224 32. R DIVERSIFOLIUS. 



sometimes so thickly covered with hairs (all on the veins) as 

 to seem so at the first view, whilst other leaves are nearly- 

 naked beneath. I have seen nothing quite like this, and as 

 it has only been found in one place it must be left for future 

 consideration. It seems to be the R. horrefacius (Miill. 

 Mon. 179), as it agrees well with specimens from Sheen 

 Common in Surrey, and from Cleves near Thirsk in N. E. 

 Yorkshire, which were so-named by M. Genevier. 



The Rev. A. Bloxam sends specimens of a plant, gathered 

 at Hutton near Waith in Yorkshire, which he thinks may 

 be R. apiculatus (Weihe). As far as I can judge from them 

 it is nearly allied to R. Koehleri and R. diver sifolius. Either 

 the hairs and setae are very few in number or very deciduous. 

 Aciculi are tolerably abundant, and when broken leave the 

 peculiar short pyramidal base which is characteristic of the 

 Koehlei'iani. The only leaves that I have seen are temate : 

 the lateral leaflets being unequal-sided or somewhat lobed 

 (clearly consisting of two leaflets cohering) : the terminal 

 leaflet is oval, but slightly broadest just above the middle, 

 cordate-based, acuminate. The under side of the leaflets is 

 hairy and grey-felted; the edge simply dentate below, rather 

 doubly towards the tip, and then the main teeth are patent or 

 even reflexed ; all the teeth are strongly apiculate. In all these 

 respects it agrees sufficiently with R. Sclileicheri of Leighton, 

 which is a form of R. diversif alius. Those plants have a narrow 

 open panicle which differs greatly at first sight from that of 

 R. div er sifolius ; nevertheless there seems really no material 

 difference between them. Here the floral leaves are smaller, 

 although mostly exceeding the axillary racemes. These race- 

 mose or even paniculate branches bear more numerous 

 flowers and are rather more patent than those of R. diversi- 

 folius. On the whole I think that Mr Bloxam's plant is a 

 form of R. diver sifolius, although it may also be R. ajncula- 

 tus (Weihe). 



