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Also at Bull’s Hill, Walford, Herefordshire, 14th August, 1891. — 
Augustin Ley. “ The same plant as that referred to under this 
name in ‘Rep.’ for 1886, p. 150. Ur. Focke is now inclined to place 
it as a var. under R. hystrix. I venture to think it would be better 
kept apart. It seems constant and widely spread in England (at least 
I know it in Dorset, Hants, Surrey, and Warwick), and while identical 
I believe with Bloxam’s atrorubens , it may perhaps be held to include 
as a var. his foliosus from the Ansley coalfields. It is, however, to 
this latter plant apparently that Prof. Babington would restrict the name 
adornatus (of ‘ Journal of Botany,’ 1878, p. 178), with the note above 
referred to ‘ Bot. Ex. Club Rep.,’ 1886), calling what seems the 
commoner plant in England R. exsecatus, Miill.” — W. Moyle Rogers. 
“Since writing the above note I have examined a considerable series 
of specimens (chiefly Wirtgen’s and Bloxam’s) in the Cambridge 
Herbarium, and I strongly incline to the view that all the plants 
referred to (viz. : Bloxam’s ‘ R. foliosus , W. & N.,’ and his atrorubens 
together with Wirtgen’s atrorubens and his ‘ R. exsecatus , Wirtg. and 
Muell.’) are probably varying forms of one plant. It is plain from 
Wirtgen’s labels that he held his atrorubens to be one with his own 
fusco-ater and Mueller’s adornatus. Our usual plant (Heref., Dors., 
Hants., &c.), the only one which I have seen living, seems stronger 
than the continental ones ; but these are very indifferently represented 
by Wirtgen’s specimens. We still need better materials for a satis- 
factory determination.” — W. Moyle Rogers. 
Rubus Bellardi , Weihe. Open coppice, near Ewhurst, Surrey, 
8th August, 1890. — J. W. White. “Yes, I believe; but ought we not 
to follow Focke in calling this Bellardii (*.<?., Bellardi’s Bramble)? ” — 
W. Moyle Rogers. 
R. Kaltenbachii , Metsch. Bank of Avon, below Bristol, West 
Gloucestershire, 20th August, 1891. — J. W. White. “ Right, I 
believe.” — W. Moyle Rogers. 
R. corylifolius, Sm., var. Woods, Dinmore, Herefordshire, 19th 
August, 1891. It appears to me to be a somewhat trailing variety. — 
Augustin Ley. — “ Why not R. Balfourianus , Blox. ? I should so 
name it.” — W. Moyle Rogers. 
R. sp. Aberystwith, 20th July, 1891. — W. Hunt Painter. 
“ A corylifolius form.” — W. Moyle Rogers. “ A R. ccesius x the last 
plant ? ” — Dr. Focke. 
R. sp. Chalk down at the edge of a thicket, Breamore, South 
Hants, 31st August, 1891. Petals pink, styles very pale purple, 
equalling and slightly exceeding white stamens. Dr. Focke has 
written to me on this : — “A. ccesius x vestitus. Very near such forms 
observed with the two species and far from other Rubi that could be 
thought to interfere.” I have entered on the labels “ under 
dumetorumf as the plant seems to come very near that group ; but 
Dr. Focke’s view is supported by the fact that the clump of bushes 
of this bramble, formed no doubt by rooting at the tip and not from 
seed, was entirely barren, a strong evidence of hybridity. I saw two 
forms of R. ccesius growing near ; and the colour of the petals was 
about half-way between the pure white of this species and the deep 
