NOTES ON BRITISH RUBI. 235 
It was ayn — As Mercier in Reuter’s ‘ Cat. Pl. 
lares de Gén 
I 
vascu 
2, and I have a specimen ‘inihantiniadl 
hes san a oo named R. Reuteri v. cordifolius by 
by hi m. 
Génévier, which was gathered at Thirsk pi 1865), but under 
what name, if any, Baker sent it to him does not appear. The 
difference between the leaves of the tw ens is so great 
I could ee aes ve: them to be the same had not Genévier 
R. 
combined the 
Reuteri i is n 
wish he had given us his matured opinion. 
ot pated by Nyman 
ack, Herefordshire, Ley ; ie Penyard 
(1) Sell 
Wood, Herefordshire, pata ; (8) Kirkby, Lancashire, Lewis ; 
and To 
(4) Paabhor ry, N. B 
separa 
48. 
R. Banrourranus Blox. It is possible that phe 
c 
(470) 
forms are included under this name: perhaps incorrec ctly so 
places it in 
dumetorum. 
the other ha 
the heterogeneous collection included by him under R. 
He seems not to have carefully studied the Cesti, On 
group Triviales, —- corresponds with our Cesii, and adopts R. 
Balfourianus as one of them. He had an ee of specimens, 
rap one anal by Bloxam and another by Bak 
R. coryuironius §m. Our A. corgi is not at all 
1) 
se atectcr, as it now stands. The typical plant, FR. sublustris Lees, 
ked 
well mar 
fortunately 
Gé 
The other forms require much coeae Un- 
Bloxam sent my var. gong (from Peckleton) to 
Ww 
same cover _ The re is @ plant in Perthshire 
conjungens, At first sight it much resembles 
y 
Si latifolius Ite terminal leaflet is more cordate than that of 
Seine on 
My var 
al | 
. sepicola, its stem more furrowed, and there are a few sunken 
the panicle. 
ar. purpureus is ts the R. fasciculatus Miil., described 
in 1858 by him, and also by Boulay in 1866. If distinguished, 
it must bear that name. 
50. (472) R. petrowrvus Miill. Our plant agrees so nearly wi 
this, which 
with 
was described in ‘ Regenberg Flora’ (1858, 181), as 
shown by authentic ——- in the Herb. Génév., that I consider 
it best to 
to adopt it for our R. altheifolius. Our plant differs con- 
siderably from the only specimen of R. altheifolius which I possess, 
- en as so-named to Génévier by Le Fevre, which seems to be a 
orm of R. corylifolius. 
Baker sent unnamed specimens from Thirsk (July 7th, eae ta 
Génévier, which are hamed H. acerosus Mill. by the latter. 1 
