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Prunus domes tica X insit il ia. [H 2]. Lane near Purwell, 
Gt. Wymondley, Herts., Sept. 20, 1930. — J. E. Little. For 
notes, see W. E. C. R. 1922, 211, and 1923, Owing to 
the very late season of flowering the present year has been 
unusually favourable for observation of fruits of Prunus. In 
my records the bushes only fruit well about once in seven 
years. — J. E. Little. Certainly much nearer the garden 
Plum. The pubescence of the peduncle is extremely short. 
The leaves also point in the direction of the Plum. — J. Fraser. 
Prunus domestica L. X insititia L. [847]. Near Toot Hill, 
Pirton, Herts., April 28, Sept. 16, 1930. — J. E. Little. The 
domestica element is seen in the large, broad leaves (up to 
7.5 cm. long and 5.0 cm. broad) ; the insititia element in the 
coarse hairs on the spurs, the pubescent peduncle and the 
globular retusc-topped fruit (up to 2.8 cm. in diameter). 
The fruit is inclined, but not markedly pendulous. The word 
“ Skeg ” is in local use for this and other forms of larger- 
fruited Prunus ; and more particularly for a very spinous 
form closely related to P. spinosa, having fruits up to 2.0 cm. 
diameter, “ quite palatable,” (fide J. E. Thrussell). This 
latter has faint traces of pubescence on the fruiting peduncle, 
and old spurs with some hairs. — J. E. Little. The young 
branches, the pedicels and the lower leaf-surfaces are downy. 
I think this is P. insititia with rather large leaves and broad 
petals. — E. Drabble. I agree to the name. The pubescence 
on the peduncles is unusually prominent. I think it may 
have arisen from a garden Plum all the same, because some 
of them have been proved experimentally to be heterozygous 
for all parts. Birds carry away the fruits from gardens and 
drop the stones in hedges, etc. — J. Fraser. 
Rubus . Sugar Fen, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, v.c. 28, 
June 9, 1930. — I. M. Roper. R. suberectus Anderss. N. C. R. 
— H. J. Riddelsdell. 
Rubus echinatus Lindl. Ockham Common, Surrey, Aug. 
7, 1927.— E. C. Wallace. See Report 1927-28, p. 430. These 
specimens are from the same bushes and are good R. echinatus. 
— E. C. Wallace. 
Rubus . Near Hookhams, Hillgrove, Lurgashall, 
W. Sussex, Aug. 2, 1930. — R. J. Burdon. The panicles seem 
to be all from one bush : the stem pieces are from at least 
three different bushes ; labels marked X cover mixed specimens. 
