KOSACEAE. RUBUS 55 



Rubus flosculosus f. laxiflorus Focke, n. forma. 

 Western Szech'uan: Tachien-lu, alt. 1800-2400 m., October 

 1908 (No. 1246). 



Rubus Giraldianus Focke in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 401 (1901); in Bibl. 

 Bot. LXXII. 194, fig. 78 (Spec. Rub.) (1911). 



Western Szech'uan: Wa-ssu country, W6n-chuan Hsien, thick- 

 ets, alt. 1500-2200 m., July and August 1908 (No. 815). 



Rubus adenophorus Rolfe in Kew Bull. Misc. Inform. 1910, p. 382. 



Rubus sagatus Focke in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 198, fig. 80 (Spec. Rub.) (1911). 

 Western Hupeh: Chang-lo Hsien, thickets, alt. 1200 m., June 

 and July 1907 (No. 81). 



Rubus innominatus S. Moore in Jour. Bot. XIII. 226 (1875). 

 Focke in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 195 (Spec. Rub.) (1911). 



Rubus innominatus, subsp. plebejus Focke, subsp. nov. 



Kami petiolique floccoso-tomentelli. Folia rami fertilis omnia 

 ternata; foliolum terminale fere quadratico-suborbiculare, diam. fere 

 5-6 cm. Calyces nunc rubro-setosi, nunc setoso-echinati, sepalis post 

 anthesin fructum involucrantibus (sicut in typo); petala rosea (ex 

 Wilson); ovaria tomentosa. Fructus rubri. 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, roadsides, alt. 300-900 m., June and 

 July 1907 (No. 42). 



The pinnate leaves and narrower leaflets distinguish the typical plant. It may 

 be a variable species, but it is at present impossible to decide if there exist clear 

 limits between allied forms. 



In general aspect the subsp. plebejus recalls many common European brambles. 



Rubus chiliadenus Focke in Hooker's Icon. XX. text to t. 1952, 

 p. 4 (1891); in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 198 (Spec. Rub.) (1911). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, roadsides, alt. 600 m., August 6, 3907 

 (No. 3024). 



Rubus pinfaensis Leveille* & Vaniot in Bull. Soc. Agric. Sarthe 

 1904, 5. Focke in Bibl. Bot. LXXII. 199, fig. 81 (Spec. Rub.) 

 (1911). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang gorge, cliffs, alt. 300 m., March 20, 

 1908 (No. 3024). 



Very near R. ellipticus Smith, but perhaps specifically distinct. 



