ROSACE AE. — ETJBUS 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 

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



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

 ets, alt. 1500-2200 ra., 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. BoL XIII. 226 (1875). — 

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



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



Rami 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. ylebejus recalls many common European brambles. 



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

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



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

 (No. 3024). 



Rubus pinfaensis L^veille & Vaniot in Bull. Soc. Agric. Sarthe 

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

 (1911). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang gorge, cliffs, alt. 300 m., ]\Iarch 20, 

 1908 (No. 3024). 



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



