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4. R. affinis, W. and N.—A decidedly northern Bramble, and here 
generally and commonly distributed. Very ericetal in its stations, like 
the two previous forms. This is, when dried, sometimes hard to dis- 
tinguish from the R. rhamaifolius of Surrey heaths, but in a growing 
state these Rudi seem to me sufficiently distinct. — (1.) Between 
Stockport and Mottram, near Macclesfield. (2.) General, e. g. Tabley 
Lake side. (4.) Near a quarry between Eastham Hotel and Brom- 
borough Park wall. (7.) Back Lane, Lower Peover, and Rudheath, 
abundant. Mr. Baker has established the identity of this prevalent 
Yorkshire and Cheshire form with R. nemoralis, Müll. (See Gene- 
vier, p. 188.) 
5. RA. Lindleianus, Lees—A most prevalent and unmistakable 
form. (2.) Very common. (4.) Heswall Hills, near Parkgate. (7.) 
Lower Peover, common. 
6. R. rhamnifolius, W. and N.—Embracing here a range of several 
forms, of which the shade ones require more attention, which, if we 
combine the subspecies, is hereabouts sufficiently general. I doubt if 
some of these do not rather belong to R. calvatus, Blox., so I shall 
only give the distribution of a form which is certainly rhamnifolius 
with flat, broadly-ovate, cuspidate, and cordate terminal leaflets densely- 
grey felted beneath. (1.) Tabley Lane on Tabley Hill; hedge just 
above the sand-pit. (7.) Peover, back lane, near the Brook, and 
Rudheath. 
7. R. discolor, W. and N.—Curiously partial and local in Mid- 
Cheshire, where it bears marks of accidental importation, occurring 
near canals, tan-yards, railway stations, etc., and seldom in fields or 
hedges removed from the highway roads. As, however, we approach 
the hilly districts of East Cheshire, or the sea towards the west, it be- 
. comes gradually more abundant. In Wirral and North Eddisbury, 
that is to say, in littoral Cheshire, it is the prevalent Bramble. All 
the discolor of Central Cheshire, which I have yet carefully examined, 
seems to me the smaller, less pilose, more stunted R. rusticanus, Mer- 
cier, and not the true discolor of W. and N. so general round London, 
forexample. The nearest Cheshire plants to this last I gathered near 
Biley, Middlewich, a district in its vegetation much more markedly 
southern than Knutsford, though not so many miles from it, as the 
general occurrence there of Acer and R. cesius, L., shows; but, not hav- 
ing seen the Biley discolor in flower, I do not wish to record true discolor 
