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Bab., limestone rocks, Ben Bulben, County Sligo, 16th July, 1879. 

 Both these forms are sent by Mr. S. A. Stewart, who writes that 

 the Ben Bulben plant " is a smaller plant than var. pilosa, and very 

 glandular. The flowers are small, witb sepals shorter and broader. 

 The Clare plant differs from the type in the absence of glands on 

 the leaves, and in being more hairy. It is a large-flowered 

 conspicuous form, and very abundant. The Ben Bulben plant 

 seems rather scarce, and I regret that I have so few specimens to 

 send to the Club." Mr. Baker considers these two forms to be 

 alike. Prof. Babington accepts them as the vars. a and b of his 



' Manual.' 



Rosa tomentilhi, Leman, var. Nicholsoni, Christ in htt. Mr. 



Nicholson sends this variety from the same locality as var. ([{finis 

 [banks of the Ure, Ripon, Yorkshire,] with the following note :— 

 Differt a typo aculeis tenuibus, dentibus profundioribus, fere 

 simplicifolius ; planta magis glabrata, sepala dorso hispidis, fructu 

 ovalis seu rotundato. This rose, collected by my brother on the 

 left banks of the Ure near Sharon, Yorkshire, has been named as 

 above by Dr. Christ. It has a certain frondosa look, as that form 

 is understood in Baker's ' Monograph,' but differs from it m its 

 prickles, glandular peduncles, &c." 



R. stytma, Desv., var. evanida, Christ in htt. Sent by Mr. 

 George Nicholson from Ham Common, Surrey, 8th September, 

 1879, with the following remarks :— " Foliolibus biserratis mmori- 

 bus,poene glabrata, sed pedunculis hispidis et stylo elongate stylos® 

 Transitus ad stylosa versus caninam biserratum. Last year 1 

 noticed a number of bushes of this Rose on Ham Common. It is 

 strongly characterised by its numerous flowers its globose fruits, 

 and small leaves. Mr. Baker was good enough to examine fresh 

 specimens, and as he had not met with the form before I carefully 

 went through all the specimens of this section in the Rew 

 Herbarium without finding anything near it. I thereupon sent 

 the plant to Dr. Christ, of Basle, who pronounced it new, and 

 kindly forwarded the above name and diagnosis. A somewhat erect 

 bush from five to eight feet high. Prickles on barren stem five- 

 eigh hs o?an inch long, and the scar about as deep. Leaves of he 

 barren shoot about four inches long, with seven leaflets, .the 

 teiminal one an inch and a quarter long by about five -eighths of 

 an tech broad, hairs nearly confined to ribs and petiole; the 

 serrXn double, teeth acute/ Flowers from six to twelve or more 

 te a dus er, the peduncles clothed with weak acicuh and set®. 

 Cdvxube globose, naked, sepals little more than half an inch 

 Ion- Othe? bushes from the same locality agree thoroughly m all 

 reacts with that just described, with the exception of their having 

 sepals hispid at the back/' 



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this species, as Mr. Wat 



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graphical Botany ' as its southernmost county 

 Rutnex, hybrid between pulcher and conyl 



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