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Rubus obscurus, Kalt. Woods, Belmont, Herefordshire, July, 1894. 
Petals, stamens, arid styles red. Seen growing by Dr. Focke this year, 
and pronounced by him “typical obscurusr — Augustin Ley. “All 
that is sent out to members is the Xxw^obscurus as named by Dr. Focke 
in 1894, a different plant from all that has hitherto been sent out as 
obscurus, Kalt., or Reuteri, Merc. We have eliminated a few panicles 
and leaves of a fuscus form, which were no doubt unintentionally 
intermixed.” — E. F. & W. R. Linton. 
R. . Wood at Eastham, Cheshire, ist Oct., 1894. — J. A 
Wheldon. “W. rosaceus, W. N., var. silvestris, R. P. Murray; 
though a form of it nearer to var. hystrix than the common N. Devon 
silvestris, itself a very near ally of hystrix.^' — W. M. Rogers. 
R. cognatus, N. E. Brown. Royal Common, near Peperharrow, 
Surrey, 27th Aug., 1894. Dr. Focke (in liti.) remarks to me, on the 
W. Surrey plant, that it “ is very near the true German R. Koehleri, 
and perhaps only a small state of it.” — E. S. Marshall. This is now 
reduced by Rev. W. M. Rogers to R. Koehleri, v. cognaius, N. E. 
Brown. 
R. viridis, Kalt. Benthal Edge, Salop, 4th September, 1894. — 
W. H. Painter. Rev. W. M. Rogers, who had at first suggested the 
above, afterwards named it a strong form of R. pallidus, W. & N. 
R. Kaltenbachii, Metsch. f. Wood border. The Hudnals, Brock- 
wein Common, W. Gloucester, 4th September, 1894. New, I think, 
to this side of the Severn estuary, as far at least as W. Gloucester is 
concerned. Mr. Rogers, who saw this when here, says, “ I think 
certainly under R. Kalteyibachii, Metsch., though I think (trusting to 
memory) something off type in stem and leaves. Yours is quite 
typical panicle (as I understand it) except in having the glandular 
hairs longer and redder. Your stem is hairier, and your leaves with 
more compound serrations. But all this may depend on soil and 
situation.” — W. A. Shoolbred. 
R. Coppice W ood, Kimbolton, Herefordshire, 4th October, 
1894. Too late to obtain good panicles, or to observe floral organs. 
Creeping, and producing abundant, small, simple panicles. I have 
sent sets of this plant to Dr. Focke and to Rev. W, M. Rogers, who it 
is hoped will give it a name. — Augustin Ley. “Shade form of R. 
rubiginosus, P. J. Muell.” — W. M. Rogers. “ More hairy than typical 
R. rubiginosus, but in all other characters not different.” — Dr. Focke. 
R. . (i) Hedges between the Golf Links and Crosby, Lan- 
cashire, 23rd July, 1894. (2) Hedges at foot of Bidston Hill, 
Cheshire, 21st July, 1894. Abundant but apparently almost sterile. 
I visited the place later and not one panicle in a dozen had a ripe 
drupelet upon it. The sepals were clasping the fruit. — J. A. Wheldon. 
“(i) R. dumetorum, W. «Sc N., a form near a. ferox, Weihe, or not 
improbably a hybrid. It seems nearly barren. (2) Mr. Wheldon’s 
plant from Bidston Hill, Cheshire, is very like (i) though nearer still 
to feroxP — W. M. Rogers. 
