106 12. R. DISCOLOR. 



The Rev. F. J. A. Hort gathered it at Piercefield, 

 Monmouthsliire ; the E,ev. W. H. Purchas at Penyard near 

 Ross, Herefordshire. I found what seems to be the same 

 plant at Llanwarne, Herefordshire, in company with a bush 

 bearing broader and thinner leaves of which the older and 

 larger are pale gneen and hairy on the veins but without 

 felt beneath, but those growing upon the secondary stems 

 are densely grey-felted beneath. Mr Purchas also found, 

 at Alton Court Wood near Ross, a bramble which seems to 

 belong to this variety; but it has an enormous quantity of 

 white meal on both of its stems, in addition to the hairs and 

 stellate down. The R. puhescens of Wirtgen as represented 

 by his specimen has a nearly or perhaps quite naked stem 

 but agrees very well in other respects with my plant and 

 that of Mr Hort. 



E. hrachyphyllos (Miill.) is very nearly, if not exactly 

 the same plant. 



Habitat. Hedges and thickets. Perhaps out most 

 abundant species. July, August. 



Area.— I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 .. 16 . . 

 19 . 21 . 23 24 ... 28 . 30. 



Localities. — i. Ilfracombe, N. Dev. ; Bath, N. Som. ; 

 Bonniton near Dunster, S. Sorti. (Coleman). — ii. Poole, 

 Dors.; Quarrwood, I. of W.; Henfield, W. Suis. (Borrer!). 

 — iii. Hook near Thames Ditton, Surr.; Horsenton and 

 Netting Hill, Middl. ; Epping Forest, S. Essex (E. Forster !). 

 — iv. Fakenham, W. Norf.; Hitcham, W. Suff.; yerj com- 

 mon in Cambr.; Northainp. (Bloxam). — v. Llanruinney and 

 Piercefield, Monrii. ; Browberrow, W. Glouc. ; Shrewsbury, 

 Salop.; Warw.; Harlaston (Bloxam), near Stafford, and 

 Rugeley, Staff. — vi. Tenby, Pemb. ; Cardigan; New Radnor, 

 Radn. — vii. Llanberis, Pen Maen Mawr, and Capel Curig, 

 Caern.; Capel Garmon, Denb.; Dolgelly and Pennal, Me- 

 rion. — viii Twycross, Leic.; Stapenhill, Derby (Hind!). — 



