THE UNFOLDING OF WOOD SORREL LEAVES. 801 
form (var. nemorosus Genev.) than any other yet found in Britain. 
Name confirmed by Prof. Babington. Near this, but apparently 
distinet from it, and having affinities with R. adscitus Genev. an 
R. Lejeunei W. & N., is a plant which occurs in considerable 
git eee eth Wareham Hill and oe Hill Common 
Ber .& N. and b. Hystria Weihe. he | tier seems 
one of the pallies: brambles of this part sa ci : but it is 
Lane and elsewhere in the distri ;_ but the preeling Rese which 
branching panicle, remarkably unequal prickles, ad sin arly 
small deeply-toothed leaves. Dr. "Fo rut and Prof. Babington agree 
*R, flexuosus M, by L. In several places in Witley parish ; 
typical and abundan 
*R. viridis Kalt. Wit: . "a abundant locally, and especially 
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Focke. On Hariesle Hill reese and other exposed places it 
becomes very robust, and might occasionally be rather cer 
confounded with some of the stronger Hystria and rosaceus form 
In E. F. Linton’s herbarium there is a specimen of this peti 
ground form (labelled ‘‘rosaceus”), gathered by Mr. Mennell at 
Chelsham, Surrey. 
+R. hirtus W. & N. Under this apparently must go way wh sd 
at Munstead, and perhaps pester ere in the neighbourh 
diversifolius Lindl. Com 
R. Balfourianus Blox. Witley, occasionally ; and near Charles 
Hill, Tilford. Quite typical in two or three spots. By stream 
between Woking and Worplesdon (R. P. Murray). 
R, corylifolius Sm. Common, and chiefly typical sublustris 
R, casius L. Seen only at Elstead. In woods at Mun stead 
occurs, apparently in considerable quantity, a remarkable plant, 
which Dr. Focke considers to be a hybrid between cesius an 
. Koehleri, or some allied form 
THE UNFOLDING OF WOOD-SORREL LEAVES.* 
By Aeyes Fry. 
Every one who knows anything about a wood in spring time, 
knows well the bright clusters of light green leaves which almost 
hide the delicate flower of the wood- ‘sorrel ; and everyone who has 
We are indebted to the Editor of Nature Notes for permission to repro- 
Pon Miss Fry’s paper from that Journal for Aug. 15th, and for the loan of the 
Sanantcan sing figures.—Ep. Journ. Bor.] 
