical forms un er i ra 
stachys, and as R. rusticanus is absent from the —? ottag 
grounds we incline to call it simply R. leucostachys. wh. 
Group 8. Egregii. 
a 
1909, and forwarded to Mr. Rog 
“I suppose certainly a mucronatus form (? fs scittte pigeon 
less hairy than usual, and exceptionally long petiolule 
Hb. K 
An unusually vigorous form 
ds in August, “begs 
‘ icle is rather suggestive OL a 
ot acne for doubt that the stem 
pieces belong to R. anglosaxonicus,” b. K. 
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