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on a specimen sent, named as above, Dr. Focke said assentingly, “ of 
hybrid origin, I suppose.” Its connection with vestitus is unquestion- 
able, and it recalls Borreri, with which it was growing. — Wm. R. Linton. 
“ Not much sign of Borreri here.” — -W. Moyle Rogers. “ Clearly not 
true R. Borreri. It seems much like the R. pyramidalis of Mouse- 
hold Heath.” — C. C. Babington. 
Rubus . Shirley, S. Derbyshire, August, 1889, and September, 
1890. This Rubus was named R. chlorothyrsus in 1887 by Dr. 
Focke, who, however, decided it was not that in 1888; whilst 
Professor Babington held it to be the foliosus of Devonshire (see Report 
for 1888, p. 212). Specimens were again sent to Dr. Focke in 1889, 
and named by him R. infestus , Wh. and N., and again in 1890, when 
he named them R. mucronatus, Blox. I think it must come under 
R. mucronatus or R. Drejeri, , the latter, perhaps, rather. — W. R. 
Linton. “ Does not accord with my idea of R. mucronatus. I believe 
it to be R. exsecatus (M. and W.), but not quite like Wirtgen’s 
specimens. I believe Bloxam would have called it R. foliosus. 
He issued two different plants under that name.” — C. C. Babington. 
R. . Edlaston, and Rodsley, S. Derbyshire, September, 
1890, I have met with this plant in a few places in the district. Dr, 
Focke named specimens of it from Edlaston R. mucronatus , Blox. 
It does not appear to me to be typical mucronatus , but to be related 
to it and to R. Drejeri , and perhaps also to R. Colemanni . — Wm. R. 
Linton. “Not exactly R. Drejeri , for that has a clasping fruit-calyx. 
It seems to connect it with R. mucronatus .” — C. C. Babington. 
R. Drejeri , G. Jensen. Haugh Wood, Herefordshire, 19th 
August, 1890. — Augustin Ley. “Unquestionably right.” — W. 
Moyle Rogers. 
R. melanoxylon, Mull. Fide Dr. Focke. (Lask Edge), Biddulph 
Moor, Staffordshire, 950-ft., 8th September, 1890. Prof. Babington 
writes to me, “ I agree that this is the name of your Lask Edge plant.” — 
W. H. Painter. 
R. . Path side, Belmont, Herefordshire, 1 8th September, 1890. 
This I believe to be R. thyrsiflorus, W. and N., but it does not exactly 
accord with other plants so named by Prof. Babington from Moccas 
and from Cowleigh Park, in this County. The present plant grows at 
several widely separated stations in Herefordshire. — Augustin Ley. 
“ I think it is ” (R. thyrsiflorus). — C. C. Babington. 
R. No. 2. Dalrannoch, Glen Artney, Comrie, Perthshire, 
August, 1890. — J. Cosmo Melvill. Dr. Focke gave the name of 
R. rosaceus , Wh., for this bramble, in the Report for 1888 ; and Mr. 
Melvill cannot do better than adopt Dr. Focke’s name, and also 
Prof. Babington’s advice (see Report, p. 209). — E. F. Linton. 
R. Hystrix , Weihe. Criccieth, Carnarvon, nth July, 1890; also 
Rushton Spencer, Staffs., 28th July, 1890. Dr. Focke’s note upon 
these is — “ These specimens are much less glandular than the typical 
Hystrix. They may, however, be considered to be near it, as I 
know no other name.” — W. H. Painter. Prof. Babington in a 
letter to Mr. Painter dissents from the naming, and considers the 
Criccieth plant to be a Koehlerian form, probably a very prickly 
