84 THE FLORA Of WARW'lCKSHIRii. 



R. rhamnifolius, If. and N. liucktlwrn-l eared Bramble. 



Native : In hedges and thickets. Local. July. August. 

 I. Puol Hollies Wood, Sutton Park; Hay Lane,' Solihull ; Brockhill 

 Lane, Honily ; Ridge Lane, near Bentley Park ; lane from 

 Stonebridge to Castle Broniwich; lane by Chalcot Wood; 

 Marstou Green. 

 II. Near Haywoods ; near AUesley ; Rounshill Lane, Keuilvvorth ; 

 lane from Kiugswood to Rovvmgton. 

 The form which Mr. Bloxam called U. cordifoliun occurs 

 occasionally with the type. 



R. discolor, 1]'. aitd X. Common Bra)nhle. 



Native : In hedges and thickets. Common. July, .\ugust. 

 More or less abundant throughout the county. 



R. thyrsoideus, WInnn. Tlninius-Jhncered Jlramble. 



Native: In hedges. Rare. July, August. 

 I. Stoke and Hartshill. Bab. Brit. Bub., p. Ill ; Marston Green ; a 

 rampant form of this also occurs near Hoare ParK, Atherstone 

 Road. 

 II. Near Alveston Pastures, collected when botanisiug there with the 

 Rev. W. W. Newbould; Kingswood. 

 The plants from the above stations are what Mr. Bloxam con- 

 sidered to be typical B. tlii/rsoideiis. 

 Yar. inacrvacantJins, Blox. 



Native : In hedges and on banks in marly soils. Local. 

 I. " R. discolor, c, macroacauthus. Bell ,S'«/f, 10 Bab. Syn. ; between 

 Mancetter and Hartshill ! abundant ; A. Bloxam in. Herb. Bor. :" 

 lanes about Shirley. 

 II. Abundant on marh' banks near Tardebigg and Hewell Grange. 

 Jlerb. Brit. Mnx.'^. 1875, J. Bagnall. 

 On the plant from Tardebigg Professor Babiugton remarks, "This 

 I call a line form of B. tliijruoidem, very near to, if not identical 

 with, Bloxam's ;;(«c;'Ortc«»//(((x, but his authentic specimens have 

 rather different-shaped leaves,"' 1871. 

 The plant at Hartshill is certainly very near the Tardebigg plant, 

 but has more strongly deflexed prickles on the panicle. It was 

 abundant in the lane from Mancetter to Hartshill in 1875. 



R. leucostachys, Sm. Long -clustered Braiidjie. 



Native : In heathy places and hedges. Common. July. August. 

 I. .\therstune, liiax., Ilab. lirit. Poib., ]}. 122; Sutton Park; Maxtoke 

 Park; lanes about Solihull ; Meriden ; Knowle. etc. 

 II. Near Rugby. Blo.r.. Bub. Brit. Bub., p. 122; Weston Wood ; Stivi- 

 chall Common; Kenilwortli, etc. 

 Var. b. rc.ttitiis, Weihe. 



On banks and in woods. More frequent than the type. 

 I. Olton canal bank; near Maxtoke Priory ; Meriden Shafts; Ballard"s 



Green, Arley; near Moor Hall, Sutton; Trickley Coppice, etc. 

 II. Coventry Park, T. Kirl;. Herb. Brit. Mux.: Kenilwortli Heath; 

 AUesley; a peculiar form with ternate leaves and very hairy 

 glandular stem is abundant on banks near Hewell Grange, and 

 a similar form having sepals adpressed to the fruit is abundant 

 in Little Shortwood in the same district. 

 It is often difficult to separate these varieties satisfactorily. 



