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Erection  of  the  sepals  is  certainly  very  rare  in  the  whole  of 
this  group  and  is  rather  the  mark  of  an  aberrant  individual 
than  of  a  variety.  Baker,  Christ,  Crepin  and  others  look 
upon  R.  biserrata  Merat  as  only  a  form  of  dumalis  with 
more  compound  teeth  and  greater  development  of  glands. 
Major  Wolley-Dod  affirms  that  they  are  wrong,  on  what 
grounds  I  do  not  know,  and  says  that  the  distinguishing 
marks  are  the  globose  fruit  and  very  hispid  styles.  Merat 
does  not  make  any  mention  of  hispid  styles.  I  have  seen 
forms  of  dumalis  with  woolly  styles  and  fruit  certainly  not 
globose.  The  form  of  the  fruit  in  the  whole  group  of 
Eu-caninae  is  often  so  variable  on  the  same  bush  as  to  be 
a  very  uncertain  mark  of  distinction. — W.B.  (2)  Mountain¬ 
side,  Crickhowell,  Breconsh.,  v.c.  42,  Aug.  23,  1909.  Major 
Wolley-Dod  writes  “Just  about  my  idea  of  Merat’s  plant, 
but  the  sepals  have  fallen.  Erect  on  young  fruit  should 
be  a  feature.”  I  agree. — A.  Ley. 
R.  dumetorum  Thuill.  Mordiford,  Herefordsh.,  v.c. 
36,  Sept.  14,  1909.  I  sent  this  to  Major  Wolley-Dod  as 
R.  obtusifolia  (Desv.)  along  with  two  other  similar,  but 
not  identical  plants.  He  considers  the  present  one  as 
nearer  to  dumetorum  than  to  obtusifolia.  If  so,  the  plant 
sent  has  smaller  leaflets  and  fruit  than  I  have  been 
accustomed  to  attribute  to  dumetorum.  The  two  plants 
(large  leaflets,  large  fruit ;  small  leaflets,  small  round  fruit) 
are  about  equally  common  in  Herefordsh.,  and  keep  in  a 
usual  way  distinct  from  each  other.  _  The  small-leaved 
and  fruited  plant  now  sent  was  named  obtusifolia  for  me 
by  J.  G.  Baker  many  years  ago. — A.  Ley.  Yes. — W.B. 
I  think  that  this  belongs  to  R.  obtusifolia  (Desv.),  which, 
in  my  opinion,  should  stand  as  the  type  of  the  Borreri 
( tomentella )  group,  rather  than  under  dumetorum.  Note 
the  few,  closely-set  pairs  of  leaflets,  and  the  small,  globose 
fruit. — E.S.M. 
R.  dumetorum  Thuill.,  var.  De'seglisei  (Bor.).  Bramp¬ 
ton  Abbots,  Herefordsh.,  v.c.  36,  Aug.  12,  1909.  Passed 
as  this  in  1908  both  by  Maj.  Wolley-Dod  and  M.  Sudre.— 
A.  Ley.  Yes. — W.B.  Good  typical  R.  De'seglisei  (Bor.). — 
A.H.W.-D.  R.  dumetorum ,  var.  De'seglisei  (Bor.). — H. 
Dingier. 
R.  glauca  Will.,  var.  subcristata  (Baker).  Hedge, 
Saintfield,  Co.  Down,  Aug.  13,  1909.  This  was  so  named 
