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cases very rare, and that one might almost describe the stem as 
only aciculate and — — is a - m8 with our 
R. Bellardi. He appears to hav rtus when in 
England, but admits that * not S ectabig: as “English —_- i 
analogous with the continental R. glandulosus.” I believe that 
is the case, and that the Scandinavian forms are peers er 
different. He justly apes ‘I have some reason for suspecting 
in the S.W. of England are analogous to, but not exactly identical 
with, those of our northern counties and Scotland. Hach district 
not only seems to have its own especial and prevalent species, but 
the forms found near the 8.W. coast are usually slightly different 
a é 
slight, but are apparent to the practised observer. It 
every day more difficult to decide upon the rank to be justly slaimnad 
by each so-called species or variety. 
Genevier agrees with me in placing the R. dentatus Blox. as a 
form of &. Bellardi, but he also places with it a plant from Baker 
(R. glandulosus, cult. ex hort. Kew, 1867), which can hardly be the 
same, for it has the many strong eneen short unequal prickles 
and strong short aciculi of the Koehler 
Areschoug justly remarks under R. "pallidus that the plant to 
which we give that name has no right to it, and that it seems to be 
a form of R. Koehleri growing probably in shade, as Focke suggests. 
He says that our R. pallidus ‘is of the same species as four] 
R. Guntheri,” and adds that it is ‘‘ identical _ R. foliosus Whe. 
I cannot agree with his Somaya on, and must suppose that we 
a different plants in view. 
eschoug considers ‘R. horridus Hartm. as of especial interest. 
It is a Scandinavian plant of which I unfortunately have very little 
knowledge, and do not possess any authentic specimens. He justly 
plant by the possession of a specimen from Vo mardinsen, a station 
mentioned by him; and others from Genevier, which seem to 
accord with it. These also seem to agree very well with two 
specimens from Hartshill, called A. infestus of Bloxam, which 
Genevier has accepted as the true pian 
T have not sen R. pve. Lindb., which is said to be the 
“most vigorous of all the Scandinavian ‘prambles.” It is con- 
sidered by Areschoug to the English R. wmbrosus (the R. carpini- 
— of papa It is therefore probable that his A. polyanthemos 
is the R. Maassii Focke, and probably also R.. Miintert 
Sa % e oat sat be right in supposing that he includes them 
both, as I have erroneously done under my R. umbrosus ; but my 
present idea is that many of our RK. umbrosus are R. _— and a 
few of them R. Miinteri. And I should place them all near to 
R. rhamnifolius, as is done by Focke and Baker. 1 = not know 
