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 222 HEREFOBDSHIRE RUBI. R. DiVEXiRAMUs P. J. Muell. Flora^ 98 (under JR. rosaceus W.) ; 522 (as R. humifusus W.). In hilly woods, very local. Abundant on sandstone conglomerate on the Great and Little Doward Hills, and at one other station in the south-west corner of Herefordshire, whence this bramble ranges into the adjoining parts of West Glou- cester and Monmouthshire. First discovered in Britain in 1873, at the Buckstane, near Staunton, West Gloucester, where it is abun- dant ; but not recognized as Pi,, divexiramus P. J. Muell. until submitted to Dr. Focke in 1892. First record, Journ. Bot. 1893, 4. K. AcuTiFRONS A. Ley. Journ. Bot. 1893, 13. In woods and thickets, local. Known in several localities in the south, one in the centre, and one in the western division of the county. This bramble occurs also in Worcestershire, in the neighbourhood of Stanford, on the Teme. R. Bellardi W. & N. Flora, 105. In woods. Confined, as at present known, to a single station on the eastern border of the county at Storridge. Several plants from other stations have been named R. Bellardi W. & N. by various authorities, and bear great resemblance to it, but have not been admitted to be such by Dr. Focke or Rev. W. Moyle Rogers. These must for the present be left over. R. SERPENS W. Flora, 523 (R. serpens W. & N. and R. Jdrtus W. & N.). In woods, rare ; but locally abundant at its stations. Known at two stations (Edwin Wood, near Bromyard, and West- hide Wood) in the east ; in both of these occurring in great abundance. At a third station in the north-east (Stanford Park, on the Teme) the plant extends also into Worcestershire. R. HiRTUs W. & K. (sp. collect.). In woods and thickets, rare. Two forms at least occur in Herefordshire which are to be placed under aggregate R. hirtus W. & K. One of these has been named both by Dr. Focke and Rev. W. M. Rogers R. ruhiginosus P. J. Muell. ; the other does not distinctly fall under any of those named in Lond. Cat. ed. 9. Each occurs in three localities, scattered through the south, east, and north of the county. First notice, both for aggre- gate and for R. ruhiginosus, Journ. Bot. 1895, 104. R. ocHRODERMis A. Ley. Journ. Bot. 1893, 15 ; Flora, 520 (under R. mucronulatus Blox.). Widely spread in Herefordshire, in woods and in rough open ground. Known to occur at about eight stations scattered through the south, east, centre, and north of the county. R. VELATUS Lefv. Flora, 101 (under R. cavatifolius Muell.). In woods and thickets, rare. One station at Howie Hill in the south, one at Cowleigh Park in the east, one at Titley in the north. First found about 1884 ; first named as a British plant by the late Prof. Babington in 1889 or 1890, on Cowleigh Park specimens. First notice, Journ. Bot. 1893, 7; 1895, 104. R. DUMETORUM W. & N. Flora, 107 (as R. corylifolius Sm. var. pi^rpureus), 108. Taken as an aggregate, R. dumetorum W. & N. is perhaps the most abundant of Herefordshire brambles, occurring chiefly as a hedge plant, but also abundant in open woods, where it