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NOTES ON BRITISH RUBI: 
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE LIST IN ‘ LONDON CaTALOGUE,’ ED. 8. 
By C. C. Bazineton, M.A., F.R.S. 
(Concluded from p. 223.) 
22. (440) R. Maassn Focke. Focke ani Ste Sore that i is 
R. sary Marss. and R. Maassii Focke. k that it is the 
latter ; but I have not seen the form rmer, nor % as = my spec ‘nies 
seem to accord with Focke’s remarks upon it. We have been in error 
in considering our plant to be the R. vulgaris b. umbrosus N. and 
- umbrosus Arrh.; for Focke appears to be quite correct in con 
sidering ae to be the R. pyramidalis Kalt., our former R. hir tifolius. 
ain, amosus Nery of which : have authentic specimens 
ys 
ain, 
the plant found at Morden, Durham, Aug., 1864, and called R. atro- 
caulis by Génévier for Baker, is certainly wrongl ee. it is 
probably R. Maassii. I have the a R. atrocaulis before m “50 es 
I think that I have removed several of the errors into 
have been led. Focke told Baker that the form of R. hanna 
usually called by us R. cordifolius is R. Maassii ; but surely ther 
Some mistake. I may be wrong. but certainly think R. Maassit fas 
nearer to R. macrophyllus than to R. rhamnifolius. 
The fine but Pater: dentition of this plant is remarkably 
beautiful. Can e that my R. macrophyllus «. glabratus is a 
in Perthshire 
R. core lg and probably R. peer IIa ‘BR. pr 
I combine with R. Schlechtendatii with some little ica on I am 
not acquainted with the true plant as British. I also doubt the 
ey of ae plants of Focke and Génévier. 
If I understand Mr. Briggs correctly, he suspects that my 
Var. glabratie may be the R. Banningii Focke, the R. pyramidatus 
Mill. I have a specimen of R. Banningii from Focke before me, 
and they are certainly not the same. My plant is _— marked 
leaves, which a sae are ie aecaee ect this with the other forms 
R. macrophyllus. I have also a specimen which Dr. Boswell fxind 
in a wood near Balmuto, in October, 1878, and called a “ shade 
cordifelius” of Baker and Bloxam, and R. Lindleianus of Warren, 
Journan or Borany.—Vou. 24. [Aue., 1886.] Q 
