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Plantae Chinenses Porrestinnae
New Species of oe ae Plates up, By a

Professor Dr. Theodor Loesene ae ees 5

New Species of bicolatcus

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New Species of piadaceae. By Dr. Rudolf Schiec
Species of ‘Orchideae. (With Plates 1X-XID. ‘By R *

Rolfe a a
New a of Geranium. ‘By Dr R : Kauth |

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List of Contents to Vol. VIII, 1913-1915.

The Royal Botanic Garden . ;
List of Staff at March 1915
Rules and aes
Historic Notice
Regius Keepers
Principal Gardeners from 1756 :
Features of the Garden. With Key: Plan i
Teaching in the Garden ;
Enumeration of Visitors, 1889- iota.

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae ( plants discovered and collected
by George Forrest during his first exploration of
Yunnan and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905,
1906) :—

Description of New Species of Celastraceae. oo Plates
CXI-CXIi. By Professor Dr. Theodor Loesen
Description of New Species of Pirolaceae. With Plates
CXIII-CXV. By H. Andres : . ; ;
Description of New Species of Cyperaceae. by Oberpfarrer
G. Kiikenthal . ’ . F
Description of New Scie. of poe om With Plates
CXVI-CXVIII. By Dr. A. K. Schindler . ; ,
Description of New Species of ——— By Dr.
Rudolf Schlechter. :
Enumeration and Description = Soacien of Orchidess, With
Plates CXIX-CXXII, By R. A. Rolfe, A.L.S.
Description of New Species of Geranium. By Dr. R. Knuth.
Enumeration and eee of gaee of Pedicularis. Ey
_ Gustave Bonati : es

The Indigoferas of China. By W. G. Craib, M. A. : ;

A New Disease on the Larch in Scotland. With Plate CXXIIL.
By A. W. Borthwick, D.Sc., and Malcolm Wilson, D.Sc.,
£125,

Notes on the i Primulas. With Plates . XXIV_CXXXV,
By H. Takeda, D.I.C. :

Cladrastis and Maackia: With Plates CXXXVLCXXXVIL By
H. Takeda, D.I.C.

Diagnoses specierum novarum chinensium in herbario Horti Reg
Botanici Edinburgensis cognitarum. I-L ;

List OF CONTENTS—continued.

Propagation of Mutisia decurrens, Cav. With Plate CXNXXVIII.
By Laurence Baxter Stewart:

Enumeration of Crassulaceae collected in China = Bullock, Gas

Ducloux, Forrest (second expedition), Hancock, Henry,
Hosie, Hugh, Maire, Monbeig, Morse, Pratt, Wilson, with
a Comparative Table, including the Species of Delavay and
Forrest’s first expedition. By Raymond Hamet

Notes on Chinese Labiatae. gs — Troyte Dunn, B.A.,
F, Ae,

Diagnoses specierum novarum in herbario Horti Regi Botanici
Edinburgensis cognitarum. (Species chinenses.) LI-CII .

Three Indo-Burmese Rhododendrons. With Plates CXXXIX-
CXLI. By J. H. Lace and W. W. Smith, M.A. ‘

Puccinia Prostii, Moug., and Uromyces Scillarum, Wint.—Two
Rust Fungi from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
eis Plates CXLII-CXLII. ae Malcolm Wilson, D.Sc.,
PL

Se chonsepale: foes A New chinese oe with
an Account of Fissuring ofits Leaves. With Plate CXLIV.
By Matthew Young Orr : : :

Ustilago Vaillantii, Tul. on Chionodoxa iin Boiss. With
One Text-figure. By R. C. Davie, M. A., — and
Malcolm Wilson, D.Sc., F.L.S.

Some New Plants from Japanese Monniain. With Plate CXLY.
By H. Takeda, D.I.C. ;

An Enumeration of the Chinese Astragali : with ‘basics of
New Species. By N. Douglas Simpson, B.A., F.R.M.S.

Contributions to the Knowledge of the Asiatic Polypodiums, with
special reference to the Chinese Species. With an Appen-
dix of the Chinese and Japanese Species in the Herbarium
of the Royal Botanic Garden, ae aia — H. Takeda,
D.LC. ;

Diagnoses specierum novarum in ieterie Horti Resi Botanici
Edinburgensis cognitarum. CIII-CL ,

Moultonia, a New Genus of the Gesneraceae from Borneo. ‘With
Plates CXLEVI-CXLVII. By Professor — Balfour,
F.R.S., and W..W., Smith, M.A.

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223

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae.

Plants wage and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration
unnan and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, 1906.

Description of New Species of Celastraceae.
BY

PROFESSOR DR. THEODOR LOESENER,
Berlin.

With Plates I-II.

Euonymus roseoperulata, Loes. Sp. nov. dubia.

Frutex glaberrimus, 2-4-metralis; ramulis is. + striato-
sulcatis, vetustioribus cortice obscure brunneo-griseo sub lente
longitudinaliter rimuloso ceterum laevi et nitidulo obtectis,
hornotinis vix 1 mm. crassis; perulis inferioribus brevioribus
subsemiorbicularibus margine scariosis apiceque saepius in-
cisulis, superioribus longioribus spathulatis apice acutiusculis,
usque 13 mm. iongis et paene 5 mm. latis, integris omnibus is.
pallide roseis; foliis oppositis, persistentibus, etsi chartaceis
vel tantum tenuiter chartaceis submembranaceis, tenuiter et
4-8 mm. longe petiolatis, ellipticis vel lanceolato-ellipticis, basi
cuneatis vel cuneato-obtusis, apice obtusiuscule vel acutiuscule
acuminatis vel rarius subacutis, margine dense serrulatis, 4. 5-7-5
cm. longis, 1.3-2.3 cm. latis, is. griseo-olivaceis, subtus vix
pallidioribus, costa et nervis lateralibus supra i.s. prominulis,
subtus costa prominula, nervis obsoletis, reticulo supra tenuiter
prominulo, subtus plane evanido ; inflorescentiis iuvenilibus singu-
latim lateralibus vel in foliorum axillis solitariis, gracilibus, bis
vel ter dichotome furcatis, bracteis sublinearibus, acutis, usque
paene 3 mm. longis, i.s. + roseis, axibus intermediis evolutis ;
florum tantum alabastris valde iuvenilibus visis, 4~meris.

“Shrub of 6-12 ft. Flowers green. Thickets in side valleys
on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 4o’ N. Alt.
8000-9000 ft. May—June 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4756.

Species inter sempervirentes perulis manifestis roseis insignis

(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVI, March 1913.]
‘

2 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

proxima videtur E. vaganti, Wall., speciei himalaicae, quae
draeter perulas multo minores et prius deciduas foliis manifeste
latioribus recedit.

Euonymus cornutoides, Loes. Sp. nov.

Frutex glaber 2-4—metralis ; ramulis patentibus vel erectis,
gracilibus, hornotinis 0°5-1'5 mm. crassis, is. longitudinaliter
paucistriatis ; foliis oppositis, breviter (2-3 mm. longe) petiolatis,
membranaceis vel tenuiter chartaceis, persistentibus (certe
paucis postremis), anguste lanceolatis vel angustissime lanceolato-
ellipticis, basi acutis vel raro subobtusis, apice sensim angustatis
et in acumen acutum circ. 2 cm. longum vix conspicue a laminae
parte reliqua distinctum productis, margine levissime subcrenu-
lato-serrulatis, 4.5-10 cm. longis, 0.6-1.5 cm. latis, i.s. olivaceo-
viridibus vel scilicet persistentibus. + cinerascentibus, subtus
pallidioribus, costa media supra conspicua vel in vetustioribus
prominula, subtus prominula vel prominente, nervis lateralibus
brevibus, conspicuis vel obsoletis, in fol. vetustioribus subtus
prominulis, reticulo obsoleto ; inflorescentiis singulatim laterali-
bus, gracilibus, semel vel plerumque bis dichotome furcatis,
3-7-floris et plerumque praeterea axibus accessoriis utrinque
singulis unifloris auctis ideoque circ. 9—floris, rarissime tantum
unifloris, pedunculis tenuibus, 2-4.5 cm. longis, axibus intermediis
evolutis, 0.5~1 cm. longis, pedicellis 0.5-1 cm. longis, bracteis et
prophyllis lapsis ; floribus mediocribus, 4—meris, expansis 5-7 mm.
diam. ; calycis lobis rotundatis subsemiorbicularibus, vix I mm.
longis et paene 2 mm. latis ; petalis i.v. viridulis, ovato-subrhom-
beis, apice obtusis, sub lente valida in facie superiore dense papil-
losis, circ. 4 mm. longis et 3 mm. latis ; staminibus supra discum
carnosum 4-lobum in eius lobis insertis, filamentis brevissimis
gibberiformibus, antheris subsessilibus rima transversali superne
dehiscentibus, mox delapsis; ovario depresso-pyramidato, 4—
angulato, stigmate capitato sessili coronato, 4~loculari, loculis
2—ovulatis, ovulis ex angulo ventrali pendulis collateralibus.

“Shrub of 6-10 ft. Flowers livid green. Shady situations
in mixed forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 25’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. October 1906.” G.
Forrest. No. 3094.

Proxima E. cornutae, Hemsl., quae inflorescentiis 1—3~floris,
raro usque 7-floris, rie secundariis accessoriis nullis, floribus
manifeste maioribus diffe

Euonymus porphyrea, Loes. Sp.nov. Plate i.
Frutex glaber ; ramulis patentibus alteris elongatis, laevibas,
longitudinaliter sulcatis, alteris abbreviatis et foliorum lapsorum

LOESENER—CELASTRACEAE. 3

cicatricibus exasperatis, hornotinis 1-2 mm. crassis; foliis
oppositis, 3~7 mm. longe petiolatis, deciduis, membranaceis,
ovatis usque oblongis, basi cuneato-obtusis vel obtusis, raro
subrotundatis vel cuneatis, apice manifeste et acute acuminatis,
acumine usque 18 mm. longo, margine dense ciliato-serrulatis,
3.5-7.8 cm. longis, 1.2-2.6 cm. latis, is. olivaceo-viridibus,
subtus paullo pallidioribus, costa media i.s. supra vix prominula,
subtus prominula, nervis lateralibus tantum conspicuis, supra
obsoletioribus vel plane obsoletis; inflorescentiis singulatim
lateralibus vel in foliorum axillis solitariis, grdacilibus, laxis
longissimeque pedunculatis, semel vel bis dichotome furcatis,
2—7-floris, vel saepe axibus accessoriis utrinque singulis unifloris
auctis usque 9-floris, pedunculis usque 5.5 cm. longis, axibus
intermediis manifestis usque 2.3 cm. longis, pedicellis usque 1.3
cm. longis, bracteis et prophyllis filiformibus, mox deciduis ;
floribus mediocribus, 4—meris, explanatis 7-8 mm. diam. ; calycis
explanati lobis rotundatis ovatis vel subsemiorbicularibus,
circ. I mm. longis; petalis ovato-oblongis ad apicem versus
angustatis obtusiusculis vel subacutis, in vivo atropurpureis,
circ. 4.5 mm. longis, 2-2.25 mm. latis ; staminibus supra discum
explanatum crassiuscule carnosum, 4—lobum in eius lobis insertis,
filamentis brevissimis gibberiformibus, antheris subsessilibus,
rima transversali superne dehiscentibus; ovario depresso-
pyramidato et obsolete 4-gono, stigmate capitato sessili coronato,
4-loculari, loculis 2—ovulatis, ovulis collateralibus ex angulo
centrali pendulis.

“Shrub of ro-15 ft. Flowers deep black-crimson. Open,
rocky situations in side valleys on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 12’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. May 1906.”
G. Forrest. No. 2240.

Species valde affinis E. sanguineae, Loes., quae differt foliis
plerumque latioribus et brevius acuminatis, petalis pallidis,
obtusioribus, rotundioribus.

Ad eandem hanc speciem mihi pertinere videntur specimina
Wilsoniana n. 967, 967a, 3108, 3109, 3110, 3328.

Euonymus taliensis, Loes. Sp. vel var. nov.

Frutex glaber; ramulis patentibus, alteris elongatis, alteris
abbreviatis, hornotinis 1-1.5 mm. crassis ; foliis oppositis 4-6 mm.
longe petiolatis, deciduis, membranaceis, oblongo-ellipticis vel
ellipticis vel oblongis vel lanceolatis, basi obtusis vel cuneato-
obtusis, apice sensim acuminatis vel subacutis, margine crenulato-
serrulatis, 4. 5-8 cm. longis, 1.4-2.5 cm. latis, i.s. olivaceis, subtus
paullulo pallidioribus, costa et nervis lateralibus supra vix pro-
minulis, conspicuis, subtus costa prominula, nervis tantum con-

4 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

spicuis vel etiam + impressis, reticulo obsoleto ; inflorescentiis
singulatim lateralibus gracilibus, semel vel bis, rarius ter, dicho-
tomis, axibus filiformibus, intermediis manifestis, pedunculis
2--4 cm. longis, pedicellis 1~1.4 cm. longis ; floribus inter minores,
4-meris, expansis 4-6 mm. diam., calycis explanati lobis rotun-
datis, latioribus quam longioribus, circ. 0.5 mm. longis ; petalis
suborbicularibus circ. 2.5 mm. diam.; staminibus supra discum
explanatum subtenuem obsoleteque 4-tobum in eius lobis in-
sertis, filamentis brevissimis gibberiformibus, antheris sub-
sessilibus, subreniformibus, rimis transversalibus superne et
extrorsum dehiscentibus ; ovario depresso-pyramidato, 4—gono,
stigmate capitato sessili coronato, 4—loculari, loculis 2-ovulatis,
ovulis ex apice et angulo centrali collateralibus et oblique
pendulis.

“Shrub of 4-8 ft. Open, rocky situations amongst scrub on
the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt.
8000-gooo0 ft. June-July 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 4798 partly.

Proxima E. Giraldii, Loes., quae foliis densius serrulatis,
plerumque + ciliato-serrulatis et latioribus recedit, atque forsan
tantum varietas huius speciei.

This species was confused by Franchet with 4798a, both
considered by him to be his E. amygdalifolia. It differs from the
plant 47984, to which we restrict Franchet’s name, by the flower-
ing branchlets being shorter, the flowers considerably smaller
and of a paler colour.

Tripterygium Forrestii, Loes. Sp. nov. Plate ii.

Frutex 0.6-1.5 m. altus; ramulis acute angulatis et lenti-
celloso-verrucosis ; foliis alternis 4.5-7 mm. longe petiolatis,
ovalibus vel ovatis, basi cuneato-obtusis vel rotundatis, apice
obtuse vel acutiuscule breviter vel usque 12 mm. longe acuminatis,
margine crenulato-serrulatis, chartaceis vel tenuiter chartaceis,
petiolo sub lente parce puberulo glabrescente excepto glabris
vel glaberrimis, 5-8.5 cm. longis, 2.5~5.2 cm. latis, costa et nervis
lateralibus + patentibus et ad apicem versus arcuatis supra
prominulis, subtus prominentibus, manifeste et dense reticulatis,
reticulo supra tenuiter prominulo, subtus subprominente, in-
florescentiis paniculam compositam terminalem usque 13 cm.
longam formantibus, rhachi et axibus reliquis dense subfusco-
vel griseo-puberulis ; floribus parvulis, sub anthesi 4-5 mm.
diam., gynaeceo 3—-mero excepto 5—meris ; calyce sub lente parce
pulvereo-puberulo, lobis rotundatis sub lente + repandulis, vix
I mm. longis, circ. 1.25 mm. latis; petalis e basi paullum

4

angustata subovatis, margine sub lente vix conspicue repandulis

subintegris, circ. 2 mm. longis et 1.75 mm. latis; staminibus in

LOESENER—CELASTRACEAE 5

disci crassiuscule carnosi, explanati, obsolete 5-lobi margine
inter lobos insertis, quam petala brevioribus, filamentis subulatis,
antheris late cordiformibus versatilibus, thecis extrinsecus
granulatis ; ovario subtetraedrico manifeste 3—-costato, 3—loculari,
loculis 2-ovulatis, ovulis erectis, stylo sub anthesi ovario vix
longiore, apice paullulum incrassato, stigmatibus 3 non vel vix
2-lobulatis ; fructibus immaturis 3-alatis.
rub of 2-4 ft. Flowers greenish brown. Open, scrubby

iia on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° ee N.
Alt. gooo-10,000 ft. August 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 42

Genus usque adhuc ex Forb. et Hemsl. Ind. Flor. Sin. 1. 125
monotypicum in oe complures dividendum mihi nunc videtur.
Species haece nova a T. Wi Ufordis, Hook. f. ex specimine For-
mosano deveeiptn 5* ‘glaberrimo”’ praecipue indumento inflor-
escentiae recedit. Reliquae species partim foliorum nervatura,
partim florum magnitudine vel inflorescentiae indumento, partim
stigmatum numero inter sese diversae sunt.

LIST OF PLATES

Illustrating Professor Loesener’s Paper on Celastraceae collected by George
orrest in Yunnan.

The plates are taken from photographs by Mr. R. Adam of dried specimens in
the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Prate I. Euonymus porphyrea, Loes. Sp. nov.
Il, Tripterygium Forrestii, Loes. Sp. nov.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin,

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TRIPTERYGIUM FORRESTII, LOESENER.

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae.

Plants discovered and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration
of Yunnan and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, and 1906.

_ Description of New Species of Pirolaceae.
BY

H. ANDRES,
Bonn.

With Plates III-V.

Pirola decorata, Andres. Sp.nov. Plate iii.

Planta 15-35 cm. longa. Squamae anguste lanceolatae,
longe acuminatae. Folia longe elliptica vel spathulata, apice
rotundata, remote dentata, sensim in petiolum angustata, supra
saturate viridia, nervis pallidioribus luteolis notata, subtus
pallidiora, plerumque fuscescentia vel purpurascentia. In-
florescentia fere pyramidalis, 5-8-flora. Bracteae anguste
lineares, pedicello longiores, plerumque accumbentes ; pedicelli
oblique erecti. Flores nutantes, late campanulati, ampli.
Sepala lanceolata, subito rotundata vel sensim acuta, petala
dimidia aequantia vel superantia, margine pallidiora. Petala
ovata, 8-10 mm. longa, 4-5 mm. lata, viridulo-lutea. Staminum
filamenta plana sursum curvata, antherae ovatae vel oblongo-
rotundatae, basi saepe breviter apiculatae. Stylus plus minusve
ex corolla exsertus, primo deorsum versus, dein subrectus ;
stigma quam stylus vix latius.

‘“ Plant of 9-15 inches. Flowers yellowish. Dry situations
in pine forests around and north of Lu-chang, Salwin valley,
Salwin-Irrawadi divide. Lat. 26° 10’ N. Alt. 6000-g000 ft.
November 1905.’ G. Forrest. No. 802.

“Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers pale greenish-white.
Amongst dwarf scrub and undergrowth in pine forests on the
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’ N. Alt.
9000-10,000 ft. July 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 2519. ~

“ Plant of 6-8 inches. Flowers greenish-white, veined green.
Open, dry situations amongst pine scrub on the eastern flank
of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo~r0,000 ft. July
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4176.

[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. KXXVI, March 1913-]

8 PLANTAE CHINENSIS FORRESTIANAE.

Resembles P. pficta, Sm., in foliage, but shows few relations to
it in other respects.

Pirola sororia, Andres. Sp. nov. Plate iv.

Caules ad 15 cm. alti. Squamae lanceolatae acutae. Folia
fere orbicularia, nonnunquam subreniformia vel ovata, acuminata,
circ. 2.5-3 cm. longa, 3-2.5 cm. lata, margine recurva, robusta,
sicca luteo-viridia, nervi prominentes in dentes excurrentes ;
petiolus lamina dimidio brevior, alatus. Scapus erectus strictus,
atrofuscus, squamis 1-3 late ovatis rotundatis praeditus. Race-
mus cylindricus, 8-11-florus; pedicelli horizontales ; bracteae
linguiformes, pedicello longiores. Flores nutantes, late campanu-
lati. Sepala triangulari-ovata, acuminata, petalorum tertiam
partem subaequantia. Petala late ovata suborbicularia basin
versus angustata, 7-8 mm. longa 5-6 mm. lata, luteo-viridia
venis obscuris notata. Staminum filamenta sursum curvata,
antherae oblongae, cornutae, basi saepe mucronatae. Stylus
exsertus, primo deorsum demum sursus curvatus; stigma
amplum 5-crenatum. Capsula sepalis longior.

“Plant of 6-8 inches. Flowers greenish-yellow. In pine
forests and cane brakes on the Mekong-Salwin divide west of
Tsekou. Lat. 28° N. Alt. 11,000 ft. July 1904. S.E. Tibet.”
G. Forrest. No. 5065.

In appearance like our P. media, Sw., and P. rotundifolia,
Linn., but distinguished by style, shape of sepals and petals, and
the greenish-yellow colour of the petals. —

Pirola Forrestiana, Andres. Sp. nov. Plate v.

A P. rotundifolia, Linn., notis compluribus diversa. Folia late
ovata vel suborbicularia, crenata vel serrata. Bracteae oblongo-
lanceolatae usque subovatae, rotundato-apiculatae, raro sensim
acutatae, quam tertia vel dimidia pars petalorum sublongiores.
Petala late ovata, 7-10 mm. longa, 5-7 mm. lata, luteolo-viridia
extus rosea venis viridibus picta.

“ Plant of 6-10 inches. Flowers greenish-white, tinged rose
on exterior, veined green. Moist, shady, grassy situations in pine
forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N.
Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. July-August 1906.” G. Forrest. No.
4177-

Very closely allied to P. rotundifolia, Linn., but different in
size and shape of the sepals and colour of the petals.

LIST OF PLATES

IV. Pirola sororia, Andres. Sp. nov.
V. Pirola Forrestiana, Andres. Sp. nov.

Notes, R.B.G., Eoin.

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Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae. oe

Plants discovered and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration
of ¥ and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, and 1906.

Description of New Species of Cyperaceae.
BY

OBERPFARRER G. KUKENTHAL,
Koburg.

Cobresia capillifolia (Decne.) C. B. Clarke, var. condensata,
Kitikenth. Var. nova.

Culmus rigidus fere obtusangulus. Spica composita densa.
Nux oblonga longe rostrata.

“Plant of 9-14 inches. Stony, moist situations in the bed
of a stream at the base of the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. June 1906. N.W..
Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No. 2473.

Carex Forrestii, Kiikenth. Sp. nov.

Rhizoma stolones longos tenues sed lignosos agens. Culmus
15-25 cm. altus gracilis triqueter inferne foliatus. Folia culmum
subaequantia 14-2 mm. lata, plana sicca marginibus involuta,
vaginae brunneae. Spiculae 3-4 parum remotae, terminalis
g lineari-cylindrica 2-2? cm. longa, laterales 2-3 9 ovatae
vel oblongo-ovatae 8-12 mm. longae densiflorae sessilcs, ima
bractea brevi foliacea suffulta. Squamae 2 oblongo-lanceolatae
obtusiusculae atro-fuscae marginibus anguste albo-hyalinae
viridi-carinatae. Utriculi squamis multo longiores latioresque
perlate ovati 2} mm. longi plano-convexi stramineo-virides
dorso trinerves basi rotundata obconico-stipitati marginati
rostro brevissimo marginibus subscabro ore albido truncato
apiculati. Nux laxe inclusa. Stigmata 2.

E vicinia C. Goodenoughii, Gay, differt utriculis latis
trinerviis marginatis ore incrassato nec non spiculis multo
crassioribus.

Plant of 7-12 inches. Moist, boggy situations in ditches in
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVI, March 1913.)

pa) PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

centre of Lichiang valley. Lat. 27° N. Alt. 8500 ft. May
1906. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No. 2088

Carex Dielsiana, Kiikenth. Sp. nov.

Dense caespitosa. Rhizoma breve lignosum. Culmi plures
25-50 cm. alti graciles trigoni.laeves foliis remotis alte obsiti.
Folia culmum subaequantia 2 mm. lata canaliculato-plana supra
aspera’ rigida, vaginae brunneo-virides multinervosae, imae
aphyllae. Spiculae. 4-7 lineari-cylindricae 3-4 cm. longae
androgynae (pars ¢ densiflora longior quam pars ? laxiflora),
superiores plerumque binae inferiores singulae remotae longe
pedunculatae saepe cernuae raro basi ramosae. Squamae 3
oblongo-ovatae obtusae rufae viridi-carinatae marginibus late
albo-hyalinae, 2 interdum e carina aristulatae. Utriculi squamas
longe superantes ellipsoidei obtuse trigoni 4 mm. longi stramineo-
virides glabri plurinervosi, basi contracti in rostrum mediocre
conicum ore hyalino oblique. sectum excurvum subsensim
abeuntes. Nux laxe inclusa trigona. Styli basis incrassata.
Stigmata 3.

Ex affinitate Carex Prainit, C. B. Clarke.

“Plant of 9-12 inches. Grassy edges of cliffs on the eastern
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°12’N. Alt. 11,000-12,000
ft. May 1906. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No. 2141.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Moist, shady, rocky situations in side
valleys on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°
12’N. Alt. 10,500 ft. May 1906. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest.
No. 2147. :

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae.

Plants pe pate and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration
an and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, and 1906.

Description of New Species of Lespedeza.
BY

DR. A. K. SCHINDLER,
Posen.

With Plates VI-VIII,

Lespedeza Balfouriana, Diels mss. ex Schindler in Fedde,
Repertorium ix (1911), 522. (Campylotropis.) Plate vi.
Frutex 4-8-pedalis erectus ramis virgatis acute triquetris

minute alatis pallide viridibus glabratis. Folia stipulis magnis

semilanceolatis subscarioso - papyraceis pallidis multinervosis
glabris 10-12 mm. longis 3 mm. latis angulis decurrentibus et
petiolo late alato ad 6 cm. longo sparse pilosulo praedita, foliola
papyracea elliptica vel late lanceolata apice acuta vel rotundata
mucronata fere glabra subtus pallidiora nervis secundariis
utrimque vix prominentibus, terminale petiolulatum 5-6 cm.
longum lateralia subsessilia 4-5 cm. longa, omnia 1.5-2.3 cm.
lata. Stipellae nullae. Racemi axillares et terminales paniculati
saepe bini vel terni pedunculati, cum pedunculo 8-25 cm. longi ;
bracteae stipulis similes lanceolatae scariosae ad 5 mm. longae
persistentes ; pedicelli quam bracteae subduplo longiores adpresse
pubescentes. Bracteolae lanceolatae acutae 1-1.5 mm. longae
subpersistentes. Calyx sparse longeque adpresse brunneo-

pubescens tubo 2.5 mm., laciniis superis 2-2.5 mm. infero 4—4.5

mm. longo acutis summa vix incisa. Corolla pallide lutea calyce

duplo longior vexillo 9-10 mm. longo 6-7 mm. lato, alis 10-11 mm.

longis 5 mm. latis, carina acutissima angulo fere acuto sursum

curvata parte infera 9, supera 7 mm. longa. Legumen pedicello
subduplo brevius oblique orbiculato-ovatum breviter mucro-
natum et stipitatum obsolete reticulatum brevissime sparse
pilosulum cum stipite et mucrone 7-8 mm. longum et 4 mm. latum,
mucrone 0.5, stipite 1.5-2 mm. longo.

“Shrub of 4-8 ft. Flowers pale canary-yellow. Moist, open,

(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVI, March 1913,]

I2 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

and shady situations amongst scrub, and on the margins of pine
forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat.25° 40’. Alt.
8000-10,000 ft. June-September 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4241.

Lespedeza Feddeana, Schindler in Fedde, Repertorium x
(1912), 405. Plate vii.

Suffrutex erectus ramosus, caule ramisque lineato-angulatis,
breviter adpresse pubescentibus demum glabratis. Folia stipulis
lineari-subulatis extus puberulis 4-5 mm. longis et petiolo superne
sulcato pubescente ad 1 cm. longo praedita, rhachis brevis, semper
distincta, dimidium petioli fere aequans ; foliola lineari-elliptica
vel oblonga, apice acutiuscula mucronata, marginibus subrevo-
luta, pallide viridia, superne glabra subtus longe denseque adpresse
sericea ; terminale ad 2.5 cm. longum et ad 6 mm. latum ; later-
alia paulo minora, nervis secundariis utrinque distinctis remotis
subparallelis, arcubus latis connectis, reticulo inter nervos dis-
tincto; stipellas non: vidi. Racemi florum perfectorum in
foliorum superiorum axillis sessiles, glomerati vel pedunculati,
elongati cum pedunculo ad 4.5 cm. longi. Bracteae lineares,
primariae 1.2 mm. secundariae 2.5-3 mm. longae, calycis
dimidium aequantes. Calyx 6-8 mm. longus, ad basin fere
fissus, tubo r mm. tantum longo, laciniis lineari-subulatis, 2
posticis subbrevicribus 1.5 mm. alte connatis, antica longiore, lcnge
denseque pilosis. Corolla ochroleuca cum macula violaceaad vexilli
basin, calycem paullo tantum superans, vexillo alas et carinam
paullo excedente, vexillo 8.5—9.5 mm. longo et 4.5—5 mm. lato, basi
distincte appendiculo apice in apiculum parvum protracto, alis
7-8.2 mm. longis et 2 mm. latis rectis, carina 8-8.5 mm. longa et
2.5mm. lata. Flores apetali in foliorum axillis sessiles glomerati,
saepe ad basin pedunculi florum perfectorum. Legumen ignotum.

_ “Divide between Lang Kung and Chien Chuan valleys.
Grassy hillsides. Lat. 26° 20’ N. Alt. 8000 ft. Yunnan.
1904.” G. Forrest. No. 152.

Also Ki-mi-se, above C — yu, not far from Hochiang chou.

Lat. 26° 32’N. Long. 100° 9’ E. Delavay. No. 2740.
_. Very similar to L. Gerardiana, Grah., but differing in the
branched stem, the linear bracts and bractecles. the relation of the
calyx to the corolla, the rhachis of the leaves, the pointed leaflets,
and the nervation of the leaf ; in L. Gerardiana, Grah., the second-
ary nerves are very close and no net of veinlets between them.

Lespedeza Forrestii, Schindler in Fedde, Repertorium x
(1912), 406. Plate viii.

Herba suffrutescens vel suffrutex parvus e radice polycephala

caules complures repentes simplices emittens, caules novelli

SCHINDLER—LESPEDEZA. 13

dense longeque patenter villosi. Folia stipulis 2 fusco-mem-
branaceis ad caulis basin latis ovatis acuminatis, apicem versus
linearibus parallele nervosis demum reflexis extus villosis ad
6 mm. longis, et petiolo brevi villoso praedita, rhachi subnulla vel
nulla; stipellas nonvidi; foliola cuneato-oblonga, apice emarginata
vel obtusa brevissime mucronata, superne glabra, subtus mar-
gineque laxe pubescentia, nervis secundariis tenellis utrinque
subdistinctis, ad 20 mm. longa et ad 6 mm. lata. Flores in
foliorum axillis subsolitarii (I-3), bracteae lineares 1-2 mm. longae,
pedicelli pilosissimi 2 mm. longi, bracteolae lineares 2.5 mm.
longae, extus longe pilosae. Calyx 8-g mm. longus pilosissimus,
profunde ultra dimidium fissus, tubo 2-2.5 mm. longo, pies
lanceolatis longe acuminatis, posticis 5—5.5 mm. longis, 2-2.

alte connatis, lateralibus 6 mm., antica 6.5—7 mm. longis. Corolla
calycem dimidio fere excedens, ex sicco pallide rosea cum macula
violacea ad vexilli basin, vexillo 1-1.5 mm. longiore quam alis,
his carinam 0.5-0.7 mm. excedentibus, vexillo late ovato apice
retuso et minutissime apiculato, ad unguem appendiculo magno
inflexo a latere occulto praedito, 10.5-12 mm. longo et 7.5—8 mm. -
lato, alis obtusis 9.5-11 mm. longis et 2.5 mm. latis, carina semi-
orbiculari obtusa, 9-10, 2 mm. longa et 3 mm lata; ovarium
longe pilosum stipitatum. Legumen ignotum.

“ Plant of 2-6 inches. Flowers pale pink. Dry, stony, shady
places in pine woods. Eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27°12’. Long. 100° 14’. Alt. gooo-10,000 ft. June 1906.”
G. Forrest. No. 2416.

Lisi. OF PLATES
Illustrating Dr. A. K. Schindler’s Paper on species of Lespedeza collected by
George Forrest in Yunnan.
The plates are taken from photographs by Mr. R. Adam of dried specimens in
the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Pirate VI. Lespedeza Balfouriana (Diels mss.), eronges Sp. nov.
VII. Lespedeza Feddeana, Schindler. Sp.n
VIII. Lespedeza Forrestii, Schindler. Sp. nov.

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Notes, R.B.G., Eoin. Pate VI.

LESPEDEZA BALFOURIANA, SCHINDLER,

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLATE VII

LESPEDEZA FEDDEANA, SCHINDLER.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLate VIII

LESPEDEZA FORRESTII, SCHINDLER.

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae.

‘ Plants discovered and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration
of Yunnan and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, and 1906.

Description of New Species of Asclepiadaceae.
BY

DR. RUDOLF SCHLECHTER,
Berlin.

Periploca Forrestii, Schltr. Sp. nov. | Fae,

Frutex volubilis, scandens, bene ramosa, usque ad 2 m. alta
ramis ramulisque filiformibus, glabris, teretibus ; foliis lanceo-
latis, acuminatis, basi cuneatis, brevissime petiolatis, 4-6 cm.
longis, infra medium 0.7~1.3 cm. latis, utrinque glabris, textura
coriaceis ; cymis axillaribus, abbreviatis, paucifloris; bracteis
deltoideis, minutis; floribus in genere inter minores; calycis
segmentis late ovatis vel suborbicularibus, obtusis, glabris, vix
1.5 mm. longis; corolla subrotata alte 5~partita c. 0.5 cm.
longa, lobis oblongis oblique subapiculatis, glabris, intus per
medium leviter carinatis ; coronae segmentis 5, subulatis, minute
puberulis, corollae lobis. paululo brevioribus, basi utrinque
squamella parvula auctis, corollae supra basin affixis; antheris
e basi dilatata subunguiculata angustatis, obovatis, connectivo
in apiculum satis longum, puberulum producto ; polliniis ellip-
tico-spathulatis, glandula semilunata parvula ; stigmatis capite
breviter conico gibbis 5 medio circumdato.

‘‘ Semi-climbing shrub of 3-6 ft. Thickets on hills west of
Yunnanfu. Elevation 8000 ft.” G. Forrest. No. 572. .

This species has evidently been always mistaken for P.
calophylla, Falc. It is, however, well distinguished by the broader
and glabrous corolla-segments and the corona-scales. The flowers,
besides, are of much smaller size than in P. calophylla, Falc.

Cynanchum Forrestii, Schltr. Sp.nov. #149

Terrestre, erectum, simplex, usque ad 45 cm. altum; caule
teretiusculo, basi glabrato, apicem versus puberulo, bene foliato ;
(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVI, March 1913.]

16 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE,

foliis brevissime petiolatis, late ellipticis, breviter acuminatis,
basi rotundatis vel subcordatis, subtus puberulis, praesertim
nervis, superne glabratis, nervis exceptis, 3.5—6 cm. longis, medio
fere 2.5-4.5 cm. latis; cymis pedunculatis, subumbelliformi-
abbreviatis, usque ad 3.5 cm. longis, 10-15-floris; pedunculo
puberulo usque ad 2 cm. longo; pedicellis gracilibus usque ad
I cm. longis, puberulis; calycis segmentis lanceolato-triangulis
subacutis, puberulis, margine ciliatis, corolla duplo brevioribus ;
corolla subrotata, alte 5—partita, 3.75 mm. longa; lobis oblongis
obtusis, intus medio puberulis ; gynostemio humili, corolla duplo
breviore ; corona alte 5-lobata, lobis ovato-lanceolatis obtusius-
cule acuminatis, glabris, intus basi medio gibbo parvulo donatis,
gynostemio subaequilongis ; antheris oblongo-quadratis, margini-
bus cartilagineis basi dilatatis, approximatis, appendice hyalino
suborbiculari, obtuso, in stigmatis caput apice incumbente ;
polliniis oblique oblongoideis, translatoribus brevibus hori-
zontalibus retinaculo oblongoideo, polliniis submajore.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers greenish-orange. Dry, shady
situations in pine forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range.
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo-10,500 ft. July 1906.” G. Forrest.
No. 4662.

Evidently No. 2241 from the Lichiang Range is a smaller
form of this species. ‘‘ Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers greenish-
orange. Amongst scrub and in dry, stony, open seine on
the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt.
gooo-10,000 ft. May 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 22 fai

The plant is allied to C. Arnottianum, Wight, but is easily
distinguished by the longer peduncles and pedicels. I place it
next to it.

var. Balfourianum, Schltr. Var. nov.

Differt a forma typica, floribus ut videtur purpurascentibus,
calycis segmentis lanceolatis, acutis, coronae lobis basi sub-
angustatis

= Plant of g-18 inches. Flowers dark greenish-brown.
Dry, rocky situations in pine forests on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. May
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2216.

I regard this plant for the present as a variety of C. Forrestii,
Schltr., although I do not think it unlikely that later on it may
prove to be a good species. The material at hand consists only
of a single plant which does not allow any conclusion as to its
variability. As is proved by the above quoted No. 2241, it seems,
however, that C. Forresti, Schitr., may be a rather variable

, which generally can be recognised by the very shortly
petioled leaves with Se nerves on the — side.

SCHLECHTER—ASCLEPIADACEAE. 17

x Tylophora yunnanensis, Schltr. Sp. nov.

Erecta, simplex vel subsimplex, apice subscandens, usque ad
50 cm. alta; caule tereti, minute puberulo, bene foliato, apicem
versus subefoliato ; foliis brevissime petiolatis ellipticis, obtusis,

go cum apiculo minuto, basi cuneatis, superne glabratis,
ubtus minute puberulis, 3-7.5 cm. longis, medio fere 1.2-3.2 cm.
latis ; cymis graciliter pedunculatis, laxe plurifloris, 3.5-5 cm.
longis, pedunculo gracili, puberulo, usque ad 3.5 cm. longo;
pedicellis filiformibus, puberulis 0.7-0.9 cm. longis; calycis
laciniis lanceolato-triangulis, obtusiusculis, dorso sparsim pilo-
sulis, margine sparsim ciliatis, 1.25 mm. longis; corolla rotata,
alte 5—partita, 2.5-3 mm. longa, lobis oblongis, obtusis, margine
minute ciliatis, extus glabris, intus tenuissime pilosulis; gyno-
stemio humili, parvulo; coronae squamis dorso filamentorum
omnino adnatis, gibbiformibus, triangulis, obtusis, basi truncatis,
basin antherarum haud superantibus; antheris quadratis,
appendice hyalino subreniformi, obtusissimo, apice in stigmatis
caput incumbente ; polliniis oblongoideis, horizontaliter patenti-
bus, translatoribus perbrevibus, retinaculo oblongoideo-quadrato,
minuto, polliniis fere 6—plo minoribus.

““Semi-scandent plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers livid greenish-
crimson. Dry, rocky, open situation in pine forests on the foot-
hills of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° N. Alt. gooo ft. July
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2567.

“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers purplish-green. Amongst shrubs
and grasses on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’N.
Alt. 8000-g000 ft. June-July 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 466r.

The species is somewhat allied to the Himalayan T. Govant,
Hook. f.

Ceropegia dolichophylla, Schltr. Sp. nov.

Terrestris, scandens, usque ad 1 m. et ultra; caule filiformi,
tereti, glabrato, laxe foliato; foliis patentibus patulisve, lanceo-
latis vel lineari-lanceolatis, acuminatis, basi longe cuneatis,
in petiolum breve sparsim puberulum angustatis, margine
praesertim basi sparsim ciliatis, caeterum glabris, textura tenuibus
6-21 cm. longis, medio fere 0.8-1.8 cm. latis; cymis breviter
pedunculatis, abbreviatis, pedunculo usque ad 1. 7 cm. longo,
sparsim puberulo vel subglabro; pedicellis glabratis, usque ad
1.5 cm. longis, glabris, calycis laciniis lineari-lanceolatis,
acuminatis, glabris, usque ad 0.6 cm. longis; corolla omnino
c. 2.5 em. longa, extus glabra, e basi subgloboso-inflata vulgo
obliqua, in tubum subcylindricum producta, lobis oblongo-
ligulatis, obtusis, apice cohaerentibus, intus carinatis et sparsim

puberulis, c. 1.4 cm. longis, tubo fere aequilongis, corona poculi-
ok

18 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

formi, foliolis altius connatis, in dentes 2 triangulos obtus
pilosulos productis, ligulis interioribus linearibus obtusis fore
duplo longioribus, glabris ; polliniis oblique oblongoideis, trans-
periet attra retinaculo anguste oblongoideo, polliniis .
paulo mi

= Senhdai plant of 1-3 ft. Flowers deep purplish-maroon
and green. Root fleshy, and eaten by the hill tribes. On grass
and dwarf scrub in dry, stony places on the eastern flank of the
Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 8000-go00 ft. July-August
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4738.

Dr. Henry’s plant, No. 9490, from Mengtze, alt. 6000 ft.,
certainly belongs to the same species as Mr. Forrest’s. By the
long leaf one is at first reminded of C. er Wall., but the
flowers are very different.

> Ceropegia Balfouriana, Schltr. Sp. nov.

Terrestris, humilis, c. 12 cm. alta; radicibus fasciculatis,
crassis ; caulibus paucis, simplicibus, flexuosis, laxe foliatis, basi
denudatis, teretiusculis, minute puberulis ; foliis erecto-patenti-
bus, ellipticis vel elliptico-lanceolatis, acutis vel breviter acum-
inatis, superne et petiolo minute puberulis, subtus nervo medio
excepto glabratis, margine vulgo paulo undulatis, textura ut
videtur crassiusculis, 0.g-2 cm. longis, medio vel infra medium
0.4-0.6 cm. latis; cymis subsessilibus paucifloris; pedicellis
teretibus, sparsim puberulis, c. 1 cm. longis; calycis laciniis
anguste lanceolatis, subulato-acuminatis, basi sparsim puberulis,
c. 0.5 cm. longis; corolla c. 3 cm. longa, e basi subgloboso-inflata,
in tubum subcylindricum, c. 4.5 mm. diametientem fauce paululo
dilatatum producta, extus glabra, lobis oblongo-ligulatis, intus
carina puberula donatis, tubo aequilongis, c. 1.2 cm. longis;
corona poculiformi, foliolis alte connatis in lobos 2 pilosulos
triangulos, acutos productis, ligulis interioribus anguste linearibus,
apicem versus paululo dilatatis, obtusis, glabris, plus duplo
longioribus ; polliniis oblique ovalibus, translatoribus medio-
cribus, horizontalibus, retinaculo rhomboideo, polliniis yee
4—plo minore.

‘Plant of 6 inches. Flowers purple and green. Rocky
situations amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat.27°10’N. Alt. 9500 ft. May 1906.” G. Forrest.
No. 2204.

This species has outwardly a certain resemblance with C. —
nana, Coll. et Hemsl., but has much shorter flowers, more —
elliptical leaves, and a very different corona. It is dedicated to _
Professor Balfour. ]

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae.

Plants Gere and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration
of Yunnan and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, an and 1906.

Enumeration and Description of Species of Orchideae.*
BY

Mr. R. A. ROLFE, A.L.S.,
Kew.

With Plates [X-XII.

~ Liparis Forrestii, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Terrestris, 30-60 cm. alta. Caulis brevis, vaginis mem-
branaceis laxis obtectus, monophyllus. Folia sessilia cordato-
ovata, breviter acuminata, 7-nervia, membranacea, circiter 14 cm.
longa, 7 cm. lata. Scapi erecti, 30-60 cm. longi, vaginis lanceo-
latis paucis obtecti; racemi laxi, multiflori. Bracteae lineari-
lanceolatae, acuminatae, 5-8 mm. longae. Pedicelli circiter 1 cm.
longi. Flores mediocres. Sepalum posticum lineari-lanceolatum,
subobtusum, 8 mm. longum ; sepala lateralia patentia, elliptico-
oblonga, obtusa, 5-6 mm. longa. Petala linearia, subobtusa,
8 mm. longa. Labellum suborbiculare, subemarginatum, crenu-
latum, circiter 5 mm. longum, 6 mm. latum, crebre radiato-
venosum, basi obtuse carinatum et minute bituberculatum.
Columna oblonga, 2 mm. longa.

‘Damp woods around Nam sa Ho. Elevation 7000 ft.
Frontier of Upper Burmah and China (Shan States). Flowers
green and yellow. July 1904.’ G. Forrest. No. 261.

An ally of the N. Indian L. cordifolia, Hook. f., but differing
in its longer scape, relatively longer leaves, and broader lip.

Liparis a Lindl. in Wall. Pl. Asiat. Rar. i, p. 31, t. 35;
Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v, p. 703; Rolfe in LFS. iii,
P- 7-
nd aoa other species of Orchideae see Paper by Dr. R. Schlechter in Notes, Roy.
rd:, Edin:, vol. v. p. 93.
sia R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVI, March 1913.]

20 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

‘Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers white. Shady situations, on dry
rocks and branches of trees, valley of the Salwin, south of
Chongwa. Lat. 26° 45’ N. Alt. 3000-4000 ft. Irrawadi-Salwin
divide. N.W. Yunnan, November 1905.”’ G: Forrest. No. 926.

‘Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers orange and dirty white.
Faintly fragrant. Dry ledges of cliffs on the Salwin, near
La-To-Wa-Di, Salwin-Irrawadi divide. Lat. 26° 35’ N. Alt.
3000 ft. N.W. Yunnan, November 1905.’ G. Forrest. No.
1032.

—— foliosa, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii, p. 27;
k. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v, p. 709 ; Rolfe in I.F-S. iti, p. 9.
eis of the Yangtze around Pung-tzu-la, and also on
Mekong-Yangtze divide. Alt. from 6000-g000 ft. N.W. Yunnan,
1904.”’ G. Forrest. No. 167.
‘‘Mekong-Salwin divide, behind Tzekou Mission. Tibet,

a?

1904.”’ G. Forrest. No. 168.

~ Dendrobium Bulleyi, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Caules fasciculati, erecti, elongati, subcylindrici, sulcati,
foliosi, 20-30 cm. longi, vaginis nigro-hirsutis. Folia lanceolata
vel subovato-lanceolata, brevissime et inaequaliter biloba, lobis
obtusis, 3.5-5 cm. longa, coriacea. Racemi axillares et subter-
minales, brevissimi, 1-3-flori. Bracteae ovatae, acutae vel
subacutae, striatae, concavae, imbricatae, nigro-hirsutae, 5-8
mm. longae. Pedicelli subgraciles, circiter 2 cm. longi. Flores
magni, speciosi. Sepala subpatentia, posticum lanceolato-
ellipticum, breviter acuminatum, circiter 1.7 cm. longum ; sepala
lateralia triangularia, breviter acuminata, basi 8 mm. lata.
Petala elliptico-lanceolata, acuta, circiter 1.7 cm. longa. Label-
lum late obovatum, 2 cm. longum, 2.5 cm. latum, apice
breviter trilobum; lobi laterales ampli, rotundati, crenulati;
lobus intermedius brevis, latus, dentatus; discus tricarina-
tus, carinis prope apicem crenulatis; mentum conicum,
acutum, 1.7 cm. longum. Columna lata, 4 mm. longa, alis
rotundatis.

“Plant of 10-12 inches. Flowers—sepals and petals yellow-
ish-white, labellum reddish-orange, veined darker. On dry
shady banks in pine woods near Tien-Ching-pu on the Teng-
Yueh—Talifu road. Lat. 25° 30’ N. Alt. 8000-go00 ft.
Yunnan, September 1905.” G. Forrest. No. rogr.

Nearly allied to the North Indian D. longicornu, Lindl., of

which it may be regarded as the geographical representa-

tive, but differing in its less acuminate sepals and petals,
broader, not fringed, lip, shorter mentum, and generally smaller
eaves.

ROLFE—ORCHIDEAE. 21

Dendrobium clavatum, Wall. Cat. n. 2004; Hook. f. Fi.
Brit. Ind. v, p. 746; Rolfe in I.F-S. iii, p. ro.

“Plant of 12-18 inches. Flowers deep orange, fleshy, non-
fragrant. Crevices of perpendicular cliffs, Mekong. valley. Lat.
28° N. Alt. 5000-6000 ft. Yunnan, June 1905.” G. Forrest.
No. 1142.

~ Bulbophyllum tibeticum, Rolfe. Sp. nov. Plate ix.

Rhizoma repens, validum. Pseudobulbi anguste ovoideo-
tetragoni, nitidi, 2.5-3 cm. longi, basi vaginis ovatis
striatis obtecti. Folia oblonga, obtusa, breviter petiolata,
coriacea, 6-11 cm. longa, 1.5-2 cm. lata. Scapi suberccti,
subgraciles, 9-12 cm. longi, vaginis 2 tubulosis apice acutis
obtecti, 2-3-flori. Bracteae elliptico-oblongae, subobtusae, con-
cavae, 8-10 mm. longae. Pedicelli circiter 2 cm. longi. Sepalum
posticum elliptico-ovatum, obtusum, concavum, integrum, 8-9
mm. longum ; sepala lateralia subpatentia, obliqua et subfalcata,
ovato-oblonga, apice subattenuata, subconcava, 1.3-1.5 cm.
longa. Petala ovata, apice obtusa vel rotundata, integra, 5 mm.
longa. Labellum recurvum, ovatum, obtusum, subcarnosum,
5 mm. longum, margine recurvo integro. Columna latissima,
3 mm. longa ; dentes triangulares, subobtusi.

=) rocks, valley of the Mekong, between Bati and

Tzekou. Alt. 6000 ft. Tibet, 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 232.

Allied to B. bicolor, Lindl., but differing in the longer and
narrower leaves, and some details in floral structure.

~~ Cirrhopetalum amplifolium, Rolfe. Sp. nov. Plate x.
Rhizoma repens, validum. Pseudobulbi circiter g cm.
distantes, ovoideo-oblongi, angulati, nitidi, 6-8 cm. longi, mono-
phylli. Folia longe petiolata; limbus ellipticus vel elliptico-
oblongus, subobtusus, 15-20 cm. longus, 7-8.5 cm. latus, coria-
ceus; petiolus 4-6 cm. longus. Scapi suberecti, validi, 15-30
cm. longi, vaginis 3-4 tubulosis obtecti. Flores umbellati, 4-8,
speciosi. Bracteae lanceolatae vel oblongo-lanceolatae, acumin-
atae, subconcavae, 8-13 mm. longae. Pedicelli 1.5-2 cm.
longi. Sepalum posticum ovatum, minutissime crenulatum,
concavum, circiter 1 cm. longum, apice longe setiferum; seta
8 mm. longa, gracillima, flexuosa, apice longe clavata; sepala
lateralia fere ad apicem connata, 4.5—-5.5 cm. longa, apice breviter
bidentata. Petala triangulari-ovata, longe pectinata, 4 mm.
longa, apice longe setifera ; seta 9 mm. longa, gracillima, flexuosa,
apice longe clavata. Labellum recurvum, ovato-oblongum,
obtusum, carnosum, circiter6mm.longum. Columna lata, 3 mm.
longa; dentes falcato-incurvae, oblongae, apiculatae, 4 mm.longae.

22 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE

‘ Erect plant (epiphyte) of 12-15 inches. Foliage one solitary
leaf, thick, fleshy, and with a pseudo-bulb. Flowers, a pale
yellowish-pink veined deep purple lake. Shady situations on
trees on cliffs, banks of the Salwin, Salwin-Irrawadi divide, north
of Ta-ko. Lat. 26° 30’ N. _ Alt. 3000 ft. N.W. Yunnan,
November 1905.” G. Forrest. Nos. 958, 970, 1117.

Allied to C. picturatum, Lodd., but having much broader
leaves, larger flowers, and the setae of the petals and dorsal sepal
much longer.

Cirrhopetalum emarginatum, Finet in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr.
xliv, p. 269, t
“Plant of 4-6 ft. Flowers lake and pale yellow, faintly fra-
grant. On dry trees in shady situations on the ascent of the Hsu-
tzu-Ngai pass, Mekong-Salwin divide, Salwin valley. Lat. 27°
10’ N._ Alt. 8000-gooo ft. N.W. Yunnan, November 1905.”
G. Forrest. No. 925.

Eria acervata, Lindl. in Journ. Hort. Soc. vi, pp. 57, 58,
with fig. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v, p. 796.
“ Rocks on banks of stream near Nam-sa-Ho frontier, Upper
Burmah and China. Flowers pure white, perfumed. July 1904.”
G. Forrest. No. 176.

Spathoglottis pubescens, Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. p. 120;
Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v, p. 814; Rolfe in LF. S. iii, p. 18.
S. Fortunei, Lindl. Bot. Reg. xxxi, t. 19.

“ Limestone hills in the Yung-ping valley, Teng-Yueh to Talifu
route; also divide between Hoching and Lichiang valleys.
Sepals deep rich brown, petals yellow. Elevation 5000-7000 ft.
Yunnan, August 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 71

Thunia venosa, Rolfe in Orch. Rev. 1905, p. 206.
Phatus albus, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 3991 (not of Lindl.).
“Hill pastureland above Yung-ping valley, Teng-Yueh-
Talifu route. Elevation 5000-6000 ft. Plant of 2-3 ft. Flowers
rose and white. Yunnan, August 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 266.

Anthogonium gracile, Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. p. 426;
Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v, p. 822 ; Rolfe in I.F:S. iii, p. 21.
“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers rose-red. Labellum purple.
Dry mountain pastureland on eastern slopes of Tsan-Shan Range,
west of Talifu. Lat. 25. 40’N. Alt. 7000-8000 ft. W. Yunnan,
September 1905.”’ G. Forrest. No. 894.

ROLFE—ORCHIDEAE. 23

Pleione praecox, Don, Prodr. p. 37; Rolfe in Orch. Rev.
1903, Pp. 290.
Coelogyne praecox, Lindl. Collect. Bot. p. 37; Hook. f. Fl.
Brit. Ind. v, p. 840.

“ Plant of 6-10 inches. Flowers rose-magenta, with deeper
markings of the same. Epiphyte on trees, in moist, dense forest
on the Irrawadi-Ming-Kwong divide, also in the Irrawadi
basin. Lat. about 26° N. Alt. 6000-9000 ft. Upper Burmah
and N.W. Yunnan, October 1905.” G. Forrest. No. 851.

Pleione yunnanensis, Rolfe in Orch. Rev. 1903, p. 292.
Coelogyne yunnanensis, Rolfe in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi,
pi23:
“ Mekong-Salwin divide, N.W. of Tsekou. Alt. unknown.
Tibet, 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 26

° Cymbidium Forrestii, Rolfe. Sp. nov. Plate xi.

C. virescens, Schlechter in Notes, Roy. Bot. Gard., Edin.,
XXxiv, p. 112 (not of Lindl.).

Rhizoma validum. Folia fasciculata, 6~7, anguste linearia,
acuta, minutissime denticulata, 30-40 cm. longa, 4-6 mm. lata,
suberecta vel arcuata, basi vaginis ovatis striatis obtecti. Scapi
erecti, subvalidi, 15-20 cm. longi, vaginis lanceolatis vel oblongo-
lanceolatis acuminatis striatis numerosis imbricatis obtecti, 1~2-
flori. Bracteae lanceolatae, acuminatae, concavae, 3-4 cm.
longae. Pedicelli 1.5-2.5 cm. longi. Sepalum posticum ob-
longum, subobtusum, 2.5 cm. longum, 6 mm. latum; sepala
lateralia oblonga, subobtusa, 2 cm. longa, 6 mm. lata. Petala
oblonga, subobtusa, circiter 1.8 cm. longa, 6 mm. lata. Labellum
trilobum, circiter 1.8 cm. longum, I-1.2 cm. latum ; lobi laterales
semiorbiculares, apice rotundati, lobus intermedius suborbicu-
laris, obtusus vel apiculatus, undulatus, concavus, 1 cm. longus,
7 mm. latus; callus obovatus, basi. adnatus, apice bilobus.
Columna clavata, arcuata, 2.3 cm. longa.

‘‘In dry, rocky pine woods on hills west of Yunnanfu. Ele-
vation gooo ft. Yunnan, $.W. China, February 1905.” G.
Forrest. No. 415.

Closely resembling the Japanese C. virescens, Lindl., in habit,
but markedly different in the shape of the lip and crest.

Cymbidium grandifiorum, Griff., Notul. iii, p. 342 ; Hook. f.
Brit. Ind. vi, p. 12; Rolfe in I-F-S. iii, p. 30.
“Growing at China Inland Mission, Talifu. Alt. 6500 ft.
Yunnan, 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 240.

24 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

Cymbidium pumilum, Rolfe in Kew Bulletin, 1907, p. 130.

“* Limestone valleys leading from the Chung Tien plateau
to Pung-tzu-la on the Yangtze. Alt. 8000-gooo ft. N.W.
Yunnan, 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 233.

Sarcanthus filiformis, Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1842, Misc. p. 61;
Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi, p. 66
“Damp rocks on sides of streams, Nam-sa-Ho frontier of
Upper Burmah and China (Shan States). Flowers flesh-red. July
1904.” G. Forrest. No. 161.

Ze aoa — Lindl. Bot. Reg. x, sub t. 823; Hook.
rit. Ind. vi, p. 102; Rolfe in I.F-S. iii, p. 41.
is =e oe in most valleys at an elevation of from
5000-9000 ft. Flowers pink and white. Yunnan, September
1904.” G. Forrest. No. 166

°’ Herminium yunnanense, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Tuber ovoideum vel ovoideo-oblongum, 8-10 mm. longum.
Caulis brevis, vaginis tubulosis obtectus, monophyllus. Folia
sessilia, oblonga vel lineari-oblonga, acuta, suberecta, coriacea,
4.5-6 cm. longa, 4-5 mm. lata. Scapi erecti, 12-15 cm. longi,
vaginis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis paucis obtecti; racemi
oblongi, densi, 4-5 cm. longi. Bracteae ovatae, acuminatae,
4 mm. longae, basi concavae. Pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi. Flores
parvi Sepala subpatentia, ovata, subobtusa, concava, sub-
aequalia, 2mm. longa. Petala ovata, subacuta, concava, 1.5 mm.
longa. Labellum oblongum, 2.3 mm. longum, apice tridentatum
vel breviter trilobum, basi concavum. Columna lata, vix 1 mm.
longa.

“Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers greenish-yellow. Damp,
barren moorland, western slopes of the Tsan-Shan Range, near the
head of Yang-pi pass. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo—10,000 ft.
W. Yunnan, September 1905.’ G. Forrest. No. 907.

Allied to H. gramineuwm, Lindl., which also has a solitary leaf,
but the scape is straighter, the spike much more dense, and the
lip not tridentate at the apex.

Gymnadenia conopsea, R.Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2,V,
-p.1g1; Rolfe in IFS. iii, p. 52.
ns Mekong-Salwin divide, behind Tzekou Mission. Tibet,
1904.” Forrest. No. 142.

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ROLFE—ORCHIDEAE. 25

Platanthera stenostachya, Lindl. in Hook. Kew Journ.
Bot. vi, p. 37; Rolfe in I.F.S. iu, p. 56.
“ Moist hill pasture, Nantien valley, Bhamo—Teng-Yueh route.
Elevation 4000-5000 ft. Flowers green. Yunnan, July rgo4.”
G. Forrest. No. 165.

Platanthera iantha, ne ia Ic. v, p. 11, t. 1692; Rolfe in
.S. iii, p. 55.
“ Dry hillsides, Teng-Yueh to Talifu route, Yung Ping valley.
Elevation 6000 ft. Yunnan, August 1904.’ G. Forrest. No,
259.

Platanthera Susannae, Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orch. p. 295 ; Rolfe
in I.F.S. iii, p. 57.
“ Marshy hillsides, common in places all over Yunnan. Eleva-
tion from 5000-go00 ft. Flowers greenish-white. September
1904." G. Forrest. No. 264.

Habenaria Bulleyi, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Herba erecta, gracilis, 30-35 cm. alta. Tuber oblongum,
I-1.5 cm. longum. Caulis circiter 8 cm. longus, triphyllus, basi
vaginis tubulosis obtectus. Folia caulina, patentia, linearia, sub-
obtusa, 5-7 cm. longa. Scapicirciter 25 cm. longi, graciles, vaginis
lanceolatis paucis obtecti; racemi 10 cm. longi, laxi, multiflori.
Bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, 3-4 mm. _ longae.
Pedicelli 5-6 mm. longi. Flores parvi. Sepalum posticum
ovato-oblongum obtusum, subcarnosum, 2.5-3 mm. longum.
Petala oblonga, subobtusa, 2.3-2.5 mm. longa. Labellum
lineare, 3 mm. longum, basi angustufm, ad medium tricuspi-
datum ; lobi lineari-oblongi, carnosi ; calcar oblongum, obtusum,
paullo incurvum, 2.5 mm. longum; processibus stigmatiferis
minutis.

“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers green. Barren mountain pasture-
land on the eastern slopes of the Tsan-Shan Range, west of Talifu.
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 7ooo-8000 ft. W. Yunnan, September
1905.’ G. Forrest. No. 895.

Closely resembling H. Forrestit, Schlechter, in habit, but the
lip shortly three-lobed and the spur only half as long.

Habenaria Duclouxii, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Herba erecta, gracillima, 12-20 cm. alta. Tuber ovoideo-
oblongum, 5-8 mm. longum. Caulis brevis, 2—3—phyllus, basi
vaginis tubulosis paucis obtectus. Folia caulina, suberecta vel
patentia, anguste linearia, acuta, 3-7 cm. longa, 1.5-2 mm. lata.

26 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

Scapi 8-15 cm. longi; racemi 5-8 cm. longi, angusti, laxiflori.
Bracteae ovatae, acuminatae, 3-4 mm. longae. Pedicelli 5-6
mm. longi. Flores minuti, virides. Sepala subconniventia,
ovato-oblonga, obtusa, 3 mm. longa. Petala anguste ovato-
oblonga, obtusa, 3 mm. longa. Labellum profunde trifidum,
3 mm. longum; lobi laterales subfiliformes, suberecti, lobus
intermedius oblongus, obtusus, carnosus ; calcar subglobosum,
i mm. longum. Columna lata, vix 1 mm. longa; processibus
stigmatiferis minutis.

“Plant of 4-10 inches. Flowers green. Barren, damp
moorland on the western slopes of the Tsan-Shan Range, near
head of Yang-pi pass. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo-10,000 ft.
W. Yunnan, September 1905.’ G. Forrest. No. 906.

Ducloux, No. 22

Closely resem bling H. Bulleyi, Rolfe, in habit, but dwarfer,
and very different in its deeply three-lobed lip and short
subglobose spur.

Habenaria ensifolia, Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. p. 321; Rolfe
in LFS. iii, p. 58.
“Valleys of Mekong and Salwin, Teng-Yueh-—Talifu route.
Elevation 6000-10,000 ft. Moist pastureland. Flowers green.
Yunnan, August 1904. G. Forrest. No. 263.

Habenaria acuifera, Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. p. 325; Hook. f.
Fl. Brit. Ind. vi, p. 57 ; Rolfein IFS. iii, p. 57.
“Moist hill pastureland, Nantien valley, Bhamo-—Teng-
Yueh route. Elevation 4000-5000 ft. Flowers bright yellow.
Yunnan, July 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 185.

Habenaria Miersiana, Champ. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot.
vii, p. 37; Hook f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi, p. 60; Rolfe in I.F.S.
iii, p. 60.

“Sides of gorge between Chien Chuan-cho and Niu Kai,
Yunnan. Elevation 8000-9000 ft. September 1904.” G.
Forrest. No. 256.

“Dry, grassy hillsides, Chien Chuan valley. Alt. 7000-8000
ft. Flowers white. Yunnan, 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 257.

Hemipilia flabellata, Bur. et Franch. in Journ. de Bot. v,
p. 152; Rolfe in IFS. iii, p. 62.
“ Dividing ridge between Hoching and Lichiang valleys.
Elevation go0o ft. Near Ling-Shan Ho river. Flowers purplish-
rose. Yunnan,1904.”’ G. Forrest. No. 1

ROLFE—ORCHIDEAE. 27

°* Hemipilia Bulleyi, Rolfe. Sp. nov. Plate xii.

Tuber oblongum, 2-3 cm. longum. Caulis brevis, monophyllus,
vaginis laxis membranaceis obtectus. Folia sessilia, amplexi-
caulia, late cordata, apiculata, 2.5-4 cm. longa, 2. 5-4.5 cm. lata,
subcoriacea. Scapi erecti, 15-25 cm. longi, vaginis paucis
oblongo-lanceolatis obtecti; racemi 4-9 cm. longi, laxiflori.
Bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, 8-10 mm. longae.
Pedicelli incurvi, 1.5-1.8 cm. longi. Flores purpurei. Sepalum
posticum erectum, ovato-oblongum, obtusum, concavum, 5-6
mm. longum; sepala lateralia recurva, obliqua, semiovata,
obtusa, 7-8 mm. longa. Petala suberecta, semiovata, subacuta,
4 mm. longa. Labellum subsessile, trilobum, 7 mm. longum,
lateribus reflexis ; lobi laterales oblongi vel triangulari-oblongi,
apice breviter dentati, 2-3 mm. longi; lobus intermedius flabel-
lato-obovatus, obtusus, crenulatus; discus minutissime puber-
ulus; calcar 1.5-1.8 cm. longum, subrectum, crassiusculum,
obtusum, basi anguste infundibuliforme. Columna lata, 3 mm.
longa; rostellum. cordato-oblongum, cucullatum, ascendens,
circiter 1.3 cm.

‘“* Mekong-Salwin divide, behind Tzekou Mission. Elevation,
Tibet. 1904.’ G. Forrest. No. 136.

“Dry, shady banks, head of MHoching valley. Flowers
ae Alt. 8000 ft. Yunnan, 1904.” G._ Forrest.
No.

Readily distinguished from H. flabellata, Bur. et Franch.,
by the shape of the lip, which is subsessile, strongly reflexed
at the sides, and has well-developed side lobes.

Hemipilia Forrestii, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Tuber oblongum, 3-4.5 cm. longum. Caulis brevis, mono-
phyllus. Folia sessilia, amplexicaulia, ovato-oblonga, acuta,
concava, circiter 4.5 cm. longa, 2.5 cm. lata, subcoriacea. Scapus
erectus, 20 cm. longus, vaginis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis
obtectus ; racemus 6 cm. longus, laxiflorus. Bracteae lanceolatae
vel ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, 1-1.2 cm. longae. Pedicelli
circiter 2 cm. longi. Flores speciosi roseo-purpurei. Sepalum
posticum erectum, ovato-oblongum, obtusum, concavum, circiter
6 mm. longum; sepala lateralia recurva, obliqua, semiovata,
subobtusa, concava, 1.2 cm. longa. Petala ovato-oblonga,
obtusa, 5 mm. longa. Labellum sessile, quadrato-obovatum,
truncatum, crenatum, 1.3 cm. longum, 1 cm. latum; discus basi
obtuse carinatus ; calcar circiter 3 cm. longum, paullo incurvum,
a basi attenuatum et subacutum. - Columna lata, 5 mm. longa;
rostellum ovato-oblongum, subobtusum, cucullatum, ascendens,
circiter 3 cm. longum.

Ss.

28 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

‘Plant of 6-9 inches. Flowers rose-red. Ledges of cliffs
forming banks of the Salwin, Salwin-Irrawadi divide, between
Ya-Ko and La-To-Wa-Di. Lat. 26° 30’. Alt. 2900 ft. N.W.
Yunnan, November 1905.” G. Forrest. No. 865.

Markedly different from H. Henryt, Reichb. f., in the broad
entire lip and the longer attenuate spur. The leaf on the single
specimen seen is also much smaller and narrower.

Satyrium nepalense, Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. p. 26; Hook f.
Fl. Brit. Ind. vi, p. 168; Rolfe in I.F-.S. iii, p. 63.

‘Dry pastureland at an elevation of 12,000-13,000 ft. Chung
Tien plateau, flowers flesh coloured, odour same as hyacinth.
Yunnan, September 1904.” G. Forrest. No. 144.

“Erect plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers rose-pink, deliciously
fragrant, almost identical with wild hyacinth. Dry, open, grassy
hillsides (limestone), Salwin valley, Salwin-Irrawadi divide. Lat.
26°-27° N. Alt. 7ooo-10,000 ft. Common over all N.W.
Yunnan, November 1905.”’ G. Forrest. No. 965.

“ Plant of 1-14 ft. Flowers rose-pink, fragrant. Dry, open
downs around Teng-Yueh. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6000-8000 ft.
W. Yunnan, September 1905.” G. Forrest. No. 996.

A particularly large form, of which the flowers are not well
preserved.

” Satyrium yunnanense, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Tuber ovoideo-oblongum, 1.5-2 cm. longum. Caulis brevis,
vaginis spathaceis paucis obtectus, diphyllus. Folia sessilia,
patentia, ovata vel ovato-oblonga, obtusa, 5-10 cm. longa, 3-5
em. lata. Scapi erecti, 20-25 cm. alti, vaginis paucis spathaceis
obtecti; racemi ovoideo-oblongi, densiflori, 4-6 cm. longi.
Bracteae reflexae, ovatae, subobtusae, 1.5-2 cm. longae. Pedi-
celli 7-9 cm. longi. Flores aurantiaci. Sepalum posticum
oblongum, obtusum, 5-6 mm. longum; sepala lateralia sub-
patentia, ovato-oblonga, obtusa, 6-7 mm. longa. Petala
elliptico-oblonga, obtusa, 4-5 mm. longa. Labellum late
galeatum, 4-5 mm. longum, lateribus late rotundatis; calcaria
lineari-oblonga, subobtusa, 6 mm. longa. Columna 4
longa; stigma late spathulata; rostellum breve, latum, sub-
truncatum.

““ Western slope of the Niu Chang pass, laeecels Ke-Lo-Wan
and the Chung Tien plateau. Moist, rocky places. Elevation
7000-10,000 ft. Flowers bright orange. Yunnan, September
” G. Forrest. No. 143.

‘Ducloux, z Igo.
Allied to S. nepalense, Don, but ready separated by the short

ROLFE—ORCHIDEAE. 29

inflorectance. orange-coloured flowers, and shorter, straight spurs
of the lip.

(ek Sneed tibeticum, King, ex ae in ies Linn. Soc.
xix, p. 320; Rolfe in LFS. i
ss roe Sie divide, behind ae Nisei Tibet,
1904. G. Forrest. No. 157

LIST OF PLATES

Illustrating Mr. R. A. —< s Paper on Orchideae collected by George Forrest
and Eastern Tibet.

The plates are taken from photographs by Mr. R. Adam of dried specimens in
the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
Pate IX. fetes here tibeticum, Rolfe. Sp. nov.
irrhopetalum amplifolium, Rolfe. Sp. nov.
XI. Cymbidium Forrestii, Rolfe. Sp. nov.
XII. Hemipilia Bulleyi, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

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BULBOPHYLLUM TIBETICUM, ROLFE.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLATE X.

PLANTS OF EB. TIBET AND

CIRRHOPETALUM AMPLIFOLIUM, ROLFE.

Notes, R.B.G., EpDIn.

Pate Xl.

CYMBIDIUM FORRESTII, ROLFE.

PLATE XII.

Notes, R.B.G., EpIn.

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HEMIPILIA BULLEYI, ROLFE.

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae.

Plants discovered and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration
of Yunnan and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, and 1906.

Description of New Species of Geranium.
BY

Dr. R. KNUTH,
Berlin.

Geranium kariense, R. Knuth. Sp. nov. in Geraniaceae in
Engl. Pflanzenreich iv, 129 (1912), p. 577.

Caulis 30-50 cm. altus, suberectus vel erectus, demum glaber
vel superne pilis recurvatis sparsim obsitus, angulosus, supra
basin pseudo-dichotome ramosus. Folia inferiora longe petiolata ;
petioli graciles, non raro tortuosi, 1-14 mm. crassi, pilis retro-
adpressis praecipue laminam versus densius obsiti ; folia superiora
brevissime petiolata, sed non sessilia; lamina supra sparsim
adpresse pilosa, subtus ad venas tantum pilis setosiusculis
adpressis obsita, usque 10 cm. lata et 6-7 cm. longa (a basi ad
apicem), ambitu 5~angulata, usque ad { palmato-5—partita, lobis
e basi integra cuneata elongato-rhomboideis, apice satis longe
producto acutis vel acuminatis, marginibus anterioribus grosse
dentato-incisis vel incisis, laciniis et acinulis oblongis acutis et
minutissime mucronulatis. Stipulae membranaceae, fuscae, +
lanceolatae, + acuminatae, acutae vel acutissimae, integrae,
mediae usque 10 mm. longae et 4 mm. latae. Inflorescentia
corymbosa ; folia floralia saepe ad unum lobum grosse incisum
reducta, brevissime petiolata. Pedunculi bini, 2-flori,
folium 14-3-plo longiores, usque 6 cm. longi, indumento satis
brevi + retro-adpresso eglanduloso obsiti. Bracteae subulatae
vel capillares, basi vix latiores, 5-6 mm. longae. Pedicelli
demum divaricati vel recurvati, calyce 14-24-plo longiores, pilis
_albidis setosiusculis retro-adpressis eglandulosis dense obsiti,
1-2 cm. longi. Sepala glabra, ad nervos (3) sparsissime pilis
sursum directis adpressis ornata, ovata vel lanceolato-ovata,
margine anguste membranacea, demum apicem versus acuminata,
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVI, March 1913.)

32 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

mucronata mucrone I-2 mm. longo, cum mucrone 8-10 mm.
longa. Petala fusco-purpurea, calycem superantia, sub anthesi
perfecte recurvata, + late obovata, integra, basi longe patule
albo-villosa; circ. 10 mm. longa. Filamenta glabra vel ad
basin sparsim ciliata, calyce longiora; antherae oblongae, atro-
purpurea. Pistillum glabrum vel sparsissime barbatum. Fruc-
tus immaturus 28 mm. longus; valvulae pubescentes ; rostrum
sparsim puberulum, supra medium filiforme.

“ Flowers magenta. Moist pine woods, western slope of
Kari pass, Mekong-Yangtze divide. Elevation 11,000-13,000 ft.
Yunnan. September 1904.’’ G. Forrest. No. 97.

Geranium Forrestii, R. Knuth. Sp. nov. in Geraniaceae in
Engl. Pflanzenreich iy, 129 (1912), p. 578.

' Rhizoma lignosum, perpendiculare, versus collum 8-10 mm.
crassum. Caulis 20-45 cm, altus, suberectus vel erectus, demum
glaberrimus vel superne sparsim pilosus, iuvenilis non raro
retro-setoso-pubescens, angulosus, superne (2-15 cm. supra
basin) pseudo-dichotome ramosus, inferne simplex. Folia in-
feriora satis longe petiolata ; petioli usque 10 cm. longi, satis
graciles, vix 2 mm. crassi, pilis recurvatis vel retrorsis praecipue
laminam versus puberuli; folia superiora brevissime petiolata,
summa sessilia ; lamina supra glabra vel sparsim hyaline pilosa,
subtus praecipue ad nervos pilis setosis hirsuta, usque 7 cm. lata,
44 cm. longa (a basi ad apicem), ambitu reniformi-rotundata,
usque ad $ palmato—5(—7)-partita, lobis e basi integra cuneata
rhomboideis, apice producto acutis vel fere acuminatis, incisis,
laciniis et lacinulis oblongis acutis. Stipulae firmae, fuscae,
deltoideo-lanceolatae, acutae vel acutissimae, integrae, inferiores
-—usque 2 cm. longae, basi 4-5 mm. latae. Inflorescentia race-
moso-corymbosa ; folia floralia lobis multo angustioribus dentatis
instructa, sessilia. Pedunculi, saepe trini, 2-3-flori, folio 2~3-plo
longiores, usque 6 cm. longi, indumento patulo albo eglanduloso +
divaricatulo obsiti. Bracteae subulatae vel capillares, basi vix
latiores, 5-6 mm. longae. Pedicelli demum divaricati vel
recurvati, calyce 1-2-plo longiores, indumento satis brevi patulo-
retrorso setoso dense obtecti, 1-2 cm. longi. Sepala pilis sursum
adpressis vix dense subsericea, ovato-lanceolata, trinervata,
margine vix membranacea, apicem versus acuminata, mucronata
mucrone 14 mm. longo, cum mucrone 8-g mm. longa. Petala
atro-purpurea, calycem superantia, sub anthesi perfecte patula,
obovata, integra, basi longe patule albo-villosa, circ. 9 mm.
longa. Filamenta infra medium margine sparsim ciliata; an-
therae lineari-oblongae nigricantes. Pistillum sericeum. Fructus
maturus (?) 3 cm. longus; valvulae pubescentes; rostrum
puberulum, superne filiforme (per partem quartam superiorem).

¢

KNUTH—-GERANIUM. 33

“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers deep rose-purple. Shady openings

in pine forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat.

25° 40° N. Alt. gooo-10,000 ft. August 1906. W. Yunnan.”’
G. Forrest. No. 4282.

Nota.—G. Forrestit et G. kariense a ceteris speciebus sectionis
Reflexa earundem regionum, G. Delavayi et G. platypetalo, mani-
feste secedunt pedicellis eglandulosis. Inter se facile distinguuntur
foliorum forma et inflorescentia.

Geranium candicans, R. Knuth. Sp. nov. in Geraniaceae in
Engl. Pflanzenreich iv, 129 (1912), p. 580.

Rhizoma obliquum vel verticale, sublignosum, circ. 1 cm.
crassum, apice non dilatatum, stipulis pallide fuscis vel lutes-
centibus foliorum basalium vix dense ornatum, unicaule. Caulis
erectus vel suberectus, 30-35 cm. altus, manifeste angulosus, pro
maxima parte glaberrimus, superne pilis recurvatis vel retro-
adpressis vix dense obsitus, inferne (saltem I0 cm.) simplex,
sursum pseudo-dichotome ramosus, ramis cauli subaequilongis.
Folia basalia et caulina inferiora longe petiolata petiolis quam
lamina 24-4-plo longioribus, angulosis, inferne glabris, versus
laminam pilis retrorsis puberulis, 10-15 cm. longis; lamina
reniformi-orbicularis, usque 8 cm. lata, a basi ad apicem usque
44 cm. longa, supra glabra vel pilis raris obsita, infra ad nervos
tantum setoso-pilosa, usque ad #? vel rarius ultra palmato—5-
partita, lobis ambitu cuneato-obovatis, marginibus anterioribus
3-5-lobulato-dentatis, lobulis lateralibus integris acutiusculis vel
obtusiusculis, lobulo medio saepe maiore apice iterum tridentato ;
folia caulina superiora brevissime petiolata, sed non sessilia, a
basalibus diversa lobis angustioribus, utroque margine 2-4-
dentatis, acuminatis, acutis. Stipulae pallide vel rubro-fuscae, +
lanceolatae, + abrupte angustatae, acutissimae vel obtusae,
puberulae. Pedunculi biflori, sicut pedicelli pilis retrorsis dense
obsiti, folio petiolato 1-2—plo longiores, 4-8 cm. longi. Stipulae
lineari-lanceolatae vel lanceolatae, 8 mm. longae, mox rubro-
fuscae et glabrae, abrupte angustatae, acutae. Pedicelli 10-35
mm. longi, sub calyce dense retrorso-pilosi, fructiferi verisimiliter
Sepala 3-nervata, ovato-oblonga, mucronata mucrone
1-1} mm. longo, cum mucrone demum 10 mm. longa, late
membranaceo-marginata. Petala calyce mucronato I} #—plo
longiora, 17 mm. longa et 12 mm. lata, late obovata, integra vel
vix perspicue undulata, intense alba, nervis vix perspliculs.
Stamina calyce paullo breviora ; filamenta sicut petalorum basis
pilis longis albis patulis inferne dense hispida ; antherae lineari-
oblongae, atro-purpureae. Pistillum albo-lanuginoso-villosum.
Fructus. . . -

C

34 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

“Plant of g-14 inches. Flowers pure white, anthers
dark crimson. Open, grassy situations in pine forests on
‘the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25°.40’ N. Alt.
I0,000-11,000 ft. June 1906. W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No.
1879.

Nota.—Species affinis est G. Wlassowiano, a quo distinguitur
primo aspectu floribus magnis, 4 cm. diam., intense albis.

oa strictipes, R. Knuth. Sp. nov. in Geraniaceae in
ngl. Pflanzenreich iv, 129 (1912), p. 580.

Rhizome lignosum, perpendiculare,-infra collum 8-10 mm.
-crassum, ad collum saepe valde incrassatum, usque 3 cm. crassum,
1-4-caule. Caulis. 20-50 cm. altus, suberectus vel erectus,
inferne sparsissime, superne dense indumento simplici patulo
manifeste inaequilongo hyalino subhirsutus, praecipue inferne
angulosus, 2-10 cm. supra basin regulariter pseudo-dichotome
ramosus, inferne simplex. Folia basalia et caulina inferiora vix
longe petiolata ; petioli usque 10 cm. longi,. graciles, 1-1} mm.
crassi, pilis longis setosiusculis tenuibus in petiolis superioribus
tantum dense obtecti ; folia superiora gradatim brevius petiolata,
summa autem non sessilia ; lamina supra et subtus ad venas
setis hyalinis + dense obsita, usque 4-5 cm. lata, 24 cm. longa
(a basi ad apicem), ambitu rotundato- vel saepius reniformi-5—

angulata, usque ad % palmato—5—partita, lobis e basi angustata
flabellatis : lobi vix usque ad medium trilobulati, lobulis oblongis
vel cuneatis vel fere rectangulis, apice 2-3-dentatis, dentibus
acutiusculis. Stipulae lineares, tenues, circ. 1-2 mm. latae,
sicut caulis saepe mox rubellae, acutae vel acutissimae ; stipulae
basales mox deciduae. Pedunculi quam folium 1-3-plo longiores,
usque 10 cm. longi, plerumque autem breviores, graciles, vix 1 mm.
crassi, sicut pedicelli indumento simplici patulo manifeste in-
aequilongo hyalino hirsutiusculi. Bracteae subulatae, 6~ro0 mm.
longae, hirsutae. Pedicelli pedunculis non tenuiores, calyce
14~-2-plo longiores, 1-2 cm. longi, fructiferi stricte erecti. Sepala
pilis setosis hyalinis subhirsuta, ovata vel ovato-lanceolata,
3-nervata, margine vix membranacea, apicem versus vix acumin-
ata, mucronata mucrone demum saepe purpurascente 2-24 mm.
longo, cum mucrone 10 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata. Flos 22 mm.
diam. ; petala roseo-purpurea, calycem mucronatum 11-13~plo
superantia, late cuneata, apice retuso leviter emarginata vel
integra, margine inferne longe ciliata, circ. 12 cm. longa, 7 mm.
lata. Filamenta et pistillum quam calyx (sine mucrone) breviora :
filamenta lineari-subulata. Pistillum niveo-sericeum. Fructus
rostratus 30 mm. longus ; valvulae sparsim Paces rostrum
indumento brevi setosiusculo satis dense obtectum. .

KNUTH—GERANIUM. 35

“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers rose-pink. Dry, stony situations
amongst scrub and in thickets on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. June 1906.
N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No. 2369.

Nota.—Species certe ad formas G. strigost, Franch., pertinet.
Fortasse est synonymum var. gracilis. Mea sententia autem
varietates melius pro speciebus habendae sunt.

Poni eae: =

eta 2

Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae.

Plants discovered and collected by George Forrest during his second exploration
f Yunnan and Eastern Tibet in the year 1910.

Enumeration and Description of Species of Pedicularis.
BY

GUSTAVE BONATI,
Lure.

Sect. I. SIPHONANTHA.

1. P. siphonantha, Don.

“ Plant of 6-10 inches. Flowers bright rose. Shady situations
in fixed forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27°30’N. Alt.10,oooft. Augusti1g10.”" G. Forrest. No. 6278.

“Plant of 2-4 inches. Flowers bright rose. On limestone
drift on the eastern flank of Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’.
Alt. 13,000 ft. August 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6385

‘*Plant of 2-3 inches. Flowers deep rose. Stony alpine
pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’

Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. August ig1o.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6479.

2. Pedicularis Delavayi, Franch.

“Plant of 24-5 inches. Flowers bright rose. Open alpine
pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°
5’N. Alt. 12,000~-14,000 ft. Junergro.” G. Forrest. No. 6038.

‘Plant of 2-5 inches. Flowers bright rose. Moist, stony
alpine poster on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 30’N. Alt. 13,000-14,000 ft. September rgr1o.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 6596.

3. Pedicularis sigmoidea, Franch.
No. 7023. Without locality.

4. Pedicularis Elwesii, Hook. f.

Plant of 6-10 inches. Flowers bright rose. Dry, stony
pasture on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°
Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No, XXXVI, March 1913.]

38 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

25’ N. Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. June rg1o.’ G. Forrest. No.
5760.

5. Pedicularis oxycarpa, Franch.

“Plant of 8-16 inches. Flowers white, upper segment red.
Mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27°30’ N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. July 1910.” G- Forrest.
No. 6076.

6. Pedicularis cephalantha, Franch.

“ Plant of 6-10 inches. Flowers bright rose. Open mountain
meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 20° N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. June igo.” G. Forrest.
No. 5810

“ Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers bright rose. Mountain pasture
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N.
Alt. 11,000-13,000 ft. June1gro.’”’ G. Forrest. No. 5925.

7. Pedicularis lonacaetiniate. Franch.

“Plant of 10-15 inches. Flowers rose. Pasture on the
margins of a forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat.27°30’N. Alt. 11,000 ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest.
No. 6257.

8. Pedicularis polyphylloides, Bonati. Sp. nov.

Radix repens. Species diffusa, multicaulis, scapis ac ramis
patulis, repentibus, pilis longis albis vel fuscis tectis. Scapi
10-30 cm. longi, simplices vel basi ramosi. Folia alterna, sub-
sessilia, ovato-oblonga, 25-60 mm. longa, 5-25 mm. lata, bi-
pinnatifida, loborum oblongorum 7-9 jugis, lobulis acutidentatis.
Flores omnes axillares valde distantes, longe pedunculati ;
pedunculis villosis, patulis, 20-35 mm. longis. Calyx membran-
aceus, basi cylindricus, 10-12 mm. longus, dense pilis longis
fuscis tectus, anticem usque ad medium fissus ; lobis 5 sessilibus,
foliaceis, subaequalibus, profunde lobulatis, lobulis obtusis.
Corolla rosea ; tubo 12-15 mm. longo, calycem paulo superante,
intus glabro, summo dilatato; galea rectangulatim curvata,
dorso piloso ac rotundo, abrupte contracto in apicem filiformem,
paulo arcuatum, 5-7 mm. longum summo bifidum ; labio inferiore
superius aequante, margine ciliato, lobis lateralibus rotundis,
lobo medio parvo ac vix proeminente. Stamina medio tubi
inserta, filamentis omnibus villosis. ia Sie glabra, calycem vix
superans, apice lateraliter ejecto. . Semina

“ Semi-prostrate plant of 6-20 inches. Flowers rose. Dry,
open situations in pine — on the eastern flank of the Lichiang

BonATI—PEDICULARIS. 39

Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. August 1910.”
G. Forrest. No. 6321.
“ Fastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. August 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 64052.
Plante intermédiaire entre les P. polyphylia, Franch. et P.
Stadimanniana, Bonati. Elle différe du premier—
I. par son port ;
parcequ’elle est plus développés dans toutes ses parties ;
3. par son inflorescence beaucoup plus lache et ses fleurs
longuement pédonculées, 4 pédoncules étalés ou
réfléchis ;
4. par le tube de la corolle glabre intérieurement a la base ;
5. par la lévre inférieure plus densement ciliée. :

ie

Elle différe du P. Stadimanniana, Bonati—
I. parcequ’elle est plus grande dans toutes les parties ;
2. par ses feuilles subsessiles 4 lobes plus nombreux. -
3. par ses pédoncules plus allongés.
4. par les lobes du calice sessiles.

Sect. II. ORTHORRHYNCHA.

g. Pedicularis axillaris, Franch. |
““Semi-prostrate plant of 6-18 inches. Flowers rose. Damp
situations in mixed and pine forests on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. June
roto.” G. Forrest. No. 5771.
Nos. 7013, 7166. Without locality.

10. Pedicularis alopecuros, Franch.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers, lower lobe bright yellow, upper
lobe rose. Pasture on the margins of pine forests on the eastérn
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft.
August rgto.”” G. Forrest. No. 6356.

11. Pedicularis Smithiana, Bonati.

“ Plant of 14-2 ft. Flowers yellow. On the margins of thickets
and fixed forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27°25’N. Alt. 10,000~-11,000 ft. July1g1o.” G. Forrest.
No. 6247.

12. Pedicularis gracilis, Wall.

Plant of 14-2 ft. Flowers rose. Shady situations in pine
forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’N.

40 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

“Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. August rg1o.’”’ G. Forrest. No.
6450.
No. 6836. Without locality.

13. Pedicularis brevifolia, Don.
No. 7054. Without locality.

14. Pedicularis Wettsteiniana x, Bonati (Pedicularis brevi-
folia, Don, x P. porrecta, Wall. ?).

Caules 20-45 cm. alti, simplices vel ramosi, infra glabri, summo
villosi. Folia inferiora generaliter opposita, aliquando alterna,
petiolata ; petiolis 10-15 mm., alatis; limbo ovato-acuto, 15-20
mm. longo, 8-12 mm. lato, pinnatifido, 4-5 jugis segmentorum
linearium plus minusve incisorum. Folia media ac superiora
subsessilia, generaliter verticillata, ternata. Bracteae foliaceae,
sessiles, basi membranaceae ac attenuatae. Flores 4—verticillati,
breve pedunculati. Calyx membranaceus, basi dilatatus, 5-7
mm. longus ; lobo summo integro, lateralibus foliaceis. Corolla
magna (20 mm.), tubo calyce duplo longiore, galea rectangulata
paulatim attenuata in apicem filiformem, 5-6 mm. longum, summo
integrum et obtusum, paulo arcuatum ; labio inferiore superius
aequante, margine ciliato. Stamina medio tubi inserta ; filamenta
omnia glabra. Capsula ac semina ?

*“ Eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’N.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 6984.

Plante intermédiaire et probablement hybride entre les P.
porrecta, Wall., et P. brevifolia, Don. Elle différe du premier par
ses tiges velues supérieurement, par ses feuilles souvent verti-
cillées, par sa lévre ciliée ; elle s’éloigne du second par ses tiges
glabres a la base, par ses étamines insérées au milieu du tube,
par son bec non bifide. Elle est voisine aussi du P. leiandra,
Franch., dont elle différe a premiére vue par sa grande taille, ses
tiges moins pileuses, ses feuilles, etc.

Sect. III. RHYNCHOLOPHA ALTERNIFOLIA.

15. Pedicularis tenuisecta, Franch.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers deep rose. Dry situations in pine
- forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°25’N.
Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. August 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6294.

f. albiflora.

“Plant of r5inches. Flowerswhite. Open pasture on the mar-
ginsof pine forests on the eastern flankof the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27°25'N. Alt.11,000ft, August 1910.” G, Forrest. No. 6330.

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BONATI—PEDICULARIS. 41

16. Pedicularis crenata, Maxim.

“ Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers deep rose. Alpine pasture on
the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt.
12,000-13,000 ft. August 1910.”” G. Forrest. No. 6405.

No. 7217. Without locality.

17. Pedicularis filicula, Franch.

“ Plant of 6-9 inches. Flowers rose. Open pasture on the
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt.
12,000 ft. June 1o10.”” G. Forrest. No. 576r.

18. Pedicularis recurva, Maxim., var. polyantha, Bonati.

“Plant of 9-18 inches. Flowers dull purplish-crimson. Open
alpine pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27°. 30° N. “Alt. i2000 RO July tor.” “G. Forest,
No. 6246. ‘

19. Pedicularis lachnoglossa, Hook. f.

‘“‘ Plant of 6-g inches. Flowers deeprose. Open, stony pasture
on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’ N.
Alt. 12,000 ft. June rg1o.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6036.

20. Pedicularis lachnoglossa, Hook. f. var. macrantha,
Bonati. Var. nov.
A specie typica differt—
1. dentibus calycis integris ;
2. floribus valde majoribus (2 cm.), galea tota villosa ;
3. labio inferiore valde majore, Se vix superante,
lobis summo rotundis nec attenuatis

4. caulibus plus foliosis, floribus sessilibus,

“ Plant of 12-20 inches. Flowers rose-crimson. Open moun-
tain meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. xrr,000 it. June 1gro.” G. Forrest.
No. 5821.

L’examen de nouveaux échantillons permettra dans la
suite de voir si ces caractéres sont constants. Dans le cas
de l’affirmative, il faudra faire de cette plante une éspéce
distincte.

21. Pedicularis rhodotricha, Maxim.

“ Plant of 6-9 inches. Flowers dull crimson. On limestone
clifis on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 35’ N. Alt. 14,000 ft. September 1910.” G. Forrest.
No. 6659.

42 ' PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

Sect. V. BIDENTATA VERA.

22. Pedicularis hirtella, Franch.

“Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers white. Open situations
amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 35’ N._ Alt. 11,000 ft.” September 1910. G. Forrest.
No. 6702.

Sect. VI. BIDENTATA VERTICILLATA.

23. Pedicularis comptoniaefolia, Franch.

“ Plant of 2-4 ft. Flowersrose. Dry, open situations in pine
forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’
N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. Augusti1g1o.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6325.

No. 7045. Without locality.

24. Pedicularis lutescens, Franch.

“Plant of 4-8 inches. Flowers bright yellow. On chalky
pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’
N. Alt. 11,000 ft.. August rgto.” G. Forrest. No. 6362.

Nos. 6840, 6977. Without locality.

25. Pedicularis rex, Clarke.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers pale yellow, — rose. Moist
situations in pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat.27°30’N. Alt. 11,000ft. Julyigzo.”” G. Forrest.
No. 6157.

26. Pedicularis superba, Franch.

“Plant of 14-3 ft. Flowers deep rose. Open mountain
meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’
N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. July1gr1o.” G. Forrest. No. 6234.

“Plant of 6-18 inches. Flowers rose-red. Moist, gravelly
situations on the margins of pine forests on the eastern flank
of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft.
October 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 7395.

Sect. VII. ANODONTA VERA.

29; Pedicularis Oederi, Vahl. var. bracteosa, Bonati. Var.

nov. | 3
- Speties re 5-10 cm. alta, pubescens. Speciei
typicae affinis dentibus calycis deltoideis, basi latis; ab illa

BONATI—PEDICULARIS. 43

differt sepalis profunde lobatis. Ab aliis varietatibus descriptis
differt bracteis triangularibus, latissimis (1 cm. ac ultra), mem-
branaceis, basi Cuneatis. Filamenta duo, sub antheris villosa.

**Plant of 13-4 inches. Flowers bright yellow. Alpine
meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.27° 40’N.
Alt. 14,000-15,000 ft. June 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6097.

Secr. VIII. ANODONTA VERTICILLATA.

28. Pedicularis salviaeflora, Franch.

*“ Weakly scandent plant of 4-6 ft. Flowers rose. Amongst
scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’N.
Alt. 10,000—-11,000 ft. August 1910.’’ G. Forrest. No. 6348.

29. Pedicularis densispica, Franch. |
“Plant of 4-9 inches. Flowers pale rose. Dry pastureland. —

on the north end of the Lichiang valley. Lat.27° 20’.N. Alt.

goo0 ft. July rgro.”” G. Forrest. No. 6209.

“ Plant of r12-20inches. Flowers palerose. Stony pasture on
the margins of forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 25’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest. No.
6256.

30. Pedicularis likiangensis, Franch.

“Plant of 2-6inches. Flowers rose. Alpine meadows on the
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt.
14,000-15,000 ft. June 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6096.

31. Pedicularis rupicola, Franch.

“Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers bright rose. On limestone
drift on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Alt. 12,000 ft. June rgro.”” G. Forrest. No. 5994.

‘Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers bright rose. On limestone
drift on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6193.

‘Plant of 4-6 inches. Flowers pale rose. On limestone drift
on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 28’ N.
Alt. 13,000 ft. August 1g10.”" G. Forrest. No. 6429.

En résumé la collection récoltée par Mr. Forrest en rgro
contient 31 espéces de pediculaires. L’une de ces espéces, le
P. polyphylioides, pourrait étre considéré comme une variété du
P. Stadlmanniana, avec lequel elle a les plus grandes affinités ;
par contre, le P. lachnoglossa, Hook. f., var. macrantha, me semble

ool

44 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE.

devoir étre considéré comme une espéce nouvelle en voie d’éla-
boration.

Si nous comparons la nouvelle collection a la précédente, nous
voyons qu'elle est, numériquement, bien inférieure (31 espéces
contre 43). De méme les formes nouvelles sont rares et pre-
sentent, peut-étre, un moindre intérét. Les espéces ou variétés
ne figurant pas dans la collection précédente sont: , P. Elwesit,
Hook. f., P. sigmoidea, Franch., P. polyphylloides, Bonati, P.
brevifolia, Don, P. Wettsteiniana, Bonati, P. lachnoglossa, Hook.
f., P. lachnoglossa, Hook. f. var. macrantha, Bonati, P. rhodo-
tricha, Maxim., P. Oedert, Vahl, var. bracteosa, Bonati. Aucune
forme du P. Oederi, Vahl, n’avait encore été signalée, je crois,
dans la région de Likiang, le P. stenantha, Franch, qui n’est
qu'une variété de cette espéce provient de Ta-tsien-lou.

Il est 4 remarquer que la plupart des espéces de cette seconde
collection proviennent comme celles de la premiére du versant
oriental de la chaine Quelques unes, cependant, comme les

P. Elwesi et lachnoglossa ont été recoltées sur le versant occi-

dental et ce sont precisément des espéces qui ont leur centre de
répartition dans la région du Yunnan voisine du Thibet et dans
Himalaya. L’on peut donc supposer qu'une exploration plus
compléte du versant ouest de la chaine de Likiang amenéra
encore d'autres et trés intéressants résultats.

Species Nova Addenda.

Pedicularis Dunniana, Bonati. Sp. nov. (Tristes.)

Species altissima, go cm. ac ultra. Caulis simplex, fistulosus,
erectus, basi sparsus pilis raris albis ac crispis ; villosissimus ac
summo glandulosus. Folia sessilia, auriculata, glabrescentia,
ovato-acuta, 10-12 mm. longa, 15~30 mm. lata, pinnatifida ;
loborum 15-20 jugis; jokes lineato-acutis, 6-10 mm. longis,
4-6 mm. latis, pinnatilobulatis, lobulis acutidentatis. Bracteae
inferiores foliaceae, superiores lanceolatae, integrae vel summo
serratae, calycem aequantes vel paulo superantes. Flores
inferiores subsessiles, superiores sessiles, in spica laxa ac inter-
rupta, ie mm. longa (pedunculis inferioribus 1 mm. longis).
Calyx pilosus, 6~7 mm. longus dentibus 5 lineato-acutis integris
vel baci denticulatis. Corolla 25 mm. longa, tubo calyce
duplo longiore, glabro; galea sicut in P. Praimana, latere ac
margine villosa ; in parte inferiore 5 mm. longa ; in parte antheras
ferente 10 mm. longa; labio inferiore galeam superante (12-13
mm.); lobis ovato-rotundis; margine ciliata. Staminum
filamenta glabra. Capsula glabra, globosa, calycem haud
superans. Semina ?

BoNATI—PEDICULARIS. 45

“Plant of 2-4 ft. Flowers pale yellow. Dry, shady situations
in pine forests on the divide between the Lichiang and Hoching
valleys. Lat. 26° 50’ N. Alt. 8000-10,000 ft. October 1910.”
G. Forrest. No. 7389.

Cette plante se rapproche surtout des P. Prainiana, Maxim, et
P. princeps, Bur. et Franch. Elle différe du P. Praimtana—

. par sa grande taille ;

par son €pi allongé et lache ;

par son calice plus court ;

par le tube de la corolle deux fois plus long que le
calice ;

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a lobes obtus.

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3. par ses fleurs sessiles ou subsessiles ;
4. par le calice pileux a dents lancéolées-linéaires, aigues,
entiéres ou obscurément dentées.

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The Indigoferas of China.
BY

W. G. CRAIB, M.A.,
Assistant for India, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

SOME time ago the writer, at Professor Balfour’s request, under-
took the revision of the Chinese Leguminosae—with the excep-
tion of a few genera which were being, or had already been,
revised by botanists making a special study of those genera—
preserved in the herbarium attached to the Royal Botanic
Garden, Edinburgh. Shortly afterwards, Professor C.
Sargent offered to place at’ the writer’s disposal most of the
Leguminosae collected by Mr. E.-H. Wilson during his expeditions
to China under the auspices of the Arnold Arboretum. Advan-
tage was taken of the bringing of these large collections to Kew
to compare them with the copious material in that herbarium,
and to revise the genera where necessary.

The first genus to be examined was J ndigofera, and here so
much unnamed material had accumulated that it was deemed
advisable to go rather fully into the genus, and the results of the
examination are given below in a preliminary enumeration,
accompanied by an artificial key to the species enumerated.
In the enumeration there are incorporated, besides the material
mentioned above, the specimens preserved in the Natural History
Museum, S. Kensington, permission to examine which was kindly
granted by the keeper, Dr. Rendle.

In conclusion, the writer begs to acknowledge his indebted-
ness to Professor Sargent for allowing the descriptions of the
new species collected by Wilson to be incorporated in the
present paper instead of (as was originally intended) in the next
part of the Plantae Wilsonianae. By this arrangement the great
<sgaiaea is secured of having all the descriptions in one place.

ee DESCRIPTION OF NEW. SPECIES.

Indigofera amblyantha, Craib. Sp. nov., ab J. Pseudotinctoria,
Matsum., foliis majoribus petiolis duplo saltem longioribus
suffultis distinguenda.

[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVI, March 1913]

48 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

Ramuli primo pilis albis adpressis densius tecti, angulati,
straminei, demum fere glabri, teretes, cortice brunneo vel pallide
brunneo obtecti. Folia 7-g—foliolata, 9-10 cm. longa, petiolo 3-4
cm.longo ut rachisupra late canaliculato suffulta; stipulae 1.5 mm.
longae ; foliola opposita vel raro alterna, oblongo-elliptica, elliptica
vel oblongo-obovata, apice rotundata, mucronata, basi cuneata
vel late cuneata, 15-31 mm. longa, 8-17 mm. lata, pagina utraque
pilis albis medifixis breviusculis parce instructa, subtus palli-
diora, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 6 supra subconspicuis ;
petioluli circiter 1.5 mm. longi; stipellae minutae. Racemi
axillares, ad 11 cm. longi, fere e basi floriferi; bracteae paulo
ultra 1 mm. longae, deciduae ; pedicelli 1.5 mm. longi. Calycis
tubus 1.5 mm. longus, lobo infimo subaequilongus ; lobi later-
ales infimo breviores, supremi breves. Vexillum circiter 6 mm
longum, apice cochleatum; alae 6.5 mm. longae; carina alis
paulo brevior.

Hupeh, Wilson, 3077 (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera Balfouriana, Craib. Sp. nov., ab affini J.
Dielsiana, Craib, calyce ejusque tubo corollaque breviori-
bus recedit.

Frutex 0.6-1.8 m. altus (ex Forrest); ramuli primo sub-
adpresse crispatim pubescentes, mox glabri, cortice brunneo
lenticellato obtecti. Folia 5-7—foliolata, 12-30 mm. longa,
petiolo 5-13 mm. longo suffulta; stipulae circiter 3 mm.
longae, adpresse brunneo-pubescentes; foliola elliptica vel
terminalia obovata, apice rotundata vel saepius retusa, mu-
cronata, basi late cuneata vel rotundata, 6-13 mm. longa, 4-9.5
mm. lata, pagina utraque sed subtus densius adpresse albo-pubes-
centia, subtus pallidiora, nervis subobscuris ; petioluli ad 1.5 mm.
longi; stipellae parvae. Racemi axillares, ad 2.5 cm. longi,
pedunculo communi brevi suffulti; pedicelli ad 2 mm. longi;
bracteae paulo ultra 1 mm. longae, cito deciduae. Calycis tubus
I mm. longus; lobus infimus lineari-lanceolatus, acutus, 1.25
mm. longus; lobi supremi deltoidei, acutiusculi, 1 mm. longi.
Vexillum suborbiculare, emarginulatum, subsessile, 8 mm.
longum, 7 mm. latum; alae 7.25 mm. longae, 2.5 mm. latae ;
carnia 7 mm. longa, 2.75 mm. lata.

‘‘ Eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.27°10’N. Shrub
of 2-6 ft. Flowers deep rose. Dry, open situations amongst
scrub. gooo-10,000 ft.’ Forrest, 5627 (Herb. Edinburgh !).

Indigofera Carlesii, Craib. Sp. nov., ab I. Kirilowii, Maxim.
ex Palibin, corolla ante anthesin omnino dense breviter
albo-tomentella, foliolis majoribus distinguenda.

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. 49

Ramuli pilis adpressis medifixis instructi, plus minusve
glabrescentes, primo angulati, mox teretes vel fere teretes.
Folia 5~g—foliolata, 7.5-11.5 cm. longa, petiolo 1.7-2.2 cm. longo
ut rachi supra eats pilis medifixis adpressis hispido plus
minusve glabrescente suffulta ; stipulae deciduae, 1 cm. longi-
tudine vix attingentes ; foliola opposita, subelliptica vel ovato-
elliptica, paulo inaequilatera, apice obtusa vel rotundata, apicu-
lata, basi cuneata vel rotundato-cuneata, 2-5 cm. longa, I.4—3 cm.
lata, rigide chartacea, pagina utraque pilis breviusculis medifixis
hispida, nervis lateralibus utrinque 6-8 supra conspicuis subtus
prominentibus, nervis transversis supra conspicuis vel subcon-
spicuis subtus prominulis ; petioluli 2-4 mm. longi; stipellae con-
spicuae petiolulis plerumque paululo longiores. Racemi axillares,
sub anthesin laxiusculi, folia valde superantes, ad 17 cm. longi,
pedunculo communi ad 6 cm. longo ut rachi angulato pilis ad-
pressis breviusculis medifixis laxius instructo suffulti; pedicelli
4cm. vix attingentes, post anthesin incrassati ; bracteae deciduae,
circiter 2 mm. longae. Calycis tubus 2.5 mm. longus, lobo
infimo subaequilongus. Vexillum subellipticum, 15.5 mm.
longum, 9 mm. latum, apice rotundatum; alae carinae sub-
aequales.

Chinkiang, Carles, 514 (Herb. Kew! Edinburgh !).

Indigofera chalara, Craib. Sp. nov., ab J. Kirilowit,
axim. ex Palib., foliolis alternis, calycis lobis brevioribus
latioribus distinguenda.

Suffrutex 1.8 m. altus (ex Wilson); ramuli pilis perpaucis
medifixis adpressis primo instructi, mox glabri, brunneo- vel
cinereo-brunneo-corticati. Folia 7-g—foliolata, 9.5-11 cm. longa,
petiolo 1.5-2.2 cm. longo supra canaliculato ut rachi parce
adpresse pubescente suffulta; stipulae cito deciduae; foliola
alterna, plerumque ovata, ovato-lanceolata vel late ovata,
interdum subrotundata vel terminalia obovata, apice acuta,
obtusa, rotundata vel retusa, apiculata, basi plerumque parum
obliqua, late cuneata, rotundata vel truncata, 1.7~-3 cm. longa,
1.1-2.4 cm. lata, chartacea, pagina utraque pilis medifixis crispulis
instructa, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 6 obscuris vel
pagina superiore subconspicuis, petiolulis 1.5-3 mm. longis
suffulta ; stipellae filiformes, circiter 1.5 mm. longae. Racemt
axiliares, ad 10 cm. longi, pedunculo communi petiolo subaequi-
longo vel eo longiore suffulti; pedicelli graciles, circiter 4 mm.
longi; bracteae deciduae. Calycis tubus ad 2 mm. longus, lobus
infimus 1 mm. longus. Vexillum 12 mm. longum, 5.5 mm.
latum ; alae 10.5 mm. longae ; carina 12 mm. longa.

Cential China, Wilson, 1230 (Herb. Kew, coll. May 1901!
Herb. Edinburgh, coll. June 1900 !).

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50 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

Indigofera Cooperii, Craib. Sp. nov., ob foliola mediocria num-
erosa, racemos elongatos floresque ad 1.5 cm. longos distincta.

Caules (vel ramuli?) glabri, ad 15 cm. longi. Folia 13-17—
foliolata, 8.5-10.3 cm. longa, petiolo 1.8-2 cm. longo ut rachi
supra canaliculato glabro suffulta; stipulae fugaces; foliola
opposita vel plerumque alterna, inaequilatera, ovato-lanceolata,
oblanceolata vel elliptico-oblanceolata, infima interdum fere
rotundata, apice obtusa vel rotundata, apiculata, basi cuneata
vel rotundata, 7-19 mm. longa, 5-10 mm. lata, chartacea vel
membranaceo-chartacea, pagina utraque pilis albidis medifixis
adpressis parce instructa, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter
6 supra obscuris subtus obscuris vel subconspicuis ; petioluli
circiter 1.5 mm. longi; stipellae graciles, petiolulis subaequales.
Racemi axillares, 9-12 cm. longi, pedunculo communi 3.4-3.7 cm.
longo ut rachi glabro suffulti; bracteae deciduae; pedicelli
2.5-3 mm. longi. Calyx 2.5 mm. longus, lobis deltoideis tubo
brevioribus. Vexillum 14.5 mm. longum, 8 mm. latum; carina
15 mm. longa, alas paulo superans.

Ningpo, Cooper (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera dichroa, Craib. Sp. nov., ab I. Kivilowii, Maxim. ex
Palibin, foliolis 5 tantum densius pubescentibus recedit.

Ramuli primo pilis medifixis adpressis albis densius tecti,
mox glabri, cortice viridi-stramineo obtecti, subangulati. Folia
5—foliolata, ad 4 cm. longa, petiolo 1.2-2 cm. longo ut rachi
supra canaliculato adpresse pubescente suffulta; stipulae
subulatae, 4 mm. longae ; foliola opposita vel interdum inferiora
alterna, elliptica, ovato-elliptica vel elliptico-obovata, basi
cuneata vel rotundata, apice attenuata vel rotundata, apiculata,
10-20 mm. longa, 8-Io mm. lata, chartacea, pagina superiore
pilis brevibus densius instructa, inferiore dense longiuscule
adpresse pubescentia, nervis lateralibus utrinque ad 6 pagina
utraque subconspicuis ; petioluli ad 1.75 mm. longi; stipellae
minutae. Racemt axillares, ad 5 cm. longi, pedunculo communi
5-9 mm. longo ut rachi densius albo-pubescente suffulti; pedi-
celli ad 2 mm, longi, pilis albis adpressis obtecti; bracteae de-
ciduae. Calycis tubus 2 mm. longus, lobus infimus 1.5 mm.
longus, 1 mm. latus. Vexillum elliptico-obovatum, 11.5 mm.
longum, 9 mm. latum; alae vexillo aequilongae, 3 mm. latae;
carina 12 mm. longa, 3.5 mm. lata, obtusa.

West Szechuan, Wilson, 3084, coll. June 1908 (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera Dielsiana, Craib. Sp. nov., ab J. argutidente, Craib,
~“calycis lobis corollaque brevioribus facile distinguenda.,

Frutex 0.9-1.8 m. altus (ex Forrest); ramuli primo pilis

albidis subadpressis hic illic instructi, mox glabri, cortice fusco-

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. 51

brunneo obtecti, angulati. Folia 5~g—foliolata, 2-4 cm, longa,
petiolo 1-2.3 cm. longo ut ramulis rachique pauperrime pubes-
cente suffulta; stipulae ad 6 mm. longae, breviter adpresse
brunneo-pubescentes ; foliola opposita, elliptica vel oblongo-
elliptica, utrinque rotundata vel basi rotundato-cuneata cunea-
tave, apice mucronata, 8-20 mm. longa, 5-10.5 mm. lata,
chartacea, pagina utraque sparse adpresse pubescentia, nervis
lateralibus paucis subconspicuis; petioluli circiter 1.

longi, tenuiter pubescentes ; stipellae graciles, petiolulis brevi-
ores. Racemt axillares, ad 5 cm. longi, pedunculo communi 5-10
mm. longo ut rachi adpresse pubescente suffulti; pedicelli
graciles, 2-3 mm. longi; bracteae plerumque decidua vix 3 mm.
longae. Calycis tubus 2 mm. longus, lobus infimus lanceolatus,
acutus, 1.5mm. longus. Vexillum ellipticum, in unguem brevem
contractum, 9.5 mm. longum, 6.5 mm. latum; alae vix g mm.
longae, 2.75 mm. latae; carina 8.5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata.—
I. pendula, Franchet, var., Diels in Notes, Edin. Bot. Gard., No.
XXXili. pp. 219, 220.

Ey Along the base of the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat.
25° 40’ N. Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers pale rose. Dry, o
situations amongst scrub. 7000-8000 ft.” Forrest, 4251. (Herb.
Edinburgh !).

A shade form of this species is represented by Forrest, 4258,
from the same locality at 8000-g000 ft. (Herb. Edinburgh !).

Ducloux, 817 (Herb. Kew !), is rather scrappy, but may be
merely a form of this species with keel nearly 10 mm.
long.

Indigofera Duclouxii, Craib. Sp. nov., ob flores 16-17 mm.
longos cum foliis coaetaneos distincta.

Ramuli juventute pilis longiusculis divergentibus brunneis
parce instructi, mox glabri vel subglabri, cortice brunneo vel
usco-brunneo obtecti. Foha 15-19—foliolata, vix matura, ad
10 cm. longa, petiolo ad 32 mm. longo indumento racheos ramu-
lorumque juvenilium suffulta ; stipulae lineares, acutae, circiter
g mm. longae, pilis brunneis albisque immixtis laxe tectae ;
foliola opposita, oblonga, basi cuneato-rotundata vel rotundata,
apice rotundata vel truncata, mucronata, ad 24 mm. longa et
12 mm. lata, pagina utraque, saltem statu juvenili, tenuiter
laxe pilosa, nervis lateralibus obscuris, petiolulis 1 mm. longis
indumento ramulorum suffulta ; stipellae filiformes, ad 4 mm.
longae. Racemi cum foliis coaetanei, ad 7 cm. longi, pedunculo
ad 2 cm. longo indumento ut rachi ramulisque juvenilibus
suffulti ; pedicelli 3 mm. longi, brunneo-pilosi ; bracteae deciduae,
circiter 3.5 mm. longae. Calycis tubus 1.5 mm. longus, lobi ad
3 mm. longi (sub en: Vexillum oblongo-obovatum, 17 mm.

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longum, 10 mm. latum; alae 16.5 mm. longae, 4.5 mm. latae;
carina 16.5 mm. longa, 5 mm. lata.
Yunnanfu, Ducloux, 706 (Herb. Kew !).

ee Faberii, Craib. Sp. nov., I. decorae, Lindl., affinis
carinae acumine fere 2 mm. longo recedit.

Siete ramulis pilis perpaucis albidis medifixis adpressis par-
cissime instructis fusco-brunneo-corticatis. Folia 11—foliolata,
petiolo 26-32 mm. longo ut rachi glabro suffulta ; stipulae fugaces ;
foliola opposita vel subopposita, parum inaequilatera, plerumque
ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, apice attenuata, mucronata, basi
late cuneata, ad 25 mm. longa et 12 mm. lata, chartacea, supra
glabra, subtus pilis breviusculis albidis medifixis sparse instructa,
nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 6 pagina utraque conspicuis,
nervulis uti reticulatione gracili subtus tantum conspicuis ;
petioluli circiter 2.5 mm. longi; stipellae graciles, ad 4 mm.
longae. Racemi in preanlo altero axillares, in altero in ramulo
aphyllo alternatim dispositi, ad 11 cm. longi, pedunculo 22-30
mm. longo suffulti; pedicelli ad 4 mm. longi, ut rachis glabri ;
bracteae deciduae. Calycis tubus 1.5 mm. longus, lobus infimus
1 mm. longus. Vexilum 11.5 mm. longum, 5.5-7 mm. latum ;
alae 12 mm. longae, 1.75 mm. latae ; carina acuminata, 13.5 mm.
(acumine incluso) longa.

Chekiang Province: Tien Tai Mountains, about 300 m.,
Faber, 243 (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera Forrestii, Craib. Sp. nov., J. cinerascenti, Franchet,
habitu similis sed indumento tenuiore, carina vix acu-
minata distinguenda.

Fruticulus 45-60 cm. altus (ex Forrest); caules primo ad-
presse breviter pubescentes, mox glabri vel fere glabri, angulati,
pallide brunneo-corticati. Folia plerumque 11-13—foliolata,
rarius 15, rarissime tantum 5—foliolata, ad 6 cm. longa, petiolo
8-12 mm. longo ut rachi supra sicco anguste canaliculato suffulta ;
stipulae circiter 1.5 mm. longae; foliola opposita, anguste
elliptica vel terminalia fere cuneata, apice rotundata vel terminalia
truncato-retusa, omnia breviter mucronata, basi rotundata vel
cuneato-rotundata, 6-11 mm. longa, 4-6 mm. lata, firma, pagina
utraque sed superiore crassius adpresse albo-pubescentia, costa
supra sicco impressa subtus prominente, nervis lateralibus
obscuris, petiolulis circiter 1 mm. longis suffulta; stipellae
parvae. Racemi axillares, densi, ad 7 cm. longi, pedunculo
communi plerumque petiolo distincte longiore rarius eo breviore
suffulti; bracteae circiter 1 mm. longae; pedicelli bracteis
subaequilongi. Calyx 2 mm. vix excedens ; lobi deltoidei, acuti,

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supremi breves, infimo tubo subaequali. Vexillwm ellipticum,
sessile, apice breviter apiculatum, 6.5 mm. longum, fere 5 mm.
latum ; alae fere 6.5 mm. longae, 2 mm. latae; carina obtusa,
6.25 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata.

‘Eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Dwarf
shrub of 14-2 ft. Flowers deep purplish-rose, interior darkest.
Stony pasture and on ledges of cliffs. Alt. 8000~-go00 ft.’’
Forrest, 7000 (Herb. Edinburgh !).

Indigofera Fortunei, Craib. Sp. nov., ab I. venulosa, Champion,
foliolis glabris nisi juvenilibus pilis perpaucis cito deciduis
margine inferne costaque infra instructis distinguenda.

Fruticulus circiter 30 cm. altus (ex Fortune), caule erecto
glabro tenuiter angulato brunneo-corticato ad 3 mm. diametro.

Folia 7-15—foliolata, 6-10 cm. longa, petiolo 2-3 cm. longo glabro

suffulta ; stipulae deciduae, 3.5 mm. longae; foliola plerumque

opposita sed interdum alterna, ovato-lanceolata vel ovato-
elliptica, inaequilatera, apice obtusa vel rotundata, apiculata,

basi rotundata vel cuneato-rotundata, 15-22 mm. longa, 9-16 mm.

lata, rigida, glabra nisi primo pilis perpaucis medifixis cito

deciduis margine inferne costaque infra instructa, nervislateralibus
utrinque 6-8 cum nervulis supra conspicuis subtus prominulis,
petiolulis 2 mm. longis suffulta ; stipellae conspicuae, petiolulos
subaequantes. Racem: axillares, ad 13 cm. longi, pedunculo
communi ad 3 cm. longo suffulti; pedicelli 3 mm. longi; bracteae
deciduae. Calycis tubus 2 mm. longus, lobus infimus circiter

1.5 mm. longus. Vexillum 10-11 mm. longum, 6—9.5 mm. latum,

apice emarginulatum ; alarum lamina 6.5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm.

lata, ungui 3.5 mm. longo vix 1.5 mm. lato adjecto ; carina 11.5

mm. longa, 4 mm. lata. Ovarium 5 mm. altum, glabrum.

China, Fortune, 43 ex Herb. Benth., sine numero ex Herb.

Hook. (Herb. Kew }).

Indigofera Hancockii, Craib. Sp. nov., J. cinerascentt,
Franchet, habitu persimilis sed partibus junioribus _pilis
medifixis et albidis et brunneis haud albidis tantum vestitis,
carina haud vel brevissime acuminata distinguenda.

Caules primo pilis medifixis albidis cum brunneis immixtis
adpressis dense vestiti, mox glabri vel fere glabri, corticé rubro-
brunneo obtecti. Folia 4-5 cm. longa, 9-17—foliolata, petiolo
circiter 9 mm. longo suffulta, petiolo rachique ut caulibus pubes-
centibus supra canaliculatis vel obscure canaliculatis ; stipulae
parvae, cito deciduae; foliola opposita, plerumque oblongo-
obovata vel terminalia obovata, apice rotundata vel retusa,
mucronulata, basi cuneata, 0.7-1 cm. longa, 3.5-6 mm. lata,
coriacea, costa pagina superiore immersa, inferiore prominente,

54 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

nervis lateralibus omnino obscuris, utrinque pilis albidis brun-
neisque rigidis adpressis medifixis scabrida, petiolulis 1-1.5
mm. longis suffulta; stipellae minutae. Racemi axillares, folia
superantes, pedunculo communi petiolos subaequante suffulti,
densiusculi; pedicelli 1-1.5 mm. longi; bracteae inconspicuae,
cito deciduae. Calyx 2 mm. longus; lobi deltoidei, acutiusculi,
infimo tubo vix aequilongo. Vexillum oblongum, apice rotunda-
tum, sessile, 7.25 mm. longum, 5 mm. latum ; alae 6 mm. longae,
1.5 mm. latae; carina 7 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata, brevissime
vel vix acuminata.

Yunnan: Mengtze, 1500-1950 m., Hancock, 332 (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera Henryi, Craib. Sp. nov., ab affini J. cinerascente,
Franchet, pedicellis sub anthesin 5 mm. longis facile distinguenda.

Suffruticulus circiter 30 cm. altus (ex Henry); ramuli pilis
albis medifixis adpressis parce instructi, angulati, brunneo- —
vel pallide brunneo-corticati. Folia 17-21—foliolata, 4-8 cm.
longa, petiolo 5-8 mm. longo supra planiusculo suffulta, racheos
nodis ob internodios inferne contractos quasi-articulatis, inter-
nodiis ex infra visis subalatis superioribus supra distincte canalicu-
latis, rachi petioloque sparse adpresse albo-pubescentibus ;
stipulae 5 mm. longae; foliola parum inaequilatera, oblonga,
apice plerumque rotundata, mucronata, basi late cuneata,
rotundata vel truncata, 11-23 mm. longa, 5-9 mm. lata, pagina
utraque pilis albis medifixis instructa, pilis supra breviusculis
subtus longioribus sparsioribus, nervis lateralibus utrinque 4-6
pagina utraque subconspicuis ; petioluli circiter 1 mm. longi;
stipellae graciles, petiolulos paulo superantes. Racemi axillares,
folia subaequantes vel iis breviores, pedunculo communi petiolis
paulo longiore adjecto ; pedicelli sub anthesin 5 mm. longi, in
fructu ad 9 mm. longi; bracteae deciduae, circiter 2 mm. longae.
Calycis tubus 1.5 mm. longus, lobi deltoidei, acuti, infimus 1.5 mm.
longus, 1.25 mm. latus, ceteri paulo breviores. Vexillum obova-
tum, apice rotundatum, circiter 9g mm. longum et 6 mm. latum ;
alae 9.5 mm. longae, 2.75 mm. latae; carina obtusa, 8 mm.
longa. Ovarium 4.5 mm. altum, glabrum.

Yunnan: Mengtze, on rocky mountains, 1950 m., Henry,
10050a (type—Herb. Kew ! Edinburgh !), Henry, 100500 (Herb.
Kew !).

Indigofera Henryi, Craib, var. silvarum, Craib, var. nov.,
ab J. Henryt, Craib, inflorescentia insigniter laxa, pedicellis
longis distincta.
Ramulus (caulisve ?) gracilis, parum flexuosus, primo leviter
angulatus, mox teres, pallide brunneo-corticatus. Folia erecto-
patentia, 17-19—foliolata, g-10 cm. longa, rachi supra planiuscula

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. 55

vel leviter canaliculata, infra convexa et subalata; petiolus
8-10 mm. longus ; stipulae mox deciduae, conspicuae, divariessiie.
filiformes, ad 4 mm. longae ; foliola opposita, lateralia plerumque
oblonga, interdum, inferiora praecipue, ovato-elliptica, basi rotun-
data, inaequalia, apice rotundata vel subrotundata, terminalia
basi cuneata, apice rotundata vel truncata, omnia apiculo tenui
circiter 1.25 mm. longo instructa, 10-21 mm. longa, 7-11 mm.
lata, chartacea, pagina superiore pilis brevibus medifixis sparse
instructa, inferiore pilis albidis rigidioribus longioribus hic illic
instructa, costa subtus prominente, nervis lateralibus utrinque
4-5 haud semper subtus conspicuis ; petioluli 1-1.25 mm. longi;
stipellae parvae. Racemi axillares, foliis plerumque breviores
vel iis interdum subaequales, laxi, pedunculo communi petiolo
plerumque duplo longiore suffulti; bracteae post anthesin
persistentes, 2 mm. longae; pedicelli graciles, 8-g mm. longi.
Flores iis IJ. Henryi subsimiles.

Yunnan: Mengtze, in wooded glens, 1500-1800 m., Hancock,
368 (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera Hosiei, Craib. Sp. nov., ab affini J. Bungeana,
Walp., floribus parum longioribus, calycis lobis multo
longioribus facile distinguenda.

Ramuli primo pilis albidis medifixis adpressis dense vestiti,
dein glabri, brunneo-corticati, ad 4—4.5 mm. diametro. Folia
7-foliolata, 3 cm. longitudine vix attingentia, petiolo ad 1 cm.
longo adjecto, petiolo rachique supra plus minusve canaliculatis ;
stipulae parvae, ramulis adpressae, deciduae ; foliola opposita,
plerumque oblongo-elliptica vel oblonga, apice rotundata vel
parum retusa, mucronulata, basi inaequalia, rotundata vel late
cuneata, 7-8 mm. longa, 4.5-6 mm. lata, tenuiter chartacea,
supra fusca, subtus viridia, costa subtus prominente, nervis
lateralibus obscuris, pagina superiore pilis medifixis tenuioribus
albidis parce instructa, inferiore pilis medifixis rigidioribus albidis
hic illic ornata; petioluli circiter 0.5 mm. longi; stipellae de-
ficientes. Racem# axillares, ad 7 mm. longi, pedunculo communi
petiolo subaequali vel eum paulo superante suffulti; pedicelli
circiter 1 mm. longi; bracteae deciduae. Calycis tubus 1.5 mm.
longus, lobi filiformes, ad 2 mm. longi. Vextllum late obovatum,
6 mm. longum, 4 mm. latum ; alae carinae aequilongae, 5.5 mm.
longae.

Kansu or Shensi, Hosie, 1 (Herb. Kew }).

Indigofera ichangensis, Craib. Sp. nov., ab affini J. Carlesii,
Craib, ramulis foliorumque rachi glabris vel fere glabris recedit.

Ramuli teretes, glabri vel fere glabri, primo plus minusve

straminei, mox brunneo- vel fusco-corticati, striati. Folia

56 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

g-13—foliolata, 15-22 cm. longa, petiolo 2-15 mm. longo adjecto ;
foliola opposita vel inferiora alterna, ovato-lanceolata, ovata ad
obovata, basi cuneata vel rotundato-cuneata, apice subacuta
vel rotundata, mucronata, 2-7 cm. longa, 1.2—4.2 cm. lata, pagina
utraque pilis albis medifixis breviusculis tenuiter instructa,
chartacea, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 6 supra conspicuis
subtus prominulis, nervulis supraconspicuis subtus subprominulis ;
petioluli 2-3 mm. longi; stipellae parvae. Racemi axillares,
folia subaequantes, pedunculo communi 2.5-4 cm. longo ut
rachi glabro suffulti; pedicelli graciles, 2.5 mm. longi; bracteae
parvae, deciduae. Calycis tubus circiter 1.5 mm. longus, lobus
infimus deltoideus, acutus, circiter 1 mm. longus, lateralibus
paululo longior. Vexillum oblongum, fere 12 mm. longum, 7 mm.
latum, ungui fere 1.5 mm. longo suffultum; alae ad 13 mm.
longae et 2 mm. latae ; carina ad 13.5 mm. longa, 3.5 mm. lata.
Hupeh: Ichang, Henry, 3512 (Herb. Kew ! Edinburgh !).

Indigofera Kirilowii, Maxim. ex Palibin, var. coreana,
Craib, var. nov., a typo racemis folia superantibus,
calyce longiore, lobis angustioribus recedit.

Caulis rectus, ad 44 cm. altus, primo pilis albidis medifixis
adpressis hic illic parcissime instructus, ad 3 mm. diametro.
Folia 7-11—foliolata, 6.5-10 cm. longa, petiolo 1.5-2 cm. longo
indumento ut caule rachique suffulta; stipulae circiter 8 mm.
longae; foliola opposita vel rarissime alterna, inaequilatera, ovato-
elliptica vel subelliptica interdum subrotundata, apice acutiuscula,
obtusa vel rotundata, mucronata, basi late cuneata vel rotundata,
20-26 mm. longa, 11-20 mm. lata, chartacea, pagina utraque
pilis albis breviusculis medifixis, superiore densius, instructa,
nervis lateralibus utrinque 4-6 supra obscuris subtus sub-
prominulis, costa supra immersa subtus prominula, nervis
transversis uti reticulatione gracili subtus subconspicuis ;
petioluli circiter 2-2.5 mm. longi; stipellae ad 2.5 mm. longae.
Racemi axillares, foliis circiter duplo longiores; pedunculus
communis petiolo longior ; pedicelli graciles 2.5-3 mm. longi;
bracteae deciduae, 2 mm. longae. Calycis tubus ad 2 mm.
longus, lobo infimo subaequilongus. Vextllum late oblongum,
apice rotundatum, 17 mm. longum, 11 mm. latum ; alae 17 mm.
ongae, 5 mm. latae; carina 17 mm. longa.

Corea: Chemulpo, Carles, 173 (Herb. Kew! Edinburgh !) ;

West Coast, 39° N. Perry, 22 (Herb. Kew!).

——— eeiints, Craib. Sp. nov., ab I. Hostet, Craib,
calycis lobis brevioribus recedit.

Fruticulus 30-60 cm. altus (ex Wilson); ramuli primo pilis

albis adpressis medifixis tecti, mox glabri, cortice rubro-brunneo

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lenticellato obtecti. ola 5~-g—foliolata, 8-20 mm. longa,
petiolo 3-6 mm. longo suffulta ; stipulae circiter 1.5 mm. longae ;
foliola opposita, elliptica ad obovata, apice rotundata vel
truncata, breviter mucronata, basi rotundata vel cuneato-
rotundata, ad 7 mm. longa et 5 mm. lata, rigida, pagina utraque
pilis albidis densius tecta, nervis obscuris, breviter petiolulata ;
stipellae minutae. Racemi axillares, ad 27 mm. longi; pedicelli
breves ; bracteae parvae, deciduae. Calycis tubus ad 1 mm
longus; lobus infimus late lanceolatus, acutiusculus, tubo
subaequalis. Vexillum oblongum, 6.5 mm. longum, 4 mm.
latum; alae vexillo aequilongae, 2 mm. latae; carina fere
7 mm. longa, 2.25 mm. lata.
Western China: Min Valley, Wilson, 3386 (Herb. Kew!).

Indigofera mengtzeana, Craib. Sp. nov., ab J. sensitiva,
Franchet, stipulis circiter 3 mm. longis, stipellis parvis
vel minutis, bracteis vix conspicuis distinguenda.

Suffrutex 1.5 m. altus (ex Henry) ; ramuli primo pilis medifixis
albidis adpressis parce instructi, plus minusve glabrescentes,
conspicue nodosi, ad 3 mm. diametro. Folia 13-17—foliolata,
4-7 cm. longa, petiolo 15-20 mm. longo ut rachi supra canaliculato
pilis albis medifixis brevibus adpressis parcius instructo suffulta ;
stipulae graciles, circiter 3 mm. longae ; foliola opposita, anguste
oblonga, oblonga vel elliptico-oblonga vel terminalia oblongo-
obovata, apice rotundata, breviter mucronata, basi cuneata,
late cuneata vel rotundata, 5-13 mm. longa, 3.5—-6 mm. lata,
chartacea, supra glabra, subtus pilis albis medifixis parce
instructa, nervis lateralibus obscuris vel subobscuris, petiolulis
gracilibus I mm. longis suffulta; stipellae parvae vel minutae.
Racemi axillares, confertiflori, ad 3.5 cm. longi; pedicelli
graciles, sub anthesin circiter 1 mm. longi; bracteae deciduae,
pedicellis paulo longiores. Calycis tubus 1.5 mm. longus ; lobi
lanceolati, acuti, infimo tubo paulo longiore. Vextllum late
ellipticum, 6.5 mm. longum, 5 mm. latum ; alae 6.5 mm, longae,
2 mm. latae; carina 6.5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata. Legumen
ad 24 mm. longum.

Yunnan: Mengtze woods, 1650 m., Henry, 10627 (type

—Herb. Kew! Edinburgh!). Yunnansen, Maire, 1978 (Herb.

Edinburgh ! Kew !).

Indigofera Monbeigii, Craib. Sp. nov., ab affini J. viptoclade,
Craib, stipulis longioribus facile distinguenda.

Ramuli primo adpresse pubescentes, plus minusve glabres-

centes, brunneo- vel fusco-brunneo-corticati, striati, ad 4

Nas sk Folia 7~11—foliolata, 2.5-6.5 cm. longa, petiolo

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ad 1 cm. longo ut rachi adpresse pubescente supra canaliculato
suffulta ; stipulae subulatae, circiter 4 mm. longae, pubescentes ;
foliola opposita, oblonga, elliptico-oblonga vel terminalia
oblanceolata vel late oblanceolata, basi cuneata vel late
cuneata, apice plerumque rotundata, mucronata, 7-17 mm.
longa, 3-7.5 mm. lata, chartacea, pagina utraque tenuiter
adpresse albo-pubescentia, nervis lateralibus obscuris, petiolulis
circiter « mm. longis suffulta; stipellae parvae. Racemt
axillares, ad 3.5 cm. longi, breviter pedunculati; bracteae
deciduae ; pedicelli circiter 2 mm. longi, ut rachis adpresse
albo-pubescentes. Calycis tubus 1.5 mm. longus; lobi lance-
olati, acuti, infimo reliquis paululo longiore 2.25 mm. longo,
0.75 mm. lato. Vextlum oblongo-ellipticum, sessile, 10.5 mm.
longum, 6 mm. latum; alae vexillum vix aequantes; carina
to mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata.

S.W. China, Monbeig (Herb. Kew!). N.W. Yunnan, Monbeig,
67 (Herb. Edinburgh }).

Indigofera Myosurus, Craib. Sp.nov., ab affini J. Cooperii, Craib,
foliorum rachi pedicellis racemorumque rachi sparse adpresse
brunneo-pubescentibus, calycis lobis longioribus recedit.

Fruticulus 60 cm. altus (fide Wilson) ; ramuli primo angulati,
pilis brunneis medifixis adpressis hic illic instructi, mox glabri,
fere teretes, ad 2.5 mm. diametro. Folia g-19—foliolata, petiolo

5-9 mm. longo ut rachi supra canaliculato pilisque brunneis

medifixis sparse instructo suffulta; stipulae circiter 5 mm.

longae ; foliola opposita, oblonga, oblanceolata vel obovato-

oblanceolata, apice obtusa vel rotundata, mucronata, basi
parum inaequalia, cuneata vel late cuneata, 10-I9g mm. longa,
3.5-7.5 mm. lata, rigide chartacea, pagina utraque pilis albidis
medifixis sparse instructa, nervis lateralibus utrinque 4-6 supra
obscuris subtus subprominulis ; petioluli circiter 1 mm. longi;
stipellae graciles, petiolulis subaequilongae. Racemi axillares,
ad 8 cm. longi, pedunculo communi 10-18 mm. longo suffulti ;
pedicelli graciles, ad 6 mm. longi; bracteae sub anthesin

persistentes, circiter 2.5 mm. longae. Calycis tubus 1.75 mm.

longus, lobus infimus 2.5 mm. longus. Carina 1 cm. longa,

alis subaequalis.
W. China, Wilson, 3382 (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera Pampaniniana, Craib. Sp. nov., ab J. Duclouxit,
Craib, cui affinis, indumento partium omnium densiore, folio-
lorum nervis vix obscuris, floribus minoribus distinguenda.

Fruticulus 20-30 cm. altus (ex Maire) ; ; ramuli novelli pilis
brunneis vel brunneis albisque immisxtis divergentibus instructi,
mox ‘glabri, brunneo-corticati. Folia 9-17—foliolata, petiolo

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communi ad 22 mm. longo indumento ut rachi ramulisque
juvenilibus suffulta; stipulae lineari-lanceolatae, 7-8
longae ; foliola oblonga, utrinque rotundata, apice mucronata,
ad 23 mm. longa et 10 mm. lata, pagina utraque laxe tenuiter
pilosa, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 6 supra obscuris subtus
cum nervis transversis conspicuis ; petioluli vix 2 mm. longi;
stipellae filiformes, 3 mm. longae. Racemi axillares, ad 5 cm.
longi, pedunculo communi 15-20 mm. longo indumento ut rachi
ramulisque suffulti; pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi; bracteae deciduae,
2.5-3 mm. longae. Calycis tubus 2.5 mm. longus ; lobus infimus
Janceolatus, acutus, tubo aequilongus; lobi laterales late lanceolati,
supremi fere deltoidei. Vexil/um 13 mm. longum, 8 mni. latum ;
alae 12 mm. longae ; carina sub anthesin haud visa.

Yunnansen, Maire, 2427 (Herb. Edinburgh ! Kew !), 1602, 818
(Herb. Edinburgh !).

Indigofera Parkesii, Craib. Sp. nov., habitu J. venulosae,
hampion, similis sed caulibus juventute breviter tomen-
tellis, foliolis pagina utraque pubescentibus differt

Caulis (ramulusve ?) flexuosus, primo breviter tomentellus,
mox breviter crispatim pubescens, ad 2.5 mm. diametro. Folio
11-13—foliolata, ad 10 cm. longa, petiolo 7-9 mm. longo ut rachi
breviter crispatim pubescente suffulta ; stipulae ad 8 mm. longae ;
foliola opposita vel superiora alterna, inaequilatera, plerumque
elliptica vel elliptico-rotundata vel terminalia fere obovata, apice
plerumque rotundata, mucronata, basi rotundata, truncata vel
subcordata, 13-25 mm. longa, 10-18 mm. lata, rigide chartacea,
supra pilis medifixis albidis sparse instructa, subtus pallidiora,
pilosula, nervis lateralibus utrinque 6 intra marginem arcuatis
supra subobscuris subtus prominentibus, nervis transversis subtus
prominulis, petiolulis brevibus suffulta; stipellae conspicuae,
rigidae, ad 3.5 mm. longae. MRacemi axillares, foliis plerumque
breviores, pedunculo communi petiolo longiore indumento ut
rachi cauleque suffulti; pedicelli 2-2.5 mm. Jongi; bracteae
plus minusve persistentes, 3-4 mm. longae. Calycis tubus
lobo infimo subaequilongus, 1.5 mm. longus. VexiHum 13 mm.
longum, 5.5 mm. latum; alae 12 mm. longae ; carina acuminata,

China (without definite locality). . Parkes (Hes. ew a),

Indigofera pendula, Franchet, forma umbrosa, Craib, forma
nov., a typo statura minore (ex Forrest), foliis longioribus,
calycis lobis brevioribus latioribus rece

“ Damp, shady pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang

Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. 11,000 ft.” Forrest, 2431 the

Edinburgh }).

60 INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

Indigofera Potaninii, Craib. Sp. nov., ab affini J. szechuenst,
Craib, corolla breviore, stipulis longioribus facile distinguenda.

Ramuli primo dense adpresse albo-pubescentes, mox glabri
vel subglabri, cortice rubro-brunneo obtecti, ad 2 mm. diametro.
Folia 5-9g—folioiata, ad 4.5 cm. longa, petiolo 13-20 mm. longo
ut rachi supra canaliculato pilisque albis medifixis adpressis
tecti; stipulae subrigidae, vix 4 mm. longae; foliola opposita,
oblonga vel obovato-oblonga, apice rotundata, mucronata, basi
cuneata vel late cuneata, ad 15 mm. longa et 6.5 mm. lata, pagina
utraque pilis medifixis albis instructa, nervis lateralibus cum
nervis transversis supra obscuris subtus conspicuis vel subcon-
spicuis, petiolulis circiter 1 mm. longis suffulta; stipellae petio-
lulis dimidio breviores. Racemi axillares, ad 13. cm. longi,
pedunculo communi ad 25 mm. longo suffulti; bracteae circiter
1.5 mm. longae, deciduae ; pedicelli circiter 1.5 mm. longi, pilis
albis medifixis obtecti. Calyx 2.5 mm. longus, lobo infimo tubo
paulo longiore. Vexitllum 8 mm. longum, 5 mm. latum; alae ©
carinaque delapsae. Legumen ad 3.5 cm. longum, valvis
brunneis subglabris; semina oar: oblonga, straminea vel
bruaneo-straminea, ad 3.5 mm.

West Kansu, Potanin, anno 1885 (Herb. Kew !).

ledigntonn rigioclada, Craib. Sp. nov. ab J. elliptica, Roxb.,
alabastris puberulis, foliolis minoribus recedit.

Fruticulus procumbens, 30-60 cm. altus (ex Forrest) ; ramuli

rimo tenuiter adpresse pubescentes, mox glabri, brunneo-
corticati. Folia ad 1.7 cm. longa, 5-11—foliolata, petiolo ad 5 mm.
longo suffulta ; stipulae circiter 1 mm. longae; foliola opposita,
oblonga, utrinque rotundata apice mucronata, ad 8 mm. longa
et 3.5 mm. lata, rigida, pagina utraque pilis adpressis medifixis
albidis cum ferrugineis immixtis instructa, nervis obscuris,
breviter petiolulata; stipellae minutae. Racemi axillares, ad
5 cm. longi, breviter pedunculati; bracteae pedicellis subae-
quales, deciduae; pedicelli circiter 2 mm. longi, ut rachis
adpresse pubescentes. Calycis tubus 1.5 mm. longus, lobus
infimus 2 mm. longus. Vextllwm 11 mm. longum, 7.5 mm.
latum ; alae fere ro mm. longae, 2 mm. latae; carina alis sub-
aequalis, 3 mm. lata, obtusa.

“‘Fastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.27°10’N. Pro-
cumbent shrub of 1-2 ft. Flowers rich rose-red. Dry, stony
situations amongst scrub and dwarf pine. 9g000-10,000 ft.”
Forrest, 2099 (type—Herb. Edinburgh! Kew).

“« Side valleys on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25°
. 40’N. Shrub of 3-4 ft. Flowers grevish rose. Open situations
amongst scrub. 8000-go00 ft.’”’ Forrest, 4235 (Herb. Edinburgh!).

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“ Eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°15’N. —
trate shrub of 9-18 inches. Flowers deep rose. Dry, r
situations. 10,000~11,000 ft.” Forrest, 5633 (Herb. Edinburgh l).

Tatsienlu, Pratt, 290 (Herb. Kew }).

Indigofera Souliei, Craib. Sp. nov., ab I. Henryi, Craib,
foliolorum indumento e pilis longioribus tenuioribus con-
stituto facile distinguenda.

Ramuzlt primo pilis brunneis densius tecti, mox glabri, cortice
brunneo reticulato-striato obtecti. Folia 7-13—foliolata, 3~—5 cm.
longa, petiolo 4-11 mm. longo ut rachi adpresse brunneo-pubes-
cente suffulta ; stipulae lanceolatae, acutae, circiter 4 mm. longae,
pubescentes ; foliola opposita, elliptica vel subelliptica, apice
emarginata vel subrotundata, mucronata, basi cuneata vel
rotundato-cuneata, g-Ig mm. longa, 4.5-12 mm. lata, chartacea,
pagina utraque pilis tenuibus longiusculis instructa, subtus
pallidiora, nervis lateralibus obscuris, petiolulis circiter 2 mm.
longis suffulta ; stipellae petiolulis breviores. Racemi ad 15 cm. |
longi, pedunculo communi 10-12 mm. longo ut rachi pubescente
suffulti; bracteae deciduae ; pedicelli graciles, ad 4 mm. longi.
Calycts tubus 1.5 mm. longus, lobus infimus tubo paululo longior.
Vextllum 9.5 mm. longum, 4.5 mm. latum; alae maturae mancae
tantum visae; carina 8.5 mm. longa, breviter acuminata.
Ovarium pubescens.

Tatsienlu, Soulie, 870 (Herb. Kew !).

Indigofera sticta, Craib. Sp. nov., ab J. reticulata, Franchet,
foliolis 3-5 tantum haud reticulatis, stipulis stipellisque
minoribus distinguenda.

Suffrutex caulibus erectis simplicibus ad 23 cm. altis angulatis
pilis brunneis medifixis maculatis cortice stramineo obtectis.
Folia 3-5—foliolata, ad 4 cm. longa, petiolo 11-20 mm. longo ut
rachi supra canaliculato pilis brunneis medifixis adpressis macu-
lato suffulta; stipulae ad 3.5 mm. longae; foliola opposita,
elliptica vel late elliptica, utrinque rotundata, apice mucronata,
ad 25 mm. longa et 17 mm. lata, pagina utraque pilis medifixis
adpressis, sed margine costaque subtus densius, instructa, nervis
lateralibus utrinque 5-6 supra subconspicuis subtus conspicuis,
petiolulo ad 2 mm. longo suffulta ; stipellae parvae vel minutae.
Racemi ad 5 cm. longi, pedunculo communi 12-32 mm. longo
suffulti: bracteae deciduae, ad 2 mm. longae; pedicelli sub
anthesin fere 3 mm. longi. Calycis tubus circiter 1.75 mm.
longus; lobus infimus fere 2.5 mm. longus. Alabastra 8 mm.
longa; flores expansi haud visi.

Yunnan: Mengtze, 1800 m., Henry, 13720 (Herb. Kew !).

62 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

Indigofera subnuda, Craib. Sp. nov., ab affini J. Fortunez,
raib, floribus minoribus recedit.

Caules (ramulive ?) glabri. Folia g-11—foliolata, vix matura,
ad 7 cm. longa, petiolo 3-4 cm. longo glabro suffulta, rachi glabra
supra, apicem versus praecipue, canaliculata ; stipulae deciduae,
3-5 mm. longae ; foliola opposita, subelliptica vel ovato-elliptica,
utrinque pedetentim angustata vel basi rotundata, apice mucrone
ad 1.5 mm. longo ornata, ad 18 mm. (mucrone excluso) longa et
g mm. lata, pagina utraque glabra nisi juventute pilis paucis albis
adpressis margine et costa subtus instructa, nervis lateralibus
utrinque circiter 6 supra subconspicuis subtus prominulis, nervis
transversis uti reticulatione gracili subtus conspicuis ; petioluli
ad 2 mm. longi; stipellae graciles, petiolulos superantes, Racemi
axillares, ad 7 cm. longi, pedunculo communi ad 3 cm. longo
suffulti; bracteae deciduae, circiter 1 mm. longae; pedicelli
circiter 2 mm. longi. Calycis tubus 1.5 mm. longus, lobi 1 mm.
vix attingentes. Vexillum 8.5-9 mm. longum, 6-7.5 mm, latum ;
alae 8 mm. longae, 2 mm. latae; carina 8.5 mm. longa, 2.75 mm.
lata.

Hills near Shanghai, Carles, 17h April 1887 (Herb. Edin-
burgh !).

Evidently the same species is represented by Carles, 57, from
Hoochow (Herb. Edinburgh !), but the specimen is without any
expanded flower, and has stipules measuring 9 mm. long and 2.5
mm. broad. .

Indigofera szechuensis, Craib. Sp. nov., ab I. rigioclada,
raib, floribus minoribus distinguenda.

Ramul primo pilis medifixis albidis brunneisve adpressis
densius tecti, mox glabri, cortice brunneo lenticellato obtecti, ad
2.5 mm. diametro. Folia g-11—foliolata, 2.2-4.6 cm. longa,
petiolo 5-11 mm. longo ut rachi supra canaliculato parceque
adpresse pubescente suffulta; stipulae lanceolatae, acutae, ad
2 mm. longae ; foliola opposita, elliptica ad obovata, basi rotun-
data vel cuneata, apice retusa, breviter mucronata, 5-12 mm
longa, 4-8 mm. lata, chartacea, pagina utraque pilis medifixis
rigidiusculis strigosa, subtus pallidiora, nervis lateralibus supra
obscuris subtus subconspicuis ; petioluli graciles, circiter 1 mm.
longi; stipellae haud conspicuae. Racemi axillares, ad 5 cm.
longi, pedunculo communi 8-27 mm. longo ut rachi adpresse pubes-
cente suffulti; pedicelli circiter 1 mm. longi; bracteae pedicellis
subaequales, deciduae. Calyx fere 1.75 mm. longus; lobi late
lanceolati, acutiusculi, inter se subaequales, circiter 1 mm. longi.
Vexillum fere 9 mm. longum, 8 mm. latum ; alae 9.5 mm. longae,
3-5 mm. latae; carina 9.5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata.

Western Szechuan, Wilson, 30754, coll. May 1908 (Herb. Kew =

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Indigofera Wilsonii, Craib. Sp. nov., ab J. rvigioclada, Craib,
et I. Monbetigiz, Craib, stipulis corollaque longioribus distin-
guenda.

Ramuli primo adpresse pubescentes, plus minusve glabres-
centes, cortice pallido vel brunneo lenticellato obtecti. Folia
7-11—foliolata, 3-5 cm. longa, petiolo 5-14 mm, longo ut
rachi supra canaliculato parceque adpresse pubescente suffulta ;
stipulae subulatae, circiter 7 mm. longae; foliola opposita,
rarissime subopposita, plerumque oblongo-elliptica vel elliptica,
utrinque rotundata vel terminalia basi late cuneata, omnia apice
breviter mucronata, ad 16 mm. longa et Io mm. lata, pagina
utraque pilis rigidiusculis albis medifixis scabrida, nervis obscuris,
petiolulis t mm. longitudine vix attingentibus suffulta; stipellae
filiformes, petiolulis breviores. Racemi axillares, ad 5 cm. longi,
pedunculo communi ad 3.3 cm. longo subterete suffulti ; bracteae
sub anthesin persistentes, ad 3.5 mm. longae; pedicelli circiter
3 mm. longi. Calycits tubus 2.5 mm. longus; lobus infimus
lanceolatus, acutus, 3 mm. longus. Vexillum obovatum, 14 mm.
longum, 8 mm. latum ; oe 14.5 longae, 3.75 mm. latae; carina
15 mm, longa, 4.75 mm. lat

West Szechuan, Wilson, Gare coll. May 1908 (Herb. Kew !).

II. ENUMERATION OF SPECIES.

1. Indigofera linifolia, Retz. Obs. ivy 29 (1786); Baker in
ok. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii, 92 (1876) ; Franchet Pl. Delavay.
153 (1889).
Yunnan: margins of roads to Kiang-yn, Delavay, 1972.

2. Indigofera trifoliata, Linn. Cent. Pl. ii, 29 (1756) et
Amoen. Acad. iv, 327 (1759) ; Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit.
Ind. ii, 96 (1876) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii,
157 (1886); Franchet Pl. Delavay. 153 (1889); Diels in
Engler Jahrb. xxix, 411 (1900); Dunn et Tutcher FI.
Kwangtung in Kew Bull. Add. Ser. x, 75 (1912).
Yunnan: Tapintze, Delavay, 2255; Mengtze, Henry, 9347,
93474; Yunnanfu, Ducloux, 771.
Kweichau : Tchai-choui-lo, Esquirol, 1983.
Kwangtung : Ford, 28; near Canton, August 1864, Herb.
. Hance, 5685 et September 1869, Sampson in Herb. Hance, 5685.
Hupeh : Ichang, Henry, 683, 999, 4389, 4389a.

3. Indigofera sericophylla, Franchet Pl. Delavay. 155 (1880).
Yunnan: near Tapintze, above Che-tong, Delavay, 2569.

64 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

4. Indigofera dolichochaete, Craib, nom. nov.

I. mollis, Franchet Pl. Delavay. 156 (1889) non Ecklon et
Zeyher (1834).

Yunnan: above Tapintze, Chouang-che-teou, Delavay, pr

5. Indigofera scabrida, Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxv,
487 (1903).

Yunnan : eastern flank of the Lichiang Range, 3000-3300 m.,
Forrest, 6314; Mengtze, 1380-1800 m., Henry, 9686a, 9686 ;
Yunnanfu, Ducloux, 533; near Yunnansen, Maire, 2223, 2313,2354.

West China: Wilson, 3385.

6. Indigofera caudata, Dunn in Gard. Chron. xxxii, 210
(19

Yunnan : Szemao forests, 1350-1500 m., Henry, 12166, 12166a,
121665.
Cult. Hort. Kew.

7. Indigofera hirsuta, Linn. Sp. Pl. 751 (1753); Bentham
Fl. Hongk. 76 (1861); Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit.
Ind. ii. 98 (1876) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc.
XXlli, 157 (1886); Dunn et Tutcher Fl. Kwangtung in Kew
Bull, Add. Ser. x, 75 (1912).

Kwangtung: Pakhoi, Playfair, 80; Macao, Vachell, 227,
Callery, 126, Nelson ; , Hongkong, Hinds, Wilford, 167, ——
117, Lamont in Herb. Hance, 576; Swatow, Dalziel.

Chekiang: Chusan, W. Brown, 63.

China, without definite locality, Macartney and Staunton.

OO

; Se sete stachyodes, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 14 (1843).
a, Ham., var. tomentosa, Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit.
Ind. li, 102 2 (1876).
Yunnan: Szemao hills, 1500 m., Henry, 12276; Salween
valley, lat. 25° 5’ N., 900 m., Forrest, 5503.

g. Indigofera Parkesii, Craib.

I. venulosa, Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 1 —
(1886) in part vix Champion.
China: without definite locality, Parkes.

r0. ee Pampaniniana, Craib.
: around Yunnansen, Maire, 818, 1602, 2427.
Preah identical with I. Mairei, var. proterantha, Pampanini.

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. 65

11. Indigofera Duclouxii, Craib.
Yunnan: Yunnanfu, Ducloux, 706.

12. Indigofera argutidens, Craib, nom. nov.

I. leptosepala, Diels in Notes, Roy. Bot. Gard., Edin., No. xxv,
245 (1912) et xxxii, 150 (1912) non Nuttall (1838).

Yunnan: eastern flank of the Lichiang Range, 3000-3330 m.,
Forrest, 2651.

13. Indigofera Dielsiana, Craib.

I. pendula, Franchet, var., Diels in Notes, Roy. Bot. Gard.,
Edin., No. xxxiii, 219, 220 (1912).

Yunnan: eastern flank of the Tali Range, 2100-2700 m.,
Forrest, 4251, 4258; Yunnanfu, Ducloux, 817.

14. Indigofera Balfouriana, Craib.
Yunnan: eastern flank of the Lichiang Range, 2700-3000 m.,
Forrest, 5627.

15. Indigofera Fortunei, Craib.

I. venulosa, Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 158
(1886) vix Champion.

China: Fortune, 43 ex. Herb. Benth., Fortune, sine num. ex
Herb. Hook.

Kiangsi: Kiukiang, Maries; La Schan Mts., Maries, 227.

Kiangsu: near Shanghai, Fengwanshan, Herb. Forbes ;
Chinkiang, Carles, T. L. Bulloch.

? Cult. Hort. Kew ex Hongkong.

16. Indigofera Cooperii, Craib.

I. macrostachya, Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii,
157 (1886) in part, vix Vent.

Chekiang : Ningpo district, Cooper, May 1884.

17. Indigofera Myosurus, Craib.
West China, 900 m., Wilson, 3382.

18. Indigofera elliptica, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 57 (1814)—
nomen tantum—et FI. Ind. iii, 380 (1832), nec E. Mey. (1835).
I. pulchella, Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii, ror (1876)
in part
Youoan: Red River, Manpan, Henry, 10980; Szemao
forests, 1200 m., Henry, a78t; ? Yunnansen, Maire, 1397 ;
Bourne, 29.
E

66 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

19. Indigofera Kirilowii, Maxim. ex Palibin in Act. Hort.
Petrop. xvii, 62, t. 4 (1899), in part.

I. macrostachya, Bunge Enum. Pl. China bor. 16 (1834) ;
Franchet Pl. David. 82 (1884) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn.
Soc. xxili, 157 (1886) in part, vix Vent.

North China: Bunge, Bretschneider, 187, Tatarinow, Daniell,
Mrs. B. Stuart.

Chihli: Pekin, Carles, Bushell.

Shinking: Talienwan, Williams in Herb. Hance, 6547,
Swinhoe, Urquhart, 13, Birnie; Chienshan, Ross, 506.

Corea: Seoul, Sontag; Chemulpo, Jack.

Shantung: Williamson, Couling; Chefoo, Perry, Hancock,
21, Carmichael in Herb. Forbes, 111.

I. Kirilowii, Maxim. ex Palibin, forma coreana,
Craib.

I. macrostachya, Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ, Linn. Soc. xxiii,
157 (1886) in part, vix Vent.

Corea: Chemulpo, Carles, 173; West Coast, lat. 39° N.

I. Kirilowi, if all the plants cited above really belong, is
somewhat variable, and probably the form described as coreana
should not then be kept apart, although the calyx is rather
larger and the racemes are much longer in proportion to the
leaves than usual. The Chefoo plant is also somewhat distinct in
the fewer and more rigid hairs on the leaflets. Allied to this
species, and probably identical with it, is the plant (Purdom,
123) recently introduced by Messrs. Veitch from Shensi,
Wutai Shan.

20. Indigofera rigioclada, Craib.

I. chaetodonta, Franchet, var., Diels in Notes, Roy. Bot. Gard.,
Edin., No. xxxii, 97 (1912

I. Gerardiana, Diels in ‘Notes, Roy. Bot. Gard., Edin., xxxii,
218 (1912), non Wall.

Yunnan : eastern flank of the Lichiang Range, 2700-3300 m.,
Forrest, 2099, 5633 ; eastern flank of the Tali Range, 2400-2700
m., Forrest, 4235.

21. Indigofera Monbeigii, Craib.
S.W. China, Monbeig ; N.W. Yunnan, Monbeig, 67.
W. Szechuan, Wilson, 3075, 3080 (May 1908).

2. Indigofera Wilsonii, Craib.
W. Szechuan, Wilson, 3074.

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23. Indigofera ichangensis, Craib.
Hupeh : Ichang, Henry, 3512, 3568 ; W. Hupeh, Wilson, 466 ;
Central China, Fang, Wilson, 2034.

I. ichangensis, Craib, forma leptantha, Craib.
W. Hupeh: Wilson, 3081; Ichang, Henry, 3865.

I. ichangensis, Craib, forma rigida, Craib.
Hupeh, Wilson, 3083, Henry, 4259, 6280.

I. ichangensis, Craib, forma calvescens, Craib.
W. Hupeh, Wilson, 3082.

The writer had at first regarded the above as representing four
distinct species, but on further examination he found no definite,
reliable character by which to separate them, although the plants
at first sight do appear distinct. The first form is characterised
by the rather long racemes of narrow flowers, the second by the
rather rigid leaves, and the third by the very scattered hairs
oe at length eee on the under surface of the
leaflet

24. Indigofera Carlesii, Craib.
Kiangsu : Chinkiang, Carles.

25. Indigofera chalara, Craib.
Central China : Hsing Shan cliffs, Wilson, 1230 (coll. May
1g01) ;, West Hupeh, Wilson, 1230 (coll. June 1900).

26. Indigofera dichroa, Craib.
W. Szechuan, Wilson, 3084.

27. Indigofera venulosa, Champion ex Bentham in Hook. Kew
Journ. Bot. iv, 44 (1852) ; Bentham Fl. Hongk. 77 (1861) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 158 (1886) in part;
Dunn et Tutcher Fl. Kwangtung in Kew Bull. Add. Ser. x,
75 (1912).

Kwangtung : Hongkong, Champion, Champion, 255, Wright,

118, Herb. Hance, 1166; top of hill above 200 yds. rifle range,

Urquhart ; Mount Victoria, Lamont.

28. Indigofera Faberii, Craib.
I. venulosa, Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 158
(1886) in part, vix Champ.
Chekiang, Tien Tai Mts., 300 m., Faber, 243.

68 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

29. Indigofera pendula, Franchet Pl. Delavay, 156 t. 37
(1889).

Yunnan: near Langkong, Yang-in-chan, 2500 m., Delavay,
1980; Hee-chan-men, Delavay; side valleys of eastern flank
of Lichiang Range, 2550-3150 m., Forrest, 5562; eastern flank
of Lichiang Range, 2700-3000 m., Forrest, 2197.

30. Indigofera decora, Lindl. in Journ. Hort. Soc. i, 68
(1846) et Bot. Reg. t. 22. (1846) ; Bentham Fl. Hongk. 77
(1861) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 156
(1886) ; Dunn et Tutcher Fl. Kwangtung in Kew Bull. Add.

; wer. X75 (602).

China, Fortune, a6o.

Anwhei: Wuhu, Carles.

Cult. Hort. Soc. Lond., Kew, Chelsea, Vilmorin.
Hongkong, East Point, Eyre icon ined. in Herb. Kew.

31. Indigofera Delavayi, Franchet Pl. Delavay, 154 (18809).

Yunnan: Tapintze, near Tali, Delavay, 512; near Tapintze,
Delavay, coll. 28th September 1888.

32. Indigofera hendecaphylla, Jacq. Ic. Pl. Rar. 14 t. 570
(1786-93) ; Bentham Fl. Hongk. 76 (1861) ; Baker in Hook.
fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii, 98 (1876) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ.
Linn. Soc. xxiii, 156 (1886) ; Dunn et Tutcher Fl. Kwang-
tung in Kew Bull. Add. Ser. x, 75 (1912).

Yunnan: Szemao, 1350 m., Henry, 12308, 12495; gorge
between the Tengchuan and Langkong valleys, 2100 m., Forrest,
5 587. : rig ae

Hongkong, Wright, 477.

33. Indigofera subnuda, Craib.

Kiangsu: Hills near Shanghai, Carles ; Hoochow, Carles, 57.
Chekiang: Carles et Forbes, coll. 17th April 188r1.

34. Indigofera. chaetodonta, Franchet Pl. Delavay, 155 (1889).

Yunnan: near Langkong, Hee-chan-men, 3000 m., Delavay,
2848 ; along the base of the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range,
2700 m., Forrest, 6032.

35. Indigofera Silvestrii, Pampanini in Nuov. Giorn. Bot.
tal. xvii, 397 (1910).
Hupeh : Siang-yang, 100 m., Silvestri, 1091,

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. ~ 69

36. Indigofera sensitiva, Franchet Pl, Delavay, 157 (18809).
Yunnan: Ki-mi-se, Kiang-yn, 2000 m., Delavay, 3022 ; near
Tapintze, Delavay ; beneath Pien-kio, Delavay; south end of
Hoching valley, 2400 m., Forrest, 7353; gorge between the
Tengchuan and Langkong valleys, 2100 m., Forrest, 5588.

37. Indigofera mengtzeana, Craib.
Yunnan: Mengtze woods 1650 m., Henry, 10627; near
Yunnansen, Maire, 1978.

38. Indigofera Pseudotinctoria, Matsumura in Bot. Mag.
Tokyo xvi, 62 (1902).

I. tinctorta, Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 157
(1886) in part vix Linn.

I. Bungeana, Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii,
156 (1886) in part vix Walp.

China, without definite locality, Fortune, a56.

Yunnan: Monbeig, Monbeig, 68; Mengtze plain, Hancock,
333; Mengtze, 1380 m., Henry, 103874; near Yunnansen,
Maire, 500, 1619.

Szechuan, Mesny.

Hupeh: Henry, 36, 1926, 6062, Wilson, 408, 2711, 786, 3489,
3490, 3076 (the last four in 1907 expedition).

Kwangtung: Ford, 56.

Kiangsi: Kiukiang, Herb. Forbes, 93, 121.

Kiangsu: Chinkiang, Bulloch.

39. Indigofera Anil, Linn. Mant. 272 (1771); Bentham FI.
Hongk. 77 (1861) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc.
xxiii, 155 (1886) ; Dunn et Tutcher Fl. Kwangtung in Kew
Bull. Add. Ser. x, 75 (1912).

Kwangsi: Lungchow, Morse, 269.
Kwangtung : Pakhoi, Playfair, 11 ; Hongkong, Seeman, 2486,

Herb. Hance, 575.

40. Indigofera Bungeana, Walp. in Linnaea xiii, 525 E859)
Franchet Pl. David. i, 82 (1884); Forbes et Hems
Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 156 (1886) in part.

I. micrantha, Bunge Enum. Pl. China bor. 16 (1834) non

Desv. nec E. Mey.

North China: Bunge, Bretschneider, Potanin; Pekin, foot of

Mount Conolly, Carles ; Pekin, Williams.

This species, so far as the writer has seen, is confined to North

China. The specimen recorded by Diels (Engler Jahrb. xxix, 411)

from Ichang may be I. Pseudotinctoria.

*

70 ‘ CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

41. Indigofera Hosiei, Craib.
Kansu or Shensi, Hosie, I (1910).

42. Indigofera lenticellata, Craib.
West China : Min valley, 1350 m., Wilson, 3386.

43. Indigofera sticta, Craib.
Yunnan: Mengtze, 1800 m., Henry, 13720.

44. Indigofera reticulata, Franchet Pl. Delavay, 153 (1889).
I. chaetodonta, Diels in Notes, Roy. Bot. Gard., Edin., No.
XXXili, 218 (1912) non Franchet.
Yunnan: Hoang-li-pin, above Tapintze, 2000 m., Delavay,
1964 ; eastern flank of Tali Range, 2400 m., Forrest, 4234; S.W.
Yunnan, Monbeig.

45. Indigofera szechuensis, Craib.
W. Szechuan, Wilson, 30752.

46. Indigofera Potaninii, Craib.
West Kansu, Potanin anno 1885.

47. Indigofera Souliei, Craib.
Tatsienlu, Soulie, 870, Pratt, 285, 729.

48. Indigofera amblyantha, Craib.

West Hupeh, Wilson 3077 (type), 3078, 3087a, 3079 (all coll.
1907), 2017 (Veitch expedition).

It is probable that more than one species is represented by
the collections quoted, e.g. 3078a and 3079 have larger flowers
than in the type, the former reaching nearly 8 mm. and the latter
7 mm., but with the present available material the writer is dis-
posed to regard them all as forms of one species.

49. iodigciors Mairei, Pampanini in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital.
Xvii, 16 (1910).
Yunnan, Maire, 140), near Yunnansen, Maire, 144, 220, 1803,
1850.
a to I. Mairei is Wilson, 3384 (May 1904) from Tung

bs Tice Henive Craib.

Yunnan: Mengtze, rocky mountains, 1650-1950 m., Henry,
100504, 100500; near Yunnansen, Maire, 3, 494, 495, 521, 2016,
2626. 2 aes

CrAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. ot

Probably some of the plants collected by Maire may eventually
prove distinct.

I. Henryi, Craib, var. silvarum, Craib.
Yunnan: Mengtze, wooded glens, 1500-1800 m., Hancock,
8.

51. Indigofera cinerascens, Franchet Pl. Delavay, 153 (1889).
Yunnan: Tapintze, Delavay, 519; Long-teon-chan, anno
1888, Delavay. ;

52. Indigofera Hancockii, Craib.
Yunnan: Mengtze mountains, 1500-1950 m., Hancock, 332,
? Henry, 13719.

53. Indigofera Forrestii, Craib.
Yunnan: eastern flank of the Tali Range, me tel m.,
lat. 25° 40’ N., Forrest, 7000.

54. Indigofera nigrescens, Kurz ex King et Prain in Ai Jabra.
As. Soc. Beng. Ixvii, 286 (1898).
Y gic Mengtze woods, 1650 m., Henry, 11212; Szemao,
grass mountains, 1800 m., Henry 13716.

55. Indigofera galegoides, DC. Prodr. ii, 225 (1825) ; Baker
ook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii, 100 (1876).

China, Morse, 269.

56. Indigofera Teysmannii, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i, 1, 1083 (1855).
I. Benthamiana, Hance in Ann. Sc. Nat. 4° ser. xvili, 219 (1862);

Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 156 (1886).
Kwangtung : Whampoa, Herb. Hance, 6063.

57. Indigofera atropurpurea, Ham. ex Roxb. Hort. Beng. 57
(1814)—nomen tantum—et Fl. Ind. iti, 381 (1832) ; Baker
in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii, tor (1876) in part ; Forbes
et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 156 (1886) in part ;
Dunn et Tutcher Fl. Kwangtung in Kew Bull. Add. Ser. x,
75 (1912) in part.

Kwangtung: Staunton; Shiu Hing Pass, Ford.

Yunnan: Mengtze, 1380-1500 m., Henry, 9720, 97204 ?

The Yunnan plant is provisionally referred to this species,
which is rather imperfectly known, but so far as the writer is aware
the Kwangtung plant is probably the true plant of Hamilton.
The Fukwing plant, collected by Krone and named I. atropurpurea
by Hance, does not belong to the genus.

42 CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

Species Excludendae.

PE PRS chinensis, Vogel in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xix,
Suppl. i,

Indigofera rotundifolia, Lour. Fl. Cochin. 458.

From the descriptions of these two species it is highly probable
that they do not belong to the genus.

‘Indigofera melilotoides, Hance in Journ. Bot. 163 (1869) =
Astragalus.

Species Incertae Sedis.

“Indigofera alba, Goualt in Rev. Hortic. Ser. iv, iii, p. 361

19.
Indigofera macrostachya, Vent. Jard. Malm. p. et t. 44.
Indigofera virgata, 8 parvifolia, DC. Prodr. ii, 224.
Indigofera subulata, Diels in E ngler Jahrb. xxix, 411 an

Vahl ?

. Indigofera tinctoria, auct. var. probabiliter=J. Pseudo-

tinctoria.

Indigofera trita, Loureiro an Linn. f. ?
Indigofera heterantha, Franchet Pl. Delavay, 154 an Wall ?

Ill. ARTIFICIAL KEY TO CHINESE SPECIES OF
INDIGOFERA.

The numbers in heavy type refer to the preceding enumeration.

1. Leaves simple - : ‘ : 1. I, linifolia.
Leaves compound : : ae

2. Leaflets
Leaflets more than 3

des

3. Racemes sessile, leaflets glandular, with few
adpressed hairs . i j 2. I. trifoliata.
Racemes peduncled, leaflets not glandular : aay

4. Leaflets rufo-villous 3. I. sericophylla.
Leaflets (rarely so few as three) with scattered
adpressed hairs . : : ; §.
5. Leaflets reticulate . ‘ : : 27. I. venulosa.
Leaflets not reticulate : : : 43. I. sticta.
6. Stem a fcr branchlets) at least in young stage

spreading or subadpressed hairs. : raat =
Stem ( fie branchlets) in young stage soon
with closely adpressed hairs . ; ee 5 2

Dy

ioe)

No)

H
°

. Leaflets glabrous on the upper surface, up to

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. 9

Gland-tipped hairs present . ‘ ; é
Gland-tipped hairs absent. : ‘

ic

. Leaflets 11-13, not grees ciliate, calyx
be

lobes more than twice the tube not

glandular, bracts plumose 4. I. dolichochaete.
Leaflets 7-9, rarely 11, glandilar ciliate, calyx

lobes rather less than tw he tube, *

glandular, bracts glandular . , 5. I. scabrida.

gc 6. I. caudata.
Leaflets pubescent 0 on both surfaces, up to
4 cm. long (generally much shorter) ‘ , Pe

. Corolla only slightly — the ict i 7. I. hirsuta.
rted : . ae 2

Corolla long exserte

as; Lealicts over IO pair, racemes dense, longer
n the leaves, bracts conspicuous . 8 I. stachyodes.
Leaflets ae T6- DRE aon =, : ; : ee
12. Corolla at least 1 cm. long, young stem (or —
nic le rather seated — g pubes-
cent : #33.
Corolla not over 1 cm. lo ong, " young stem (or
branches) with few subspreading hairs. ; 2 aie
13. Calyx lobes not exceeding r. 26 mm. . ° g. I. Parkesii.
Calyx lobes exceeding 2 m ; ‘ : ae
14. Petiole less than 1 cm. long, stipules 5 mm.
long, calyx lobes 4—4.5 mm. long . 12. I. argutidens.
Eee over 2 cm. long, el at least 7 mm.
ong, calyx lobes up to 3 mm. and . roee
15. Corolla 13 mm. long . ; ’ ro. I. Pampaniniana.
Corolla 17 mm. long . ; oe 11. I. Duclouxii.
16. Calyx tube 2 mm. long, lowest lobe 1.5 mm.
‘ : ‘ ‘ 13. I. Dielsiana.
Calyx tube i mm. long, lowest lobe 1.25
mm. long ‘ * . . 34. I. Balfouriana.
17. Corolla atleast 1cm.long . : : : Se
Corolla less than icm. long . ‘ : . <4
18. Leaflets anere or in ioe de stage with a few
hairs on margin and co : 15. I. Fortunei.
Leaflets sabescent ‘ A : : : iD.
19. Medifixed hairs on both surfaces of leaflets ‘ +7 20,
Medifixed chon? ee on lower surface of
leaflet i . a
20. Leaflets at least 7 pair : ; : . i

Leaflets fewer than 7 pair. . . : - 23.

74

N
NS

+S)
nN

Ww
°

=)
an)

W
N

. Gorolla 2.5 cm

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

. Peduncle decidedly shorter than petiole,

corolla glabrous in bud except margin
f vexillu

Peduncle subequal to or longer than petiole,
corolla in bud pubescent all over ‘

. Pedicels, rachis of leaf and of raceme glabrous,
cal

x lobes less than 1.5 mm. long
Pedicels,. rachis of leaf and of raceme brown
pubescent, calyx lobes up to 2.5 mm. long

. Leaflets

Leaflets more than 5 (5-foliolate leaves may
occasionally occur)

Leaflets mostly opposite (lower 1-2 “eed
occasionally alternate)
Leaflets alternate or subalternate

. Corolla in bud glabrous except at apex and

margin o um ‘ F
Corolla in bud pubescent all over

. Peduncle shorter-than petiole - ‘

Peduncle longer than petiole

. Calyx 3 mm. long, racemes subequal to leaves.

Calyx 4 mm. seas racemes much longer
than leaves

18. I. elliptica.

. oo RS

16. I. Cooperii.
17. I. Myosurus.
26. I. dichroa.
24.

18. I. elliptica.
: oor.

19. I. Kirilowii.

19. I. Kirilowii, var. coreana.

: Ténltexs aot exceeding 2 cm. long and I cm.
b

Leaflets over 2 cm. long and 1 cm. broad

long, gaa longer than
pedicel, lone persisten

Corolla less than 1.2 cm. long, bracts small,
deciduous ‘

Stipules 1 mm. long . WO, i

Stipules at least 3 mm. long .

. Pedicels 2 mm. long, racemes 3.5 cm. long

Pedicels 6 mm. long, racemes 8 cm. long

. Leaflets 5-9, young branches and leaf rachis
ubesce

adpressed pu
ed gS = aot and leaf rachis
labro

Leaflets 7-9, 17-30 mm. long
Leaflets 13-17, 7-19 mm. long

mee ty reticulate on both. sur-

ovate to orbicular or terminal sub-

: ee id i :
Leaflets not prominently reticulate :

ae
= 42.

22. I. Wilsonii.

30.

20. I. rigioclada.
er . ak

21. I. Monbeigii.
17. I. Myosurus.

24. I. Carlesii.

23. I. ichangensis.

25. I chalara.
16. I. Cooperii.

27. I. venulosa.
* * 35:

ise)
On

oe)
(ve)

*W
No)

a
ro)

-
N

4
Ow

. Wings subequal to keel, corolla nearly cigs
ong
Wings slightly nip than keel, corel 3
13.5 mm. long each.

CrAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. 95

. Keel not acuminate . é é j 31. I. Delavayi.
Baas 3 7 30.

Keel acuminate -

. Acumen of keel nearly 2mm.long . 28. I. Faberii.

Acumen of keel short—not more than 0.5 mm.
a. : 37.

. Leaflets rounded % retuse at apex, racemes

long, pendulou 29. I. pendula.
Leaflets narrowing Sarenids ‘from about the
middle ey rounded, racemes erect or

suberect ‘ - ; : : «: 33
. Petiole and leaf rachis channelled above ; 30. I. decora.
Petiole and leaf rachis (except towards in-
sertion of upper leaflets) terete . : : « 30.
. Wings decidedly less than keel, corolla t
12 mm. lon eae ‘ieumecsind leptantha.
Wings subequal to or Jonger than keel, corolla
at least 13 mm. long j ; ne aes

ze Fchangensis 5 vibida,

eee ‘f. calvescens:

. Leaflets all —— alternate, generally — . 32. I. hendecaphylla.

Leaflets opposite or "occasionally the low

o

. Leaflets glabrous or in young stage with a few ;
hairs on margin and costa ‘ 33. I. subnuda.
Mature leaflets not BE orone Par ape . i ete os

; ages _ earous on upper surface b Sent

asionally along the margin ; - 44.
Sealats glabrous on neither surface . oT ee eer

. Virgate plant reaching only 15 cm. in a height, :
leaflets scarcely 5 mm. long - 4 I, chaetodonta.

~ Plants at least 30 cm. high . yor 45.
. Leaves not exceeding 1.5 cm. in — ‘ Xe Silvestri.
Leaves at least 3 cm. long eee ; —
. Legumes curved . 39. I. Anil.
Legumes bein aie : aa S
3 Buds sate or acuminate 36. I. sensitiva.
Buds obtuse : «98.

. Racemes much less than the 13-17-foliolate

. I, mengtzeana.

38. I, Pseudotinctoria.

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA.

49. Corolla not exceeding 5 mm. in in deeth ' j . 50.

Corolla at least 5.mm. long ; nee 7 Si;

50. Legumes curved ‘ : ; : . 39. I. Anil,

Legumes straight. : ; . 40. I. Bungeana,

51. Enact II or fewer ‘ ieee
Leaflets more than 11 'T (occasional leaves with

11 leaflets may occur) . : a Os

52. Peduncle subequal to or longer than petiole. i 5a:

- Peduncle distinctly shorter than petiole ‘ =

. Corolla less than 72 mm. long, leaflets up to

ng 54:
Corolla at least = mm. long, leaflets up to
2.5 cm. long F ? 55>
54. Calyx lobes up to 2 mm. long . : 41. I. Ho: .
Calyx lobes up to I mm. long : . 42, I lenticellata.
55- Leaflets 35; racemes sebequal to leaves ; 43. I. sticta.
Leaflets 7-1 ; , . 56.
56. Pedicels (in flowering stage) at least 3 mm

Ur |
ee

n, ; a = : : 47. I. Souliei.
Pedicels (even in ln not o— 3 mm.
in length

J=57.
Stipules 7-8 mm, . long, stipellae conspicuous,
leaflets reticulate 44. I. reticulata.
—— less than 4 mm. Jong, stipellae small,
leaflets not reticulat : . 58.

. Corolla to 9.5 mm. long, stipules 2mm.long. 45. I. szechuensis.

Corolla to es mm. mane — —— 4 mm.
long 46. I. Potaninii.

59- Buds acute oracuminate . : : 49. I. Mairei.
Buds rounded at apex : : . 60
60. Petiole at apeet Ee mm. long, flowering pedicel
1.5 Imm 48. I. amblyantha.
Petiole less ‘hn 15 mm. long, flowering pedicel
I mm. long 38. I. Pseudotinctoria.
61. Pedicels at least 3 mm. long . . : 7 O02:
Pedicels less than 3 mm. long - : a 3.
62. papers shorter than or subequal to the .
eaves . : FE ‘ ; I. Henryi.
Racemes longer than the leaves ‘ s ae 2 Soule

eS

: pak glabrous. or nearly so in bud . . §7. I. atropurpurea
ees <6

rolla adpressed pubescent in bud .

[ni
aod

oN
On

on
an

op)
“I

fo)
io)

CRAIB—INDIGOFERAS OF CHINA. 77

. Leaflets more or less lanceolate, narrowing

gradually upwards from about middle,

4-6 cm. long
Leaflets more or less oblong, not exceeding
3.5 cm. in length

: puget 12-35 mm. long, bracts conspicuous

subconspicuous ‘ ;
Leaflets not exceeding 12 mm. in length,
bracts not conspicuous : ‘

. Corolla about 6 mm. long, bracts conspicuous,

leaflets up to 22 mm.
Corolla about 8 mm. long, bracts. subcon-
spicuous, leaflets up to 35 mm. long

. Keel long acuminat

Keel shortly or scarcely acuminate

. Leaflets 9-17, corolla 7.25 mm. lon

Leaflets up to 13, corolla 6.5 mm. long

56. I. Teysmannii.
65.

66.

be os.

54. I. nigrescens.
55. I. galegoides.
51. I. cinerascens.

; . 68.

52. I. Hancockii.
53. I. Forrestii.

+ aotene:

eh

2

aay

A New Disease on the Larch in Scotland.
BY

A. W. BORTHWICK, D.Sc.,

LECTURER ON Forest Botany, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

AND

MALCOLM WILSON, D.Sc., F.L.S.,

LECTURER ON MycoLocy, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

With Plate XIII.

On the 22nd May 1912, Mr. Donald Grant, forester to Sir
John Stirling Maxwell on his estate of Fersit in Inverness-shire,
sent to one of us specimens of Larix europaea with a fungus
disease on the leaves, which, he remarked, bore a striking resem-
blance to the pine leaf rust, Peridermium pini f. acicola.

An examination of the specimens in the laboratory. leads
to the conclusion that fungus present must be provisionally
included in Peridermium, a genus of the Uredineae, consisting
of a number of species parasitic on Gymmosperms, of which only
the aecidial stage is known. Klebahn,* in 1898, described a
species of this genus parasitic on the larch, which he named
Aecidium (Peridermium) Laricis,t and, although the form
under discussion does not agree in all respects with Klebahn’s
description, the differences are too slight to justify the creation
of a new species. In the same paper Klebahn shows that
Aecidium (Peridermium) Laricts is the aecidial stage of Melamp-
soridium betulinum.

As the occurrence of Peridermium Laricis has not been
previously recorded in Scotland, the following information may
prove of value to those interested in forestry. In his observations

* Kulturversuche mit softies Rostpilzen. Bericht vii (1898).
Zeitschr. f. Pflanzenkr., Bd, ix, 1899, p. 1

Arthur and Kern, in Bull. Torr. ‘hot. Club, vol, xxxiii, 1906, p. 403,
definitely placed this species in the genus Peridermium; the fungus is therefore
described as Peridermium Laricis (Kleb.), Arth, et Kern, by Saccardo in the
Sylloge Fungorum, vol, xxi, 1912.

(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No, XXXVI, March 1913.)

80 BORTHWICK AND WILSON

of the appearance of the fungus, Mr. Grant found that the larch
was attacked early in the season, and that the fungus was fully
developed on leaves when they were about three weeks old.
It is interesting to note that, in his subsequent observations,
he found the branches had shed their diseased leaves by 30th
July, and, in consequence, no further material was available
for examination. This would indicate that the stage of the
fungus upon the larch runs a rapid course, and may thus account
to some extent for the fact that it has previously escaped
observation.*

The fungus is almost always found on the under surface of
the leaves, but occasionally on the upper side. The aecidia are
arranged in rows on one or both sides of the midrib, and are
separated by short, irregular intervals (Figs. 1, 2, and 3, Pl. xiii).
The number of aecidia on each leaf is variable, but usually 6-15.
Each group of spores is enclosed by a delicate white protective
covering, the pseudoperidium, which, at maturity, has the
form of a cylinder, slightly flattened laterally and open at the
upper end. The pseudoperidium varies from ‘5-7 mm. in
height, 5-7 mm. long, and ‘3-4 mm. wide. In the earlier
stages it is closed, and then the cylindrical part is terminated
by a bluntly conical upper portion (long pointer, Fig. 1). The
ripe aecidiospores are set free by the irregular rupture of the
apex of the pseudoperidium, and, in consequence, after dehiscence
has taken place, this is terminated by a ragged or laceraté margin
(see short pointer, Fig. 1 and Fig. 4). Occasionally two ad-
jacent pseudoperidia become partially or completely fused
together (Fig. 2). The wall of the pseudoperidium is one cell in

thickness, the cells being rhomboidal or polygonal in shape
and the walls finely verrucose (Fig. 6). The numerous spores
are orange-yellow in colour and rather irregular in shape, ellip-
soidal or polyhedral, about 16-22 » in length and 14-18 yp broad.
The spore wall is evenly verrucose except a small area, which
is smooth, and thinner than the remaining portions. Fig. 4
represents a spore in optical median section and Fig. 5 in surface
view. It will be seen that the outer part of the wall consists
of a number of rods of material placed perpendicularly to the
surface (Fig. 4). Before dehiscence takes place the spores are
found arranged in chains at the base of the pseudoperidium ;
when the latter ruptures they easily separate and escape from
the opening at the upper end.

A fungus known as Caeoma Laricis bears a considerable
resemblance to the form just described on the larch. Caeoma

* A re-examination of diesen larch leaves, sent by Mr. Murray, forester

at Murthly, Perthshire, in June the shows that t the fungus present is an
early condition of Peridermium Larici

New DIsEASE ON LARCH IN SCOTLAND. 81

Lancis produces orange-yellow spots on the leaves, but is
at once distinguished from Peridermium Laricis by the entire
absence of the pseudoperidium, as well as by differences in the
sculpturing of the spore wall. Caeoma Laricis has been shown
by Klebahn and others to be the aecidial stage of six different
species of Melampsora, in which the uredospore and teleutospore
stages occur on various species of Populus and Salix

Although no definite record of the occurrence of Peridermium
Laricts in Great Britain or Ireland has been made it is probable
that Plowright,* in 1891, carried out experiments with this species.
This investigator discovered a form of Cacoma Laricis near King’s
Lynn, the aecidiospores of which, when placed on Betula alba,
caused infection, and, in course of time, the uredospore and
teleutospore stages of Melampsora betulina were produced. A
subsequent infection of Larix europaea by the germinating
teleutospores produced spermogonia only.

Klebahn,t by infection experiments commenced in 1896 in the
neighbourhood of Hamburg, conclusively proved that Perider-
mium Laricts is the aecidial condition of Melampsora betulina.
In his earlier experiments spermogonia were formed on Larix
europaea as the result of infection by teleutospores from the birch,
but, in later investigations, aecidia only were produced.

Melampsora betulina differs from the remaining species of the
genus in the presence of a pseudoperidium enclosing the ure-
dospore sorus. Klebahn + has therefore instituted a new genus
Melampsoridium for the reception of this species. The differ-
ences between the two genera are as follows :—

Melampsoridium: Aecidium of the Peridermium type.
Uredospore sorus with a definite pseudoperidium.

Melampsora: Aecidium of the Caeoma type. Uredospore
sorus surrounded by capitate hairs but without a definite
pseudoperidium.

The teleutospore sorus is similar in each genus.

Arthur and Kern ¢ include Peridermium Laricis in their list
of North American species since Melampsoridium betulinum is of
common occurrence in that country ; the stage on the larch has
not yet, however, been found in North America. Saccardo §
records its occurrence in France and Germany.

The specimens of Peridermium Laricis obtained in Scotland
differ in some respects from those described by Klebahn. Up to
the — no spermogonia have been discovered ; it is possible,

i Impfversuche mit Rostpilzen. Zeitschr. f. Pflanzenkr., Bd. i,
on as cit. and ee ei mit Rostpilzen. Bericht viii(1899). Jahrb.
‘, alee be Bd, xxxiv, 1900, p. 347.

$L
§ slog ‘Fungorum, vol, xxi, ‘

82 BorTHWICK AND WILSON

however, that these develop earlier than the aecidia, and have,
in consequence, been overlooked. The colour of the pseudo-
peridium is described by Klebahn as bright red-orange (‘“ hell
rotlich-orange’’). In the Scottish specimens, in the early stages
before the pseudoperidium had opened, the colour was pale
yellow, and, after dehiscence, it became white

Considering the abundance of Melampsoridium betulinum in
this country, it is a remarkable fact that Peridermium Laricts is
of such rare occurrence. Its resemblance to Caeoma Laricis may,
however, partly explain the absence of previous records, It is
possible that Melampsoridium betulinum really consists of several
physiological species, and that Peridermium Laricts is only one of
its aecidial forms; this supposition may explain the absence of
records from North America. At present no information is avail-
able on this point, but it is proposed to carry out infection experi-
ments to throw light on this and other questions in connection
with the life history of the fungus.

DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XIII.
All figures refer to Peridermium Laricis.

Fig. 1.—Photograph of twig of Larix europaea showing diseased leaves: (a)
doperidium showing lacerate margin (short pointer) ; ()) un-
d pseudo-peridium (long pointer) (x 4).
Fig. 2. Putra of twig of Larix europaea showing diseased leaves : (a) fused
pseudoperidia (x
Fic. 3.—Photograph of twigs of Lae europaea showing diseased leaves (about
natural size).
Fic. 4.—A pseudoperidium showing lacerate margin (x about 50).
Fig. 5.—Spore in surface view (x
Fic. 6.—Spore in optical median section (x 1000).
Fic. 7.—Part of pseudoperidium ; the lower cells show the verrucose marking
n the walls (x 220

PLATE XIII.

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NOTES

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EDINBURGH.
NOVEMBER 1913.
CONTENTS. .
Notes on the Japanese Primulas. cis pr: ae “ye .
By H. Takeda, D.LC. - = eae
Cladrastis and Maackia. _ (with Plates XXVI-XXVID. By
H. Takeda, D.L.C. 95
Diagnoses somginon noyarum chinensium in hoshanio Hort
Regii EL - 105

Propagation of ROR decurrens, Cav. (with — XXWIID.

_ By Laurence Baxter Ste 137

Enumeration of Giaiedinceine hr in China by Bullock,
Carles, Ducloux, Forrest (second expedition), Hancock,
Henry, Hosie, Hugh, Maire, Monbeig, Morse, Pratt,
Wilson, with a comparative table including the species
of Delavay and Forrest's first ne ouera By ee
Hamet - 139

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With Plates XIV-XXV.

UNLIKE her neighbouring country China, Japan possesses com-
paratively few species of this genus. However, more than half
of the indigenous species are endemic. Since the publication of
Thunberg’s Flora Japonica! not a few botanists have directed
their attention to Japanese Primulas in their floristic and system-
atic works.2 In Professor Matsumura’s Index Plantarum
Japonicarum, vol. ii, pt. ii, published in r1g1t2, the following
16 species are enumerated as natives of Japan :—

P. cortusoides, Linn.,
P. cunetfolia, Ledeb.,
a. typica, Makino,
8. hakusanensis, Makino,
y. heterodonta, Makino,
P. eximia, Greene,
P. farinosa, Linn.,
var. armena, C. Koch, lusus japonica, Makino,
var. Faurieae, Miyabe,
var. mistassinica, Pax,
P. Hayaschinei, Petitm.,
P. japonica, A. Gr.,
P. jesoana, Miq.,
P. kisoana, Miq.,
P. Matsumurae, Petitm.,
P. nipponica, Yatabe,
P. nivalis, Pall.,
P. prolifera, Wall.,
P. Reinit, Fr. et Sav.,
P. sibirica, Jacq.,
P. Sieboldti, E. Morr., and
-P. tosaensis, Yatabe.
? Thunb., Fl. Japon. 784.
WA. Gray, On the Botany of ee etc., in Mem. Am. Acad. Arts and Sc., vi
(1859). Miquel, Prol. Fl. Japon. (1866-7.) Maximowicz, in Mél. Biol., vi (1867).
Franchet et Savatier, Enum. Pl. Sali i-ii (1875-9). Franchet, in Bull. de la

Petitmengin, Les Primulacées Sino-Japonaises, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. sér. 2, vii

(1907). Petitmengin, Sur une Primev ére monocarpique du Japon., in Bull. Herb,

Boiss, sér 2, viii (1908).

{Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. apni Nov. 1913.]
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84 TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS.

Lately I undertook a critical study of the Japanese Primulas
in the Herbarium at Kew. During that time Professor Bayley
Balfour was so kind as to give me the privilege of examining
all the specimens of the Japanese Primulas preserved in the
Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, and to
give me valuable criticisms and encouragement, for which I
express my sincere thanks.

As the result of my study I recognise 11 species, 3 varieties, and
2 forms as natives of Japan. Of each of them I give a short
account in the following pages. As to the arrangement I gener-
ally follow Pax,! although I do not always agree with him.

P. SIEBOLDII, E. Morren. Plate XIV.

P. Sieboldii, E. Morren, in Belg. Hortic., xxiii (1873), forma a.
hortensis, Takeda.

Syn. :—

P. Sieboldit, E. Morr., Belg. Hortic., xxiii (1873), p. 97, tab. 6.

P. Sieboldii, Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. 22,
pro parte.

P. cortusoides, var. amoena, Lindl., in Gard. Chron. (1862),
p. 1218; Hook., in Curtis Bot. Mag. (1865), tab. 5528.

P. Sieboidii, E. Morr., forma 8. spontanea, Takeda.

Syn. :—

P. Sieboldiz, Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. 22, pro
parte.

P. cortusoides (non Linn.), Thunb. Fl. Japon., p. 82; Maxim.,
Prim. Fl. Amur., p. 192; Migq., Prol. Fl. Japon., p. 283; Fr. et
Sav., Enum. Pl. Japon., i, p. 299; Petitm., in Bull. Herb. Boiss.,
Vil (1907), p. 532.

P. patens, Turcz.,in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. (1838), p. 99, nom. nud.

P. cortusoides, var. patens, Turcz., Fl. Baic.-Dah., ii (1856),
p. 224.

This species was first recorded from Japan by Thunberg, who
took it for P. cortusoides, Linn. Many later botanists have also
called it P. cortusoides, as the list of synonyms shows. The name
P. cortusoides was also applied to another species, P. saxatilis,
Kom., only recently described, although it has been cultivated in
Europe over one hundred years. These three plants—P. Sieboldit,
P. cortusoides, and P. saxatilis—stand in close relation, and
particularly the two last mentioned are intimately allied.
The only marked distinction between P. cortusoides, Linn., and
P. saxatilis, Kom., is in the length of pedicels. They are as
long as or a little longer than the calyx in P. cortusoides. They
Bap mars in so eae ie x (1888-9) ; Pax et Knuth, Primulaceae in ,

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TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS. 85

are nearly or even more than five times longer in P. saxatilis.
This character is not always clearly shown in herbarium specimens
of young stage, but seems to be well marked in cultivated in-
dividuals of P. saxatilis. In consequence of scarceness of trust-
worthy specimens of P. cortusoides, I have been unable to settle
the question whether the pedicels of P. cortusoides always
remain short even in the fruit-bearing stage. If this character
fails to distinguish those two plants, there would exist no other
point of specific distinction between them, excepting the more
globose calyx-base of P. saxatilis.. A careful comparison of
living specimens is very much desired.

As far as we are aware, P. saxatilis is distributed over Eastern
Asia, with extension from the Altai through Amurland as far
as Korea, whereas P. cortusoides is found in Western Siberia
extending from the Urals to the Altai.

Turning to P. Sieboldii, we can easily distinguish this species
from the other two by the almost glabrous and markedly accres-
cent calyx with patent lobes. This holds good in wild as well as
in cultivated forms of this species. The patent nature of the
calyx-lobes was noticed by Turczaninow as long as seventy-five

ears ago, when he proposed to call the plant P. patens. Later,
when publishing its description, he unfortunately changed
the name to P. cortusoides var. patens. Therefore we are
unable to use the suggestive name patens, because in 1873 E.
Morren described a garden variety of this species under the
name of P. Sieboldii, and this name, in spite of its being somewhat
unsuitable for a species occurring wild, must be adopted.
Now I propose to distinguish two forms with the names «. hortensis
and 3. spontanea, as I have indicated above.

The garden variety bears flowers of larger size and of colours
varying from pure white to deep crimson and almost purple.
Some of them have the corolla inside pink or white and outside
crimson or pale mauve. In some varieties the corolla tube is
deep crimson. The corolla-lobes are sometimes very broad, and
sometimes considerably narrowed towards the base.

The wild form also shows to some extent plasticity in colour
and shape of the corolla-lobes.

The inflorescence is usually a simple umbel, but occasionally
the axis grows out, producing another tier of flowers. ge

I may perhaps mention here that P. cortusoides var. lichian-
gensis, Forrest,! is not a variety of P. cortusoides, but belongs
to a distinct species. It is distinguished above all by the sinuate
leaf, thick lanate indumentum on the petiole and scape, and the
larger bell-shaped calyx. This species, if it is different from P. poly-
neura, Franchet, should retain the name P. lichiangensis, Forrest.

P. Sieboldii is distributed in Japan over Yezo, Hont6, and

1G. Forrest in Notes, Roy. Bot. Gard., Edin. (1908), p. 217.

86 TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS.

Kytsht, growing in damp places. Its area of distribution ex-
tends also into North Eastern Asia as far as the Altai.

P. JESOANA, Miq. Plate XV.

P, jesoana, Miq., Prol. Fl. Japon., p. 283; Fr. et Sav., Enum. PI.
Japon.,i, p. 299; Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (r905), Pp- 32.
This is a species with a very similar appearance to Cortusa
Mattioli. The leaf is longly stalked with thin petiole. The
lamina is orbiculate reniform in outline, cordate at the base, and
shallowly 5-9-lobed with broadly ovate and sharply denticulate
lobes. The inflorescence is a single umbel, but in luxuriant
specimens there is a second umbel superposed. The flower
is of a deep crimson colour, but not particularly attractive.

The plant is usually glabrescent, but sometimes more or less
pubescent all over, and then is easily mistaken for the next
species, when one runs down a key. While the calyx of P. kisoana
is invariably thickly pubescent with long soft hairs, the calyx
of P. jesoana is never lanate-pubescent.

The systematic position of this species is undoubtedly very
close to P. septemloba, Franch., a Yunnan species, and it belongs
to the series of the Himalayan P. geraniifolia, Hook. f., and
possibly of the Siberian P. Kaufmanniana, Regel.

P. jesoana is found in woods in Yezo and in the mountainous
districts of Central Japan. It is also distributed in the Korean
Peninsula ? as well as the Island of Quelpart,? which is of great
interest from the phytogeographical point of view.

P. KISOANA, Mig. Plate XVI.

P. kisoana, Miq., Prol. Fl. Japon., p. 283; Fr. et Sav., Enum.
Pl. Japon., i, p. 299; Makino, in Tdky6 Bot. Mag. (1894),
p. 173; Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. 32.

One of the most beautiful, interesting, and rare of the
Japanese Primulas. This species has a close relationship to the
preceding. As characteristics this species has thick lanate in-
dumentum, especially on the petiole, under surface of the lamina,
scape, and even on the pedicel. The calyx densely hirsute is
the character which distinguishes this from the foregoing species.
The leaf has the lamina smaller than in the other species, with
obtuse denticulation, and petiole thicker and more fleshy. This
species, P. kisoana, Miq., is probably to be placed near P. mollis,
Nutt., a Himalayan plant.

This species is found in S.W. Japan, but only rarely. ae

1Two forms of this — may be distinguished as follows:—forma
glabra, Takeda a—Planta to ta. levis ; forma 8. pubescens, pe

a * Sec. e: Nakai, Fi. ee isp. -.

SoHCIE 0. 1900) belongs to the pubescent form. —

TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS. 87

more specimens have been recorded from Kiso, where the type
specimen is said to have been found and named accordingly.

The plant was in cultivation in Japanese gardens nearly two
centuries ago. Its figure and description, together with figures
of other species, such as P. Sieboldii, probably of P. cuneifolia
var. hakusanensis, and P. modesta, are given in a book of garden-
ing called Chikin Shé Furoku, vol. i, published in 1733. In this
book the plant is called with a vernacular name “‘ katsu-k6-s6,”’
which means super-crimson flower, so named because the flower
is of deep rose colour. This name is still in use amongst lovers
of flowers.

Pax created a new section of Primula called Fallaces,! in
which he includes in his latest work? four species, namely, P.
jesoana, Miq., P. kisoana, Miq., P. Reinii, Fr. et Sav., and P.
tosaensis, Yatabe. There is no room for doubt that the first
two are allied, while the last two form another group. There
exists no relationship whatsoever between these two sets of
species. As I have said above, the first two species should be
transferred into Pax’s sect. Sinenses, whereas the other two
may probably form a section of their own, on account of their
general habit and especially of their long capsule. The capsule
of P. jesoana does not exceed the calyx, but is as long as or
slightly shorter than the calyx. Pax is also wrong in the key
of sections in placing his Failaces under the heading of “ Folia
non vel vix distincte lobata,’”’ since all the species which he
includes in his Fallaces have leaves distinctly lobed.

P. TOSAENSIS, Yatabe. Plate XVII.

P. tosaensis, Yatabe, in Téky6 Bot. Mag., iv (1890), No. 45,
tab. 14; 7d. Iconogr. Fl. Japon., i (1891), 1, p. 31, tab. xii;
Makino, in Téky6 Bot. Mag. (1894), p. 174; Pax, in Engl.
Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. 33.

This and next species undoubtedly form a group which is
distinguished from the section Sinenses above all by the nature
of capsule, which is often more than twice as long as the calyx.

This species is well characterised by Yatabe in the above
cited publications, and also by Pax. As far as | am aware it
has been recorded only from the Province of Tosa, Shikoku.

P. REINII, Fr. et Sav. Plate XVII.

P. Reinii, Fr. et Sav., Enum. Pl. Japon., ii, p. 428; Makino, in
Téky6 Bot. Mag. (1894), p. 174; Pax, in Engl. Pflanzen-
reich, iv (1905), p. 32.

This species is easily distinguished from other Japanese con-
geners by its almost circular leaf, which is deeply cordate at the
‘1 In Engler’s Bot. Jahrb., x (1888-9), p- 170.

2 In Engler’s Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p- 32.

88 TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS.

base, so that it appears as if the leaf is peltate. The plant does
not exceed 15 cm. even in the fruiting stage, and is usually
much smaller. Young leaves are always densely clad with long,
soft hairs. Inflorescence is composed of a few large showy
flowers of deep rose colour with yellow eye.

This species grows on mountains of Central Japan. It has
been introduced into English gardens only in recent years.

P. MODESTA, Bisset et Moore. Plate XVIII.
. modesta, Bisset et Moore (ampl.), a. genuina, Takeda.

Syn. :-—
P. modesta, Bisset et Moore, in Journ. Bot., xvi (1878), p. 134.

P. farinosa, subsp. modesta, Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv
(1905), p. 85.

P. farinosa, var. luteo-farinosa, forma japonica, Fr. et Sav.,
Enum. Pl. Japon., ii, p. 429.

P. farinosa, var. armena, lusus japonica, Makino, in Toky6
Bot. Mag., xi (1897), pp. I10, 111; (1902), p. 143.

P. Matsumurae, Petitm., in Bull. Herb. Boiss., vii (1907), p. 528
(fide spec. origin.).

Several names have been attached to this plant by different
botanists, most of whom regard this species as a variety of P.
farinosa, probably on account of the mealy nature of the leaf, etc.
Our species differs, however, from the true P. farinosa, firstly, in
the very slightly gibbose calyx, secondly, in the less saccate bracts,
and thirdly, in sulphurous but not silvery farina. The flower
is of rose, or (very seldom) white colour with yellow eye, and has
peculiar scent.

The plant is found on mountains of various parts of Japan,
extending from Yezo (Island of Rishiri) as far south as Shikoku
(Mt. Ishidzuchi).

P. modesta, Bisset et Moore, 8. Faurieae (Franch.), Takeda.
ate XIX.

'd

Syn. :—

P. Faurieae, Franch., in Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, y Se.
(1886), p. 146.; Pax, in Engler’s Bot. Jahrb., x (1888), p. 211;
td. in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. II.

P. farinosa, var. Fauricae, Miyabe, in Mem. Bost. Soc. Nat.
Hist. (1890), p. 249; Makino, in Tékyé Bot. Mag. (1897), pp.
100, III ; (1902), p. 143.

Professor Miyabe has already pointed out! that this plant
does belong to Pax’s sect. Farinosae, despite which Pax in his
latest work still places this plant in sect. Macrocarpae. This
variety differs from the typical form of P. modesta merely in

* Miyabe, in Mem. Bost. Soc, Nat. Hist. iv, no. 7 (1890), p- 250.

TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS. 89

the leaf, which is generally spathulate, and abruptly attenuated
into a narrowly winged petiole, and is usually revolute and slightly
or hardly denticulate on the margin. The length of capsule is,
as in the typical form of the species, variable, so that no stress
can be laid on this character at all.

This variety is widely distributed over Yezo and the Kurile
Islands, and is usually found on cliffs near the sea. It has,
however, been recorded from Honté, as growing on Mt. Iwate,
Province of Rikuchu.

P. MACROCARPA, Maxim. Plate XX.

P. macrocarpa, Maxim., in Mel. Biol., vi il p. 269; Fr.
et Sav., Enum. Pl. Japon., ip, 3

Syn. :—

P. farinosa, var. mistassinica, iseuoee in Téky6 Bot. Mag.
(1897), p. III, nec Pax

P. Hayaschinet, Petitm., in Bull. Herb, Boiss., vii (1907), p. 528.

This is perhaps the smallest species of all the Japanese Primulas.
It comes near to the preceding species, but is easily distinguished
by its much smaller size and efarinose character. As was pointed
out by Professor Miyabe,! this species also does not belong
to Pax’s Macrocarpae. At first glance it appears to be identical
with P. mistassinica, Michx., of North America, differing however
in the far less and very slightly saccate bracts and nearly orbicu-
late-spathulate leaf, which is thinner in texture, sharply denticulate,
and abruptly tapers into the petiole. The flower has been
described as white with yellow eye by both Maximowicz and Pax.
This is not correct. The _—_ is rose-coloured with yellow
eye, as in the foregoing spec

Pax regards P. mpponica, Yatabe, as identical with P. macro-
carpa, Maxim., but this is a mistake. His description? of P.
macrocarpa is a chimera of P. macrocarpa, Maxim., and P.
nipponica, Yatabe

The present species is one of the rarest, and is found only on
Mt. Hayachine, Province of Rikuchu.

- P. JAPONICA, A. Gray. Plate XXI.

P, japonica, A. Gray, Bot. Japan (1859), p. 400 ; Miq. Prol. FI.
J apon., p. 283; Hooker, in Bot. Mag., tab. 5916; André,
in Illustr. Hort., xviii, p. 134, tab. 69; Regel, Gartenfl.,
xxi (1873), p. 31, tab. 1950-1; Fr. et Sav., Enum. Pl. Japon.,
i, p. 299; Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. 125.

This is probably the best known species of the Japanese

Primulas in Europe, so that I need not describe it in detail.
* Miyabe, in Mem. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., ct no. 7 (1890), p. 250.

2 Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p- 114-

go TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS.

This species readily produces a hybrid with P. pulverulenta, a
Chinese species. In Japan this plant is distributed over the
central and northern parts of Hont6 and Yezo. I have not
seen any specimen of the true P. japonica outside Japan.

P. EXIMIA, Greene. Plate XXII.

P. eximia, Greene, in Pittonia, iii (1897), p. 251; Pax, in Engl.
Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. 106; Yabe et Yendo, in Téky6
Bot. Mag. (1903), p. 229.
It is highly interesting to find this Arctic species in Japan.
It has been recorded from the Island of Shimushu, the northern-
most of the Kuriles. The characteristics of this plant are the
glabrous, lanceolate, and entire leaf, and the undivided corolla-
lobes of purple colour.

P. CUNEIFOLIA, Ledeb. Plate XXIIs.

There are three varieties of this species found in Japan, and
they were at first described as distinct species. The species is
easily distinguished from all other Japanese Primulas by its
fleshy leaf and large crimson flower, the corolla-lobes of which
are deeply divided into divaricate segments.

P. cuneifolia, Ledeb., a. typica, Makino, in Téky6 Bot. Mag.
(1902), p. 140, excl. syn. P. saxifragaefolia, Lehm.
Syn. :-—
P. cunerfolia, Duby, in DC. Prodr., viii, p. 39.
P. cuneifolia, «. Dubyi, Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv
(1905), p- 112.

This is the typical form, and was first described by Ledebour
nearly a century ago. The plant is, on the whole, smaller than
the other forms, and the leaf has exclusively simple, large acute
teeth on the margin, whereas in the other forms the dentation is
often mixed with double teeth.

This form is found in Japan only, in Yezo and the Kuriles.
Outside Japan it is distributed in Eastern Siberia.

P. cuneifolia, Ledeb., 8. hakusanensis, Makino, in Téky6é Bot.
Mag. (1902), p. 141. Plate XXIIIa.
Syn. :—
P. hakusanensis, Franch., in Bull. Soc. Phil. Paris, 7 sér. x
(1886), p. 144; Makino, in Tokyé Bot. Mag. (1897), p. 112;
(1899), p. 83; Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. I13.
; a cuneifolia, Fr. et Sav., Enum. Pl. Japon., ii, p. 429, nec

TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS. gi

This variety is characterised by sharp, shallow denticulation
on the margin of the leaf. All other essential points agree well
with those of the typical form of the species, so that it seems
to me to be more natural to regard this as a variety.

The plant is found in the Alpine pastures on high mountains
of Central and Northern Japan.

P. cuneifolia, Ledeb., y. heterodonta, Makino, in Téky6 Bot.
Mag. (1902). Plate XXIIIs.

P. heterodonta, Franch., in Bull. Soc. Phil. Paris, sér. 7, x
(1886), p. 145; Makino, in T6ky6 Bot. Mag. (1897), p. 112;
(1899), p. 83; Pax, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, iv (1905), p. 112.

A luxuriant form of P. cuneifolia. The leaf is slightly thinner
than that of the preceding variety, and has very obtuse, large
teeth, which are often provided with denticulation.

This variety is found on high mountains of Northern Hont6.

P. NIPPONICA, Yatabe. Plate XXIV.

P. nipponica, Yatabe, in Toky6 Bot. Mag., iv (1890), p. 3, tab.
13; td. Icon. Fl. Japon., i, 1, p. 35, tab. 13; Makino, in
Téky6 Bot. Mag. (1899), p. 82; (1902), p. 142.

Syn. :—

P. cunetfolia, Franch., in Bull. Soc. Phil. Paris, sér 7, x (1886),
p- 144, nec Ledeb.

Another Japanese species with fleshy leaf. This is, however,
easily distinguished from the other species of the same group
by its smaller leaf with few simple, obtuse teeth, and corolla
not exceeding 10 mm., white with yellow eye.

This is not uncommon on certain high mountains in Northern
Hont6, growing in the Alpine pasture in abundance. It has been
recorded nowhere outside Japan.

EXCLUDED SPECIES.

In the foregoing pages I have discussed all the recorded Japanese
Primulas with the exception of the following four species :—
P. nivalis, Pall., P. prolifera, Wall., P. sibirica, Jacq., and P.
veronicoides, Petitm.

anc and Decrock! record the occurrence of the first three
in Japan. They do not, however, give any evidence or reference
to publications, so that it is difficult to see what source their
statements have been derived from. At the present moment
I can only discard these species from the flora of Japan until
sufficient evidence confirms their being indigenous.

1 Blane et Decr., Distribution des Primulacées, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. (1898),
p- 681.

92 TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS.

The fourth has been described by Petitmengin! from the
Loochoo. This plant —— to be identical with Stimpsonia
chamaedrioides, Wright.?

HYBRIDIZATION.

Hybridization is very common amongst Primulas. Even
in the field, when two or more closely allied species grow together,
hybridization often takes place, as in the Alps and elsewhere.
In Japan, this has hardly been known, since different species
grow in different localities, but not mixed together. As far as
the breed is concerned all the species are pure. All the garden
forms of P. Sieboldii have been produced only by natural crossing
between different forms of the same species which is rather
plastic in nature.

This species has been a favourite of plant growers over two
centuries.

ANALYTICAL KEY TO SPECIES AND VARIETIES.

With the purpose of facilitating identification of the Japanese
Primulas, I add a key to the species :—

Clavis Specierum Varietatumque Primularum Japonicarum.
1. Folia plus minusve lobata, distincte petiolata ; : 2.

Folia basi in petiolum attenuata, nec lobata ; : 6.

2. Folia oblonga vel ovato-oblonga, lobata,
obis numerosis. Calyx infundibuli-
formis, laciniis acutis patentibus, post

anthesin accrescens. Rhizoma repens . P. Sieboldit.

Folia ambitu rotundata, reniformia, vel late
ovata. Rhizoma erectum, breve : ; : 3.

3. Plant busta, ultra 15cm.alta. Calyx
ultra 1 medium fissus, lobis acuminatis . ‘ ‘ 4.
Planta tenuis. Calyx ad medium fissus.. . . 5-

4. Planta plerumque ainsi glabrescens
vel villosula. Folia reniformi-orbicu-
lata, profunde cordata, palmate 5-7-9-
lobata, lobis oe ee ee acute
denticulatis. Calyx ange vel leviter
hirtellus : - P.jesoana.
1 Petitmengin, Sur — — monocarpique de Japon., in Bull. Herb.
Boiss. sér. 2, viii (1908), P
2 Apud A. Gray, Bot. — (1859), p. 401, in Adnot,

TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS.

93
Planta tota pilis pluricellulatis villosa.
Folia reniformi-orbiculata, subtus dense
villosissima. Calyx villosulus ‘ . PP. kisoana. .
5. Folia oblongo-orbiculata vel late ovata,
tus ad nervos pubescentia, basi
leviter cordata. Calycis lobi angusti,
subulati, acuti . . P. tosaensis.
Folia rotundata, profunde cordata, win belli-
formia, molliter et dense pubescentia.
Calycis lobi ovati, abrupte mucronu-
lati ; : : ‘ ; ‘ P. Reinit.
6. Folia membranacea, plus minusve venosa . UE
Folia carnosa, glaberrima. Planta tenuis . i
7. Folia subtus luteo- farinosa ‘ 8.
Folia efarinosa 9.
8. Folia obovata vel obovato-spathulata, non
revoluta, margine denticulata . P. modesta, a. genuina.
Folia spathulata, rotundato-spathulata,
basi abrupte in petiolum anguste
alatum attenuata, revoluta, margine
obsolete denticulata. : P. modesta, B. Faurieae.
g. Planta minima. Folia spathulata, infra
5 cm. longit. . : oe . P. macrocarpa.
Planta elata . A ; 10.

10. Foliaobovato-oblonga, argute et irregulariter
dentata. Calyx aperte campanu-
= lobis late —— acumi-

P. japonica.

Folia ol Biiaccicic integra. Calyx ‘ahguste

campanulatus. Corollae lobi integri . ; P. eximia.

ri: Folia paucies et obtuse dentata. Flores

infra Io mm. diam., albi . P.nipponica.

Folia saepe multoties et acute dentata vel
denticulata. Flores ultra
diam., purpurei; corollae lobi bipartt
segmentis emcee. ‘ 2 :

12. Folia cuneata, acute et BE dentata P. cunetfolia, a. typica.
: ; 13.

Folia duplici-dentata vel denticulata

Iz.

13. Folia obovata acute denticulata . P. cunetfolia, B. hakusanensis.
dentat

Folia late obovata, obtuse crenato-dentata

dentibus saepe denticulatis . P. cuneifolia, y. heterodonta,

94 TAKEDA—JAPANESE PRIMULAS.

LIS! OF PLALES.
Illustrating H. Takeda’s Paper on the Japanese Primulas.

The eae are taken from phatogranhe by Mr. R. M. Adam of dried specimens in
erbarium of the Royal Botanic Pomtee Edinburgh, with the exc eption
. Pl utes XX and XXV supplied by Mr. Takeda.

PLATE XIV. Primula Sieboldii, E. Morren.

XVI. iq.
XVIIa. Primula tosaensis, Yatabe.
XVIIs. Primula Reinii, Fr. et Sav
XVIII. Primula m odesta, Bisset et Moo
IX. Primula modesta, Bisset ce ee. var. Faurieae, Takeda.
XX. Primula macrocarpa,

XXITaA. Primula cuneifolia, Ledeb., var. hakusanensis, Makino.
XXIIIs. Primula cuneifolia, Lede — var. heterodonta, Franch.
XXIV. Primula nipponica, Yatab

XXV. Primula yuparensis, Takeda. Sp. nov.

ADDITAMENTUM.
While the foregoing paper was in the press the writer had an oppor-
tunity of receiving spe ns of a Pvt belonging to the Farinosa

unit cimens vemula
series, collected on the summit of Mt. Yuparo, Yezo, by Mr, H. Yanagisawa,
a student of the Agricultural College, Tohoku Imperial Sy
at Satporo. As this plant has proved to be a new species, a description of
it is shige elow

e specim of P. eximia, Greene, from the Island of Shimushu,
which are preserved i in the ‘Herbarium of the Science -— Imperial Uni-
ee Téky6, were closely examined, when the writer visited that

country this summer. They sect very well with the description given by

Pax in his aap Be Pile se Species is said to be exceedingly rare

~~ o specim ving been collected.

spe ie es of Preuds bel aie to on magn abd section has

— been described from Formosa, under the name of P yabeana, Ito
ami.t Like other species oF this genus only known ra from outside

the Old a ak. this species is excluded from our consideratio

Primula yuparensis, Takeda, Sp. nov. Plate XXV,

Folia in — uti videtur plus minus pion ones escaseertreo
s

acuta, in versu attenuata, acutata, margine pla minute
Genticaiets. glabra, oe subtus parce albo-farinosa, mox subetarinosa,
3 cm. longa, 5-10 mm. lata. Scapus aed valde superans, 44-6

I

altus, superne parce abentari rinosus, um m pauci-(2- vel 3-) flora se

gerens. Bracteae subulatae basi [Bra ree Ret fever saccatae,

usque ad 7 mm. longae. Pedicelli graciles, in fructu u plu $ minus elongati,
i i inosi. . gt # viridis,

acutis. Corolla purpurea, tubo pot Bae subduplo saiystiotes lim

ses a lobis one emargina Capsula calycem edule

superan

Atta s P. farinosae, Linn., sed differt ab ea praesertim inflorescentia
aucifiora, floribus majoribus, corollae tubo calycem valde superanti.
i ss 3 P. modes i

t
Fhe alba nec lutea, foliis a petiolatis, inflorescentia pauc
oribus a facile distingwit
Hab. in ontibus Yuparo, ins. Ves (H. Yanagisawa, 9 Aug. 1913).
1 Miyabe Pecans (1911) 1, pl. xxix.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLATE XIV.

ah

af
PP i fro e ae ‘ole
is a thorn fawn

7
Determinavit h- y, . OT t+.

Ex herb. H. Takeda.

Plante Japontow,

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Ranaan LAS Lun TaAdtades Ghia
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PRIMULA SIEBOLDII, E. MORREN.

Notes, R.B.G., Eoin. PLATE XV.

Ex herb. H. Takeda.
Plante Japonlere,

ipttes
var ~

in ope

°

PRIMULA JESOANA, MIQ.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLATE XVI.

P Arcana Aes.
Determinavit ML : OF, 372

(P ; Y Ag fo

( Habhese )

4s pea SGA?

PRIMULA KISOANA, MIQ.

ie al ah ae =| = —-?

en’!
Notes, R.B.G., Epin.

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= 4900
f 4 f
Le © f
Deternuinavit A i F
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A—PRIMULA TOSAENSIS, YATABE.

PLaTe XVII.

4 HERB, THE YOROMAMA
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B.—PRIMULA REINII,

FR: BT. SAN.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLaTeE XVIII.

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PRIMULA MODESTA, BISSET ET MOORE, VAR. FAURIEAE, TAKEDA.

Notes, R.B.G., EDIN. PLATE XX.

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PRIMULA MACROCARPA, MAXIM.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLATE XXI.

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PRIMULA JAPONICA, A. GRAY.

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLATE XXII.

PLANTS OF ST. PAUL ISLAND

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B.—PRIMULA CUNEIFOLIA, LEDEB,

Notes, R.B.G., EbIn.

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B.—PRIMULA CUNEIFOLIA, LEDEB
VAR. HETERODONTA. FRANCH

Notes, R.B.G., Epin. PLATE XXIV.

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PRIMULA YUPARENSIS, TAKEDA.

Cladrastis and Maackia.
BY

H: pTAKEDA? DEC.

With Plates XXVI-XXVII.

THESE two small genera of Leguminosae belong to the tribe
Sophoreae and are more or less related to each other, so that
Maackia has even been united with the other genus by some
authors.t There are, sisal several good reasons for regarding
them as distinct gener.

The genus Cladvastis was established by Rafinesque in 1825
on the N. American plant which had formerly been known as
Virgilia lutea, Michx. f. A second species was added to the genus
in 1893 from China called C. stmensis, Hemsley, and a third,
C. shikokiana, Makino®, from Japan. In 1872 Maximowicz
published a new subgenus of Sophora under the name of Platyos-
prion, which the author raised to the generic rank soon afterwards-4
In tg0r Makino transferred with right, though giving no reason,
Platyosprion into the genus Cladrastis. Thus there have been
known four species of this genus from Japan, China, and N.
America. In the present paper I regard Platyosprion as a
subgenus of Cladrastis ; the reason will be discussed later.

While Cladrastis is an Asiatico-American genus, Maackia is an
exclusively Asiatic one, being distributed over Japan, Korea,
China, and Amurland. The genus was instituted in 1856 by
Ruprecht and Maximowicz in compliment to Richard Maack,
who was then teacher of natural history at the gymnasium
of Irkutzk, and who visited Amurland in 1855 on commission of
the Siberian Section of the Imperial Geographical Society in
St. Petersburg. Bentham, while compiling the Genera Plantarum,
reduced this genus to Cladrastis, apparently without examining

1 Bentham, in Benth. et Hook, Gen. PIl.i, pt. ii, p. 554, and followed by many
others.

2 Hemsl., in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot., xxix, p. 304.

3 First named as Sophora shikokiana, Makino, in Tékyé Bot. Mag. (1892),

53, and described in the same publication (1900), p . 56, and afterwards trans-
ferred to the present genus by the same author in ree same periodical (1901),

8

: 4 Sophora platycarpa, Maxim., in Bull. Acad. Imp. Se. St. Petersb., xviii,
p. 393, and afterwards as Platyosprion platycarpum, Maxim., ibid., xxii, p. 262.
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVII, Nov. 1913.]

96 TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA.

any actual specimen or consulting the original description, but
depending simply on the figures given in Maximowicz’s Primitiae
Florae Amurensis.t At that time there was known only one
species in each of these two genera, which seems to have im-
pelled even Maximowicz later to consider that the characteristics
of Maackia amurensis were only of specific difference but not of
generic value.?_ All the species of this unfortunate genus published
later have been described therefore under Cladrastis. The
examination of all known species of Maackia and Cladrastis has
led the present writer to the conclusion that Maackia should
be retained as an autonomous genus, being characterised above
all by the axillary unenclosed bud, opposite and subcoriaceous
leaflets with few veins, strictly erect and compact racemes with
small bracteate flowers, 4-lobed calyx, the standard very much
thickened at the base, connate stamens, and strongly veined pod.
As to the Platyosprion there seem to be no reasons to regard
it as a subgenus of Sofhora or to retain it as a distinct genus.
The bud enclosed in the swollen base of the leaf-stalk suggests
at first glance that the plant would belong to Cladrastis, and
the thin non-moniliform pod forbids the placing of it in Sophora,
On the other hand, the only marked points which might separate
Platyosprion from Cladrastis are the stipellate leaf and winged
These seem to me, however, of no generic value, since all
other characters agree very well with those of Cladvastis. Maxi-
mowicz says? that the stamens of the Platyosprion are shortly
connate at the base. This statement is, however, an erroneous
one, since the dissection of the co-type specimens has shown
that they are quite free at the base.
The genus Cladrastis is defined by the following characters :—

Cladrastis, Rafin. Neogenyton, p. 1 (1825) ampl.

Arbores magnae. Folia alternata, petiolata, imparipinnata,
foliolis alternatis, membranaceis, pluricostatis, exstipellatis vel
stipellatis. Inflorescentia terminalis saepe pendula, paniculata,
bracteata, bracteis caducis, floribus conspicuis laxe dispositis,
ebracteatis. Calyx cylindrico-campanulatus, 5-lobatus, lobis
subaequalibus. Vexillum orbiculatum, emarginatum vel integrum,
tenue, recurvum ; alae oblique oblongae, biauriculatae ; carina
leviter incurva, petalis dorso arcte imbricatis, liberis, oblongis,
semisagittatis. Stamina 10, libera, antheris versatilibus, quadrato-
ellipticis. Ovarium stipitatum, pauci-ovulatum ; stylus leviter
incurvus, subulatus, stigmate minuto, terminale. Legumen vel
lineari-lanceolatum, exalatum atque margine tantum subincras-
satum, vel * atque utrinque alatum, plano-compressum,

1 Published in
? Maximowicz, * Ball. Acad. Imp. Sc. St. Petersb., xviii, p. 400.
* Ibid., p. 399.

TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA. 97

vix vel haud dehiscens. Semina oblonga, compressa, vix
strophiolata, testa tenue, membranacea, brunnea. Gemma basi
petioli inflatae innata.

The genus is further subdivided into two subgenera :—

Eucladrastis. Takeda. Folia exstipellata, subtus glauca.
Legumen exalatum, margine tantum subincrassatum.

Platyosprion, Maxim., in Bull. Acad., Imp. Sc. St. Petersb.,
Xvili, p. 398 (Sophorae subgenus). Folia stipellata, subtus
viridula. Legumen secus utrumque marginem alatum, indehiscens.

KEY TO THE SPECIES.

I. Legumen exalatum. Folia exstipellata,
subtus glauca. ; é 2

“Legumen utrinque alatum. Foie stipellata,

supra pilosula, subtus viridula, tenuiter
membranacea acuminata ‘ 4. C. platycarpa, Makino.

2. Legumen __longe —— maturum
labrum ;

3-
Legumen __breviter ‘stipitat um, ma natnrein
hirsutum. Foliola elliptico-lanceolata,
obtusa vel acutiuscula, subtus juvenilia
tomentosa adulta glabrescentia . 3. C. sinensis, Hemsl.

3. Folia plerumque 3-juga, foliolis ovatis vel

late ovatis, breviter cuspidatis, obtusis,

subtus parce pilosulis. Gemma ferru-
ineo-tomentosa 1. C. lutea, C. Koch.

Folia plerumque 5-juga, foliolis ovate- vel

elliptico-lanceolatis, subtus ad costam

mediam pilosulis. Gemma aureo-
tomentosa . . 2. C. shikokiana, Makino.

ENUMERATION OF THE SPECIES.

1. C. lutea, C. Koch, Dendrol. i (1869), p.6; Sargent, Gard. and
Forest, li, p. 375 ; Sylva of N. Am., ili, p. 57, tab. cxix, cxx.
Syn.—Virgilia lutea, Michx. f. Arb. Am., iii (1813), p. 266,

tab. iii; C. tinctoria, Rafin. Neogen. (1825), p. 1.; DC.

Prodr., ii, p. 98.

Has.—N. America; Hills near Nashville, Tennessee (A.
Gattinger, fl. fr. Hb. Kew, Hb. Brit. Mus.), ad rupes prope Painted
Rock, Tennessee (Rugel, Aug. 1842, fr. Hb. Kew), banks, Ken-
tucky river (R. Petter, May, 1833, fl. fr. Hb. Kew), V. C. to Ga.
and FI. (S. B. Buckley, ex Hb. A. Gr., Hb. Brit. Mus.), calcareous
cliffs of the Kentucky river (C. W. Short, fl. Hb. Kew).

98 TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA.

Oxss.—A tall tree with very showy flowers. Often cultivated
in gardens. In its native country it is rare and local, being known
in a wild state only from certain districts in eastern parts of the
country.

2. C. shikokiana, Makino, in Téky6 Bot. Mag. (1901), p. 62.

Syn.—Sophora shikokiana, Makino, l.c. (1892), p. 53 (nomen) ;
90) p. 56.

Has.—Japan, Mt. Tateyama, prov. Etchii (R. Yatabe, ood
1884, steril. Hb. Kew, ex Hb. Coll. Sc. Imp. Univ. Toky6), M
Tsurugi, prov. Awa, Shikoku (T. Makino, in Hb. Yokohama a
Comp., Aug. 1909, Hb. Edinb.) ; Mt. Mitsumine, prov. Musashi
(Y. Yabe, Oct. 1900, fr. ex. Hb. Téky6).

Oxzs.—When describing this species under Sophora, Makino
placed this in subgenus Platyosprion, which is not correct.
The species is very closely related to the preceding, from which
it is, when sterile, not easily distinguished. The flower has not
yet been collected, but it is almost sure that its colour is purplish.

PLATE XXVI, figs. 14-15.

3. C. sinensis, Hemsl., in Journ. L. S., xxix (1893) p. 304.

Hap.—China: Western China (E. H. Wilson, n. 2392, fl., n.
23924, fr. juv. Hb. Kew), Mt. Omi, W. China (E. H. Wilson, n.
4832, fl. Hb. Kew), West Szechuen, near Tachien lu (A. E. Pratt,
n. 129, fl. defl. Hb. Kew), Central China (E. H. Wilson, n. 2398,
fl. fr. Hb. Kew).

Oxss.—According to the collectors the flower of this species is
white. The pod has a comparatively short stalk and is covered
_ with short hairs. The inflorescence sometimes reaches a large
size, and its rachis and branches are covered with short, fine,
rusty-coloured hairs.

PLATE XXVI, figs. 1-6.

4. C. platycarpa, Makino, in Tékyé Bot. Mag. (1901), p. 62.
C.K. Schneider, Illust. Handb. Laubholzk., ii, p. 16, fig. ro, lq.

Sy¥Nn.—Sophora platycarpa, Maxim., in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sc. St.
Petersb. xviii (1872), p. 398; Platyosprion platycarpum, Maxim.,
Lc. xxii, p. 2

Has. Japan : Fijiyama (Tschonoske in Max. Iter Secund.,
1864, fl. fr. Hb. Kew ex Hb. Petrop.), prov. Awa in Shikoku
(T. Makino, in Hb. Yokohama Nurs. Co., Aug. 1gog, fr. Hb.
Edinb.).

Oxns.—The concolorous, stipellate leaflets and the winged pod
distinguish this species from any other of the genus.

PLATE XXVI, figs. 7-13.

TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA. 99
The genus Maackia is characterised as follows :—

Maackia, Rupr. et Maxim., in Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp.
Sc. St. Petersb., xv (1856), p. 143, cum fig. anal.; Buergeria,
Miq. Prol. Fl. Japon., p. 241.

Arbores parvae vel magnae. Folia alterna, petiolata, impari-
pinnata, foliolis plerumque appositis, exstipellatis, subcoriaceis,
pauci-costatis, subtus pallidioribus. Inflorescentia terminalis,
racemosa, simplex vel basi ramosa, bracteata, bracteis deciduis,
floribus multo atque dense dispositis, bracteatis. Calyx
subinflatus, 4-lobatus, dente superiore majore. Vexillum orbicu-
lato-obovatum, vel obovatum, vel cuneato-oblongum, emargin-
atum aut integrum, recurvum, basi incrassatum; alae oblique
oblongae hastatae; carina leviter incurva, petalis dorso sub-
coalitis, liberis, oblongis, semisagittatis. Stamina 10, basi
brevissime connata, antheris versatilibus, quadrato - ellipticis.
Ovarium subsessile, pauci-ovulatum, dense hirtum; stylus leviter
incurvus, subulatus, stigmate minuto, terminali. Legumen
subsessile, venosum, secus suturam ventralem alatum, plano-
compressum, vel lanceolatum, vel oblongum, vel ellipticum, vel
ovatum, vix dehiscens, hirsutum. _Semina oblonga, compressa,
testa tenui strophiolata, brunnea. Gemma axillaris, libera.

n examination of the co-type specimens, I reduce Miquel’s
Buergeria, which was established on a single species, B. flori-
bunda.

KEY TO THE SPECIES.

1. Flores circiter 10 mm. lg. ‘ ; 2.
Flores infra 7 mm. lg., foliola infra 5 cm. lg.
3cm. it. . ; ° : 4.

2. Folia 4-6-juga, foliolis semper mediocribus
longit. 4 cm.,latit.2 cm. raro excedenti-
bus, oblongo- vel elliptico-ovatis, basi
truncato-rotundatis, apicem versus
sensim attenuatis, acutatis, subtus
juvenilibus hirtis, adultis glabris . 2.M. Fauriet, Takeda.
Folia 3-5-juga, foliolis variabilibus, aut
parvis, aut magnis et usque ad 8 cm. Ig.
cm. It., aut ellipticis aut ovatis, basi
- vel cuneatis vel rotundatis : : ; og.
3. Foliola adulta subtus glabra, basi saepe
1. M. amurensis, Rupr. et Maxim. a. typica.

cuneata
Foliola adulta subtus hirta, basi saepe rotun- :
to-ovata zt. M. amurensis, Rupr.et Maxim. B. Buergert.

I0o TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA.

4. Folia adulta glabra ; : Rela %
Folia juvenilia utringue adulta subtus hir ta,
foliolis ovalibus, basi cuneatis. :
men ellipticum vel ovale, breve . 4. M. Tashiroi, Makino.

5- Folia juvenilia subtus hirta adulta glabra,
Oliolis ovatis vel ellipticis basi plus
minus cuneatis. Flores breviter bracte-
ati, bracteis brevissimis pedicello
brevioribus. Legumen ut videtur sub-
membranaceum, oblongum usque ad 6

cm. lg. 1 cm. It., late alatum . 3. M. floribunda, Takeda.
Folia semper glabra, foliolis ovalibus basi
cuneatis. Flores longe bracteati,
bracteis subulatis, pedicello subduplo
longioribus. Legumen coriaceum,
ellipticum vel ovale, ad 3 cm. lg. ad

14mm. It., anguste alatum . 5. M. australis, Takeda.

ENUMERATION OF THE SPECIES.

1. M. amurensis, Rupr. et Maxim. a. typica, C. K. Schneid.
Illust. Handb. Laubholzk., ii, p. 16, fig. rr, I—s.

Syn.—M. amurensis, Rupr. et Maxim., in Bull. Phys.-Math.
Acad. Imp. Sc. St. Petersb., xv, p. 128.; Cladrastis amurensts,
Benth., in Benth. et Hook., Gen. Pl., i, p. 554. K. Koch, Dendrol.
i, p. 7. Maxim., in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sc. Petersb., xviii, p. 400.

Has.—Amurland : Amur (Radde, fl. Hb. Kew, Maximowicz,
fl., fr. Hb. Kew, Augustinowicz, Hb. Kew), Korbeckan, Amur
(Maximowicz, 1859, fl. Hb. Brit. Mus.), Ussuri, Cap Chackzole
(Maack, fl. Hb. Kew, Edinb.). Manchuria: coast, lat. 44-45 N.
(C. Wilford, 1859, fl. Hb. Kew), Manchuria chinensis, fl. Amur,
circa Tachalien (Karo, July 1905. fl. Hb. Brit. Mus.). Korea ;
Seoul (Dunn, Sept. 1906, fr. Hb. — fl. Jalu super. vallis
Un-czchen-gan (Komarov, 1 July 1897, fl. Hb. Brit. Mus.),
without exact locality (J. H. Veitch, 1892, fl. Hb. Kew).

PLATE XXVI, figs. 16-27.

8. Buergeri, C. K. Schneid., l.c., excl. syn.

Syn.—Cladrastis amurensis var. Buergert, Maxim., in Bull.
Acad. Imp. Sc. St. Petersb., xviii, p. 400, excl. syn.; C. amur-
ensts var. floribunda, Maxim., apud Fr. et Sav., Enum. Pl. Japan.,
i, p. 113, excl. syn Shirasawa, Icon. Essenc. Forest, Japan, i,
tab. < Beg I-12.; C. amurensis, var. Vidalu, Fr. et Sav., Lc.,
ii, p
oe nee : Hondo, without locality(Savatier, n. 404, fl. Hb.

yr 4

TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA. IOI

Kew), Yokohama (Maximowicz, 1862, fl., fr. Hb. Kew, Brit.
Mus.), Fukujima, prov. Shinano (ex. Hb. Yokohama Nurs. Co.,
Aug. 1906, fl. Hb. Edinb.), Yezo, Hakodate (Maximowicz, 1861,
fol. Hb. Kew, Albrecht, 1861, fl. Hb. Kew, Faurie, n. 5461, fr.
immat. Hb. Brit. Mus.), Otaru (Faurie, n. 3303, fr. Hb. Kew,
n. 6106, fr. Hb. Brit. Mus.), Satporo (Tokubuchi, Sept. 1890, fr.
Hb. Kew, Takeda, Sept. 1907, fr. Hb. Edinb.).

PLATE XXVIII, figs. 28-38.

Oss.—This species is very plastic with regard to the shape
and size of leaflets, and even sometimes of petals. Sometimes
leaflets are elliptical and cuneate towards the base, sometimes
ovate and nearly truncato-roundish at the base. Their size varies
exceedingly even in the same leaf. Franchet and Savatier, also
Schneider, intend to distinguish varieties by the character of
leaves, which seems to me to be quite impossible. The only point
which separates the variety is the presence of the appressed
brown persistent hairs on the under side of leaflet. It is rather
singular that this species has not been recorded from Saghalien.

2. M. Fauriei, Takeda, comb. nov.

Syn.—Cladrastis Fauriei, Lévl., in Fedde, Repert., vii (1909),
p. 230.

-Has.—Korea: Mt. Hallaisan, 1200 m., esi (Faurie, n.
1692, fl. Hb. Brit. Mus.).

Oss.—Among the known species this comes close to the pre-
ceding one, but differs by its leaf having 4-8 pairs (usually 6-) of
leaflets smaller and uniform in size, truncato-roundish at the
base, gradually tapering towards the apex, and its shorter calyx
which does not exceed 3 mm. in length. The bract is very
minute, measuring about 0°7—1 mm. long.

PLATE XXVII, figs. 39-43.

anid 3. M. floribunda, Takeda, comb. nov.

Syn.—Buergeria floribunda, Miq., Prol. Fl. Japon., p. 241.

Has.—Japan : probably Kydsha, but without precise locality
(ex. Hb. Lugduno-Batavo, fl., fr. Hb. Kew).

Oss.—Maximowicz wrongly reduced this species to M. amur-
ensis as a variety, which caused some confusion in nomenclature
later. This species is well characterised above all by the pod,
which is the largest amongst the known species with a broad
wing on the ventral suture, and, as far as the present material
shows, thin in texture. The leaf has 4-6 pairs of leaflets
which are elliptical or ovate, more or less cuneate at base, hairy
underneath when young and glabrous afterwards, and uniform
in size. This appears to bea rare species, for it has not been re-
discovered since Miquel’s time.

PLATE XXVII, figs, 44-50.

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102 TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA.

4. M. Tashiroi, Makino, Téky6 Bot. Mag. (1902), p. 34.

Syn.—Cladrastis Tashiroi, Yatabe, in Téky6 Bot. Mag., vi
(1892), p. 345, tab.x.; Derris chinensis, Benth., in Journ. L. S., iv,
Suppl., p. 104, et Fl. Hong Kong., p. 94, quoad spec. fructif.

Hap.—Japan: Fukuyejima, prov. Hizen (Makino, in Hb.
Yokohama Nurs. Comp., Sept. 1908, fr. Hb. Edinb.). Loochoos :
Oshima s ae 1853,-56, fr. Hb. Kew, Faurie, n. 3910, fl.
Hb. Brit. M

Gus Benth (l.c.) hesitatingly refers the specimen collected
by Wright in Oshima to his Derris chinensis, which was estab-
lished on a flower-bearing specimen gathered by Hance in Hong
Kong. Even Hance’s specimen has recently proved to be
identical with Millettia pulchra, Benth., so that Derris chin-
emsts can no longer exist. M. Tashiroi is an interesting species,
and is distributed over Kyiishi and the Loochoos. The pod is
elliptical or sometimes oval, which is brought about by the basal
and terminal ovules being unfertilised.

PLATE XXVII, figs. 51-56.

5. M. australis, Takeda, comb. nov.

Syn.—Cladrastis australis, Dunn, in Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. x
(1912), p. 86.; C.sp., Forb. et Hemsl., Ind. FI. Sin., i, p. 20r.

Has.—China : without precise locality (Millett, fl. Hb. Kew),
N.W. River, Kwantong (Lo Guai, comm., S. T. Dunn, Aug. 1890,
fr. Hb. Kew

Oxss.—A Sicaskably glabrous species, and closely related
to the preceding, from which it differs by the long bract
which attains 5 mm. in length and is nearly twice as long as the
pedicel, and by the calyx shorter and more deeply toothed. The
leaflet is oval and mucronulate at the apex. The pod is elliptical
in the typical case. The plant must have been introduced into
this country many years ago, as I have seen a specimen in the
Kew Herbarium from the garden of the Royal Horticultural
Society, London, collected in 1835.

PLATE XXVII, figs. 57-62.

The present study has been carried out in the Herbarium,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All the specimens preserved in
the Herbarium of the British Museum have also been consulted.
Prof. Bayley Balfour has been so kind as to send all the specimens
of the Edinburgh Botanic Garden for examination. Mr. S.
Matsuda of the Botanical Institute, Imperial University, Tokyé,
has also generously given me valuable information, and sent
me specimens of C. shikokiana, and the co-type specimen of
M. Tashiroi.

TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA. 103

EXCLUDED SPECIES.

There is a plant described by Franchet as Dalbergia Delavayi,'
which was subsequently excluded by Prain from this genus and
relegated to Cladrastis.2, So far as the writer can make out
from Franchet’s description, the plant, if it is a Cladrvastis,
resembles C. sinensis, Hemsl., differing, however, by the length
of the pedicel and the size of the fruit. However, his description
of the androecium * would not admit of its being a Cladrastis.
For the present the writer is inclined to leave out this plant
from consideration until the original specimen is closely examined.

ADDITAMENTUM.

After I had finished writing the present article Mr. W. G.
Craib of Kew kindly placed in my hands specimens of the two
genera I have been describing, collected by E. H. Wilson in
Western China. Examination of them has convinced me that
each of the genera is enriched by a new species.

The new Cladrastis (C. Wilsomit, Takeda), so closely resembles
C. shikokiana, Makino, that it is not an easy matter to dis-
tinguish the two by foliage alone. The Chinese species possesses,
however, a pod very shortly stipitate, broader than in the other
species (10-12 mm.), and hirsute. The flower is almost as large
as that of C. Jutea, Koch, and as far as I can judge from the
dried material, is pale purplish, and the standard is marked
with a yellow s

The Maackia (M. chinensis, Takeda) is to be placed bet ween
M. amurensis, Rupr. et Maxim., and M. Fauriei, Takeda, and
is more closely allied to the latter by its foliage. It differs
from its nearest ally in having a slightly larger flower, longer
bract, and densely hirsute leaf (the full-grown leaf is hirsute -
only underneath). The fruit, which afiords a good distinguishing
character, is unfortunately unknown. The ovary contains
about 6 ovules

The full descriptions of these two new species will be published
in the “ Plantae Wilsonianae.”’

1 Franch.; Pl. Delav., a 186 (18
? Prain, in Ann, Ro oy. Bo es Caeitn X, p. 109 (1905).
* “ Stamina 9 (10 ?) coghdeha

104

Fics.

Fics.

Fics.
Fics.

Fics.

Fics.

Fics.
Fics.

Fics.

TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA.

EXPLANATION OF PLATES XXVI-XXVII.

Illustrating H. Takeda’s Paper on Cladrastis and Maackia.

I= 6.

7-13.

14-15.
6-27.

28-38.

39-43:

44-50.

51-56,

57-02:

All figures of leaflets and pods are of natural size.

Cladvastis sinensis, Hemsl.: 1=keel, x4; 2=wing, Pad 3=
st 4 ovary; 43 a 6= pod
Cladrastis Platycarba, Makino: 7=pod; 8=wing, x4; 9=keel,
= =standar = X45 rrecalyx laid open, seen from
side, <4; aly, 4 5. 13leatlet.
etedvauis dhibobians, “Makino : 14==pod ; 15=leaflet.
Maackhia amurensis, Rupr. et Maxim., a typica., 16=keel, X5;
17 sabe x Bs : . =standard, x5 (Maack, Amur) ; 19 =wing
x ; 2I=standard, x5 (Ve eitch; Korea) ;
22 a (Radde, Amur ) 4.23 wing, .X5. 24> keel, X53
25=standard, x5 (Maximowicz, Amur) ; 26=leafict (Augus- -
tinowicz, Amur) ; 27 =pod
Maackia amurensis, Rupr. et Maxim., 8. Buergeri : 28=flower, x
=Kkeel,.* 55.30 =wing; 6+ ee x5 (Albrecht,
Hakodate) ; 32=keel, x5; 33=wing, x5; 34==standard,
x5 (Savatier, Japan); 35, 38=leaflets near apex of the leaf
(Maximowicz, Yokohama); 36=do., near apex of leaf (AI-
brecht, Hakodate) ; 37=do., near base of the lea
shee cies Takeda: 39=wing, x4°5; 40 =petal of keel,
=standard, X4°5; 42=calyx, X4°5; 43=leaflet.
Massie giribandé: Takeda : 44 =flower,.-:x6.:-- 45 =keel;--X6 ;
— rd, X63° 47=wing,: X65.-48 pod ; 49, 50=

leaflet
Maackia Fash Makino: 51=flower on inflorescence, X6;
52 =pod ; standard, X4°5; 54=wing, X4°5; 55=kee 1,

X4°55 50= “leaflet.
Maackia australis, Takeda: 57=flower, x5; 58=keel, X5;
59 =wi x5; 6o0=standard, x5; 61=Ileaflet; 62 =pod.

Notes, R.B.G., EDIN. PLATE XXVI.

20.

22.

25. 24,

26.

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Fias. 28-838, MAACKIA AMURENSIS, RUPR.
51-5

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TAKEDA.

DiaGNnoses SpecreruM Novarum CHINENSIUM. 105

DIAGNOSES.

Specierum novarum chinensium
in herbario Horti Regii Botanici Edinburgensis cognitarum.

I-L.

The species described in this series are :—

stra. lichiangensis, N. D pson, p. 125
Astragalus pullus, N. D. Simpson, p
raya Forrestii, W. W. Sm., p
Buddleia heliophila, W big ou j Pp 126
Buddleia nana, W. W.S
Cardamine ? en ‘ee es _Jeftey et W. W. Sm., p. 120.
Codonopsis efilamentosa, W. W. Sm., p. 107.

Codonopsis subglobosa, W. W. Sm., p. 108.
Cremanthodium bupleurifolium, W. W. Sik, P. 112;
Cyananthus lichiangensis, W. W. Sm., p. 109.
Cypripedilum Wardii, Rolfe, p. 128.

Delphinium calcicolum, W. W. Sm., p. a

Delphinium Beesianum, W. W. Sm., p. 1

Draba alpina, Linn., var. involucrata, W. W. Sm.; p. 121,
Gentiana atuntsiensis, W.

oe Wardii, . 5m »P 122.
min m subhumile, W. W. ’Sm., p- -
Leckie Forrestii W. W. Se @ £3

Lactuca funebris, W. W. Sm., , Pp. 113.
Listera Wardil, Rolfe, p. 127.
Lonicera chlamydo phora, W. W. Sm., p. 109.
Megacarpaea Delavayi, Preaek: var. minor, W. W. Sm. 5 Pp. 223:
Nepeta complanata, Dunn, p. 122.
Nervilia tibetensis, Rolfe, p.-128.
Onosma confertum, W. W. Sm., p. 106.
osma Forrestii, W. W. Sm., p. 107.
Pedicularis atuntsiensis, Bonati, p. 135.

Saussurea quercifolia, W. W. Sm., p. 115.
Saxifraga atuntsiensis, W. W. Sm., p- 132.
axifraga consanguinea, W. W. Sm., p. 132.

Saxifraga flexilis, W. W. Sm., p. 134
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVII, Nov. 1913.]

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106 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

Saxifraga Wardii, W. W. Sm., p. 134.
Senecio cymbulifer, W. W. Sm., p- 115.

Senecio orotrephes, Sm., p. II
Senecio pteropodus, W. W. Sm., p. 117
Senecio remipes, W. ; p- I

.om.
Senecio sciatrephes, W. W. Sm., p. 118.
Silene rosiflora, eae Ward, p. 111.
Spiraea calcicola, W. W. Sm., p. 131.
Tanacetum quer cifolium, W. W. Sm m., p. 119.
Wikstroemia eee W. W. Sm., p. 136.

BORAGINEAE.

»>\ Onosma confertum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis O. paniculato, Bur. et Franch. ; foliis angusti-
oribus insertione angustissima, subtus dense albo-tomentosis,
filamentis glabris inter alia distincta.

Planta 60-100 cm. alta, erecta. Caules plures e radice crassa
lignosa orti, simplices, foliis basalibus numerosis subdeflexis in
glebam circ. 10 cm. diamet. arcte compactis basi velati; caulis
inferior foliis omnino celatus; medianus et superior subteres,
pube duplici vestitus, scilicet setis albidis e tuberculo ortis et
capillis crebris brevibus albidis, sat foliosus praesertim in
regione mediana. Folia basalia primo ascendentia _lineari-
lanceolata vel -oblanceolata, 10-15 cm. longa, I-1.25 cm. lata,
acuta vel acuminata, basi in petiolum brevem cuneatim attenuata,
margine revoluta, supra dense scabride adpresso-setulosa,
capillis albidis intermixtis, infra tomento denso albido detersili
praedita ; costa supra immersa, infra eminens, nervi obscurissimi ;
folia basalia vetustiora, semi-marcida, deflexa, caulem omnino
velantia ; folia caulina circ. Io cm. longa, circ. 5 mm. lata,
linearia, erecta et cauli subadpressa, insertione angustissima
sessilia. Inflorescentia terminalis 20-30 cm. longa, angusta, vix
patens, e cymis scorpioideis racemose dispositis composita ;
bracteae primariae 2.5-5 cm. longae, ovato-lanceolatae, ceterum

foliis caulinis similia; bracteae secundariae multo minores ;

pedunculi sub anthesin circ. 5 cm. longi, 5—12-flori, cum pedi-
cellis circ. 1 cm. longis dense setulosi. Calyx circ. 1 cm. longus,
ad basin usque in lobos quinque lineares partitus, dense setulosus.
Corolla 1.5 cm. longa, anguste tubulosa, rosea, extus pube densa
cinerascente praedita, lobis circ. 1 mm. longis, late triangularibus
obtusis. Stamina infra medium tubum inserta, inclusa, fila-

mentis filiformibus glabris, antheris cohaerentibus. Stylus
filiformis glaber, vix vel paululum exsertus. Fructus deest.

NovaruM CHINENSIUM. 107

“ Plant of 2-34 {t. Flowers soft rose. Dry arid situations
in the mountains enclosing the Langkong river. Alt. 8000—go00
ft. Lat.26°10’N. Augustig1o. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No.
6436.

Ms arse Onosma Forrestii, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis O. paniculato, Bur. et Franch. et O. conferto,
W. W. Sm. sed corolla minore, intus basi annulo capillorum
longorum alborum praedita, antheris liberis inter alia distincta.

Specimen mancum vidi. Folia eis O. conferti subsimilia sed
minus albo-tomentosa. Inflorescentia densior quam apud con-
generes citatos, undique densissime albido-setulosa. Calyx circ.
1 cm. longus, in lobos quinque lineares partitus, dense setulosus.
Corolla vix calyce longior, anguste tubulosa dense adpresse
albido-setulosa ; lobi 2 mm. longi ovati acuti; corolla interior
lineis quinque albo-tomentosis fere ad basin percursa ; ad basin
tubi squamae nectariferae rotundatae, longe albo-tomentosae,
annulum formantes. Stamina ad quartam corollae partem

libera, filamentis filiformibus glabris, antheris liberis, apice

acutis. Stylus filiformis tandem paululo e corolla exsertus,
glaber vel minute sparse pilosulus. ;

Grown by Bees Limited, July 1912, from seeds sent by their
collector G. Forrest in r910 from Yunnan, Western China. This
species is closely allied to Onosma paniculatum, Bur. et Franch.
and O. confertum, but differs altogether in the details of the
flower.

CONVOLVULACEAE,

Codonopsis efilamentosa, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species habitu affinis C. votundifoliae, Royle, et C. virids,
Wall.; corolla alte fiss4 ad C. convolvulaceam, Kurz, appropinquat,
ceterum valde diversa.

Planta scandens, 60-150 cm. longa. Caules volubiles glabri.
Folia alterna, rarius superne opposita, ad 4.5 cm. longa, ad 3.5 cm.
lata, late ovata, basi alte aequaliter cordata, minora saepe rotun-
data, acuta vel subacuta, margine obtusissime sinuato-dentata,
utraque facie glabra, supra viridia nervis obscuris, infra glauces-
centia nervis paulo eminentibus; petioli 1 cm. longi vel paulo
ultra, glabri. Flores terminales et axillares, satis numerosi ;
pedunculi glabri ad 3 cm. longi. Calyx superus; tubus obconicus
glaber 4-6 mm. longus; lobi sinu acuto sejuncti, triangulari-
ovati, acuti vel subacuti, glabri, circ. I cm. longi, circ. 4 mm.
lati. Corolla subglobosa vel cylindrico-globosa, caerulea, fere
ad basin in lobos quinque lanceolatos subacutos circ. 2 cm. longos,

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circ. 8 mm. in medio latos divisa. Antherae circ. 4 mm. longae,
glabrae, sessiles. Stylus glaber vix 2mm. longus; stigma latum
trilobum ; discus luride purpureus, marginibus lobatis albo-
ciliatis praeditus. Fructus deest.

“ Scandent plant of 2-5 ft. Flowers blue. On scrub in dry
situations on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27°30’N. Alt. 10,ooo ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6258.

A very distinct species presenting no peculiarities in its
vegetative parts, but with a deeply cleft corolla which recalls that
of Codonopsis convolvulacea, Kurz. The sessile anthers serve
to distinguish the species from all the others of the genus.

Codonopsis subglobosa, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species C. foetentt, Hook. f. et Thoms. valde affinis ; calyce

setuloso, corolla viridi inter alia differt.

erba perennis scandens 15-30 cm. alta. Radix crassa
elongata lignosa; caules e radice plures subrobusti, sparsius
albo-setosi mox glabrescentes, volubiles. Folia opposita vel
alterna, 10-15 mm. longa, 8-10 mm. lata, late ovata, basi ro-
tundata, vix cordatula, obtusa, serratula vel subintegra, undique
plus minusve dense adpresse albo-setulosa; petioli 1-2 mm.
longi, setosi. Flores terminales ; pedunculi 5-15 cm. longi,
ebracteati, albo-setosi. Calyx semisuperus; tubus hemi-
sphaericus, 7 mm. longus, jugis quinque magnis, quinque parvis,
omnibus albo-setosulis, instructus, ceterum glaber ; lobi 8-10 mm.
longi, 4-5 mm. lati, sinu lato obtuso sejuncti, lanceolati, subacuti,
integri vel serratuli, intus subglabri, nisi ad apicem setulosam,
extus setosiores praesertim ad apicem sed nonnunquam sub-
glabri. Corolla supera, globoso-campanulata, viridis; tubus
glaber, circ. 2 cm. longus, in sicco 3 cm. latus, intus viridis, basi
atro-purpureus ; lobi 5-10 mm. longi, late triangulares, subacuti.
Filamenta glabra, basi dilatata, 4 mm. longa; antherae glabrae,
4 mm. longae. Stylus glaber; stigma 3-4-lobum; lobi fere
rotundati, circ. 6 mm. diametro. Ovarium post anthesin semi-
inferum. Capsula matura deest.

‘““Scandent plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers green, blotched
maroon at base. Growing on scrub at the base of the eastern
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. gooo ft.
September i910. Yunnan, West China.” G. Forrest. No.
668

4.

Also cultivated by Bees Limited from seed supplied by
G. Forrest.

C. subglobosa is closely allied to C. foetens Hook. f. et Thoms.
of the East Himalaya, and in the dried state is easily confused
with that species. Having seen the Himalayan plant frequently
in the wild state, and the Chinese plant in cultivation, I have no

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hesitation in keeping the two distinct. I believe Soulié 125, 540,
and Pratt 531 in Herb. Kew., placed with C. foetens by Chipp in
his “ Revision of the Genus Codonopsis,’’ Journ. Linn. Soc.
XXXVill. p. 378, are the same as Forrest, No. 6684.

C. subglobosa is distinguished by the larger leaves with
adpressed whitish setae, the setose ridges of the calyx and the
green colour of the flower. The flowers of C. foetens are a lurid

' purplish-blue.
’ Cyananthus lichiangensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Cyananthi inflati, Hook. f. et Thoms. ;
calyce patenti-fulvo-setoso, flore flavo inter alia differt.

Planta 15~30 cm. alta, annua. Caules e radice multi (10-15),
supra sparse ramosi, flexuosi, decumbentes, glabri nisi ad apicem
sparse albopilosam, basi subnudi foliis delapsis. Folia alterna
10-14 mm. longa, 8-10 mm. lata, subdeltoidea, apice rotundata,
basi cuneata, in petiolum 2-4 mm. longum + sparse albo-pilosum
angustata, integra, supra adpresse albo-pilosa, infra sparse et
longiuscule. Flores terminales et in apice ramulorum later-
alium ; pedunculi 2-3 mm. longi. Calyx circ. 14 mm. longus,
8-9 mm. latus in sicco, late cylindricus, lobulis 5 ovatis, 4 mm
longis, apice rotundatis vel obtusis praeditus, extus setis fulvis
patentibus e papillis nigris ortis densius indutus, intus vix
sparsius. Corolla 2.5 cm. longa, 7-8 mm. lata, tubulosa, glabra,
flava; lobi ovati 4 mm. longi, obtusi. Stamina 5 mm. longa.
Fructus deest.

“ Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers light yellow. Moist situa-
tions amongst rhododendron scrub on the western flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat.27°25’W. Alt.12,oo0ft. August rgIo.”
G. Forrest. No. 6369.

CAPRIFOLIACEAE.

Lonicera chlamydophora, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Lonicerae trichopodae, Franch. ; foliis angusti-
oribus, floribus majoribus ebracteolatis, calyce diverso inter alia
recedit.

Frutex 2. 5-5 m. altus. Rami seniores robusti, lichenibus
dense induti; juniores graciles lineis duabus pilosis percursi.
Folia numerosa breviter (2-3 mm.) petiolata, oblanceolata,
2-2.5 cm. longa, 4-6 mm. sub apice lata, apice obtusa, basi cun-
eata, integra, supra sparse setoso-pilosula marginibus setoso-
ciliatis, infra sparse fulvo-setosula, praesertim in venis, quarum
axillae inferiores squamulis parvis flavidis setigeris instructae,
supra viridia nervis obscuris, infra glaucescentia, nervis distinctis

IIo DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

bene reticulatis purpurascentibus. Pedunculi 2—4—nati in apice
orum foliis paucis, bracteis multis squamiformibus im-

bricatis instructorum, circ. 1.5 cm. longi, arcuato-cernui, subro-
busti magis quam filiformes, glabri vel glabrescentes, bracteis
linearibus circ. 6 mm. longis, glabris, bracteolis nullis. Flores
gemini; calyx carnosulus, pallide viridis, glaber, annulatus, vix
I mm. longus, ovariis glabris ex toto connatis multo minor,
margine undulato-lobatus. Corollae saturate aurantiaco-luteae
tubus circ. 11 mm. longus 4-5 mm. latus, basi valde gibbosus
extus glaber vel primo ad apicem sparse pilosulus, intus albo-
pilosus ; lobi circ. 2 mm. longi rotundati. Stamina alte inserta,
vix inclusa, filamentis albo-pilosis parte libera glabra excepta.
Stylus breviter exsertus dense longiuscule albo-pilosus .

“Shrub of 8-15 ft. Flowers deep golden yellow. In rhodo-
dendron forest on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 25’ N. Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. June 1910.” G. Forrest.
No. 5744.

Allied to Lonicera trichopoda, Franch., but with very different
flowers. The specific name is taken from the thick covering of
lichens.

CARYOPHYLLEAE.

\e* Arenaria lichiangensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Avenariae kansuenst, Maxim.; petalis angustis
calycem multo superantibus inter alia differt.

Planta densissime pulvinata, glebam 10-15 cm. diametro
efficiens subglabra. Caudex lignosus polycephalus, foliorum
reliquiis marcidis densissime indutus. Cauliculi simplices ; pars
viridis brevissima ad 1.5 cm. longa, pars hypogaea emarcida
6-8 cm. longa, Polytrichi canlibus simillima. Folia basalia dense
conferta, 10-13 mm. longa, circ. 1 mm. lata, linearia, pungentia,
coriacea, glabra, margine albido-marginata et indurata; caulina
2, margine ciliata, basitranslucentia. Pedicelli circ. 5 mm. longi,
fulvo-pilosuli. Calyx basi rotundatus, vix incrassatus; sepala
3 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata, oblonga vel oblongo-ovata, obtusa,
glabra, marginibus albo-marginatis minute ciliatis exceptis.
Petala 5-6 mm. longa, lineari-spathulata, alba. Stamina 10
fere corollam aequantia. Ovarium obovoideum, nitens, stylis
tribus, seminibus reniformibus compressis 12-20 praeditum.

“Plant of 1-4 inches. Flowers white. Forming dense
cushions in the crevices of boulders and cliffs in moist situations
on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6103.

“ Matted plant of 1-2 inches. Flowers white. Stony, alpine
pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°

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NOVARUM CHINENSIUM. III
30’ N. Alt. 14,000-15,000 ft. August 1910.” G.Forrest. No.
63

Another of the cushion Arenarias, which seem so prevalent in
the higher mountains of India, Tibet, and China.

Arenaria roseotincta, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.
Species ex affinitate Arenariae ciliolatae, Edgew. et A. melan-

_dryoidis, Edgew.; sepalis roseotinctis corollam aequantibus

conspicua.

Planta perennis nana I-2.5 cm. alta, caespitosa, multicaulis,
basi squamulis stramineis induta. Caulis debilis stramineus, ad
medium nudus, superne foliorum 3-4 paribus praeditus, flore
solitario terminatus. Folia circ. 4 mm. longa, lanceolata, acuta,
saepe mucronata, petiolo 1 mm. longo membranaceo instructa,
glabra. Pedunculus circ. 5 mm. longus, flexilis, tomentellus.
Sepala circ. 3 mm. longa, erecta, oblonga vel ovato-oblonga,
obtusa vel subacuta, glabra vel basi sparse puberula, roseo-pur-
purea nisi costa lata viridis. Petalacalycem aequantia, tenuissima,
sepalis fere (in sicco) velata, anguste spathulata, rosea. Stamina
to calycem fere aequantia. Styli 3. Fructus maturus deest.

“Plant of 4-1 inch. Flowers rose. Moist, peaty, alpine
pasture on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°
35 N. Alt. 14,000-15,000 ft. August tgto.’”. G. Forrest. No.
6360.

Silene rosiflora, F. K. Ward. Sp. nov.

Species habitu S. cardiopetalae, Franch. cui valde affinis est ;
magnitudine, foliis sessilibus, inflorescentia glandulosa, calyce
diverso distinguitur.

Perennis, 15-30 cm. alta, ramosa. Caulis suberectus vel
procumbens, dense pubescens; rami fere recto angulo abeuntes.
Folia vix petiolata, ad 2.5 cm. longa, ad 1 cm. lata, lanceolata,
basi parum attenuata, apice acuta, submucronulata, supra sparse
puberula infra densius, margine ciliata. Inflorescentia terminalis
7-8 cm. longa, laxe dichotome cymoso-corymbosa ramis dense
glanduloso-pubescentibus ; bracteae lanceolatae vel lineares ;
pedicelli 2-4 cm. longi. Calyx fere 1.5 cm. longus, 6 mm. latus,
tubulosus, basi subtruncatus, parum constrictus, viridis, lineis 10
eminentibus, saturate purpureis, dense glanduloso-pubescentibus
pererratus, dentibus circ. 4 mm. longis, triangularibus, acutis,
margine membranaceis. Corolla 2 cm. longa vel ultra, rosea ;
unguis glaber in auriculas latas dilatatus, ad faucem constrictus ;
lamina late obcordata, apice ad tertiam partem sinu angustissimo
divisa, pulchre reticulata ; squamae faucis oblongae, fere integrae.
Stamina paulo exserta, filamentis glabris, antheris pallido-pur-
pureis. Styli tres; ovarium oblongum carpophoro longius.

1x2 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

China :—N.W. Yunnan, near Atuntsi.

The description is based on plants grown from seed obtained
by F. Kingdon Ward. These flowered in July 1912 at the
nurseries of Bees Limited, Sealand, near Chester, and also in the
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

COMPOSITAE.

qv Cremanthodium bupleurifolium, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

aot

Species affinis Cremanthodio plantagineo, Maxim. sed caule
gracili glabriore, capitulo minore fere glabro, pappo deficiente,
inter alia facile distinguenda.

Planta unicaulis, r8—35 cm. alta, basi fibris multis erectis circ.
4cm.longis induta. Caulis suberectus flexuosus, debilis, striatus,
inferne glaber, superne minute tomentosus, capitulo solitario
terminatus. Folia radicalia 3-4, petiolata ad 2 cm., oblanceolata
vel subelliptica, 2-5 cm. longa, circ. I-5 cm. lata, apice subobtusa,
basi cuneata, subintegra, chartacea, glabra penninervia; folia
caulina 2-3, eis Bupleurt Candollit similia, 4-5.5 cm. longa, circ.
1.5 cm. lata, oblonga, apice rotundata vel obtusa, basi angustata
amplexicaulia, subintegra, glabra. Capitulum in sicco 3-4 cm.
diametro, cernuum ; involucri phylla circ. 1 cm. longa, lanceolata
vel ovato-lanceolata, acuta, glabra vel fere glabra, ligulae circ.
1.5 cm. longae, lineari-lanceolatae, 5-nerviae luteae ;. achaenia
immatura glabra; pappus nullus.

“China :—N.W. Yunnan, at Atuntsi, at an elevation of
14,000—15,000 ft. in alpine grassland. July 1g1r.”’ F. Kingdon
Ward. No. 75.

Lactuca Forrestii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species Lactucae grandiflorae, Franch. affinis; capitulis
minoribus multo angustioribus, involucri phyllis valde diversis
facile distinguenda.

Planta 30-75 cm. alta, erecta, robusta. Caulis 4-10 mm.
diamet., infra simplex, in regione inflorescentiae ramosus, teres, in
parte inferiore glaber, purpureo-maculatus et -striatus, superne
pedunculique setoso-glandulosi. Folia radicalia petiolo ad 10 cm.
longo valido praedita, 15-25 cm. longa, 5—Io cm. lata, runcinata,
lobis grosse rotundatis indurato-dentatis, lobo terminali triangulari
subacuto, glabra, subtus glaucescentia, nervis eminentibus ; folia
— geet, ad 15 cm. longa, ad 5 cm. lata, Tuncinata, auriculis

otundatis dentatis , Supra sp pilosula, infra
an glaucescentia. ‘Rami floriferi | (praeter supremos) numerosi
axillares, saepe foliis inferioribus orti, 3-6-cephali, praesertim ad

NovaARuM CHINENSIUM. 113

apicem setoso-glandulosi; inflorescentia terminalis copiosa
ramulis fere rectangulo abeuntibus, foliis reductis ovatis vel
lanceolatis praedita. Capitula ovato-oblonga, 2 cm. longa vel
ultra, basi 6-8 mm. lata, cernua, circ. 10-flora ; involucri phylla
3-seriata, lineari-lanceolata, acuta vel acuminata, purpureo-
viridia, setoso-carinata, exteriora subreflexa, circ. 1 cm. longa,
interiora erecta, circ. 2 cm. longa, 3 mm. lata; ligulae coeruleae
involucrum multo superantes, 5-dentatae, tubo extus glabro ;
ovarium oblongum, valde compressum, faciebus 3-5-costatum,
glabrum, in rostrum albidum gracile attenuatum, pappo albido
fragili praeditum.

“Plant of 1-24 ft. Flowers blue. On rocks and ledges of
cliffs on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Alt. 10,000 ft. September 1910.’ G. Forrest. No. 6703.

Also flowered in the Roget Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in
September 1912.

05 Lactuca funebris, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species e grege Scariolarum; foliis atroviridibus, capitulis
saepe apice glomeratis more Cardus palustris, floribus albido-
caeruleis vel albidis conspicua.

Herba 30-120 cm. alta, erecta, in scheda simplex (sed culta
a basi ad apicem ramis erectis ramosa) succo lacteo praedita,
radicibus fasciculatis fusiformibus. Caulis robustus, .5-2 cm.
diamet. vel ultra, subteres, basi glabrescens, medio sparse, apice
dense rufo-tomentellus, purpureo-striatus atque -maculatus ;
ramuli similes, apice bene foliati. Folia infima et mediana sub-
similia, alterna, crebra, petiolo 10-15 cm. longo, anguste alato,
praedita ; lamina 9-12 cm. longa, 7-9 cm. lata, ambitu irregu-
lariter et late triangularia, varie 3—-5-loba vel -fida, lobis oblongis
serratis, serraturis apiculatis, supra atro-viridia, nigro-pilosula,
nervis immersis, infra pallidiora, sparsius pilosula vel subglabra,
nervis eminentibus ; folia superiora minus divisa, saepe fere
integra, obovata vel oblanceolata, vel lanceolata vel lineari-lan-
ceolata, acuta vel acuminata. Inflorescentiae numerosae caulem
et ramulos terminantes et cymas breves axillares formantes ;
capitula 5-20—aggregata, pedunculis brevissimis rufo-pilosulis
praedita, circ. 1.5 cm. longa, circ. 7 mm. lata, 20—30-flora ; in-
volucri cylindrici phyla exteriora lanceolata, 5-8 mm. longa,
carina albo-setosula praedita, interiora lineari-lanceolata, I cm.
longa vel ultra, subglabra, omnia arcte imbricata; receptaculum
planum nudum. Corolla circ. 5 mm. exserta, sordide albida vel
pallido-caerulea. Ovarum ovoideum, compressum, glabrum,
apice in rostrum breve productum, pappo albo praeditum.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers pale blue. Ledges of cliffs and
humus covered boulders on the eastern flank of the Lichiang

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114 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. September
tg10.” G. Forrest. No. 6677.

The plant was cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edin-
burgh, in the cold, wet season of 1912. It grew to a height of
4 ft., branched freely from base to top with strict erect branches,
while the inflorescences remained compacted and were slow to
flower. The colour of the corolla was whitish at first, but the
bloom was imperfectly developed; later, bluish heads were
observed. In the wild plant the collector notes that the flowers
were pale blue.

Saussurea loriformis, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis S. subulatae, C. B. Clarke et S. Hookeri, C. B.
Clarke ; foliis loriformibus, bracteis dense et longe albo-tomen-
tosis, inter alia distincta.

Planta nana caespitosa, facie S. subulatae, stolonifera, multi-
ceps ; radix crassa, superne (cum caule inferiore) foliorum pristi-
norum vaginis siccis nigrescentibus dense obtecta. Caulis
brevissimus, 1-3 cm. longus, foliis bracteisque velatus et
capitulo solitario terminatus ; e caudice multicipite plerumque
oriuntur caulis unus capitulifer, ceteri (5-6) steriles. Folia omnia
radicalia, rosulata, circ. 4~8—fasciculata, suberecta (saltem primo),
linearia, 3-4 cm. longa, 2-3 mm. lata, apice obtusa vel rotundata,
basin versus angustata in vaginam brevem purpurascentem
tomento denso albo celatam, integra, supra dense fulvo-tomentosa,
infra dense et longe albo-tomentosa. Capitulum 2~2.5 cm
diametiens, involucri phylla 1-1.5 cm. longa, lineari—-lanceolata,
apice caudato-acuminata, basi dilatata, extus dense albo-tomen-
tosa, intus (nisi apice ipso albo-tomentosissimo) glaberrima
viridia. Receptaculi setae numerosae, circ. 5 mm. longae.
Corolla (purpurea?) circ. 12 mm. longa; tubi pars infera angus-
tissma 6-7 mm. longa, supera circ. 3 mm. longa; limbi segmenta
circ. 3 mm. longa. Pappi series exterior setulis 2-3 mm. longis
composita ; seriei interioris pili basi paulo coaliti plumosi circ.
10 mm. longi. Achaenium immaturum, 2 mm. longum.

“N.W. Yunnan, China :—At Pei-ma-shan, on screes at an
altitude of 17,000 ft. July rgrx.’’ F. Kingdon Ward. No.

4.

The Saussureas of the Himalayan-Chinese Mountain-systems
seem endless in their number and variety. The present species
recalls Saussurea subulata, but differs widely in the leaves and
bracts from the Himalayan plant. Saussureas are about the
last survivors of the phanerogams as the limit of vegetation is
approached in these regions, and the appearance of S. loriformis
is quite in keeping with its habitat on the screes as 17,000 ft,

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NOVARUM CHINENSIUM. II5

Saussurea quercifolia, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species in grege “‘ Acaulis,” C. B. Clarke ponenda, ex affinitate
S. subulatae, C. B. Clarke ; foliorum forma, capitulis aggregatis,
pappo atrofusco conspicua.

Planta nana caespitosa rhizomate praelongo (ad 30 cm.),
repenti foliorum delapsorum vaginis nigrescentibus dense obsito.
Caulis brevis circ. 4 cm. longus, hinc inde albo-flocculoso-tomen-
tosus, capitulis 4-5 dense aggregatis terminatus. Folia fere
omnia radicalia, ad 1 cm. petiolata, 3-4 cm. longa, I-1.25 cm.
lata, elliptica vel anguste obovata, apice subobtusa, basi cuneata,
grosse serrato-dentata, supra rugosula, sparse albo-tomentosa,
pallide viridia, infra dense minute albo-tomentosa. Capitula
dense conferta, fere sessilia, basi albo-tomentosa; involucri
phylla obovata, circ. 3 cm. longa, albo- vel rufo-tomentosa ;
corolla circ. 1.5 cm. longa, coerulea; pappus circ. I cm. longus,
plumosus, atrofuscus; achenia vix matura, anguste obovata,
circ. 2 mm. longa, fusca, glabra.

“China :—N.W. Yunnan, at Atuntsi, scree plant at an
altitude of 14,000 ft. September roi.’ F. Kingdon Ward.
No. 73.

‘Senecio cymbulifer, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species sectionis Ligulariae, affinis Seneciont lapathifolio,
Franch. et Seneciont stenoglosso, Franch.; ab hoc foliis
distinguitur ; ab illo floribus minoribus, ligulis ‘Givens recedit.

Planta 60-120 cm. alta, erecta robusta. Caulis 1 cm. vel
ultra diametro, striatus, albo-araneosus. Folia basilarja 1-2,
ampla, ad 35 cm. longa, ad 25 cm. lata, elliptica vel obovato-
elliptica, brevipetiolata, vagina magna praedita, basi vix cordata,
apice rotundata circumcirca multidentata, dentibus parvis in-
crassatis, sparsius utraque facie albo-araneosa, chartacea ;
caulina pauca, 2-3, omnia vagina permagna cymbiformi praedita,
petiolo deficiente ; supremum saepius ad vaginam reductum ;
vaginarum albo-araneosarum orae denticulis glandulosis saepe
instructae. Inflorescentia ampla, paniculata, 10-15 cm. dia-
metro ; paniculae ramuli nunc contracti, inflorescentiam densam
formantes, nunc praelongi, inflorescentiam diffusiorem prae-
bentes, albo- vel fulvo-araneosi; bracteae lineares; capitula
brevius vel longius pedunculata, mediocria. Involucri phylla
8-10, ovato-lanceolata vel lanceolata, acuta vel obtusa, 7-8
mm. longa, margine nigrescentia, extus puberula vel subglabra.
Flores ligulati, 5-6, flavi, circ. 12-13 mm. longi; flores tubulosi
circ. 12, flavi; pappus albidus fragilis 6 mm. longus ; achaenium
immaturum I mm. longum.

“ Plant of 2-4 ft. Ray and disc florets similar, yellow.
Open mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang

Cc

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r16 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. r1,000-12,000 ft. July rgzo.”
G. Forrest. No. 6236.

“ Plant of 2-3 ft. Ray and disc florets orange. Mountain
meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°
30’ N. Alt. 1r1,000-12,000 ft. August r1g1o.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 6451. .

“Plant of 2-33} ft. Ray and disc florets bright orange.
Open mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. August rgro.” G.
Forrest. No. 6485.

This number I take to be the same as the two preceding ;
the inflorescence is much more diffuse as one would expect in
a specimen collected later in the season.

Senecio latihastatus, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species e grege Ligularia, ex affinitate Senecionis cacaliaefolit,
Sch. Bip. et forsan varietas illius speciei polymorphae ; interim
melius pro specie propria militat; foliis latihastatis, floribus
magnis conspicua.

Planta 45-60 cm. alta, robusta. Caulis striatus, superne
fulvo- et albo-araneoso-tomentosa, inferne glabrescens, basi fibris
rigidis erectis ad collum radicale indutus. Folia radicalia circ.
6, longe (ad 16 cm.) petiolata, 7-9 cm. longa, ad 14 cm. lata,
triangulari-hastata, margine dentata, chartacea, glabra; caulina
minora, 2, vagind magna amplexicauli praedita, petiolo brevi
vel deficierte. Capitula circ. Io, magna, racemose disposita,
erecta, basi fere 1 cm. lata. Involucri phylla circ. 10, vix libera,
8-g mm. longa, lineari-oblonga, acuta vel breviter acuminata,
extus minute araneoso-puberula ; corolla 3 cm. longa vel ultra,
saturate aurantiaca; pappus 6 mm. longus, sordide albus;
achaenium immaturum anguste oblongum 2.5 mm. longum.

“Plant of 18-24 inches. Flowers deep orange, fragrant.

. Moist situations on mountain meadows on the eastern flank

of the Lichiang Range. Lat.27°30’N. Alt.12,o00ft. August
1g10.”’ G. Forrest. No. 640

The plant resembles in habit Senecio Sagitta, Maxim, from
Western Kansu.

i Senecio orotrephes, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ob capitula racemosa discoidea affinis Senecioni sub-
spicato, Bur. et Franch., a quo habitu robusto, pedunculis longi-
oribus, involucri phyllis diversis inter alia recedit.

Planta 40-50 cm. alta, erecta, robusta. Caulis subteres,
striatulus, 4-5 mm. diametro, subnudus, basi ad apicem dense
capillis nigris patentibus indutus, racemo 3-8-floro terminatus.
Folia radicalia 1-2, vagina 3-4 cm. longa extus nigro-tomentosa et

NOVARUM CHINENSIUM. 117

petiolo 4-8 cm. longo dense nigro-tomentoso praedita, 5-10 cm.
longa, 5-9 cm. lata, subreniformia, apice rotundata, basi alte
cordata, margine indurato-dentata, subcoriacea, supra viridia
glabra nervis obscuris, infra pallidiora, in venis distinctioribus
sparsius nigro-tomentosa ; folium caulinum solitarium, medio vel
infra insertum, vagina 4-6 cm. longa praeditum, petiolo de-
ficiente ; lamina nunc ovata, 3 cm. longa, 3 cm. lata, nunc minor,
vix ab vagina discreta. Scapus ad apicem bractea 1 cm. longa
vel ultra, lineari instructus, ceterum nudus ; pedunculi I-3 cm.
longi, dense nigro-villosuli, bracteis linearibus nigris praediti.
Capitula 3-8 cernua, in sicco 1.5 cm. diametro, discoidea; in-
volucri phylla circ.8, medio in tubum latum extus nigro-villosulum
circ. 6 mm. longum, circ. 8 mm. latum connata; partes liberae
6 mm. longae, lanceolatae, nigro-villosulae, intus glabrae.
Corolla saturate aurantiaca, circ. 8 mm. longa; pappus pallide
rufus, 6-7 mm. longus; achaenium (immaturum) 3 mm. longum,
oblongum.

“ Plant of 16-20 inches. Flowers deep orange. Stony
pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27
35° N. Alt. 12,000 ft. September r1or1o.”’ G. Forrest. No.
6548.

¢2Senecio pteropodus, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species habitu affinis Seneciont Faberi, Hemsl. ; foliis medianis
deltoideis, petiolis late alatis, capitulis discoideis differt.

Planta 60-75 cm. alta, erecta, unicaulis. Caulis striatus
flexuosus, basi mox defoliatus infra glaber, supra et in ramulis
inflorescentiae fulvo-tomentosus. Folia basalia delapsa; caulina
inferiora 3-4, cum petiolo 12 cm. longa, 5-6 cm. lata; petiolus
6 cm. longus, basi amplexicaulis, ad 10-13 mm. alatus; lamina
deltoidea, 6 cm. longa, grosse acute dentata; folia dis Sane 3-4,
minora, amplexicaulia, sessilia, oblonga, ad’ 9 cm. longa, circ.
3 cm. lata, acuminata acute dentata. fecdosccpiin corymboso-
paniculata, mediocris, capitulis approximatis parvis vix I cm.
longis, bracteis linearibus. Involucri phyla circ. 10, linearia
vel lineari-lanceolata, 6-8 mm. longa, apice nigrescentia, basi
villosula, cetera glabra. Flores ligulati, 0; tubulosi, 20-30;
saturate lutei, 6-8 mm. longi; pappus albidus fragilis, 5-6 mm.
longus ; achaenium vix 1 mm. longum.

“ Plant of 2-2} ft. Flowers deep lemon yellow. Margin
of pine forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat.
25° 40’N. Alt. 10,oooft. August gro.” G. Forrest. No. 698r1.

‘eSenecio remipes, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.
Species affinis Seneciont liatroides, C. Winkl.; foliis late
obovatis, inflorescentia angusta stricta parviflora conspicua.

av

118 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

Planta 75-120 cm. alta, robusta, erecta. Caulis striatus,
superne plus minusve fulvo-tomentosus, medio inferneque
subglaber, basi fibris rigidis erectis ad collum radicale circumdatus.
Folium basale vix petiolatum, in vaginam brevem amplexicaulem
contractum, circ. 16 cm. longum, Io cm. latum, late obovatum,
apice breviter acuminatum, margine dentibus incrassatis
denticulatum, coriaceum, undique glabrum, nervis supra
subobscuris, infra bene reticulatis; folia caulina 2-3, minora,
cetera subsimilia folio radicali. Scapus sub inflorescentiad ad
I2 cm. subnudus, bracteis paucis 2-4 cm. longis linearibus
instructus ; racemus simplex 20 cm. longus vel ultra; capitula
30-50, wh subremota, supra densiora, 10-12 mm. longa,
circ. 5 mm. lata, nutantia; pedunculi 5-ro mm. longi, fulvo-
tomentosi, bracteolis 1-2, linearibus, I-2 cm. longis, nigro-
(glanduloso ?)-capitatis instructi. Involucri phylla 4-5, lineari-
oblonga, circ. 6 nem. longa, extus puberula vel subglabra, pallide
marginata, apice nigrescentia ; ligulae 3-4, aurantiacae, 6-8 mm.
longae ; disci flores circ. 12; corolla circ. 6 mm. longa ; pees
albus fragilis 4 mm. longus ; achaenium 4 mm. longum.

“ Plant of 24-4 ft. Ray florets orange, disc florets darker.
Alpine pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 13,000 ft. August 1910.” G. Forrest.
No. 6493.

Characterised among the allied species by the broad obovate
leaves resembling the blade of a paddle and by the relatively
small flowers.

Senecio sciatrephes, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Senecionit cymatocrepidi, Diels sed foliis remote
indurato-dentatis, involucro glabro recedit.

Planta 15-75 cm. alta, erecta. Caulis striatus, basi longe
defoliatus et nudus, infra sparsius, supra densius *ttomento albo
detersili indutus. Folia 5-6 in medio caule plerumque aggregata,
itaque nunc alterna, nunc subopposita, in petiolum 4-6 cm
longum, complanatum, subalatum sparse flocciilaso-tomentosun
leniter angustata, 12-16 cm. longa, 4-6 cm. lata, lanceolata vel
ovato-lanceolata, apice subacuminata, basi cuneata, margine
remote indurato-dentata, supra viridia sparse minute pilosula
vel glabrescentia, venis obscuris, infra pallidiora, tomento minuto
griseo detersili praedita, nervis 5—6 paribus distinctis. Inflores-
centia paniculata; ramuli paniculae corymbis 5-8—floris
terminati; corymbi 2-12; capitula subsessilia vel ad 1 cm.
pedunculata; bracteolae lineares circ. r cm. longae, cum
pedunculis flocculoso-tomentosae. Involucri tubuloso-cylindrici
6 mm. longi phylla 5 viridia oblongo-linearia, apice subobtusa,
glabra, margine pellucida. Flores ligulati nulli; tubulosi 4-5

NovaRuM CHINENSIUM. 11g

aurantiaco-flavi, circ. 1 cm. longi; pappus albus, 5-6 mm. longus,
fragilis ; achaenia immatura linearia 2 mm. longa.

“ Plant of 1-2} ft. Flowers orange yellow. Shady situations
in pine forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat.
25° 40’ N. Alt. 8000-go00 ft. July ig1o.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 6811.

“ Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers deep dull orange. Shady
situations in pine and mixed forests on the eastern flank of the
Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. September
1gio.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6911.

>? Tanacetum quercifolium, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species distinctissima; habitu, foliis forma eis Qwuerci
Roburis subsimilibus, inflorescentia ampla conspicua.

Planta basi suffrutescens, 60-120 cm. alta, basi et in regione
inflorescentiae ramosa, bene foliata. Caules 2-10 e basi orti,
robusti, erecti, striatuli, cinereo-adpresso-tomentulosi. Folia
alterna, numerosa, inferiora et media similia, superiora minora
tandem integra et bracteiformia; inferiora 10-15 cm. longa,

lata, obovato-oblonga, irregulariter 5-—g—dentato-
sinuata vel lobatula, lobulis circ. 1 cm. longis triangularibus
apiculatis, supra viridia, nervis utrinque circ. 6, immersis, infra
dense minute cinereo-tomentella, nervis multum prominentibus.
Inflorescentia ampla, 20 cm. longa vel ultra, ramosissima,
paniculato-corymbosa ; prope basin corymborum ultimorum folia
numerosa supposita, bracteiformia, I-3 cm. longa, lanceolata,
integra, subtus cinereo-tomentella, 5-10 capitula amplectantia ;
pedunculi ultimi 2-3 mm. longi; involucri campanulati phyla
_ exteriora lanceolata, viridia, basi lateribusque cinereo-tomen-
tellosa, interiora late oblonga, scariosa. Capitula + 20-flora,
circ. 4 mm. longa, circ. 3 mm. lata, homogama. Corolla flava,
vix. 3 mm. longa, nitenti-glandulosa.

“ Shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers brassy yellow. Shady situations
in pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 25’ N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. September 1910.” G.
Forrest. No. 6671.

Also in cultivation in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh,
and flowering September 1912. |

CRUCIFERAE.

0% Braya Forrestii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.
Species affinis Brayae aeneae, Bunge sed habitu, foliis sea
aribus, scapo breviore piloso, floribus majoribus differt
B. tibetica, H. f. et T. floribus majoribus, sepalis glabris ical

t20 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

Planta perennis, dense caespitosa, radice crassissima multi-
cipiti praedita. Scapi 3-5 cm. longi, basi foliis hornotinis
multis et vaginis pristinorum marcidis dense obsiti, superne
nudi, plus minusve dense pilis albis patentibus praediti, racemo
5-9-floro terminati. Folia omnia radicalia linearia, 2-3 cm.
longa, I mm. lata, subobtusa, integra, glabra. Racemus brevis,
circ. I cm. longus, subcorymbosus, pedicellis circ. 2 mm. longis
albo-patenti-villosis. Sepala-3 mm. longa, vix 2 mm. lata,
elliptica, distincte albo-marginata, viridia, apice purpuratta
glabra. Petala calycem fere duplo excedentia, obovata, alba,
Siliqua (immatura) oblonga, compressiuscula, stylo circ. I mm,
longo, seminibus paucis (circ. 4)

“Tufted plant of 1-3 inches. Flowers white. Crevices of
limestone cliffs on the western flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 20’N. Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. June rgio.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 5749.

gil? Cardamine ? verticillata, Jeffrey et W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species habitu C. Franchetianae, Diels ( = Loxostemon Delavayt,
Franch.) et C. granuliferae (Franch.) Diels sed foliis integris verti-
cillatis facile distinguenda; fructu ignoto et inflorescentia
bracteis praedita, in genere Cardamine dubie posita.

ta circ. 10 cm. alta gracilis. Radix, in locis saxosis
errans, praelonga, ad ro cm. longa vel ultra, flagelliformis, ad
collum folia pauca 2-4 mm. longa squamiformia gerens ; bulbilli,
ut videtur, desunt. Caulis solitarius (rarius duo) simplex,
tenuis, glaber, nisi ad apicem foliis nudus. Folia 4-8—verticillata,
circ. I-2 cm. sub inflorescentia posita, petiolo 10-12 mm. longo
praedita, spathulata, 5-8 mm. longa, 3-4 mm. lata, apice rotun-
data, basi in petiolum attenuata, integerrima, glabra carnosula
venis indistinctis, subtus rugosula. Inflorescentiae 1-3 ex
axillis foliorum verticillatorum ortae, 1-2 cm. longae, corymbosae,
densiores ; bracteae foliis subsimiles sed minores ; pedunculus
pilis albidis deflexis sparse praeditus ; pedicelli ad 5 mm. longi —
glabri. Sepala 2-2.5 mm. longa, ovata vel ovato-oblonga, obtusa,
margine translucente. Petala 5-6 mm. longa, obovata, ungue
angusta, alba. Filamenta circ. 3 mm. longa, antherae in sicco
higrae. Ovarium immaturum obovoideum circ. 2 mm. longum.

“ China :—N.W. Yunnan, near Atuntsi, at an altitude of
15,000 ft. July 1grr.”’. F. Kingdon Ward. No. 17.

A peculiar plant recalling the Cardamines of the section
Dentaria and placed provisionally in Cardamine. The whorled
leaves and the bracts are against its inclusion in that genus, but
in — a of fruit the affinity is doubtful.

NovaruM CHINENSIUM. I2I

- Draba alpina, Linn., var. involucrata, W. W.Sm. Var. nov.

Dense caespitosa ; caules permulti arcte intertexti; folia sub
anthesin rosulatim conferta, quasi involucrum formantia ;
pedunculus brevissimus ; flores subcapitati.

Differs much in habit from typical Draba alpina, Linn. The
older portions of the stems, almost hypogeal, form a dense weft,
in extreme cases like a mass of Polytrichum. At the summit of
this are the numerous short shoots of the year usually only 1 cm.
high, the leaves rosulate and forming almost an involucre round
the contracted inflorescence. ;

“ Tufted plant of 1-3 inches. Flowers bright golden yellow.
Crevices and ledges of moist limestone cliffs on the eastern flank
of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’ N. Alt. r1,000—12,000 ft.
June 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 5732.

“Matted plant of 1 inch. Flowers golden yellow. On
boulders and limestone drift on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat.27°40’N. Alt. 15,000-16,o00 ft. July 1910.” G.
Forrest. No. 6138.

_ Alsogrown from seed in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh,
where it flowered in the beginning of April 1912.

tT Megacarpaea Delavayi, Franch., var. minor. W. W. Sm.
nov.

Planta minor, foliolis angustissimis, floribus saturate roseis
praedita.

“ Plant of 6-24 inches. Flowers deep rose, fragrant. Open
alpine meadows on the western flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 20’N. Alt. 11,000 ft. July 1910.””. G. Forrest. No.
6021.

GENTIANEAE.
° Gentiana atuntsiensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Ex affinitate Gentianae microdontae, Franch. sed habitu nano,
foliis angustioribus, floribus subcapitatis inter alia recedit.

Planta erecta vel subdecumbens, 7-12 cm. alta, e rhizomate
crasso ad collum haud filamentoso radicibus fibrosis multis
praedito orta, caules steriles plures, florentem unum gignens.
Caulis 5-8 cm. longus sparse foliatus, subangulatus, glaber,
rubescens. Folia basalia pauca, laxius rosulata, 3-4 cm. longa,
4-8 mm. lata, lineari-lanceolata vel oblanceolata, apice obtusa, vix
vel breviter petiolata, carnosula; caulina 1-—3-paria, basalibus
subsimilia, minora. Flores 3-5, subcapitati, ad axillas foliorum
superiorum orientes, speciosi; pedicelli subnulli. Calycis tubus
I cm. longus vel ultra, anguste obovoideus membranaceus ore
truncatus ; lobi inaequales, lineari—lanceolati, 3-5 mm. longi,

122 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

Corolla 3-3.5 cm. longa, in sicco ad 1.5 cm. lata, tubulosa, azurea,
extus maculata ; lobicirc. 5 mm. longi, ovati, plicas asymmetricas
3-4-plo superantes. Antherae circ. 4 mm. longae, liberae ;
filamenta haud alata. Ovarium sub anthesin circ. 1.5 cm. longum,
circ. 1.5 cm. stipitatum, stylo brevi. Semina (immatura) testa
lamelloso-rugosa praedita lamellis albis areolas hexagonas
formantibus.

‘‘ China :—Near Atuntsi, on the borders of Yunnan and
Tibet, at an elevation of 14,000-16,000 ft. September IgII.”’
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 108.

-.© Gentiana Wardii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species habitu Gentianae phyllocalycis, Clarke; in eadem
sectione Frigida, Kusnezow ponenda; flore maximo pro magni-
tudine plantae foliorumque inter species sectionis conspicua.

Planta nana rhizomate repenti gracillimo praedita. Caulis
simplex, basi subdecumbens, deinde erectus, + 1 cm. longus,
foliis fere velatus. Folia rosulatim conferta, caulem et calycis
tubum velantia, 4-5 mm. longa, circ. 4 mm. lata, late obovata vel
late spathulata, apice.rotundata, basi in petiolum latum brevis-
simum angustata, in sicco translucentia, subnitentia. Calyx vix
I cm. longus, ad tertiam partem divisus in lobos 5, alios
lanceolatos acutos, alios (rarius) obovatos, foliis similes. Corolla
2-2.2 cm. longa, in sicco circ. 8 mm. lata, dense coerulea, medio
paululum ampliata, in lobos 3 mm. longos ovatos obtusos cum
tubo continuos divisa; plicae asymmetricae, vix 1 mm. longae.
Antherae liberae inclusae. Ovarium . immaturum, longe
stipitatum, stigmatibus linearibus revolutis coronatum; testa
lamellosa, lamellis areolas hexagonas formantibus.

hina :—Near Atuntsi, on the borders of Yunnan and Tibet,
at an elevation of 14,000-16,000 ft. September igri.” F.
Kingdon Ward. No. 103.

A beautiful dwarf species with the flowers exceeding in size the

short stem and leaves together.

LABIATAE.

Nepeta complanata, Dunn. Sp. nov.

Rhizoma crassum, ramosissimum, ramis late vagantibus
caules foliosos florentesque solitarios emittentibus. Caules
prostrati, subglabri, g-14 cm. longi. Folia approximata, arcte
imbricata, ex origine decussata, mox complanata, rotundata,
apice obtusa, basi cordata, in petiolum brevissimum contracta,
crenata, I-3 cm. longa, papyracea, basimembranacea, albescentia,
utrinque primo dense pubescentia, subtus glandulosa, tandem

Be)

Novarum CHINENSIUM. 123

: glabrescentia, venis supra impressis, infra prominentibus. Flores

in verticillastris brevibus paucifloris axillaribus sub tecto com-
planato foliorum juxta humum enati, bracteis parvis foliaceis et
bracteolis linearibus suffulti, 1.8-2.0 cm. longi. Calyx tubulosus,
oblique 5-dentatus, 1 cm. longus, membranaceus, extus sparse,
intus dense hirsutus, 15—nervius, dentibus aequalibus, 2-3 mm.
longis, ovatis obtusis. Corolla tubulosa, 1.6-1.8 cm. longa,
5-lobata, extus sparse puberula, intus glabra, pallide purpurea,
labio maculato, lobis 4, superioribus ovatis obtusis, 4 mm. longis,
inferiore bis longiore emarginato. Staminum 2 superiora
exserta, 2 inferiora ail inserta, inclusa. Stylus longe
exsertus. Nuculi non ma

“ China :—N.W. Yunnan, scree plant, 16,000 ft. July r1gIt.
The leaves twist so that they all appear to develop on one side
(the upper) and overlap a great deal. The flowers lie under
them next to the ground (protected from radiation).” F.
Kingdon Ward. No. 138.

It has exactly the general habit of Nepeta decolorans, Hemsl.,
discovered by Littledale in the same region in 1895 and figured in
Hooker's Icones Plantarum, t. 2470; its calyx, however, is very
different, being equally cleft into 5 lobes, not bilabiate.

LEGUMINOSAE.

Astragalus Balfourianus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

Species ab A. camptodonto, Franch. et A. tangutico, Batalin
pilis nigris albisque brevibus immixtis, foliolis supra glabris,
bracteolis longioribus, calycis dentibus erectis, alis margine
integris, ovario nigro-hirsuto distinguenda.

Herba perennis, rhizomate conspicue ramoso_ crasso,
multicaulis, caulibus decumbentibus pilis nigris albisque brevis-
simis basifixis parce vestitis. Folia breviter petiolata, ad
3 cm. longa, imparipinnata, 6-10-juga; foliola oblonga,
apice retusa vel mucronulata, distincte petiolulata ad 10 mm
longa et 5 mm. lata, glabrescentia, supra glabra, subtus pilis
albis paucis adpressis vestita; stipulae triangulares, saepe
reflexae, ad 4 mm. longae. Racemi 4—7-flori, pedunculis ad
3.5 cm. longis folia excedentibus ; bracteae lanceolatae, 5 mm.
longae ; bracteolae 2, ad 4 mm. longae, rarissime calycis tubum
aequantes; pedicelli graciles, circiter 4 mm. longi. Calyx
campanulatus 4-5 mm. longus, pilis adpressis nigris vel nigris
albisque vestitus, dentibus erectis vel apice parum recurvatis
linearibus saepissime involutis ad 6 mm. longis ut tubo pilis
brevibus dense instructis. Corolla calycem multo excedens,

sicco purpurea; vexillum orbiculare, bilobum, 14-15 mm.

124 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

longum, I1-12 mm. latum, in unguem 4 mm. longum abrupte
contractum ; alae 12-14 mm. longae, 4-4.5 mm. latae, lamina
apice integra obtusa basi obtuse auriculata ; unguis ad 4.5 mm.
longus ; carina ad 16 mm. longa, 5.5 mm. lata, apice obtusa,
ungui 5-6 mm. longo. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, nigro-
hirsutum, circiter 20-ovulatum ; stigma conspicue barbatum.
“Plant of 8-ro inches, flowers purple. Mountain pastures

- on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.

gon"

Alt. 20,000 ft. September rgt0. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest.
No. 6606 (Type).

“Plant of 8-10 inches. Flowers purple. Open stony
pastures on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 30’ N._ Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. August 1910.” G. Forrest.
No. 6514.

‘Plant of 9-15 inches. Flowers bright blue. Grassy slopes
at the base of clifis on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 20’N. Alt. 10,000-12,000 ft. July 1906.’ G. Forrest.
No. 2745.

Astragalus Forrestii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

Species A. florido, Benth ex Bunge, habitu persimilis sed
racemis densissime multifloris, floribus bibracteolatis, calycis
dentibus inaequalibus, ovario sessili facile distinguenda.

Herba robusa, rhizomate crasso ramoso; caules circiter
45-60 cm. alti (ex Forrest), canaliculati, rigidi, pilis albis nigrisque
basifixis dense vestiti, juveniles indumento densissimo instructi.
Folia ad 14 cm. longa, imparipinnata, ad 19-juga, petiolo circa

cm. longo suffulta; rhachis pilis nigris dense vestita ;
foliola late linearia, acuta, breviter petiolulata, ad 20 mm.
longa et 7 mm. lata, supra glabra, subtus margineque pilis albis
vestita, costis petiolulisque pilis nigris albisque dense instructis ;
stipulae liberae, membranaceae, ovatae, acuminatae, pilis longis
albis nigrisque vestitae. Racemi terminales, multiflori floribus
compactis ; bracteae membranaceae, ascendentes, ad 10 mm.
longae ; bracteolae duae, 3 mm. longae, pedicellis pilis nigris
dense vestitis. Calyx campanulatus, circa 5 mm. longus,
lutescens, pilis paucis nigris vestitus, dentibus inaequalibus
inferioribus 2.5 mm. longis superioribus 1 mm. longis, pilis
nigris dense instructis. Corolla calyce duplo longior; vexillum
obovatum, emarginatum, 10.5 mm. longum, 5.5 mm. latum,
glabrum, alas paullo superans; alae g mm. longae, 2 mm.
latae, lamina anguste oblonga apice margine integro basi obtuse
auriculata, ungui 4.5 cm. longo; carina 8.5 mm. longa, 2 mm.
lata, apice obtusa. Ovarium sessile glabrum, semi-biloculare,

4-ovulatum ; stigma nudum.

t 14 to 2 ft. Flowers pale lemon yellow. Alpine

- NovArum Cuinensivm. : 125
pastures, on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.

27° 25’N. Alt. 11,000ft. Junergio. Yunnan.” G. Forrest.
No. 6041.

Le 5) Astragalus lichiangensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

Species ab A. dolichochaete, Diels, calycis dentibus brevi-
oribus, vexillo in unguem sensim attenuato alas carinamque
superante, ovario stipitato glabro distinguenda.

erba perennis, rhizomate crasso ramoso, multicaulis,
caulibus pilis nigris brevissimis basifixis parce vestitis. Folia
ad 4 cm. (pe sali ad 1 cm. longis inclusis) longa, imparipinnata,
4-8-juga; foliola breviter petiolulata, ovato-oblonga vel
obovata, basi cuneata, apice acuta vel obtusa, saepe mucronulata,
circa 7 mm. longa et 3 mm. lata, supra glabra, subtus pilis albis
parce vestita, margine minute ciliata; stipulae lanceolatae,
acuminatae, 5 mm. longae. Racemi 4—6—flori, pedunculis foliis
paulo longioribus ; bracteae reflexae, lanceolatae, 5 mm. longae,
pedicellos et calycis tubum aequantes; bracteolae 2, calycem
subtendentes, 3.5-4 mm. longae, tubum subaequantes. Calyx
campanulatus, 4 mm. longus, pilis nigris brevissimis vestitus,
dentibus subulatis 5.5 mm. longis pilis nigris adpressis dense
obtectis. Corolla calycem multo excedens; vexillum subor-
biculare, emarginatum, 17 mm. longum, 13 mm. latum, in
unguem brevem sensim attenuatum, alas carinamque superans ;
alae lamina apice obtusa, 13 mm. longa, 4.5 mm. lata, auricula

arva obtusa, ungui 4 mm. longo; carina 13 mm. longa, 5 mm.
lata, apice obtusa. Ovarium stipitatum, glabrum, 16—ovulatum ;
stigma pilis longis cinctum.

‘Plant of zo-12 inches; flowers greenish yellow. Dry,
open situations amongst pine scrub on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’ N. June 1gto.” G. Forrest.

. 5920.

ae
5) Astragalus pullus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

Species ab A. nigrescente, Franch. ovario glabro stipitato,
calycis dentibus tubum aequantibus, stipulis maioribus recedit.
erba perennis, multicaulis, caulibus erectis 30-60 cm.
altis (ex Forrest), pilis nigris brevibus parce vestitis. Folia
ad 10 cm. (petiolis ad 2 cm. longis inclusis) longa, imparipinnata,
g-I1-juga ; foliola opposita, laxe disposita, breviter oe
_elliptico-oblonga, apice obtusa, saepe fere retusa, ad I
longa, 5 mm. lata, supra glabra, subtus pilis albis parce hoses
stipulae caulinares, liberae, late lanceolatae, acutae, herbaceae,
subtus pilis paucis nigris instructae. Racemi capitati, circa
12-flori ; pedunculi ad 14 cm. longi, folia excedentes, apice
densissime pilis — adpressis basifixis vestiti; bracteae

Sse

126 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM.

lineares, 3 mm. longae; bracteolae nullae; pedicelli 1 mm.
longi. Calyx campanulatus, 3 mm. longus, pilis nigris adpressis
densissime vestitus, dentibus subulatis calycis tubum aequantibus.
Corolla calycem multo superans; vexillum obovatum, emar-
ginatum, Ir mm. longum, 5.5 mm. latum, alas carinamque
superans ; alarum lamina apice acuta, 5 mm. longa, 1.5 mm.
lata, basi obtuse auriculata, ungui 4 mm. longo; carina 9 mm.
longa, 2.5 mm. lata. Ovarium pubescens, stipitatum, 4-
ovulatum ; stigma nudum.

“ Plant 1-2 ft. high. Flowers blue. On rocky, grassy slopes
of side valleys on. the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 12’ N. Alt. 10,000-10,500 ft. June 1906. N.W.
Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No. 2379 (Herb. Edin.! et Kew!).

LOGANIACEAE.
Buddleia heliophila, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Buddletac officinalis, Maxim. ; foliis fere
geserune calycis dentibus acutis, corolla longiore, inter alia
recedi

Fratex I-2 m. altus, ramulis teretiusculis, novellis dense
incano-tomentellis. Folia vix petiolata, superiora ad 8 cm.
longa, circ. 3 cm. lata, opposita, aequalia vel inaequalia,
membranacea elliptica, apice breviter acuminata, basi subro-
tundata vel lata cuneata, integra, supra adpresse pilosula nervis
obscuris, infra dense incano-stellato-t lla nervis eminentibus
tomentosioribus ; folia juniora fulvido-tomentella. Thyrsi in
apice ramorum crebri 4-8-flori, longiuscule pedunculati,
pedicellis brevissimis dense tomentellis, floribus fere capitatis.
Calyx circ. 2.5 mm. longus, dense stellato-tomentosus, dentibus
triangularibus acutis vix I mm. longis. Corolla circ. 13 mm.
longa, rosea; tubus 1 mm. latus in sicco, extus tomentellus
intus pilosulus; lobi rotundati circ. 2.5 mm. diametro, intus
glabri. Stamina in medio tubo affixa. Ovarium dense albo-
pilosum. Fructus deest.

“Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers soft magenta rose shading to
crimson at base. Open, sunny situations along the base of the
eastern flank of the Tali Range.. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 7000-8000
ft. July tgto.’’ G. Forrest. No. 6796.

“ Buddleia nana, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Buddleiae brachystachyae, Diels, eadem magni-
tudine habituque sed foliis calyceque diversa.

Frutex ramosus 30-60 cm. altus, ramulis mox glabrescentibus
novellis albido-tomentellis. Folia oppesite breviter (ad 2-3 mm.)

Novarum CHINENSIUM. 127

petiolata, ad 2.5 cm. longa, circ. 5 mm. lata, lanceolata, vel
oblongo-lanceolata, acuta vel subobtusa, integra, supra sparse
pilosula, infra densius stellato-tomentella, nervis utraque facie
obscuris. Thyrsi breves 1.5-2 cm. longi, floribus 6-12 fere
capitatis. Calyx tubulosus dense tomentellus; tubus 2 mm.
longus ; dentes triangulares vix 1 mm. longi. Corollae lavandu-
laceae tubus 8 mm. longus extus stellato-pubescens; lobi rotundati
circ. 3 mm. diametro intus glabri. Stamina in medio tubo
inserta. Ovarium dense albo-pilosum. Fructus deest.

“ Dwarf shrub of 1-2 ft. Flowers greyish lavender. Moist,
open situations on the divide between the Sha-yang and Chu-
tong valleys. Lat. 25° 20’ N. Alt. 6700 ft. April 1910.”
G. Forrest. No. 55109.

OLEACEAE.

Jasminum subhumile, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Jasmino humili, Linn., sed pedicellis calyceque
dense minute villosis differt; haud remota ex descriptione ab
Jasmino pubigero, Don, foliis trifoliatis fere glabris recedit.

Frut -2 m. altus. Caulis flexuosus teres dense molliter
albido-crispato-villosulus. Folia alterna trifoliolata; petioli
2.5-4 cm. longi, molliter villosuli; petioluli laterales circ. 1 mm.
longi, medianus circ. 1 cm. longus; lamina 3-10 cm. longa,
1.5-2.5 cm. lata, mediana vix major, ovata vel ovato-lanceolata,
apice obliqua vel deflexa, acuta vel subacuta, basi rotundata vel
late cuneata, coriacea, supra glabra vel basi sparsissime pilosula,
nervis obscuris infra pallidiora rugosula glabra, costa pilosula
excepta, nervis gracilibus circ. 5 paribus. Cymae fragrantes ad
apices ramorum, 40—50-florae, dichotome divisae, molliter
villosae ; pedicelli 3-7 mm. longi; bracteae circ. 2 mm. longae
lineares. Calyx circ. 2 mm. longus, apice 2 mm. latus, extus
molliter villosulus, denticulis quinque minutis praeditus. Corolla
hypocrateriformis, aurantiaca; tubus cylindraceus circ. 1 cm.
longus ; lobi 6-7 mm. longi, ovati, obtusi. Fructus deest.

‘““ Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers orange yellow, fragrant. Moist,
open situations in the Sha-yang valley. Lat. 25° 20’ N. Alt.
6000 ft. April rg10.’’ G. Forrest. No. 5529.

“Shrub of 5-8 ft. Flowers bright yellow, fragrant. Moist,
open situations in the Pu-piao valley. Lat. 25°5’N. Alt. 4000
ft. Apriligro.” G. Forrest. No. 5502, pro parte.

ORCHIDEAE.

| sox? Listera Wardii, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Terrestris, 12-18 cm. alta. Caulis subgracilis, glaber, 9-11 cm.

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128 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

longus. Folia opposita, sessilia, latissime ovata, brevissime
apiculata, basi truncata, glabra, multinervia, 3-4 cm. longa, 4-5
cm. lata. Scapus gracilis, puberulus, 5—9 cm. longus, 5—10—florus.
Bracteae ovatae vel oblongo-ovatae, subacutae, 5~7 mm. longae.
Pedicelli 6-7 mm. longi. Flores mediocres. Sepala patentia,
oblonga, subobtusa, 5-7 mm. longa. Petala linearia, subobtusa,
5-7 mm. longa. Labellum cuneato-obcordatum, apice breviter
bilobum, subcrenatum, basi subcordatum, 1.3-1.4 cm. longum,

~g-10 mm. latum, radiato-venosum, medio obtuse carinato.

Columna arcuata, subclavata, 4 mm. longa.

“ China :—N.W. Yunnan. Among the undergrowth of the
temperate rain forest, with Oxalis, Arums, and Liliaceae, where
the forest is densest. One of the few plants with green
flowers. Salwen-Mekong divide, E. slope, 10,000 ft. June IgrI.”’
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 149.

Allied to L. grandiflora, Rolfe, but readily distinguished by its
narrower cuneate-obcordate lip. The flowers are also rather
smaller, the leaves broader, and the stem shorter.

Nervilia tibetensis, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Tuber subglobosum, circiter 1.3 cm. latum. Folia non vidi.
Scapi graciles, 15-20 cm. longi, vaginis spathaceis paucis obtecti.
Bracteae lineari-lanceoatae, subobtusae, deflexae, 7-II mm.
longae. Pedicelli graciles, apice incrassati, 4-5 mm. longi.
Ovarium ellipsoideum, 3 mm. longum. Sepala et petala sub-
conniventia, lanceolata, breviter acuminata, 1.4-1.5 cm. longa.
Labellum trilobum, 1.2 cm. longum, I cm. lati; lobi laterales
semioblongi, truncati, prominente radiato-venosi; lobus inter-
medius obovato-quadratus, emarginatus, 4 mm. longus; discus
trinervis. Columna clavata, 6 mm. longa

“ Tibet :—Chamutang, Salwen River, 6000 ft. June 1911.”
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 151.

Allied to Nervilia Aragoana, Gaud. (Pogonia flabelliformis,
Lindl.), but with a fewer-flowered inflorescence, more truncate
side-lobes to the lip, and the column only a third as long as the
sepals and petals.

ge Cypripedilum Wardii, Rolfe. Sp. nov.

Rhizoma repens; radices numerosissimae. Caules erecti,
15-20 cm. longi, medio vel infra medium triphylli, basi vaginis
spathaceis paucis obtecti. Folia alterna, subsessilia, elliptica
vel lanceolato-elliptica, subacuta, 5-9 cm. longa, 1.5-3 cm.
lata, venis numerosis, molliter pubescentibus. Scapi graciles,
pubescens, 9-11 cm. longi, apice uniflori. Bracteae ovatae vel

ovato-lanceolatae, pubescentes, 2-2.3 cm. longae. Pedicelli

circiter 1 cm. longi, dense pubescentes. Flores mediocres.

NOVARUM CHINENSIUM. 129

Sepalum posticum elliptico-ovatum, acutum, 1.4 cm. longum
8 mm. latum, extus molliter pubescens ; sepala lateralia connata,
late ovato-elliptica, subobtusa, valde concava, 1.2 cm. longa,
extus molliter pubescentia. Petala rhomboideo-oblonga, obtusa,
1.2 cm. longa, basi 5-6 mm. lata. Labellum ovoideo-globosum,
1.5 cm. longum, 8-9 mm. latum, lobi laterales late triangulares,
subobtusi, 2-2.5 mm. longi. Columna 5 mm. longa. Stamin-
odium ellipticum, obtusum, apice breviter recurvum, 3.5 longum.

“Tibet :—Above Salwen River, Kun-a-tong, 10,000 ft.
Growing on limestone cliffs in shade of dense forest—temperate
rain forest. Extensive root system corresponding to situation.
June ro1i.”’ F. Kingdon Ward.

Allied to C. guttatum, Swartz, but differing in its softly
pubescent stems and smaller pubescent leaves, the latter being
three in number and not turning black in drying, as C. guttatum
invariably does. The flowers are also different in shape and
texture, the dorsal sepal being broader and less acute, and the
petals rhomboidly dilated at the base. The colour is not

. recorded on the sheet, but the dried specimen shows large purple
spots on the lip, while the rest of the flower is pale in colour.

PRIMULACEAE.

ude Androsace Wardii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate A. Bulleyanae, G. Forrest sed minor ;
foliis et calyce distinguenda; ab A. Chamaejasme, Host. foliis
diversis atque corolla miniata inter alia recedit.

Planta plus minus caespitosa stolonifera, habitu A.
Chamagasme. Folia variabilia, omnia rosulata, nunc circ.
I cm. longa, 3-4 mm. lata, obovata, apice fere rotundata,
breviter petiolata, nunc circ. 3 cm. longa (cum petiolo), circ.
3 mm. lata, lineari-oblanceolata, apice subobtusa, basi in
petiolum satis longum attenuata, omnia aeque et utrinque
pilosula, vix (nisi primaria) margine pilis longis obsita. Scapi
3-7. cm. longi, 3-5-flori, + sparse pilis brevibus praediti.
Bracteae 2-3 mm. longae, quam pedicelli 2-4—-plo breviores,

oblanceolatae, subobtusae, albo-pilosulae; pedicelli 4-12 mm
longi, flexiles, + dense pilosuli. Calyx campanulatus vix ad
medium partitus, circ. 3 mm. longus, densius albo-pilosulus ;
lobi subtriangulares, subobtusi. Corollae miniatae tubus
calycem aequans; lobi obcordati; limbus 6-8 mm. diametiens.
Semina ?

“N.W. Yunnan, at Atuntsi, at an elevation of 14,000 ft.,
growing among dwarf Rhododendron in rocky, open aoe
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 170.

130 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

This species recalls A. Bulleyana, but is not so robust, and
the leaves are not mucronate. In many ways it approaches
A. ‘Chamaejasme, but the leaves do not have the characteristic
fringe of long hairs, but are finely pilose all over.

RANUNCULACEAE.

- Delphinium Beesianum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

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Species affinis Delphinio likiangenst, Franch.; habitu
ramosiore, foliorum segmentis angustioribus, bracteis diversis,
sepalis extus longiuscule albo-setosis inter alia recedit.

Planta nana 15-30 cm. alta, basi reliquiis foliorum fibrosis
induta. Caulis flexuosus, e basi ramosus, teres, plus minusve
dense adpresse albo-pilosus. Folia et basalia et caulina longe
petiolata, petiolo ad 12 cm. longo; lamina alte 5-fida, ambitu
orbicularia, 5-6 cm. diametro, segmentis iterum ad mediam
partem vel ultra in lobos 2-3 lineares 1-2 cm. longos acutos
divisis, supra breviuscule, infra dense longiuscule albo-pilosa ; |
folia superiora minora sensim in bracteas trifidas 5-15 mm.
longas transeuntia. Flores solitarii vel 2—3 in apice ramulorum ;
pedunculi 2~—3 cm. longi, albo-pilosi. Perianthium ex collectore
coeruleum venulis intensius coloratis,.extus dense pilis longis
albis obsitum. Sepalum posticum calcare 2-2.5 cm. longo
albo-piloso, stricto vel apice paulo curvato, pedunculum
aequante atque ei plerumque contiguo praeditum; lamina
circ. 2.5 cm. longa, oblonga ; lateralia 2.5-3 cm. longa, oblonga,
apice rotundata. Petala superiora glabra cum calcare quam
calcar sepalinum paulo breviore fere 3.5 cm. longa; lamina

anguste oblonga, circ. 4 mm. lata, subcoriacea ; petala inferiora

oblique obovata, fere 1.5 cm. longa, glabra, apice erosa.
Carpella 5; ovaria albo-pilosa.

“ Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers blue, with deeper veinings.
Rare on ledges of limestone cliffs on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 14,000 ft. September
tg10.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6694.

The species is closely akin to D. likiangense, Franch., collected
also by Forrest in the Lichiang Range, but is at once distinguished
by the bracts and sepals.

Delphinium calcicolum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Delphinio Beesiano, W. W. Sm.; foliis
glabrioribus, pedunculis longiusculis, bracteis diversis, floribus
minoribus minute albo-pilosulis recedit.

Planta nana 7-20 cm. alta, basi reliquiis foliorum fibrosis

induta. Caulis flexuosus, laxe ramosus, teres, plus minusve

NOVARUM CHINENSIUM. 131

sparse albo-pilosus. Folia et basalia et caulina longe petiolata,

petiolo ad 12 cm. longo; lamina alte 3~5—fida, ambitu orbicularia,

ad 8 cm. diametro, segmentis integris vel iterum ad mediam
partem in lobos 2-3 lineares 1-3 cm. longos acutos divisis,
supra minute pilosula, infra sparse pilosa ; folia superiora minora,
sensim in bracteas integras vel 2-3-fidas ad 2 cm. longas
transeuntia. Flores solitarii in apice ramulorum vel in scapo
aphyllo brevi; pedunculi 4-5 cm. longi, adpresse albo-pilosi.
Perianthium coeruleum extus minute albo-pilosulum. Sepalum
posticum calcare 2 cm. longo minute pilosulo, stricto vel apice
paulo curvato, quam pedunculus circ. 2—plo breviore atque a
eo fere recto angulo abeunte praeditum; lamina circ. 2 cm.
longa, oblonga ; lateralia 2 cm. longa, oblonga, obtusa. Petala
superiora glabra cum calcare fere 3.5 cm. longa; petala inferiora
oblique obovata, circ. 1.5 cm. longa, glabra, apice bifida.
Carpella 5; ovaria albo-pilosa.

“Plant of 3-8 inches. Flowers blue. On limestone drift

on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 35’ N.
636.

Alt. 12,000 ft. August 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6364.
Very closely allied in habit, leaves and flowers to D. Beesianum,
W.Sm., from which I have separated it with some hesitation
by the characters given above.

ROSACEAE.

‘Spiraea calcicola,* W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species habitu Spivaeae arcuatae, Hook. {.; ramis longissime
arcuatis rubris glabris, foliis minimis obovatis integris glabris
conspicua.

Frutex 60-150 cm. altus, ramulis superioribus circ. 30 cm.
longis patentibus arcuatis angulatis rubris glabris nitidis sparse
foliatis prope basin subnudis. Folia (superiora juvenilia tantum
visa tempore florendi) 5—7 mm. longa, circ. 3 mm. lata, 3-5-
fasciculata in ramulo brevissimo, folio axillante delapso, e gemma
squamis membranaceis ciliatis praedité orta, obovata vel
elliptica, apice rotundata, basi cuneata, primo vix petiolata,
chartacea, integerrima, glabra, supra viridia nervis obscuris,
infra pallidiora subtrinervia. Inflorescentiae oe cire.
12 cm. longae, in apice ramulorum, e fasciculis 12-15, ¢
6-8-floris compositae ; flores arcte ce pedicellis circ.

* A Spiraea at a i to the above has been grown (May 1913) by Bees
Limited from seeds Mr. Forrest. The older leaves are sometimes

ahs 2mm. Jong is developed and the lamina reaches 1 cm. long, with pelugsl
eins. The — shoots are at the first sparsely pilose, soon becoming glabro
aaa iit a red iui hue

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132 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

5 mm. longis et basi foliis 3-5 minutis praediti. Calyx circ.
3 mm, longus, .extus glaber, intus glaber vel sparse pilosulus,
fere ad mediam partem in lobos triangulares obtusos partitus.
Petala calycem superantia obovata, alba, extus saturate roseo-
tincta. Stamina circ. 20. Carpella 5 glabra; discus albo-
pilosulus. .Fructus deest.

“Shrub of 2-5 ft. Flowers white, exterior deep rose.
Crevices of dry limestone cliffs on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat. .27° 20’ N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft.
June 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 5730.

A species remarkable for its long, slender, curved branches,
with small leaves. With the exception of the bud-scales and
the disc, the plant is quite glabrous.

. SAXIFRAGEAE.

Saxifraga atuntsiensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species minima, affinis S. microphyliae, Royle; petalis
2~-3-plo sepalis longioribus inter alia distincta.

Planta perpusilla, glaberrima, dense caespitosa. Folia omnia
basalia dense rosulatim conferta, vix 1 mm. longa, obovata,
integerrima, glaberrima, nitentia, carnosula. Pedicelli circ.
I cm. longi, gracillimi, uniflori, sparse glanduloso-puberuli,

' aphylli. Sepala 1-1.5 mm. longa, oblonga, glabra, obtusa,

primo erecta, deinde patentia. Petala 3-4 mm. longa, vix
1 mm. lata, lineari-oblonga, subobtusa, trinervia, flava. Stamina
pistillum primo superantia. Ovarium immaturum ovoideum.

“ China :—N.W. Yunnan, at Atuntsi, an alpine grassland
plant growing along the headwaters of the streams at an
elevation of 15,000 ft. July torr.’ F. Kingdon Ward. No 43.

Closely allied to the dwarf Himalayan Saxifrages, nearest
to S. microphylla, but with very different flowers.

Saxifraga consanguinea, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis Saxifragae piliferae, Hook. f. et Thoms.
ex Himalaya orientali; habitu compactiore, foliis magis
imbricatis et margine minute ciliatis, inflorescentiis plurifloris,
inter alta signa recedit.

Planta caespitosa, erecta, 3-4.5 cm. alta, radicibus fibrosis,
turionibus sarmentosis filiformibus ad 1 5 cm. longis vel ultra,
apice gemmiferis praedita; habitus ei S. piliferae similis.
Caulis simplex puberulus, inflorescenti4 corymbosa densA 5-8
flora terminatus. Folia infima dense rosulatim conferta, 6-9 mm.
longa, 2 mm. lata, lineari-oblonga, basi subamplexicaulia, apice

NOVARUM CHINENSIUM. 133

subacuta mucronulata, margine minute ciliato-spinulosa, cetera
glabra; superiora laxius imbricata, 5-10 mm. longa, I-1.5 mm.
lata, linearia, acuta vel subacuta, margine minute ciliata,
rugosula, in bracteas simillimas sed minores abeuntia. Pedicelli
circ. 5 mm. longi, sparse fusco-villosi. Flores eis S. piliferae
similes, paulo majores. Sepala circ. 3 mm. longa, oblongo-
ovata, obtusissima, carnosula, extus sparse pilosula, intus
glabra. Petala in sicco rubro-purpurascentia, circ. 3 mm. longa,
obovata, trinervia. Ovarium (immaturum) disciforme stylis
brevissimis erectis coronatum.

“China :—At Atuntsi, N.W. Yunnan, near the Tibetan |
frontier, at an elevation of 16,000 ft. July r91r.”’ F. Kingdon
Ward. No. 44

This species of the Chinese Western Ranges corresponds
to the Himalayan S. filifera, from which it differs in minor
points. It is more compact with more imbricate leaves which
are much less puberulous, the inflorescence is many flowered,
the sepals fleshy and more obtuse, the petals more rounded at
the apex. It is very closely allied, however, and in structure
of leaf, sepal, petal, and especially ovary, it is scarcely different
from its Himalayan congener.

Saxifraga finitima, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Saxifragae Stella-aureae, Hook. f. et Thoms.
sed pedicellis saepius unifoliatis, et floribus majoribus inter alia
distincta.

Planta dense caespitosa caudiculis lignosis, dense foliosis,
caulibus floriferis undique glanduloso-puberulis unifloris. Folia
densissime rosulatim conferta, sessilia, circ. 3 mm. longa, circ.
I mm. lata, oblonga, obtusa, carnosula, nitentia, margine
glanduloso-ciliata, nervis obscuris. Pedicelli circ. 3 cm. longi,
glanduloso-puberuli, folio mediano circ. 3 mm. longo lineari
glanduloso-ciliato praediti. Sepala 3-4 mm. longa, circ. 1.5
mm. lata, reflexa, oblonga, obtusa, parce margine glanduloso-
ciliata, cetera glabra, viridia. Petala erecto-patentia, 5-6 mm.
longa, circ. 3 mm. lata, late elliptica, brevissime unguiculata,
obtusa, 5-nervia, flava. Stamina filiformia sepalis paulo
longiora. Capsula immatura, circ. 3 mm. longa, ovato-globosa,
stylis brevissimis erectis coronata.

“China :—N.W. Yunnan, at Atuntsi, at an _ elevation
of 16,000 ft. on boulders and screes. July 1911.” F. Kingdon
Ward. No. 47.

A near relative of the Himalayan S. Stella-aurea, Hook. f. et
Thoms., but easily distinguished by the larger flowers and the
linear bracts (sometimes absent) placed at, or a little below, the
middle of the pedicel.

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134 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM

Saxifraga flexilis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Saxifragae drabaeformts, Franch. ; caulibus
flexuosis, foliis pedunculisque eglandulosis, inter alia signa
conspicua.

Radix ad 10 cm. longa, fibrosa, cujus e collo halts numerosi
oriuntur. Caules alii longiories suberecti vel procumbentes,
6-7 cm. longi, flexuosi, sparsius foliis eciliatis praediti; alli
brevissimi (juniores) I-1.5 cm. longi, dense foliis ciliatis rosulatim
obsiti; hi steriles, illi divaricato-ramosi, 2—3-floriferi, glabri,
eglandulosi rubescentes. Folia caulium breviorum 3-4 mm.
longa, dense conferta, lanceolata vel oblanceolata, mucronata,
sparse albo-setoso-ciliat ; folia caulium longiorum 6-8 mm.
longa, vix. 2 mm. lata, laxa, lineari-lanceolata, subacuta, glabra,
nervis obscuris. Pedicelli 2-3 ad 4 cm. longi, late divaricati,

. flexuosi, glabri. Sepala sub anthesin reflexa, oblonga, obtusa,

hy .

2-5 mm. longa, glabra, nervis obscuris, Petala oblonga vel
oblongo-ovata, circ. 6 mm. longa, circ. 2-5 mm. lata, trinervia,
flava. Stamina ovarium primo superantia filamentis circ.
2-5 mm. longis. Ovarium ovoideum in stylos breves paulo
divaricatos exiens. Capsula matura.. .

‘* China :—N.W. Yunnan, near Atuntsi, at an elevation of
15,000 ft. September rg1r.”’ F. Kingdon Ward. No. 45.

Saxifraga Wardii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis Saxifragae brachypodae, Don, sed foliis
lanceolatis, floribus fere duplo majoribus, calyce densius
glanduloso-ciliato, petalis glandulo-marginatis recedit.

Planta laxe caespitosa; caules suberecti vel adscendentes,
5-7 cm. longi, simplices, dense foliosi, infra glabri, supra dense
glandulosi, apice uniflori. Folia lanceolata, g-11 mm. longa, 3—5
mm. lata, apice acuta mucronata, basi subrotundata, vix cordatula,
semi-amplexicaulia, suberecta nec patentia, rigidula, spinulosa,
albo-marginata, nitida, subtus pallidiora; gemmae desunt
Pedunculus 2-10 mm. longus, saepe foliis tectus, glandulosus.
Calycis laciniae 5—6 mm. longae, 2-3 mm. latae, subacutae nec
mucronatae, dense glanduloso-ciliatae, in sicco atro-purpureae.
Petala obovata 9-10 mm. longa, ad 7 mm. lata, 5~7—nervia, flava.
Stamina pistillum paullum superantia filamentis circ. 3 mm.
longis. Ovarium (immaturum) circ. 2-5 mm. longum, oblongo-
ovoideum, in stylos 1 mm. longos, vix divaricatos exiens.
Raped .<.

“China :—N.W. Yunnan, near Atuntsi, at an altitude of
14,000 ft. September rgir.” Coll. F. Kingdon Ward. No. 46.

A near ally of Saxifraga brachypoda, Don, but at once dis-
tinguished by the very large flower. |

NovaRuM CHINENSIUM 135

SCROPHULARINEAE.

'’ Pedicularis atuntsiensis, Bonati. Sp. nov.

ea

Sectio Pectinatae.

Perennis ; pluricaulis. Caules 10-20 cm. alti, erecti, flexuosi,
simplices, glabri. Folia inferiora perennia, longe petiolata ;
petiolis 40-45 mm. longis, basi dilatatis ; limbo 15-25 mm. longo,
ovato-oblongo, pinnatisecto; foliolis 9-13 breviter petiolatis,
ovato-obtusis, bipinnatilobulatis. Folia caulinaria verticillata vel
aliquando opposita petiolis 25 mm. longis; limbo ovato-obtuso,
circiter 20 mm. longo. Folia superiora 4—verticillata, subsessilia,
bipinnatifida, lobis acutis. Bracteae inferiores foliaceae ;
superiores dilatatae ac basi membranaceae. Flores 4—verti-
cillati, breviter pedunculati; pedunculis circiter 2 mm. longis.
Calyx vesiculosus, membranaceus, perlucidus, 5—-angulosus ;
nervis 15 eminentibus plus minusve reticulatis ; tubo 2-2.5 mm
longo ; dentibus quinque, I mm. longis; summo integro, latera-
libus lanceolatis, acutis, incisis. Corolla purpurea; tubo calyce
duplo longiore ; galea in parte erecta 5 mm. longa, ad dorsum
rotunda ac in apicem falcatum; 10 mm. longum, lente attenuata,
labio inferiore sessile, 10 mm. longo ; lobis rotundis, medio later-
alibus paulo latiore, haud proeminente, margine ciliato. Staminum
filamenta medio tubi inserta, omnia glabra. Capsula ac semina ?

i China :-—N.W. Yunnan, at Atuntsi. Alt. 14,000 ft.
sy tori F, Kingdon Ward. No. 115.

This new species comes nearest to P. ramosissima, Bonati, but
is distinguished at once by the simple stems, by the small size,
by the more elongated corolla tube, by the longer beak and
longer lower lip, etc.

Pedicularis pseudo-ingens, Bonati. Sp. nov.

Sectio Tristes.

Caulis circiter 45 cm. altus, angulosus, erectus, flexuosus,
pilis albis crispis paucis sparsus. Folia sessilia, auriculata,
glabra, vel paulo villosa, lineato-lanceolata, acuta, 6-8 cm. longa,
6-7 mm. lata, pennatilobata; lobis plurimis, obtusis, 2-3 mm.
longis, 2 mm. latis, acutidentatis. Bracteae inferiores foliaceae,
Superiores prope integrae, basi ac margine lanatao, summo
glabrae, flores longe superantes. Flores sessiles, in uva elongata
densa lanata. Calyx 11 mm. longus, dentibus lineato-lanceolatis,
acutis, 5 mm. longis, basi 1.5-2 mm. latis. Corolla sicut in P.
ingens, — et aequaliter longa (22 mm.) sed tubo breviore
g.5-Io mm.; galea 12-13 mm. longa; labio 8-9 mm. lon ngo.
Staminum filamenta ad tertium inferius tubi inserta, omnia
glabra.

136 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM CHINENSIUM.

* China :-—N.W. Yunnan, at Atuntsi. Alt. 14,000 ft.
July 1911.” F. Kingdon Ward. No. 130.

A plant very near to Pedicularis ingens, Maxim, of which it is
possibly a dwarf southern form. It differs from it by—

(1) Its small size ;

(2) Its smaller leaves with lobes not mucronate ;

(3) Its more elongated, linear-lanceolate pointed calyx lobes ;

(4) Its shorter corolla tube, longer hood, and smaller lip ;

(5) Its glabrous stamens inserted lower down.

THYMELAEACEAE.

Wikstroemia lichiangensis, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov. :

Species affinis Wikstroemiae seeps Hemsl.; foltis
approximat, floribus tomentosis rec

Frutex 1.5-3 m. altus, ramosus, ee foliatus, ramulis novellis
teretibus gracilibus dense incano-tomentosis, senioribus glabris
cortice griseo ruguloso praeditis. Folia 1.5—3 cm. longa, .5-I cm.
lata, alterna, oblanceolata vel oblonga, apice rotundata vel
obtusa, basi late cuneata, chartacea, integra, margine paulo
revoluta, supra viridia rugosula sparsius incano-pilosula nervis
obscuris, infra pallidiora sparse pilosula nervis eminentibus
pilosioribus. Inflorescentiae numerosae vel ramulos terminantes
vel prope apices exaxillares (in medio internodio) orientes, 5—15-
florae, pedunculis 5-10 mm. longis incano-tomentosis, floribus
fere capitatis, pedicellis vix 1 mm. longis, bracteis nullis. Calycis
tubus circ. I cm. longus, I mm. latus, extus dense incano-
tomentosus; lobi 4, circ. 2 mm. longi, subrotundati, extus
tomentosi, intus glabri viridi-lutei. Stamina 8, biseriata.

um villosum stylo brevi, stigmate capitato magno. Fructus
deest.

“Shrub of 5-9 ft. Flowers greenish yellow. Dry, open
situations amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft. May 1g10.” G.
Forrest. No. 5664.

“ Shrub of 4-8 ft. Flowers dull rose. Dry situations on the
margins of pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 25’N. Alt. gooo-10,000 ft. October 1910.”” G. Forrest.

Propagation of Mutisia decurrens, Cav.
: BY
LAURENCE BAXTER STEWART,
Plant Propagator in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

With Plate XXVIII.

ALTHOUGH this plant has been known in cultivation for many
years, it cannot be said that it is as widely grown as it might be.
This is a great pity, for every one must admit that when well
grown it forms a picture beautiful in any garden. Perhaps the ©
chief reason for the comparative rarity of this plant in gardens is
the impression that its propagation is difficult. But there is
no difficulty if the right methods be adopted.

The usual practice is to take as cuttings young shoots as they
appear above the ground and with them a piece of stolon is cut.
In many cases such shoots may be obtained with roots already
attached. This, however, is a crude method, and one which
may result in damage to the parent plant. These shoots are
those which produce the flowers. Every shoot of the kind
that is removed means loss of so much flower. It is, therefore,
essential to ensure a good supply of bloom that these shoots be
allowed to remain on the parent plant. It has only to be known
that portions taken from any part of the plant will give successful
cuttings to put out of count this old wasteful method.

After the flowering season is over, that is to say after the
end of August or the beginning of September, it may be found
advisable to thin out some of the old flowering stems that have
grown into a tangled mass. From these thinnings a supply of
material suitable for cuttings may be obtained.

Perhaps the most successful method of striking these is as
follows :—

Select a frame with a shady exposure and in it place one
foot of drainage. Over this place some rough material such as
leaves to prevent the drainage from becoming choked up, and
finally a layer of pure sand, say about eight inches deep.

In preparing the cuttings it is not necessary that they
should be cut beneath a node, but anywhere that is most
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVII, Nov. 1013.]

138 STEWART—PROPAGATION OF MUTISIA DECURRENS.

convenient. A suitable length for cuttings is from six to eight
inches, and no leaves must be removed from them. When
inserting the cuttings it is not advisable to make holes, but
just press the basal end into the sand deep enough to enable
the cutting to stand erect. This brings the lower portion into
contact with the moist sand in such a manner as will promote
immediate root growth.

After the cuttings are inserted a steady temperature of
about 58° F. must be maintained. Water of the same tempera-
ture as that in the propagating frame should be given—using
a fine rose—in liberal quantities at least once a day, or more
frequently in bright weather. On warm, sunny days, or during
drying winds, it will be found beneficial to water every hour
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The summit portion of a shoot roots more readily than does
the basal portion, the reason being that the growing points
have not yet become so woody and are thus in a better state
for producing roots. If the older portions, however, are used,
and the water supply kept up, they will root, although they may
be a fortnight or three weeks later of doing so.

It is not advisable to leave the cuttings long in the sand after
roots have commenced to form, but as soon as these are two
to three inches long, the plants should be potted up. A suitable
compost for potting consists of three parts loam and one part
crock dust.

After potting, which must not be done too firmly, the plants
should be placed back into the frame in which they were struck
and receive a thorough watering. Water must then be with-
held from the roots until the compost in the pots becomes
somewhat dry, but in order to reduce transpiration and prevent
flagging the foliage should be frequently lightly sprayed.

Aiter an interval of about a week from the time of potting
the roots of many of the cuttings will appear at the sides of the
pots. These plants can then safely be removed to a cool house
there to remain until they are required for planting in border
or greenhouse.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXVIII.
Illustrating L. B. Stewart’s Paper on Mutisia decurrens, Cav.

The plate is — res a photograph by Mr. R. M. Adam of rooted cuttings
the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinbur urgh.

Fic. t. Intermediate stem-cutting—moderate development of root.
IG. 2. Basal stem-cutting—poor development of root.
Fic. 3. Apical stem-cutting—strong development of root.

Notes, R.B.G., EDIN PLATE XXVIII.

CUTTINGS OF MUTISIA DECURRENS, CAV.

ENUMERATION OF CRASSULACEAE

Collected in China

by
Bullock, Carles, Ducloux, Forrest (second
expedition), Hancock, Henry, Hosie, Hugh,
Maire, Monbeig, Morse, Pratt, Wilson,

with
a comparative table, including the species
of Delavay and Forrest’s first expedition.

BY

RAYMOND HAMET,
Paris.

i, COLLECTION OF PROF. T. L. BULLOCK:

Sedum drymarioides, Hance, var. genuinum, Raymond
Hamet. Kewkiang, Lushan Mountains. Flowers’ white.
20th June 1892. Bullock, n. 176. Herb. Kew.

II. COLLECTION OF W. R. CARLES, C.M.G.
Sedum drymarioides, Hance, var. genuinum, Raymond
Hamet. Kewkiang Hills. Flowers white. zoth June 1892.
Carles. Herb. Edinburgh.
Sedum drymarioides, Hance, var. stellariaefolium, Ray-
mond Hamet. Peking Hills. Flowers yellew. 15th August 1885.
Carles. Herb. Edinburgh.

Ill. COLLECTION OF ABBE DUCLOUX.

Sedum Leblancae, Raymond Hamet. China, Yunnan.
Ducloux, n. 577. Herb. Kew.

Sedum multicaule, Wallich. China, Yunnanfu. Ducloux,
n. 176. Herb. Kew.

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var valerianoides, Raymond
Hamet. China, Yunnanfu. Ducloux, n. 451¢. Herb. Kew.
(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVII, Nov. 1913.]

140 HamMET—CHINESE CRASSULACEAE.

IV. COLLECTION OF G. FORREST.
SECOND EXPLORATION, Iogt!o.

Sedum Beauverdi, Raymond Hamet.

Yunnan. G. Forrest. No. 7205.
Sedum bracteatum, Diels.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 30’ N. Shady situations in mixed forests. Alt. 11,000 ft.
Plant of 6-10 inches. Flowers orange yellow. September Igo.
G. Forrest. No. 6736.

Yunnan. G. Forrest. No. 6998.

Sedum bupleuroides, Wallich.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 15’ N.
Open mountain pasture. Alt. 12,000 ft. Plant of 4-8 inches.
Flowers deep reddy green. June 1910. G. Forrest. No. 5690.

Sedum Chauveaudi, Raymond Hamet.
Yunnan, tg10. G. Forrest. No. 7200.

Sedum fastigiatum, Hooker f. et Thomson.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Ledges of limestone cliffs. Alt. 11,000—-12,o00 ft. Plant of 6-12
inches. Flowers pale lemon yellow. June I910. G. Forrest.
No. 6029.

Sedum Forresti, Raymond Hamet.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
On limestone drift. Alt. 14,000-15,000 ft. Plant of 1-2 inches.
Flowers bright brassy yellow. July 1t910. G. Forrest. No.
6117.

Sedum indicum, Raymond Hamet, var. genuinum, Raymond
Hamet.
unnan, dry situations amongst rocks on the divide between
the Hoching and Lichiang Valleys. Lat. 26° 40’N. . Alt. 8000 ft.
Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers So In seed in
November 1g1o. G. Forrest. No. 735

Sedum linearifolium, Royle, var. Balfouri, Raymond Hamet.
—Sedum trifidum, Wallich, var. Balfouri, Raymond Hamet.
Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’ N.
On moist, shady rocks. Alt. 11,000-13,000 ft. Plant of 2-4
inches. Flowers greenish white. August 1910. G. Forrest.
No. 6400.

CHINESE CRASSULACEAE. i4t

Sedum multicaule, Wallich.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Stony pasture. Alt. 10,000 ft Plant of 3-5 inches. Flowers
bright yellow. September 1g1ro. G. Forrest. No. 6542.

Yunn G. Forrest. No. 6839.

Yunnan. G. Forrest. No. 6919

Sedum Oreades, Raymond Hamet.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 35’ N.
Moist, stony, alpine pasture. Alt. 14,000-15,000 ft. Plant of
13-23 inches. Flowers bright golden yellow. August 1gro.
G. Forrest. No. 6511.

Yunnan. G. Forrest. No. 7212.

Sedum platysepalum, Franchet.

Yunnan, south end of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’ N.
Dry, stony pasture. Alt. gooo ft. Plant of 2-4 inches. Flowers
golden yellow. October rgto. G. Forrest. No. 7393.

Sedum primuloides, Franchet.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’N.
Crevices of limestone cliffs. Alt. 12,000 ft. Plant of 4 inch.
June r910. G. Forrest. No. ;

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 35’N.
On humus-covered boulders. Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. Plant of 1-2
inches. Flowers white. September igi1o. G. Forrest. No. 6705.

Sedum roseum, Scop., var.
Yunnan, 1910. G. Forrest. No. 6938.

Sedum roseum, Scop., var.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Crevices and ledges of limestone cliffs. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft.
Plant of 6-8 inches. Flowers green. July 1910. G. Forrest.
No. 6065.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 40’ N.
On cliffs and humus-covered boulders. Alt. 11,000 ft. Plant of
9-15 inches. Flowers yellowish-green. July 1910. G. Forrest.
No. 6135

Sedum rotundatum, Hemsley.
Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Stony, alpine pasture. Alt. 13,000-14,000 ft. Tufted plant of
12,000-18,000 inches. Flowers deep rose. September 1910.
_ G. Forrest. No. 6622

Sedum scabridum, Franchet.
Yunnan, western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’N.

142 HAMET—CHINESE CRASSULACEAE.

Crevices of limestone cliffs. Alt. 12,000 ft. Tufted plant of
I-3 inches. Flowers yellowish red. June 1910. G. Forrest.
No. 6022.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Crevices of limestone cliffs and boulders. Alt. 12,000 ft. Plant
of 4-6 inches. Inseedin June rgto. G. Forrest. No. 5965.

Sedum tenuifolium, Franchet.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°30’N.
On rocks in pine forests. Alt. 11,000 ft. Plant of 2~5 inches.
Flowers brassy yellow. August 1910. G. Forrest. No. 6626.

Sedum trullipetalum, Hooker f. et Thomson.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’ N.
Crevices of boulders and ledges of cliffs. Alt. gooo—10,000 ft.
Plant of 2-4 inches. Flowers brassy yellow. October r1gro.
G. Forrest. No. 7392.

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. Forresti, Raymond Hamet.

Yunnan, eastern flank of Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’ N.
Ledges of cliffs and on humus-covered boulders. Alt. 11,000-
13,000 ft. Plant of g-16 inches. Flowers ruddy green. Foliage
purplish-red. June 1910. G. Forrest. No. 5963 2 ¢

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. valerianoides, Raymond
amet.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’N.
Shady situations in mixed forests. Alt. 10,-11,000 ft. Plant
of 1-2ft. Flowersgreen. June rg1o. G. Forrest. No. 5947 S.

Yunnan, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’N.
Ledges of shady cliffs in pine forests. Alt. 10,000—11,000 ft.
Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers green. July 1910. G. Forrest. No.
6121 3.

ERRATA
of

eorge Forrest during his pS oy arta of Yunnan and Eastern
alee in a <—— 1904, 1905, and 1906.—Notes Roy. Bot. Gard.
im.

P. 119, for Sedum trifidum, Wallich, var. Balfouri, Raymond Hamet,
vead Sedum linearifolium Royle, var. Balfouri, Raymond Hamet
or um um, Wallich, var. Forresti, Raymond ack ad
Sedum Conse at fee var. Forresti, Raymond Paani met. fe
Pi Alfredi, Hance, vead Sedum bracteatum, Diels.

CHINESE CRASSULACEAE. 143

V. COLLECTION OF W. HANCOCK.

Sedum multicaule, Wallich.
Yunnan, Mengtz, mountain rocks. 6000 ft. 15th September
1895—Hancock, n. 196. Herb. Kew.

VI. COLLECTION OF PROF. A. HENRY.

Sedum Barbeyi, Raymond Hamet.
China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 7002. Herb. Mus. Paris
(type) and Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Sedum bracteatum, Diels.

China, Prov. Hupeh, Tang—Henry, n. 59464 and 5946c.
Herb. Kew.

China, Prov. Hupeh, N. Patung—Henry, n. 59468. Herb.
Kew, British Museum, and Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

China, Prov. Hupeh, Chienduh—Henry, n. 5946. Herb.
Kew and Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Central China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 4888. Herb.
Edinburgh.

China, Patung District, Ichang—Henry, n. 4888. Herb.
Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Sedum Dielsi, Raymond Hamet.
China, Ichang, on mountains, 2500 ft.—Henry, n. 96t.
Herb. Kew.

Sedum drymarioides, Hance, var. stellariaefolium, Raymond
Hamet.

China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 6240. Herb. Mus. Paris,
Calcutta, Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 7395. Herb. Mus. Paris,
Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Central China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 4908. Herb. Berlin,
Barbey-Boissier, Edinburgh.

China, Patung District, Ichang—Henry, n. 4908. Herb. Bot.
Gard. St. Petersburg.

Sedum elatinoides, Franchet.

Central China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 5825. Herb. Berlin,
Mus. Paris, and Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Central China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 4730. Herb.
Edinburgh and Barbey-Boissier.

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144 HAMET—CHINESE CRASSULACEAE.

China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 6025. Herb. Bot. Gard.
St. Petersburg.

China, Ichang and immediate neighbourhood—Henry, n.
3455. Herb. Berlin. ;

China, Ichang and immediate neighbourhood—Henry, n.
3996. Herb. Bot. Gard. St. Petersbur

China, Patung District, Ichang—Henry. Herb. Bot. Gard.
St. Petersburg.

Sedum filipes, Hemsley, var. genuinum, Raymond Hamet.

“ - China, Prov. Szechwan (N. Wushan). Pale purple flowers—
Henry, n. 7025. Herb. Kew, Mus. Paris, and Bot. Gard. St.
Petersburg.

China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 69894. Herb. Mus. Paris —
and Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.
- China, Prov. Hupeh, Ichang and immediate neighbourhood—
Henry. Herb. Mus. Paris.

China, Prov. Hupeh, Ichang and immediate neighbourhood—
Henry, n. 32304. Herb. Edinburgh and Mus. Paris.

China, Prov. Hupeh, Ichang and immediate neighbourhood—
Henry, n. 3230. Herb. Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 7593. Herb. Bot. Gard.
St. Petersburg.

China, Prov. Hupeh, Hsingshan—Henry, n. 69894. Herb.
Kew

China, Prov. Hupeh, Tang, 7000 ft —Henry, n. 6756. Herb.
Kew.

Sedum filipes, Hemsley, var. major, Hemsley.

China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n: 6989. Herb. Bot. Gard.
St. Petersburg.

China, Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 2667. Herb. Berlin.

China, Prov. Szechwan (S. Wushan)—Henry, n. 4989. Herb.
Mus. Paris.

China, Prov. Szechwan (S. Wushan)—Henry, n. 6989s.
Herb. Mus. Paris.

Ps Sedum indicum, Raymond Hamet, var. genuinum, Raymond

Yunnan, Mengtz, on rocks, 4500-5000 ft. Flowers green,
tipped with a little red—Henry, n. QI5IA. Herb. Edinburgh,
Kew, Berlin, and St. Petersburg.

Yunnan, Mengtz, S. Mts., 5000 ft., on rocks—Henry, n. 91518.
Herb. Kew.

China, Ichang and immediate neighbourhood—Henry, n.
2733. Herb. Kew.

CHINESE CRASSULACEAE. 145

) Sedum multicaule, Wallich.

Mengtz, Mts. to E., 6000 ft., on rock. Yellow flowers—
Henry, n. 9157. Herb. Kew.

Mengtz, Mts., 6000 ft., on rock. Yellow flowers—Henry,
n. 10,317. Herb. Kew, Edinburgh, Berlin, and Bot. Gard. St.
Petersburg.

Puerh, on cliffs, 6000 ft. Yellow flowers—Henry, n. 13, 13,197.
Herb. Kew and Herb. Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Sedum Rosthornianum, Diels.

China, Prov. Szechwan (S. Wushan)—Henry, n. 5727. Herb.
Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. Henryi, Raymond Hamet.

Prov. Szechwan (S. Wushan)—Henry, n. 5411c ¢. Herb.
Paris, Herb. Museum Vienna, and Herb. Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Prov. Szechwan (S. Wushan)—Henry, n. 5411B °. Herb.
Paris and Herb. Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Prov. Hupeh—Henry, n. 5411 3 in Herb. Paris and Herb.
Bot. = St. Petersburg; ? in Herb. Berlin; ¢ and 2 in Herb.
Edinbur,

sae District, Ichang—Henry, n. 4794 2 Herb. Bot. Gard.
St. Petersburg.

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. ———— Raymond
Hamet.

China, Yunnan, Mengtz, N. Mts., 6000 ft.—Henry, n. 10,204
$ in Herb. Kew., Berlin, and Edinburgh; ? in Herb. Bot.
Gard. St. Petersburg.

_ ‘VIL. COLLECTION OF CONSUL-GENERAL SIR ©
ALEXANDER HOSIE.

Sedum Chauveaudi, Raymond Hamet.
Between Tachienlu and Chentu. October 1904—Hosie.
Herb. Kew.

Sedum indicum, Raymond Hamet, var. genuinum, Raymond
Hamet.

Between Tachienlu and Chentu—Hosie. Herb. Kew.
Between Batang and Tachienlu. September—October 1904
—Hosie. Herb. Kew.

Sedum Mossi, Raymond Hamet.

Between Batang and Tachienlu. September—October 1904
—Hosie. Herb. Kew. Type!

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\

146 HAMET—CHINESE CRASSULACEAE.

VIII. COLLECTION OF REV. FATHER HUGH.

Sedum bracteatum, Diels. 7
N. Central China, Mt. Mo-mi-san. 1899—Rev. Fr. Hugh.
Herb. British Museum.

Sedum dumulosum, Franchet.

N. Central China, Ngo-san (Lao-y-san). September 1899—
Hugh. Herb. British Museum.

N. Central China, Mt. Miao-Wang- san. July 1899—Hugh.
Herb. British Museum.

IX. COLLECTION OF PERE E. E. MAIRE.

Sedum Beauverdi, Raymond Hamet.

Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, montagnes, 2700 m., fleurs jaunes—
Maire, n. 2868. Herb. Diels.

Sedum Bergeri, Raymond Hamet. ;
Yunnan, environs de Yun-nan-sen, rochers des pics, setebre!2.
Maire, n. 294, 295, and 298. Herb. Edinburgh.

Sedum Celiae, Raymond Hamet.
Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, 2600 m.—Maire, n. 6735. Herb.
Diels. Echantillon authentique !

Sedum Chauveaudi, Raymond Hamet.
Yunnan, Tong Tchouan—Maire, n. 6736. Herb. Diels.

Sedum drymarioides, Hance, var. stellariaefolium, Raymond
amet
Yunnan, Tong Tchouan 2600 m.-—Maire, n. 3020. Herb. Diels.
Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, juillet 19g10—Maire, n. 6716 dis.
série B. Herb. Bonati.

Sedum indicum, Raymond Hamet, var. genuinum, Raymond
amet
Yunnan, rochers des: rives du fleuve Polen Mong Kon,
450 m.—Maire, n. 3145. Herb. Diels.
Yunnan, environs de Yun-nan-sen ; toitures, roches basses,
décembre—Maire, n. 296. Herb. Edinburgh.
unnan, environs de Yun-nan-sen, fleurs iaunes—Maire.
n. 2371. Herb. Edinburgh.

CHINESE CRASSULACEAE. 147

Yunnan, environs de Yun-nan-sen—Maire, n. 976. Herb.
Edinburgh.

Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, 2500 m., fleurs rouges—Maire, n.
2889. Herb. Diels.

Sedum indicum, Raymond Hamet, var. yunnanense, Raymond

~Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, sur les murs de la ville, fleurs blanches
—Maire n. 2890. Herb. Diels.

Sedum leucocarpum, Franchet.
Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, rochers des montagnes, 2800 m.,
fleurs jaunes—Maire, n. 2891. Herb. Diels.
Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, 2700 m., octobre —Maire, n.
3072. Herb. Diels.

Sedum Liciae, Raymond Hamet.
Yunnan, environs de Yun-nan-sen—Maire, n. 2052 et 2276.
Herb. Edinburgh.

Sedum multicaule, Wallich.

Yunnan, Tong Tchouan—Maire, n. 2892 bis. Herb. Diels. .

Yunnan, Plaine de Tong Tchouan, 2500 m., juillet tgro—
Maire, n. 6716, série B. Herb. Bonati.

Yunnan, environs de Yun-nan-sen, rochers des _ pics,
octobre —Maire, n. 297. Herb. Edinburgh.

Yunnan, environs de Yun-nan-sen—Maire, n. 529, 977 et
2292. Herb. Edinburgh.
Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. valerianoides, Raymond

Hamet.

Yunnan, Tong Tchouan, 2800 m.—Maire, n. 6290 et 6312, ¢.

Herb. Diels.

X. COLLECTION OF PERE C. MONBEIG.

Sedum multicaule, Wallich.
Yunnan, Tsekou—Monbeig. Herb. Kew.

XI. COLLECTION OF H. B. MORSE.

Sedum multicaule, Wallich.
Lungchow in Kwangsi—Flower reddish—Morse, n. 177.
Herb. Kew.
E

148 HAMET—CHINESE CRASSULACEAE.

XII. COLLECTION OF A. E. PRATT.

Sedum verticillatum, Raymond Hamet.

West Szechuen and Tibetan Frontier, chiefly near Tachienlu,
gooo-13,500 ft.—Pratt, n. 483. Herb. Edinburgh, Mus. Paris,
Berlin, Calcutta, Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. valerianoides, Raymond
amet.
West Szechuen and Tibetan Frontier, chiefly near Tachienlu,
goo00-13,500 ft.—Pratt, n. 468 2. Herb. Kew and Calcutta.
West Szechuen and Tibetan Frontier, chiefly near Tachienlu,
go000-13,500 {t.—Pratt, n. 713 2 Herb. Kew and Calcutta.

XIII. COLLECTION OF E. H. WILSON.
Sedum Aliciae, Raymond Hamet, var. genuinum, Raymond
amet

Western China, stone walls, etc., 3800-7500 ft. Flowers
pink. August 1903—Wilson, n. 3627. Herb. Mus. Paris (Type
of the species and of the variety), British Museum and Hamburg.
Sedum bracteatum, Diels.

Central China, W. Hupeh. July r1901—Wilson, n. 2500.
Herb. Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.
Sedum Costantini, Raymond Hamet.

Western China, Grosslands, Ta-tien-lu. October 1904—Wilson,
n. 3634. Herb. Mus. Paris (type), British Museum, and Hamburg.
- Sedum Daigremontianum, Raymond Hamet.

Western China, rocks. 7ooo ft. Flowers white—Wilson,
n. 3632. Herb. Mus. Paris (type), British Museum, and Hamburg.

Sedum drymarioides, Hance, var. stellariaefolium, Raymond
Hamet.

Western China, base rocks and stony places, 12,000-14,000 ft.
Flowers yellow. October t904—Wilson, n. 3628. Herb. British
Museum.

Central China, W. Hupeh. August t901—Wilson, n. 2457.
Herb. Berlin.

CHINESE CRASSULACEAE. 149

Sedum elatinoides, Franchet.

Central China, W. Hupeh. June 1900—Wilson, n. 1078.
Herb. Berlin.

Sedum filipes, Hemsley, var. genuinum, Raymond Hamet.

Central China, W. Hupeh. June z901—Wilson, n. 2571.
Herb. Edinburgh, Hamburg, and Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg.

Sedum filipes, Hemsley, var. major, Hemsley.

Western China, Mountain Wu, rocks. Flowers white. October
1903—Wilson, n. 3618. Herb. British Museum, Hamburg, and .
Mus. Paris.

Sedum indicum, Raymond Hamet. var. genuinum, Raymond
et,
Western China. July 1903—Wilson, n. 3641. Herb. British
useum.
Western China, S. Wushan—Wilson, n. 2728. Herb. Kew.

r
Sedum Rendlei, Raymond Hamet.

Western China, base rocks, 12,500 ft. Flowers pinkish.
October 1904—Wilson, n. 3619. Herb. British Museum (type).

Sedum Schoenlandi, Raymond Hamet.
Western China, arid places, 8000-9000 ft. Flowers pink.
August 1903—Wilson, n. 3622. Herb. Mus. Paris (type), British

eum.
Western China, 1903-1904—Wilson. Herb. Hamburg.

Sedum Susannae, Raymond Hamet.

Western China, stony places, 10,000-12,500 ft. Flowers
yellow. August 1903—Wilson, n. 3636. Herb. Mus. Paris
(type), British Museum, and Hamburg.

Western China, roadside, 4000-8500 ft. August I903—
Wilson, n. 3635. Herb. British Museum.

Sedum verticillatum, Raymond Hamet.
Western China, shady rocks, 12,000-13,000 ft. July 1903—
Wilson, n. 3630. Herb. British Museum.

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. Henryi, Raymond Hamet.
Western China, Mountain Wu, wet rocks. Flowers yellow,
July 1903—Wilson, n. 3616 2. Herb. British Museum.

150 HAMET—CHINESE CRASSULACEAE.

Western China, S. Wushan. August 1900. Flowers yellow
—Wilson, n. 650 ¢. Herb. Berlin.

Central China, W. Hupeh. June 1g900—Wilson, n. 1143 2 in
Herb. Mus Paris and Bot. Gard. St. Petersburg; ¢ and 2 in Herb.
Edinburgh.

Sedum yunnanense, Franchet, var. valerianoides, Raymond
Hamet.

Western China, Mountain Wu, 8000 ft. July 1903—Wilson,
3624 ¢. Herb. Mus. Paris, British Museum, and Hamburg.

COMPARATIVE TABLE.

Delavayi.

Bullock.
Carles.
Ducloux.
Forrest. I.
Hancock.
Henry.

Forrest II.

Hosie.
Hugh.
Maire.
Monbeig.
Morse.
Pratt.
Wilson.

Sedum Pi cinco ci dna

Hamet, var. gen uin

alee Ham

Sedum Balfouri, hisses

Hamet a

Sedum ahi Raymond

Hamet x

Sedum Beauverdi, Raymond . ae ha

Hame

Sedum Berger, ‘Raymond

Hamet

Sedum bra cteatum, Diels oe “3

Sedum bupleuroides, Wallich ait Big

Sedum _ Celiae, ——

Hame

Sedum Chauveaudi, " Ray-

mond Hamet = “6

Sed na Costantini, Raymond
Ham

Sedum Daigremontianum,

Raymond Hamet

Sedum alae Raymond
Tam

5

iidiecalce, Franc he cc. *
Setens drymarioides, Hance,
var. stellariaefolium, Ray-
mond Hamet - * :
Sedum m drymarioid es, Hance,
var. genuinum, Raymond
Hamet . *|*
Sedum dum ulosum, Franch et
Sedum elatinoides, Franchet *
Sedum Engleri,

Hamet, var. orresti,
Raymond Ham *
Sec = vastigiatum, Hooker

tact ar ne Hemsley,
ar. ile Raymond

amet . fe ‘ .
Sedum filipes, — var.
major, Hemsle

~ = criatii Raymond

See lum 1m glaciale, Franchet ° *
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Hamet, var. Forrestii,

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Sedum leucocarpum, Fran-

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sus uri, Raymond

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esti, Raymond
Sedum Liciae, " Raymond
Se Margaritae, Ray-
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Sedum Mossi, Raymond
Hamet
Sedum acini Wallich
Sedum nobile, Fran
Sedum abtusipetalum, Pee
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ame
— platysepalum, Fran-
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Sedum primuloides, Franchet
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Hamet

Sedum roseum, ‘Scop, var.
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— scabviduen: Franchet
Sch —< andi, Ray-

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Sedum tenuifolium, Franch

iprengte Raymond
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Notes on Chinese Labiatae.
BY

STEPHEN TROYTE DUNN, B.A., F.L.S., F.R.G.S.,

Kew.

TuE following list comprises descriptions of new species, reduc-
tions and transfers of old ones, and, in some cases, notes explana-
tory of the views expressed. Exceptional opportunities have
been afforded to the writer for the revision of the Labiatae of
China by the bringing together at Kew of a splendid series of
specimens from various herbaria of this and other countries.
For these facilities his thanks are specially due to Sir David
Prain, the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, who
with great kindness has borrowed for him type specimens from
Paris, Christiania, Berlin, St. Petersburg, and Florence, and who
has allowed all the work to be done in the herbarium of Kew.

Kew Herbarium itself possesses what is without doubt the
most valuable and probably also the most extensive collection of
Labiatae extant, containing as it does the specimens actually
used and annotated by Bentham as the foundation for his classical
Labtatarum Genera et Species (1832-1835). The specimens, more-
over, on which Hemsley based. his exhaustive enumeration of
Chinese Labiatae (1890), are in the Kew herbarium. The
herbarium of the Natural History Museum was also consulted
by the kind permission of the Keeper.

The writer’s thanks are also very specially due to Professor
Balfour, Regius Keeper of the Royal Botamic Garden, Edin-
burgh, for entrusting to him the whole of the invaluable collec-
tions of Chinese and Japanese Labiates in the Edinburgh Her-
barium (some 864 sheets), and for sending them to him at Kew
to compare with the material assembled there for the work.

To Mgr. Léveillé the writer is much indebted for the courtesy
with which he has lent him type specimens of the numerous
newly-described plants from the province of Kweichow, a region
very sparsely represented in other herbaria, besides that of the
Société International de Géographie Botanique at Le Mans (France).

The adjustment and, it is hoped, the simplification of the exist-
ing nomenclature of Chinese Labiates, of which these notes indicate
the chief points, has been undertaken to prepare the way for the
preparation of keys sufficiently practical to enable botanists,
and especially those collecting the living plants in China, to
determine the names of their finds. The drawing up of these
(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVII, Nov. 1913.)

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154 Dunn—Nortes ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

keys will be immediately proceeded with, but in the meantime
the return of material to the various herbaria and the rearrange-
ment of the series at Kew, with numerous new species and re-
adjustments of names, renders it convenient to publish these
notes without delay.

Ocimum aureoglandulosum, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr.
Bot. xiv (1904), 171. The type in Le Mans Herb.=Caryopterts
terniflora, Maxim.

Acrocephalus fruticosus, Dunn, sp. nov., inter alias —
habitu fruticoso distinctus.

Fyutex 1-2—pedalis, ramosus, tenuis. Rami ut folia calycesque
pube brevi crispula alba dense vestiti. Folia oblongo-elliptica,
obtusa, basi cuneata, 0.6-1.1 cm. longa, chartacea, subtus alba,
supra tenuiter puberula, margine leviter crenata, venis supra
impressis subtus prominentibus, petiolo 1-2 mm. longo. Flores
in capitulis terminalibus globosis 8-g mm. latis dispositi, sessiles,
3-4 mm. longi, bracteolis linearibus paullo longiores. Calyx
cylindricus, 1o0-nervius; dentes tubo aequilongi, lanceolati.
Corolla lilacina, calyce bis longior, subglabra ; tubus latus, vix
exsertus ; labia tubo aequilonga; superius leviter 3-4—-lobum,
erectum ; inferius integrum, patens. Stamina exserta, declinata,
aequilonga ; antherae loculi confluentes. Stylus bifidus.

YuNNAN. Valley of the Yangtze below Pung-tzu-la. Dry
limestone district. Elevation gooo ft. September 1904.
Forrest, 582.

Orthosiphon Bodinieri, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv
(1904), 170. The type in Le Mans Herb.= Plectranthus striatus,

O. Delavayi, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix. 218.
The type in Paris Herb. = Teucrium ornatum, Hemsl.

O. glabrescens, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv C904)
168. The type in Le Mans Herb.= Plectranthus striatus, Benth

O. marmoritis, Dunn, comb. nov. Hance under Plectranthus.

O. sinensis, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi (1890), 268. The
type in Kew Herb.= Plectranthus marmoritis, Hance (1874)=
O. marmoritis, Dunn. The species was described under different
genera by Hance and Hemsley, and although, in the opinion of the
writer, the latter was correct, Hance’s trivial name has priority.

” Plectranthus angustifolius, Dunn, sp. nov., foliis angustis,

a Stracheyi, Benth., propinquat, corollae tubo brevi dis-
tinguitur.

Herba perennis, simplex vel pauciramosa, 40-80 cm. alta.

Zz

Dunn—LaBIATAE. 155

Caulis brevissime puberulus. Folva sessilia, oblonga vel lineari-
oblonga, obtusa, basi cuneata, chartacea, scabrello-glandulosa,
subglabra, supra dimidium anguste serrata. Paniculae termin-
ales et rarius axillares, ad 25 cm. longae, 5 cm. latae, gland-
uloso-scabrellae. Cymae oppositae, 4—6—florae, pedunculis 15
cm. longis, bracteis lanceolatis breviter petiolatis integris 0.5 cm.
longis. Flores 8-12 mm. longi; pedicelli graciles, calyce paullo

breviores ; bracteolae lineares, minutae. Calyx floris 2.5 mm.

longus et latus; dentes erecto-patentes, tubo aequilongi, coer-
ulescentes, aequales, acuti; in fructu 8 mm. longus, quadrate
reticulatus, tubo fere bis dentibus longiore. Corolla purpurea,
glabra, tubo basi late gibboso, labiis 3-4 mm. longis aequalibus
Nuculae non visae.

Hupen. Fang, Wilson, 2577.

YUNNAN. ODucloux, 274;. Mengtze, grassy mountains,
5000-5500. Henry, 10,069, 10,0694; near Yunnan-sen, Maire,
2497, 2600.

P. cardiaphylius, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi (1890), 269.
Type in Kew Herb.=Orthosiphon debilis, Hemsl.

P. carnosifolius, Hemsl. l.c. 270. Type in Kew Herb. is
rather to be associated with Coleus q.v.

P. dichromophyllus, Diels in Engl. Jahrb. xxix (1901), 562.
Type in Christiania Herb.=P. rubescens, Hemsl.

9| P. discolor, Dunn, sp. nov. P.rugosae, Wall., affinis, foliis planis

haud rugosis distincta.

Frutex parvus, ramis tenuibus primo tenuiter stellato-to-
mentosis. Folia ovata, apice rotundata, basi abrupte breviter
acuminata; 0.8-1.5 cm. longa, papyracea, subtus albo-stellato-
tomentosa, supra glabra, integra vel majora pauci- crenata ;
petioli laminis bis breviores. Flores in cymis parvis axillaribus
trifloris, 6 mm. longi, pedunculis pedicellisque 2 mm. longis.
Calyx campanulatus, 2.5 mm. longus, 1o—nervius, tenuiter
tomentosus ; dentes subaequales, tubo paullo breviores, lanceo-
lati; calyx fructifer 4 mm. longus, deflexus, aliter similis.
Corolla coerulea, paullo puberula; tubus lobis paullo longior,
ima basi subito contracta, itaque gibbosa; labium superius
erectum, basi contractum; inferius patens, trilobum. Stamina
paullo exserta. Nuculae brunneae, laeves.

W.SzEcHUEN. Min Valley, Aug. 1903, at 4-g000 {t., Wilson,
4321, 4322 ; between Tachienlu and Chengtu, October 1904, Hoste.

P. eriocalyx, Dunn, sp. nov., a speciebus affinibus calycibus
lanatis distincta.

Herba ad 2 m. alta vel nonnunquam inferius lignosa, stoloni-

fera, caule brevissime adpresse pubescente, rubescente. Folia

156 DuNN—NoTES ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

ovata, apice gradatim, basi abrupte acuminata, 6-12 cm. longa,
praeter venas subtus adpresse pubescentes glabra, serrata ;
petioli infra partem alatam 0.5—1.0 cm. longi. Paniculae saepe
angustae, foliosae, terminales, 25-35 cm. longae, ramis autem
inferioribus elongatis nonnunquam majis dilatatae. Cymae
1.5-2 cm. longae, multiflorae, pedunculis 0.5 cm. longis, bracteis
lanceolatis integris pedunculis brevioribus. Flores 6 mm. longi ;
pedicelli calyce breviores; bracteolae parvae, lineares. Calyx
campanulatus, 1.5 mm. longus, primo lanatus, tarde glabrior ;
dentes triangulares, acuti, tubo paullo breviores. Corolla lavan-
dulacea, extus pubescens; labium superius inferiori tuboque
paullo longius.

SZECHUEN. Mt. Omi, October 1904, Wilson, 5125.

YuNNAN. Valley of Yangtse, between Chi-tien and Chin-ho,
elevation of 6-7000 ft., October 1904, Forrest, 587; near
Yunnan-sen, Maire, 1599, 2024; sandy wastes on mountains near
Mengtze, September 1893, 5500 ft., Hancock, 73; Mengtze at

4500 ft., Henry, 9811.

P. Esquirolii, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 247.
Type in Le Mans Herb.=P. striatus, Benth.

P. Gerardianus, Benth. in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii, 17=P. striatus,
Benth. 1.c. The types in Kew Herb. are connected by a continuous
series of gradations with regard to their distinguishing characters.

P. grosseserratus, Dunn, sp. nov. P. excisae, Maxim., affinis
foliis sessilibus a typo aK a axillaribus
cymosis, a var. vacemoso, Dunn dist

Herba ramosa, 0.5 m. alta, ubique panes corollam et genitalia
pilis sparsis vestita. Folia late ovata, sessilia, basi abrupte in
alam abeuntia, apice acuminata, 10-13 cm. longa, papyracea,
grosse setrata. Panicula longa, angusta; cymae laxae, saepe
triflorae, breviter pedunculatae, 1.5 cm. longae; inferiores

breviores, superiores longiores quam bracteae. Flores 6-7 mm.

longi; pedicelli 5 mm. longi, basi bracteolis linearibus provisi.

Calyx late campanulatus, 4 mm. longus ; tubus dentibus lanceo-

latis paullo brevior. Corolla basi subito contracta, itaque tubo

gibboso; labia tubo paullo breviora; superius erectum, inferius
brevius quadrilobum. Stamina inclusa.

SZECHUEN. Wushan, Wilson, 1429. Cult. in Hort. Veitch.

- Labordei, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. xxxi (1912), 47.
Type in Edinburgh Herb. = Elsholtzia rugulosa, Hemsl
P. leptobotrys, Diels in Engl. Jahrb. xxix (1901), 56r. Type in
Christiania Herb.= P. Coetsa, Don.
P. leucanthus, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. xxv (1912), 230.
Type in Edinburgh Herb.=P. phyllopodus, Diels.

yao

DuNN—LABIATAE. 157

P. leucophyllus, Dunn, sp. nov. P. rugoso, Wall., affinis,

calycis fructiferi dentibus tubo 4—plo brevioribus distincta.
Herba mediocris, ramosa, ubique praeter florum interiora pube
alba brevi densa stellata vestita, ad 1.2 m. alta. Folia ovata, ex
basi rotundata vel obtusa, ad apicem saepe obtusam angustata,
4—5 cm. longa, chartacea, crebre crenata; petiolus I~1.5 cm.
longus. Paniculae longae, angustae, nonnunquam foliosae.
Cymae densae, haud continuae, 8-10 mm. longae, foliis saepe
bracteiformibus saepius superatae, breviter pedunculatae ;
bracteae parvae. Flores, staminibus exclusis, 6 mm. longi, primo
subsessiles, tandem breviter pedicellati. Calyx cylindricus,
curvatus, 4 mm. longus ; tubus dentibus equalibus 4-5—plo longior.
Corolla pallide purpurea, imo basi subito contracta, calycem
paulo superans; labia tubo bis breviora, _— erectum,
inferius patulum, quadrifidum. Stamina exse
SZECHUEN. Tung Valley, 1200 m., July cre Wilson, 4319 ;
between Tachienlu and Chengtu, October 1904, Hoste

P. macrocalyx, Dunn, sp. nov. P. calcarato, Hemsl. affinis,
corolla breviter lateque calcarata distincta.

‘ Herba magna, praeter caulem foliorum venas_pedicellos
corollamque brevissime puberulos glabra. Folia ovata, apice
basique acuminata, 7-9 cm. longa, chartacea, crenato-serrata ;
petiolio.5 cm. longi. Paniculae racemiformes, axillares, 6-10 cm.
longae ; cymae 3-5-florae, 2 cm. longae, bracteas lineares ex-
cedentes ; pedunculus 3-5 mm. longus. Flores 12 mm. longi,
pedicello gracili 4—plo longiores. Calyx sub anthesi bilabiatus
horizontaliter hians, dentibus tribus superioribus alte coalitis
prorsum extensis, duobus inferioribus similariter coalitis deorsum
extensis, itaque bis latior quam longus, 1.5 mm. longus, 3 mm.
latus, in fructu late campanulatus, 8 mm. longus, 6 mm. latus,
chartaceus, 10—nervius, reticulatus; tubus 5 mm. longus, lobis
obtusis apiculatis. Corolla cum calcare obtuso 2 mm.longo, Io mm.
longa, 2 mm. lata; labia 3-4 mm. longa; superius erectum, con-
cavum, latum ; inferius patulum, quadrifidum. Stamina inclusa.
Nuculae sphaericae, atrae, 1.5 mm. latae.

CHEKIANG, Hickin.
FuKIEN. Foochow, 7th November 1897, Carles, 734.

P. marmoritis, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1874, 53.. Type in Kew
Herb.=Orthosiphon marmoritis, Dunn.

P. moslifolius, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 247
(sphalm. mostifolius). Type in Le Mans Herb.=P. nervosus,
Hemsl.

P. nudipes, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi (1890), 272.
Type in Kew Herb. is a Hancea q.v.

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158 DuNN—NoTES ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

P. Prainianus, Dunn, nom. nov. Léveillé under Hancea.

P. vacemosus, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi (1890),
273=P. excisus, Maxim., var. racemosus, Dunn. The series of
specimens now in the Kew Herbarium does not admit of any
practical demarcation between P. racemosus, Hemsl. and P.
excisus, Maxim.

P. sinensis, Miq. in Journ. de Bot. Néerl. i, 115. The de-
scription does not distinguish it from the rather variable P.
amethystoides, Benth., which is frequent in the region in which
Miquel’s plant was gathere d.

P. Tatet, Hems}. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi (1890), 274. Type
in Kew Herb.= striatus, Benth.

P. veronictfolius, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1885 (Nov.) 327. Type
in Brit. Mus. Herb.= P. Strachey, Benth. (August 1885).

Coleus bracteatus, Dunn, sp. nov. C. malabarico, Benth.., affinis,
corollae labio superiore brevi erecto distincta.

Herba perennis, 30-40 cm. alta; caulis pauciramosa, puberula,
carnosa, fragilis. Folia ovata, cordata, acuta, crenata, 6-8 cm.
longa, subcarnosa, sparse puberula. Petioli laminis bis breviores
vel aequilongi. Cymae breviter pedunculatae, distantes,
bracteatae, paniculam 10-15 cm. longam, 3 cm. latam formantes ;
bracteae rotundatae, I-1.5 cm. longae, integrae, sessiles. Flores
I-I.2 cm. longi; pedicelli ut pedunculi corollaeque puberuli.
Calyx campanulatus, membranaceus, 2 mm. longus, subglaber ;
tubus dentibus aéquilongus ; dentes 4, subaequilongi; supremus
ovatus, acutus, decurrens, in fructu reflexus; alii lanceolati,
acuti. Corolla tubulosa, purpurea, puberula, paullo supra
calycem declinata, altius subito refracta, erecta, puberula ; labia
tubo 6—8—plo breviora; superius erectum, concavum, intus
lanatum ; inferius breviter 3-lobum. Stamina brevia, declinata,
fauci inserta brevissime cohaerentia; antherae disciformes,
loculis confluentibus. Stylus equaliter bifidus. Nuculae palli-
dae, areola parva basilari.

YUNNAN. Szemao, W. Mountains, at 5000 ft., Henry, 12537 ;
Puerh at 4500 ft., Henry, | 13498.

C. carnosifolius, Dunn, nom. nov. Hemsley under Plectranthus.

C. Esquirolii, Dunn, nom. nov. (Calamintha Esquirolii, Léveillé
in Fedde, Repert. Nov. sp. viii (1910), 450.) Coleo atro-
purpureo, oe affinis, tubo corollae longiore graciliore-
que distinct

Herba 30-60 cm. ei succosissima. Rhizoma breve, crassum,
caules paucos stolonesque graciles emittens. Caulis ascendens,
ut folia carnosulus et brevissime puberulus.. Folia rotundo-
ovata, obtusa, basi truncata, paullo cordata, subito in petiolos

Wy

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DuNN—LABIATAE. 159

acuminata, 4-6 cm. longa, grosse undulato-crenata, petiolis
aequilongis. Panicula terminalis, 15~20 cm. longus, 4 cm. latus,
cylindricus. Verticiliastri laxi, continui, bracteis parvis caducis.
Cymae binae, pedunculo 4-6 mm. longo ut pedicellis calyci-
busque glanduloso puberuloque. Flores 8 mm. longi; pedicelli
calycibus aequilongi, bracteolis brevibus caducis. Calyx in
anthesi fructuque membranaceus, graciliter 10—nervius, 4-5 mm.
longus, tubo 3 mm. longo; dens supremus tubo circiter dimidio
brevior, late triangularis, acutus; caeteri aequilongi, angusti.
Corolla purpurea, tubo basi refracto 6 mm. longo, fauce ampliato,
labiis aequilongis, 2~3 mm. longis. Stamina inclusa; filamenta
vix coalita. Nuculae atrae, lucidae.

KweEIcHow. Shin-gny-hien, chemin pierreux de Sy-koua-
tong, November 1906, Esquirvol, 1058 (type).

UNNAN. Mengtze, in ravines among dry stones at 4600 ft.,

S.E. mountains, 6000 ft., Henry, 9222; on rocks in shady
woods, 4600-5000 ft. , Henry, a es | riiaseais 235.

Formosa. Bankinsing Mts., Henry, 16

C. wulfenioides, Diels in Notes Bot. — Edin. xxv (1912),
231. Typein Edinburgh Herb.=Orthostphon rubicundus, Benth.

Pogostemon Cypriant, Pamp. in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s.
Xvli (1910), 708. Type in the Florence Herb.=Elsholtzia com-
munis, Diels.

Pogostemon Dielsianus, Dunn, sp. nov. A P. elsholizioidi,
Benth., floribus majoribus corollaque majis exserta; a P.
tuberculoso, Benth., pube non stellata differt, aliter ad has
species approximat.

Frutex ramosus, 1.3-2.7 m. altus, caulibus cylindricis glabris
siccitate striatis. Folia lanceolata, apice basique gradatim
acuminata, 10-14 cm. longa, chartacea, sparse strigoso-puberula,
serrata; petioli infra acumen inferius laminae 0.5—1.0 cm. longi.
Paniculae terminales, 4.0 cm. longae, foliosae, praeter corollas
dense adpresse pubescentes; verticillastri continui; cymae
sessiles, 5-7-florae, I-1.5 cm. longae, bracteae ut bracteolae
calycibus breviores. Flores sessiles, 1.25 cm. longi. Calyx
cylindricus, 3.5-4 mm. longus, I-1.2 mm. latus, tubo 4-5-plo
dentibus acutis longiore. Corolla rosea, 8 mm. longa, tubo
cylindrico ad faucem paullo ampliato, lobis subaequalibus.
Stamina exserta, corollam fere bis superantia, medio lanata.

N.W. Yunnan. Amongst scrub on dry rocky hillsides,
valley of the Salwen between Shih-chi-ti and Hsia-ku-ti, Salwen-
Irrawady divide. Lat. 26° 20’ N. Alt. 5-6000 ft. November

Pp 1905. Forrest, 875.
/ P. nigrescens, Dunn, sp. nov. P. strigoso, Benth., affinis, ‘pebe

non dense strigosa distincta.

160 DuNN—NOTES ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

Herba annua, 1-2 pedalis, erecta, parce ramosa ; caulis praeter
summum ut folia pilis sparsis laxis vestitus. Folia ovata, obtusa,
basi breviter acuminata, 6-12 cm. longa, papyracea, bicrenata,
petiolo 4—plo longiora. Racemi terminales, in siccitate nigres-
centes, ad 10 cm. longi, I-1.5 cm. lati; verticillastri praeter
basales contigui, infimi pauci bracteis parvis suffulti; cymae
sessiles. Flores cum genitalibus 5.5 mm. longi, pedicelli 1-2
mm. longi, bracteolis linearibus suffulti, ut eae calycesque raches-
que racemorum pilis albis brevibus dense vestiti. Calyx cam-

- panulatus, 3 mm. longus, tubus dentibus linearibus 5 aequalibus
bis longior. Corolla rubrida vel purpurea, 4 mm. longa, lobis
brevibus erectis aequalibus. Stamina ut stylus exserta, filamentis
paullo in medio hirsutis.

YuNNAN. Shady woods about Szemao and Mengtze, Henry,
go082 (Mengtze), 11,174 (Feng-chen-lin Mts.), 12,563 (Szemao).

Dysophylla Esquirolu, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. x,
476. Type in Le Mans Herb.=D. verticillata, Benth.

D. Martini, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904), 178.
Type in Le Mans Herb.=D. linearis, Benth. -

_ _Elsholtzia alopecuroides, Léveillé et Vaniot in Fedde, Repert.
Nov. Sp. viii (rgt0), 424. Type in Le Mans Herb.=E£. communis,
Diels.

E. Argyi, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. viii (1910),
425. Type in Le Mans Herb.=E£. cristata, Willd. /

E. Cavaleriei, Léveillé et Vaniot in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp.
viii (1910), 424. Type in Le Mans Herb.=Leucosceptrum sinense,
Hemsl.

E. Dielsii, Léveillé lic. ix, 218. Type in Paris Herb. =E.
polystachya, Benth.

E. Feddei, Léveillé 1c. Type in Paris Herb.=E. cristata,
Willd.

E. Labordet, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904), 177.
Type in Paris Herb.=£. rugulosa, Hemsl.

E. Lychnitis, Léveillé et Vaniot in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp.
villi (1910), 425. Type in Le Mans Herb.= Plectranthus terni-
folius, Don.

E. monostachys, Léveillé et Vaniot l.c. 424. Type in Le Mans

j Herb.=Lophanthus rugosus, Fisch. et Mey.

7 Elsholtzia Myosurus, Dunn, sp. nov. A speciebus affinibus

fruticosis spicis caudiformibus foliisque tomentellis distincta.
Frutex aromaticus, 1-2 m. altus, caule brevissime puberulo.
Folia sessilia, oblanceolata, acuta, basi cuneata, crebre crenato-
serrata, chartacea, supra sparse et brevissime glanduloso-puberula,
subtus ut calyx et corolla dense sed brevissime albo-tomentella.
paullo reticulata. Sficae ramos terminantes, erectae, caudi-

DuUNN—LABIATAE. 161

formes, 10-15 cm. longae, 5 mm. latae; verticillastri praeter
paucos inferiores distinctos, contingui. Cymae sessiles, multiflorae,
compactae; bracteae bracteolaeque lineares, integrae, floribus
breviores. lores 3 mm. longi, sessiles. Calyx angustus, 2 mm.
longus ; tubus I mm. longus; dens supremus 7 mm. longus,
anguste triangularis, acutus, laterales et infimilongiores, conformes.
Corolla opace lutea, 3 mm. longa, tubo cylindrico paullo exserto,
labiis brevibus 0.5 mm. longis. Stylus tandem longe exsertus.

YUNNAN. East flank of Tali range, in dry, open situations
among scrub at 7~8000 ft. Lat. 25° 40’N. Forrest, 7220. August
IgI0o.

) E. ochroleuca, Dunn. E£. blandae, Benth., affinis, calycis dentibus
FA ’ Dbrevibus in fructu apertis distincta, ab E. polystachya,
: Benth. corollis brevibus lanatis diversa.

Frutex 2-3—-pedalis ; caules venaeque sub foliis pilis albis
vestiti. Folia ovata, apice obtusa, basi acuminata, 6-8 cm.
longa, chartacea, subtus pallida, crenato-serrata ; petioli 1-2 cm.
longi. Paniculae angustissimae, terminales vel paniculatae,
ad 12 cm. longae, 7-8 mm. latae. Cymae contiguae, subsessiles ;
bracteae minutae, lanceolatae. Flores 3 mm. longi, breviter
pedicellati, bracteolae minutae, caducae. Calyx cylindricus,
1.5 mm. longus, breviter lanatus; dentes aequales, tubo bis
breviores. Corolla ochroleuca, 2.5 mm. longa, extus paullo
lanata, in labia 2 breviter lobata; superius erectum, inferius
trilobatum patulum. Genitalia vix exserta.

YUNNAN. Mengtze at 4700 ft., Henry, 9136.

E. Souliet, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 218 (non
p. 248). Type in Paris Herb.=£. cristata, Willd.
E. Souliei, Léveillé l.c. 248 (non 218). Type in Le Mans Herb.
=E. polystachya, Benth. »
- E. tristis, Léveillé et Vaniot l.c. viii (1910), 424. Type in
Le Mans Herb.=E. polystachya, Benth.

0S Perilla avium, Dunn, sp. nov. A P. nankinensi, Decne.
calycibus 1.2 cm. longis seminibusque albis distincta.
Herba magna, robusta, ramosa, ad 3 m. alta, caule hirto
puberulo vel subglabro. Folia late ovata, acuta, basi rotundata
vel breviter acuminata,- 9-12 cm. longa, papyracea, praeter
venis hirtulas glabra, serrata vel crenato-serrata ; petioli lamina
paullo breviores. Racemi terminales et axillares, 7-10 cm.
longi, in fructu ad 20 cm. longi. Fasciculi 2-4-flori, oppositi ;
bracteae rotundatae, floribus paullo breviores. Flores 4 mm.
longi, breviter pedicellati. Calyx urceolatus, basi barbatus ;
dentes 5, tubo aequilongi, superiores 3 medio coaliti, inferiores
angusti, acuti; calyx fructiferus ad 1.4 cm. auctus, papyraceus,

162 DuNN—NOTES ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

fortiter to—nervius, aliter similis. Corolla alba, calyx vix longior,

apice breviter bilabiata, antice barbata. Nuculae 2.2 mm. diam.

globosae, albae, alte reticulatae.

JAPAN. Cult. under name of Ygoma (fide Savatier) ; Nagasaki
Maximowicz.

CHINA. Curt1; Peking, Bretschneider 577; Paushan (Peking),
‘“Sutzu, bird seed and oil plant,’ October 1, 1886,
Carles, 140.

FoKIEN. Foochow, Carles, 733.

Yunnan. ‘S.W. China, Shu ma, seeds used in cooking,”
Bourne, 2; Salwen and Irrawady basins, lat. 25° to 27° N. at
4~7000 ft. and in Upper Burmah, grown by natives (Shans and
Lissoos) for an oil which is expressed from the seeds and used for
cooking, Forrest, 871 ; Yunnan-sen, Maire 25, 734, 2614.

P. Cavaleriet, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. viii (1910),
425. Typein Le Mans Herb.=P. nankinensis, Hemsl.

Mosla Argyt, Léveillé, I.c-ix, 247. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
M. lanceolata, Benth.

M. Fordit, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. xii, 525. The type in the Kew
Herb.=M. chinensis, Maxim.

The latter was described from specimens which Augustino-
wicz gathered near Foochow, and the type specimens are in
the St. Petersburg herbarium. Maximowicz afterwards received
specimens of an allied form gathered by Ford in the Lo-fou-shan
and described them as M. Fordti, relying on the silkiness of the
floral bracts and their abruptly acuminate tips to distinguish them
from the Foochow plant. The series of specimens in the Edin-
burgh herbarium together with those at Kew have now been
compared with Maximowicz’s type specimens, accompanied by
beautiful drawings, courteously lent to Kew for the purpose, and
it is clear that specific distinction should no longer be maintained
between the two forms. Carles 725 from Foochow is about in-
termediate between the two types, having the silkiness of M.
Fordit, with the bracts of M. chinensis.

M. punctata, Maxim.=dianthera, Maxim.

The writer does not hesitate to acknowledge, being in this
respect in company with Hemsley, that he is unable to sort the
material of Mos/a entirely according to the proposals of Maxi-
mowicz. With the exception of the size of the bracts, which
almost cover the flowers in M. chinensis, no constant characters
have been found besides those of the seeds. The two forms
here referred to (M. punctata and M. dianthera) have seeds of
the same character, loosely and shallowly reticulate, and in the
large series of specimens of them now collected at Kew from

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different herbaria no constant character can be found such as
would render a specific separation useful or indeed possible.

M. soochouensis, Matsuda, must from its description be very
close to, if not conspecific with, M. dianthera, Maxim.

Lycopus Cavaleriei, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp.
Vili (1910), 423. Type in Le Mans Herb.=L. europaeus,
Linn.
Calamintha albiflora, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv
(1904), 181. Type in Le Mans Herb.= Nepeta Cataria, L.

C. Argyt, Léveillé lic. Type in Le Mans Herb.=Mosla
lanceolata, Benth.

C. Cavaleriet, Léveillé l.c. 424. Type in Le Mans Herb. = Melissa
parviflora, Benth.

C. chinensts, Benth.=C. Clinopodium, Benth.

Nearly all the Chinese Calaminthas belong to the group with
long subulate calyx teeth, and the effort to find characters among
them sufficiently constant to warrant specific differentiation has
proved ineffectual, the writer being forced to the conclusion —
that the numerous extreme forms which have at different times
received specific names can only be treated as varieties connected
by a series of intermediates. The chief forms occurring in China _
which have received specific names are :—

(1) C. umbrosa, Benth. It is very common in the Talisch
Mountains, where it was first distinguished as a species by
Bieberstein (Melissa umbrosa, Bieb.). Thence its range extends -
through Afghanistan and the Himalayas, to the Peninsula of
India and Ceylon. (2) C. repens, Benth., from India. (3) C.
chinensis, Benth., from China. (4) C. Clinopodium, Benth.
(Clinopodium vulgare, Linn.), from the greater part of the N.
Temperate Zone.

Bentham at first placed these four species together as a
section, Clinopodium, under Melissa, afterwards referring them
to Calamintha. Hooker, in his Flora of British India, reduced
them to two, C. Clinopodium and C. umbrosa, noting that they
were in some states difficult to distinguish apart. The writer
ventures to make a further step and place all under C. Clinopo-
dium. ;

C. clipeata, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904),
184. Type in Le Mans Herb.= Mosla chinensis, Maxim.

C. confinis, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1868, 33. Type in Kew
Herb.=C. gracilis, Benth.

C. discolor, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. xxv (1912), 232.
Type in Edinburgh Herb.=C. Clinopodium, Benth. -

C. Esquirolii, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. viii
(r910), 450. Type in Le Mans Herb. isa Coleus. (See Coleus
Esquirolii, Dunn.)

s

164 DuNN—NOoTES ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

C. polycephala, Van. l.c. 183. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
C. Clinopodium, Benth.

C. radicans, Van. l.c. 182. Type in Le Mans Herb.=C.
gracilis, Benth.

C. tsacapanensis, Léveillé l.c. 423. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
C. Clinopodium, Benth.

C. umbrosa, Benth. in DC. Prodr. xii, 232. Type in Kew Herb.
=C. Clinopodium, Benth.

Salvia anomala, Van. l.c. 190. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
S. miltiorrhiza, Bunge.

S. betonicoides, Léveillé l.c. 421. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
S. japonica, Thunb.

S. Blinii, Léveillé l.c. ix, 219. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
S. brevilabra, Franch.

S. Bodinieri, Van. \.c. 191. Type in Le Mans Herb.=S.
yunnanensis, C. H. Wright.

S. Cavaleriet, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. viii (1910),
422. Typein Le Mans Herb.=S. japonica, Thunb.

S. Charbonnelii, Léveillé 1.c. ix, 220. Type in Le Mans Herb. .
=S. miltiorrhiza, Bunge.

Salvia cynica, Dunn, sp. nov. S. glutinosae, L., comparabilis
sed labio corollae superiore recto.

Herba perennis, 30-50 cm. alta. Caulis foliaque utrinque
sparse scabri. Folia circumscriptione rotundata vel late ovata,
obtuse acuminata, basi cordato-hastato, basalia 15 cm. longa,
superiora minora, papyracea, conspicue bicrenata; petioli in-
feriorum ad 30 cm. longi, supremorum breves. Paniculae
saepissime terminales, ad 20cm. longae. Flores 3-5-nim approxi-
mati, 3.5-4 cm. longi, pedicellis 5 mm. longis; bracteae I cm.
longae. Calyx anguste campanulatus, membranaceus, 1.7—2.0
cm. longus, cum partibus aliis inflorescentiae laxe puberulus ;
dentes breves, lati, 2-3 mm. longi, superiores 2 coaliti in unum
biapiculatum ; 3 inferiores ovati, apiculati. Corolla lutea, sub-
glabra ; tubus rectus, 1 cm. latus, labiis 3-4—plo longior ; labium
superius rectum, paullo concavum, inferius aequilongum, erecto-
patens, trilobum, margine amborum basi revoluto flori faciem
canis pugnaturi dante. Stamina inclusa. Stylus bifidus.

SZECHUEN. Ta-chien-lu, 9000-13,500 ft. Pratt, 71. Mt. Wu
(Wushan) at 6500 ft. Wéalson, 4342.

S. Delavayi, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 220,
Type in Paris Herb.=S. japonica, Thunb.

S. Esquirvolit, Léveillé l.c. viii, 421. Type in Le Mans Herb.
=S. yunnanensis, C. H. Wright

S. Fargesit, Léveillé lc. ix, 220. Type in Paris Herb.=
S Maximowicziana, Hems].

DuNN—LABIATAE. 165

S. flava, Forrest ex Diels in Notes Edin. Bot. Gard. xxv, 235.
Type in Edinburgh Herb.=S. Bulleyana, Diels.

S. Forrestit, Diels l.c. 235. Type in Edinburgh Herb. =S.
. campanulata, Wall.

S. hylocharis, Diels 1.c. 236. Type in Edinburgh Herb.=
S. campanulata, Wall.

S. Mandarinorum, Diels in Engl. ae Xx1x, 557. Type in
Christiania Herb.=S. Przewalskiit, Maxim

S. Marretti, Léveillé l.c. 220. Type in Le Mans Herb.=S.
tricuspis, Franch.

S. Piazeskit, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. xi, 304. Type in St. Peters-
burg Herb.=S. japonica, Thunb.

S. Prati, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxix (1892), 316.
Type in Kew Herb.=S. hians, Royle.

S. Prionitis, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1870, 74. Type in Kew
. Herb.=S. japonica, Thunb.

S. scapiformis, Hance Lc. 1885, 368. Type in Kew Herb.=
S. japonica, Thunb.

S. tatstensts, Franch in Bull. Soc. Philom. Par. sér. 8,
ili, 3 (1891) 149. Type in Paris Herb.=S. Przewalskii, Maxim.

S. thbetica, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 219.
Type in Kew Herb.=S. Przewalsku, Maxim.

_ S. tuberifera, Léveillé I.c. viti (1910), 421. Type in Le Mans

Herb.=S. japonica, Thunb.

Nepeta Bodiniert, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904),
172. Type in Le Mans Herb.=N. Cataria, L.

N. coerulescens, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. xi, 306. Type in St.
Petersburg Herb. is a Dracocephalum, q.v.

N. macrantha, Fisch. Hort. Gorenk.= Dracocephalum sibiricum,

Ls

N. Pratt, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 245. Type
in Kew Herb.=Dracocephalum sibiricum, L.

N. Souliet, Léveillé lc. 221. Type in Kew Herb.=Draco-
cephalum sibiricum, L.

N. Stewartiana, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. xxv (1912),
28%: Type in Edinburgh Herb.=Dracocephalum Stewartianum,

“Yy. tenuiflora, Diels. l.c. 237. Type in Edinburgh Herb. is a
Dracocephalum, q.v

N. Vaniotiana, Léveillé lc. 220. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
N. lavandulacea, L.

N. Veitchii, Duthie in Gard. Chron. 1906, ii, 334. Type in
Kew Herb. is a Dracocephalum, q.v

N. Wilsont, Duthie l.c. Type. in Kew Herb. is a Draco-
cephalum, q.v.

Dracocephalum bullatum, Forrest ex Diels. in Notes Bot. Gard.

"166 DuNN—NotTeEs ON CHINESE LABIATAE.
Edin. xxv. (1912) 238. Type in Edinburgh Herb.=D. speciosum,
Benth.

D. Cavaleriet, Esquirolit, Kaitcheense, pinfaense and stachydt-
folium, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. viii (1910), 442.
Types in Le Mans Herb.=D. urticifolium, Miq.

SS coerulescens, Dunn, nom.nov. Nepeta coerulescens, Maxim.
D. Fargesii, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 246.
Type in Le Mans Herb.=D. urtictfolium, Miq.
D. Henryi, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi, 291. Type in
Kew Herb.=D. urtictfolium, Miq.
D. radicans et D. simplex, Van. in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv
(1904), 179, 180. Types in Le Mans Herb.=D. urticifolium, Miq.

D. Stewartianum, Dunn, nom. nov. Nepeta Stewartiana, Diels.
“° D. tenuiflora, Dunn, nom. nov. Nepeta tenuiflora, Diels.
9% D. Veitchii, Dunn, nom. nov. Nepeta Vertchii, Duthie.

99 D. Wilsoni, Dunn, nom. nov. Nepeta Wilsoni, Duthie.
Scutellaria Cavalerver, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. viii,
402. Type in Le Mans Herb.=S. rivularis, Wall.
S. Delavayt, Léveillé Ic. ix, 221. -Type in Paris Herb.=
S. sessilifolia, Hemsl.
S. Esquirolit, Léveillé 1.c. viii, 402. Type in Le Mans Herb.
is a Melampyrum.
S. formosana, N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron. 1894, ii, 22.=S.
javanica, Jungh.

at Scutellaria laxa, Dunn, sp.nov. S. sciaphilae, S. Moore affinis,
floribus glabris, foliisque acutis distincta.

Herba decumbens, foliosa, flaccida, 20-30 cm. longa, ramos
paucos axillis inferioribus emittens ; caulis ut pedicelli, calyces,
corollaeque parce puberulus. Folia oblonga, acuta, basi sub-
cordata, 5-8 cm. longa, membranacea, pilis raris multicellularibus
puberula, grosse irregulariter serrata ; venae utrinque 6-8, diver-
gentes ; petioli 1 cm. longi. Racemi terminales, 6-10 cm. longi.
Flores singuli, oppositi, 1.5 cm. longi; pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi ;
bractez 1-2 mm. longi, lanceolati. Calyx generis, 2 mm. longus.
Corolla pallide purpurea; tubus longe exsertus, labiis 5-6-plo

_ longior. Stamina inclusa.
‘4 YUNNAN, Féng-chén-lin, 8000 ft., February 3, Henry, 13,771.
1° S$. Tayloriana, Dunn, sp. nov. S. discolori, Colebr.
corolla superne ampliata distincta.
_Herba perennis, scaposa vel nonnunquam breviter caulescens.

, affinis,

DUNN—LABIATAE. 167

Rhizoma parvum, radicibus longis fibrosis: Folia saepissime
rosulam complanatam formantia, ovato-oblonga, apice rotun-
data, basi obtusa vel cordata, 5-7 cm. longa, papyracea,
breviter hirsuta, crebre crenata; petioli sparse ve] dense
hirsuti, breves vel saepius laminae aequilongi. Scapt 10-20 cm.
longi, fere ad basin floriferi, pubescentes. Flores bini, subsessiles,
bracteis brevibus foliaceis suffulti, 1.5-1.8 cm. longi. Calyx
generis, sub anthesi 2 mm., fructu 5 mm. longus, subglaber.
Corolla coerulea, subglabra; tubus longe exsertus, superne
dilatatus ; labium superius tubo 3—plo brevius, galeatum, emargin-
atum, inferius aequilongum, trilobum, cum superiore limbum
obliquum subaequaliter 4-lobum formans. Stamina inclusa.

KWANGTUNG. Tai-mo-shan, Hongkong New Territory,
March 1885, Ford, 107.

YUNNAN, Ducloux, 429; Yunnan-sen, Maire, 1630, 2178, 2265
(fl. blues), 2294, 2531.

The plant, like most of the Chinese Scull-caps, has pretty blue
flowers. Its range extends from Yunnan in S.W. China to
Kwangtung in the S.E., where it grows upon Tai-mo-shan, over-
looking the harbour and town of Hongkong. In its name I
propose to commemorate the services to local botany of Captain
Basil Taylor, R.N., Harbourmaster of Hongkong, and his wife,
Harriet Osgood Taylor, the talented authoress of several works
upon the artistic side of the Far East. Their companionship
and support was greatly valued by the writer while Superintendent
of the Botanic and Forestry Department of the Colony.

S. tuberosa, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904),
188=S. amoena, C. H. Wright

Colquhounia decora, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. xxv
(1912), 240. Type in Edinburgh Herb.=C. elegans, Wall.

Seguini, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904), 165.
Type in Le Mans Herb.=C. elegans, Wall.

Stachys cardiophylla, Prain (S. cordifolia, Prain in Journ. As.
Soc. Beng. lix (1890), i, 310). Type in Kew Herb.=S. kouyan-
gensis, Dunn. See

S. Chanetit, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix, 222.
Type in Le Mans Herb.=S. chinensis, Bunge.

S. Franchetiana, Léveillé l.c. 246. Type in Kew Herb.=S.
kouyangensis, Dunn. See below.

S. hupcehensis, Pamp. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. tg1z, 176. Type
in Florence Herb.= Lamium chinense, Benth.

fa S. kouyangensis, Dunn, nom. nov. Lamium kouyangense,
Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904), 175.

G VS. leptodon, Dunn, sp. nov. S. kowyangensi, Dunn, affinis
calycis dentibus lineari-lanceolatis distincta.

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168 DuNN—NOTES ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

Herba erecta, ad 2 ped. alta, ubique praeter corollam pilis
strigosis superius densioribus et majis glanduliferis vestita.
Folia ovato-lanceolata, acuta, basi subcordata, 5-7 cm. longa,
papyracea, crenato-dentata ; petioli inferiores ad I cm. longi,
florales subnulli. Flores subsessiles, in spica foliata interrupta
15-25 cm. longa dispositi, bracteis foliaceis 2—3—plo breviores, 1-5
cm. longi. Verticillastri 6—-flori, distantes. Calyx campanulatus,
8-9 mm. longus; tubus dentibus paullo longior, 5—nervius,
ore obliquus; dentes lineari-lanceolati, acuminati. Corolla
pallide purpurea (?), sparse pubescens ; tubus cylindricus, rectus,
calyci subaequilongus ; labia 4 mm. longa, superius angustum,
erectum, breviter concavum, inferius latius, trilobum, patens.
Stamina sub labio superiore inclusa.

YUNNAN. Yunnansen, Maire, 88, 182, 1591, 2022.

3

S. Martini, Van.1.c. 187. Type in Le Mans Herb.=S. oblongt-
folia, Benth.

Lamtum coronatum, Van. l.c. 174. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
Phlomis rugosa, Benth.

L. kowyangense, Van. l.c. 175. Type in Le Mans Herb. is
a Stachys, q.v.

Paralamium, Dunn., gen. nov. Lamio, Linn., comparabile,
calyci distinctum.

Calyx membranaceus, campanulatus, Io—nervis; dentes 5,
supremus multo latior, fructu reflexus. Corolle tubus exsertus,
superne in faucem ampliatus, exannulatus; labia aequilonga,
superius erectum, oblongum, brevitur concavum, inferius
trilobum, patens. Stamina 4, didynama, exteriora longiora, sub
galea erecta, parallele approximata, per ciliolis cohaerentia.
Antherae 2-loculares, loculis primo distinctis, demum confluen-
tibus divaricatis. Discus aequalis. Stylus apice bifidus, lobis in-
aequalibus. Nuculae laeves, nitidae, compresso-triquetrae, aereola

arva basilarii—Herbae erectae, foliis amplis crenatis. Flores
brevipedicellati, in racemis angustis densis paniculatis dispositi.

The most striking characteristic of this plant is its calyx,
which resembles those of Orthosiphon, Coleus and Teucrium in its
broad upper tooth with recurved decurrent margins and its
conspicuously veined membranous tube. The minute basal areole
of its nutlet and the form of the corolla abundantly distin-
guish it from these genera and point to Lamium as its affinity.

P. gracile, Dunn, sp. nov.

Herba perennis, 40-60 cm. alta. Caults, petioli, pedicellique
molliter dense hirsuti. Folia ovato-cordata, acuminata, ad
20 cm. longa, papyracea, in venis dense, aliter sparse pubescentia ;
petioli laminas 3—plo breviores. Paniculae racemiformes, 10-15

DuNN—LABIATAE. 169

cm. longi, 1.5 cm. latae, paniculatae. Cymae parvae, compactae,
sessiles, contiguae. Flores 9 mm. longi; pedicelli 1 mm. longi ;
bracteae bracteolaeque minutae. Calyx companulatus, 3 mm.
longus, pubescens; tubus dentibus bis longior, intus pauci-
setosus ; dentes 5, 4 inferioribus lanceolatis, acutis; supremus
late ovatus, truncatus, lateribus in fructu revolutis ; calyx fructi-
ferus ampliatus, membranaceus, glabrescens. Corolla purpurea,
puberula, labiis tubo angusto 3—plo breviores. Caetera generis.

YUNNAN. Forests of mountains to S.E. of Mengtze, at
6000 ft. Henry, 10,636.

Loxocalyx Vaniotiana, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp.
ix, 224. Type in Le Mans Herb.=Phlomis rugosa, Benth.

Leucas Acloquei, Léveillé l.c. 222. The type specimens are
young, and closely resemble Stachys oblongifoha, Benth., in a
young condition.

. Phlomis atropurpurea, Dunn, sp. nov., ab affinibus foliis

ovatis obtusis plerumque radicalibus distincta.

Herba perennis, 20-30 cm. alta, fere glabra. Caulis basi
tantum foliatus, infra inflorescentiam glaber. Folia late ovata,
apice rotundata, basi cordata, sine petiolis 6-9 cm. longa, chartacea
glabra, crenata; petioli laminis longiores. Verticillastrt plures,
compacti, distantes, 5-6 cm. lati, bracteis multis linearibus seto-
ciliatis suffulti. Flores sessiles, 2—2.2 cm. longi, bracteolis o.
Calyx cylindricus, chartaceus, 1.2 cm. longus, praeter setas paucas
in venis et multas in fauce glaber; dentes primarii 5, setacei,
3 mm _ longi, et inter eos 5, late triangulares, 1 mm. longi. Corolla
atropurpurea (collector dull purplish maroon scripsit); tubus
cylindricus, supra latior, prope basin annulatus ; labia tubo bis
breviora; superius erectum, arcuatum, margine fimbriatum,
intus dense sericeum ; inferius patens, trilobum. Stamina sub
galeam inclusa. ;

YUNNAN. In open mountain pastures in Lat. 27° 30’ N. at
11—12,000 ft. on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. August
tgt0. Forrest, 6262.

P. betonicoides, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. xxv (1912),
241. Type in Edinburgh Herb.= P. tuberosa, Linn.

P. melanantha, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. xxv (1912),
242. Type in Edinburgh Herb.= P. bracteosa, Royle.

P. setifera, Bur. et Franch. in Journ. de Bot. v, 149. Type in
Paris Herb.= P. bracteosa, Royle.

P. Soulici, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. ix. 222. Type
in Kew Herb.= P. tatsiensis, Bur. et Franch.

Microtoena Esquirolii, Léveillé, and M. mollis, Léveillé 1.c,
Types in Le Mans Herb.= M. insuavis, Prain.

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170 DuNN—NOTES ON CHINESE LABIATAE.

in Gomphostemma leptodon, Dunn, sp. nov. AG. Scortechinit,
x Prain inflorescentia laxiore et a G. crinito, Wall. dentibus
calycis longioribus et latioribus distincta, aliter his affinis.
rutex I-1.5 m. altus, erectus, pauciramosus ; caulis ut folia
subtus et calyces dense stellato-tomentosa. Folia late ovata,
acuta, subcordata, 15-18 cm. longa, chartacea, crebre eroso-
dentata, supra scabrida; petioli nonnunquam dimidium
foliorum superantes. Cymae axillares, contiguae vel distantes,
6-8 cm. longi, sessiles. Flores 2-2.5 cm. longi; pedicelli 8 mm.
longi; bracteae lineares aequilongae. Calyx 1.5 cm. longus,
fructu auctus, anguste campanulatus ; dentes tubo tandem bis
longiores, lineari-triangulares, acuminati, aequilongi. Corolla 2.3
cm. longa, extus puberula ; tubus inferius angustus, supra
dimidium inflatus, apice bilabiatus; labium superius 6 mm.
longum, rotundatum, erectum; inferius aequilongum, trilobum.
Stamina inclusa. Nuculae 3-4 mm. longae, opacae.
Kwanas!, Lungchow, A-chin Mts., February, Morse, 257.
Inpo-Cuina, Tonkin, Dang-dang, among bushes, February
1886, Balansa, 1000.

= 4, © microdon, Dunn, sp. nov. G. strobilino, Wall., affinis,
dot dentibus calycis brevissimis distincta.

Frutex 2 m. altus. Caulis ut pagina inferior foliorum,
bracteae calycesque stellato-tomentosus. Folia ovata, acuta,
basi obtusa, 15-20 cm. longa, papyracea, supra scabra, crebre
minute eroso-dentata ; petioli 2 cm. longi. Racemi axillares,
ro-14 cm. longi. Flores singuli, oppositi, approximati, bracteis
parvis foliaceis suffulti, 2 cm. longi; pedicelli 2 mm. longi, ut
calyces vestiti ; bracteae 1.5-2.0 cm. longae, contiguae, superiores
minores. Calyx anguste campanulatus, 5 mm. longus; dentes
vix I mm. longi, lati. Corolla albo-rubra, anguste tubulosa,
fauce ampliata ibique 7 mm. lata, extus puberula, bilabiata ;
labia tubo 4—plo breviora; superius rotundatum, erectum ;
inferius aequilongum, frilehunn. Stamina inclusa. Nuculae 3-4
mm. longae, opacae, pauci-glandulosae.

> YUNNAN. Forest west of Szemao at 4500 ft. Henry, 12,501. _

Hancea sees Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp.
ix, 223. Type in Le Mans Herb.= Plectranthus macranthus,
Hook. f.

Wyo H. nudipes, Dunn, nom. nov. Plectranthus nudipes, Hemsl.
Prainiana, Léveillé lc. Type in Le Mans Herb. is a

Plectranthus (P. Prainianus, Dunn).
Teucrium alborubrum, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi
(1890), 311. Type in Kew. Herb.=T. Pernyi, Franch. The
ve oT; eco Franch, was — not seen by Hemsley

DUNN—LABIATAE. 171

before publishing the above species. Both his localities for
T. Pernyt are given on Franchet’s authority, and the note ‘‘ Herb.
Kew’”’ was probably inadvertant. It is certainly not now in
the Herbarium. The type now borrowed from Paris agrees
. exactly with Hemsley’s species. It will be observed with regard
to the flowers of this genus that the relative position of the side
lobes to the lower lobe of the corolla changes in some species
during the period between the opening and withering. The
upper, middle and trifid lower lobes are in these cases at first
analogous, but later by the drawing forward of the middle or
side lobes the appearance is produced of a bilabiate corolla with
a pinnatifid lower lobe.

T. Franchetianum, Diels in Engl. Jahrb. xxix (1g0I), 551.
Type in Christiania Herb.=T. ornatum, Hemsl.

T. fulvo-aureum, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp. viii
(1910), 426. Typein Le Mans Herb.=T. guadrifarium, Buch.-

Ham

re kouyichense, Léveillé 1.c. 450. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
T. guadrifarium, Buch.-Ham

T. nepetoides, Léveillé te. 450. Type in Le Mans Herb.=
T. japonicum, Willd.

T. ningpoense, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi (1890), 313.
Type in Kew Herb.=T. Pernyi, Franch.

Leucoscepirum Bodinieri, Léveillé in Fedde, Repert. Nov.
Sp. ix, 224=L. sinense, Hems

Ajuga Chaneti, Léveillé et Vaniot in Fedde, Repert. Nov. Sp.
viii (1910), 258=A. ciliata, Bunge.

A. Labordei, Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Géogr. Bot. xiv (1904),
185=A. genevensis, Linn.

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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN,
EDINBURGH.
: : SEPTEMBER 1914.
CONTENTS.

Diagnoses specierum novarum in herbario. Horti Regi
Botanici — — 2 —— ee
ses.) LI-Cil. oe eee

Three iiaeainicee FAbdndandéens: wih Plates ¢

os Beane en ese t —

Two Rust Fungi ye the Sipki Bd anie Garden,
Edinburgh. (With Plates cae eXLIL) By eee
_ Wilson, D.Se., F.L.S. x
4 Aeschynanthus chorisepala, Orr. ‘A new “Chinese © species ; Se

. with an account of fissuring of its leaves. eae ‘espe oe

CXLIV.) By Matthew Young Orr. “ «eee
Ustilago Vaillantii, Tul., on potions Liipiiiea, las. a ee

(With One ppate seas By R. C. Davie, M.A., B.Se.,
Aa Mokeo om Wilso: Se a

DIAGNOSES
Specierum novarum
in herbario Horti Regii Botanici Edinburgensis cognitarum.
LI-CII.

[Species chinenses. ]

The species described in this series are :—

Adenophora eee W. W. Sm., p. 175.
Ainsliaea fulvipes, J. F. Tefirex 6 et W. W. Sm., p. 175.
Alli PRANK W. W. Sm., p. 176.

ee calcicola, W. W. Sm., p. 184.

Cremanthodium m comptum, W. W. Sm., p. 184.

Daphne calcicola, W. W. Sm., p. 185.

Dracocephalum Isabellae, G. Forrest, Dp. 321i.
imum bracteatum, W. W. Sm., p.

Orchis Beesiana, W. W. Sm., p. 193.
Ostryopsis nobilis, Balf. f. et W. W. Sm. , p- 194.
Parrya Forrestii, W. W. Sm., p. 195.
Pertya monocephala, W. W -Sm., p. 212.
Phyllanthus Forrestii, W. W. Sm. , P. 195.
Pieris Forrestii, Harrow, p. 196.
Polygonum lichiangense, W. ae Sm., p. 197.
orana decora, W. W. Sm., p. 197.
Potentilla Forrestii, W. W. ag p. 198.
Potentilla taliens is, W. W. Sm., p. 199.
Randia lichiangensis, W. W. Sm., p. 200.
(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVIII, Sept. 1914.]
Wi 23/599-—450—12/14.—N. & Co., Ltd. Gp. 10.

174 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

Rhododendron cuneatum, W. W. Sm., p. 200.

Rhododendron rupicolum, W =

Rhododendron Traillianum, G. Forrest et W. W. Sm., p. 204
Rhododendron oe Me ed. 2

Saussurea bulla Sm. 06.

ta, W. W. , Pp. 20

onerila yunnanensis, T.3, Jefirey, Ry 207.
Strobilanthes Dielsiana, W. W. Sm., p. 207.
Styrax gale a W. W. Sm. sp: 208.
ovaria Forrestii, W. W. Sm., p. 209.
Tovaria lichiangensis, W. W. Sm. , Pp. 209.
Trachydium spatuliferum, W. W. ‘Sm. , p. 210.
Vaccinium modestum, W. W. Sm., p. 210.

The species fall into the following natural orders :—

ACANTHACEAE : Strobilanthes Dielsiana, W. W. Sm., p. 207.
AROIDEAE : Arisaema auriculatum, W. W. Sm., p. 177.

ASCLEPIADEAE : Marsdenia oreophila, W. W. Sm 3
BETULACEAE : Ostryopsis nobilis, Balf. f. et W. W. Sm , p- 194
CALYCANTHACE Chimonanthus yunnanensis, ee a ze 182

C : Adenopho ni, W.

COMBRETACEAE: Illigera grandiflora, W. W. Sm ee F. See a 189.

ComposiTaE : Ainsliaea fulvipes, J. F. Jeffrey et W. W. Sm., p. 175
Cre

. W. Sm. ;

ERICACEAE : Cassiope palpebrata, W. W. Sm., ; Betse.
Gaultheria aboibiedtats, W. W. Sm op 100 03
Pieris Forrestii, Harrow, p. 196.

ododendron cuneatum, W. ie a , p. 200.
R. oreotre NV: Sm.,
R. prostratum, W. W. Sm., p yon,
R, rupicolum, . 3M, Pp. 203.
R. Traillianum, G. Forrest et W. W. Sm. , p. 204,

R. Wardii, W. W. Sm , Pp. 205.
EUPHORBIACEAE : Phyllanthus Forrestii, W. W. Sm., p. 195.
GENTIANACEAE : Gentiana Beesiana, W. W. Sm., p. 187.

C. scabratopes, W. W. Sm., p. 187.
GERANIACEAE : Impatiens nubigena, W. W. ‘Sm : PD:
LABIATAE: Dracocephalum Isa Isabellae, G. Forrest, p. 21t.

be
LEGUMINOSAE : Caragana oreophila, W. W. Sm., p. 181.
LILIACEAE : Allium Beesianum, W. W. Sm.,
Lilium Forrestii, W.S I
Tovaria Forrestii, W. W. Sm., p. 209

- li » Pp. 209.
LOGANIACEAE : gma caryopteridifolia, W. W. Sm., p. 179.
B. eremophila, W. W. Sm., p. 179.

B. sranmipts, W. m., p. 180.
MELASTOMACEAE : Sonerila yunnanensis, ids F. Jeffrey, p. 207.

SPECIES CHINENSES. 175

ORCHIDEAE : Gymnadenia Si age W. W. Sm., p. 188.
Habenaria Beesiana, W. W. Sm., p. 189.
rchis Beesiana, Ww, W. Sm., p. 193.

POLYGONACEAE : Polygonum lichiangense, W. W. Sm. ,p. 197.
RANUNCULACEAE : Clematis Forrestii, W. W. Sm., p. 183.

ingdonia uniflora, Balf. f. et W. W. Sm. ; prim
ROSACEAE : Potentilla Forrestii, W. Sm., p. 198.

P. taliensis, W. W. Sm 199.

RUBIACEAE : Randia lichiangensis, we W. Sm., p. 200.
STYRACEAE : Styrax langkongensis, W. W. Sm., p. 208.
THYMELEACEAE : Daphne calcicola, W. W. Sm., p. 185.
UMBELLIFERAE : Trachydium spatuliferum, W. W. Sm., p. 210.
VACCINIACEAE : Vaccinium modestum, W. W. Sm., p. 210.

$y Adenophora Watsoni, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species inter congeneres foliis late obovatis truncatis con-
spicua.

Planta 40-60 cm. alta, erecta, robusta, simplex nisi in regione
inflorescentiae, in medio bene foliata basi fere nuda, striata,
minute villosula, infra glabrescens. Folia alterna, 3-4 cm.
longa, 3—3.5 cm. lata, perlate obovata, truncata, in medio marginis
superioris brevius acuminata, basi rotundata, margine remotius
sinuato-dentata, -subcoriacea, supra atroviridia glabra vel
subglabra, infra pallidiora sparse minute villosula praesertim
in venulis; nervi secundarii supra obscuri paululo impressi,
infra distincti paulo elevati; petiolus fere nullus vel ad 2 mm
longus. Paniculae amplae 20-30 cm. longae villosulae; rami
ascendentes, basi longiuscule nudi, in parte superiore remotius
floriferi ; flores saepius solitarii, nonnunquam bini, nutantes ;
pedicelli 2-4 mm. longi, villosuli, bracteolis brevibus linearibus
praediti. Receptaculum circ, 4 mm. longum, dense villosulum
dentes calycini circ. 3 mm. longi, lineares vel anguste lanceolati,
acuti, villosuli vel glabrescentes. Corolla 1.7-2 cm. longa, ore
circ. 2 cm. lata, infundibuliformis, coerulea ; limbi lobi 7-8 mm.
longi, triangulares. Stamina e basi dilatata antheris circ. 6 mm.
longis filamentum fere aequantibus. Discus circ. 2 mm. longus
cylindricus glaber. Stylus vix corollam aequans, pubescens.

Central China :—Grown from seeds collected near Tatsienlu
by Mr Charles Marson Watson in 1908. Among the species
of Adenophora centering round Adenophora polymorpha, Ledeb.,
this new species is distinguished by the peculiar truncate leaves.

wuts Ainsliaea fulvipes, J. F. Jeffrey et W. W. Sm.
Species affinis A. undulatae, Diels ex descriptione; ab illa
specie et ab A. Hemryi, Diels acheniis hirsutis inter alia differt

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176 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

Planta 20-45 cm. alta, gracilis, rhizomate longo crasso
vestigiis praeteritorum foliorum dense vestito, apice setis longis
fulvis copiose ornato. Caulis solitarius flexuosus basi foliatus,
primo densius fulvo-setosus deinde subglabrescens. Folia
omnia vel fere omnia radicalia, petiolis 2-7 cm. longis setis
longis fulvis patentibus dense obsitis ; lamina 3-6 cm. longa,
1.5-2.5 cm. lata, elliptica, apice rotundata vel obtusa, basi
rotundata vel subrotundata, subcoriacea, margine remote
indurato-apiculato-denticulata, supra atro-viridis primo longi-
uscule fulvo-setosa, deinde glabrescens, infra pallidior densius
fulvo-setosa, nervis 3-4 utrinque abeuntibus supra obscuris
infra paulo prominulis; folia caulina nulla vel 1~2 minuta
bracteiformia. Capitula solitaria remota vel 2~-3-fasciculata,
spicam 7-16 cm. longam interruptam angustissimam formantia,
2-3-flora, vix 1 cm. longa. Involucri phylla exteriora brevia
rubrida, interiora elongata lanceolata acuminata subpaleacea.
Pappi setae uniseriatae 6 mm. longae fulvae. Achaenium circ.
I mm. longum dense pilosum

Yunnan :—Near Teng-yueh, Howell No. 252. Type

Yunnan :—“ Plant of g-18 inches. Flowers pale rose.
Dry shady situations on rocks in the hills to the north of Teng-
yueh. Lat. 25° 15’ N. Alt. 7000 ft. May t1o12.” G. Forrest.
No. 7862.

Allium Beesianum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Allit cyanei, Regel et Alliz Seesteke.
Regel ; ab hoc floribus majoribus, filamentis ecuspidatis, stylo
ovario 2-3-plo longiore differt, ab illo floribus duplo majoribus,
segmentis perianthii elliptico-oblongis, staminibus inclusis re-

cedit.

Bulbi caespitosi, angusti, cylindrici, basi rhizomata filiformia
horizontalia emittentes, tunicis tandem fibrosis praediti. Caulis
erectus 30-45 cm. altus, teres, a basi usque ad medium foliatus.
Folia 1-3, canaliculata, deinde plana, 10-25 cm. longa, 4-8 mm.
lata, linearia, subobtusa, margine minutissime scabra. Scapus
gracilis apice nutans. Spatha membranacea univalvis ovata
apiculata mox decidua. Umbella 5—to-flora, hemisphaerica,
pedicellis subaequalibus, quam flores vix brevioribus, basi
nudis. Perianthii campanulato-tubulosi clare cyanei segmenta
elliptico-oblonga, obtusa, ad 13 mm. longa, ad 4 mm. lata,
exteriora interioribus paulo breviora. Stamina exteriora peri-
anthium fere aequantia, interiora circiter } breviora ; filamenta
cyanea, basi dilatata ecuspidata. Ovarium trigonum minute

papillosum ; stylus cyaneus ovario 2~3-plo longior, perianthium
fere superans.

SPECIES CHINENSES. 177

“Plant of 9-18 inches. Flowers pendulous, bright blue,
striped a deeper shade. Open stony pasture on the eastern
flank of the Lichiang Range, Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft.
Sept. 1g10.”” G, Forrest. No. 6576. Type.

““ Open boggy grassland on the Chung Tien plateau six miles
south of town. Alt. 12,000 ft. September 1904.” G. Forrest.

0. 253.

“Plant of 9-14 inches. Flowers deep rich blue, with the
segments of perianth pure white. Open mountain meadows
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N,
Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. September 1906.” G. Forrest. No.
3029.

Arisaema auriculatum W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis A. nepenthordi (Wall.) Mart. inflorescentia
simillima sed foliis trifoliolatis.

Planta 30-60 cm. alta, basi squamis foliaceis pluribus
tenuiter membranaceis purpureo-striatis induta. Folia duo,
petiolo 8-12 cm. longo vagina membranacea instructa ; lamina
trisecta, segmentis lateralibus sessilibus, intermedium subae-
quantibus vel paulo superantibus, basi valde inaequilateralibus,
omnibus longe acuminatis basi cuneatis vel rotundatis, 8-12
em. longis 3-6 cm. latis, lanceolatis vel ovatis, nervis supra
obscuris, infra distinctis eminentibus ; segmentum intermedium
nunc sessile nunc ad 3 cm. petiolulatum. Pedunculus petiolum
plus minusve aequans. Spatha lurido-purpurea, ad apicem
viridis, usque ad 13 cm. longa; tubus cylindricus, ad 6 cm
longus, basi I cm. superne 2 cm. latus ; lamina late ovata, circ.
7 cm. longa, medio 5 cm. lata, basi paulo contracta, apice
breviter acuminata, basi utrinque in auriculam amplam circ.
3 cm. longam rotundatam recurvam dilatata. Inflorescentiae
masculinae pars antherifera circ. 3 cm. longa; pars superior
circ. 4 cm. longa, breviter ad 5 mm. stipitata, exserta, erecta,
cylindracea, obtusa, ei A. nepenthoidis simillima. Ovaria
inflorescentiae femininae arcte conferta.

“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Spathe livid maroon, greenish towards
tip. Pasture on the margins of pine forests on the eastern
flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 8000—10,000
ft. July-August 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 7261. g%. Type.

“ Plant of 12-15 inches. Spathe livid green veined and
netted purplish red. In mixed forests on the eastern flank of
the Tali Range. Lat. 25°40’ N. Alt. 8000-10,000 ft. August
ro10.” G. Forrest. No. 7260. f and 9.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Inflorescence deep reddish purple,
spathe same, spotted a deeper shade. Damp pine forests on the

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178 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo—
10,000 ft. July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4851.

Very near to the Himalayan species Arisaema nepenthordes
(Wall.) Mart., but with trifoliolate leaves, and various minor
differences in the spathe. No. 4851r was referred in Notes
Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb., vol. vii, p. 276, to Arisaema nepen-
thoides (Wall.) Mart. The ene of that specimen are scarcely
developed.

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Arisaema lichiangense, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Arisaemati ringenti, Schott; proxima A.
talenst, Engl. MSS. (in Herb. Berol. et Herb. Edinb.) sed foliolis
latissimis, spatha majore latiore auriculata purpurea luteo-
striata recedit.

Planta 20-30 cm. alta. Tuber subrotundum 3-4.5 cm.
diametro, fibris multis praeditum. Folium solitarium, petiolo
20-24 cm. longo, basi squamis foliaceis (plerumque duabus)
6-12 cm. longis, ellipticis, tenuiter membranaceis purpureo-
maculatis instructum ; lamina trisecta segmentis sessilibus (vel
intermedio fere sessili) 4-9 cm. longis, 3-9 cm. latis, latissime
ovatis vel suborbicularibus, apice breviter et abrupte acumi-
natis, basi late cuneatis vel rotundatis, integris, nervis reti-
culatis subtus paulo distinctioribus; segmentis lateralibus
intermedio paulo minoribus, basi nunc aequilateralibus nunc valde
inaequilateralibus. Pedunculus petiolum plus minusve aequans.
Spatha purpurea, luteo-striata, apice longe acuminata inclusa
7-10 cm. longa, in sicco 1.2-1.8 cm. lata, lamina late ovata, e
tubo abrupte ampliata, basi breviter auriculata, intus pulchre
luteo- et purpureo-marmorata. Inflorescentiae masculinae pars
antherifera circ. 1.5 cm. longa ; pars superior circ. 5 cm. longa,
caudiformis apice subacuta, deflexa, nigrescens. Flores feminini
desunt

“Plant of 9-12 inches. Spathe purple, striped yellow. Dry
open situations amongst pine scrub on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° <i N. Alt. gooo—r0,500 ft. June
1gto.” G. Forrest. No. Type.

“ Plant of g-12 inches. Spathe purple, striped green. Open
situations on the margins of pine forests on the eastern flank
of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. gooo~11,000 ft.
June Igto.” G. Forrest. No. 5797.

The species is closely akin to Forrest No. 4840, —_
talense, Engl. var. latisectum, Engl. (adhuc nomen), but wi
much broader leaflets and a different spathe. The eu
of the male flower is quite that of Arisaema talense, Engl. in
Forrest No. 2465.

SPECIES CHINENSES. 179

4? Buddieia caryopteridifolia,W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Inter species chinenses descriptas primo intuitu foliorum
forma et aspectu conspicua.

Frutex ramosus 150-180 cm. altus ramulis robustis sub-
teretibus bene foliatis dense incano-stellato-tomentosis, vetustis
decorticantibus. Folia opposita petiolo 5-10 mm. longo anguste’
alato incano-stellato-tomentoso praedita, plerumque 4-6 cm.
longa, 3-4 cm. lata, ovata vel oblonga, apice rotundata vel
obtusa, basi inaequalia latissime cuneata vel subtruncata vel
subrotundata, grosse subirregulariter crenato-dentata, supra
subincana, stellato-tomentosa, infra pallidiora dense incano-
stellato-tomentosa, nervis supra subobscuris infra conspicuis
pulchre reticulatis. Cymulae in paniculam terminalem an-
gustissimam 4-8 cm. longam confertae; pedunculus 2-3 cm.
longus vel fere nullus; pedicelli fere nulli; bracteae nunc
conspicuissimae 2 cm. longae, lineari-lanceolatae incano-to-
mentosae, nunc multo minores. Calyx tubulosus circ. 3 mm.
longus, extus dense incano-stellato-tomentosus, intus glaber
dentibus I mm. longis subulatis. Corollae lavendulaceae tubus
6-7 mm. longus, circ. 1.5 mm. latus, extus dense incano-to-
mentosus, intus sparse pilosulus; lobi rotundati circ. 2 mm.
diametro, extus incano-tomentosi intus marginem versus glabri,

’ faucibus + pilosuli. Stamina in medio tubo inserta. Ovarium

albo-tomentosum. Fructus deest.

“Shrub of 5-6 ft. Flowers pale lavender. Open situations
on the Tong Shan in the Yangtze bend. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt.
10,000 ft. Sept. r913.”" G. Forrest. No. 11,016.

Buddleia eremophila, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate B. nanae, W. W. Sm., eadem magni-
tudine habituque sed foliis crenato-serratis subtus incanis primo
intuitu discrepat.

Fruticulus ramosus 30-60 cm. altus, ex collectore com-
pactus, ramulis gracillimis teretibus primo dense incano-stellato-
tomentosis, senioribus mox glabrescentibus et defoliatis, tandem
decorticantibus. Folia opposita petiolo 2-3 mm. longo dense
incano-stellato-tomentoso praedita, I-1.5 cm. longa, 5-8 mm.
lata, ovata vel lanceolato-ovata, apice obtusa, basi late cuneata
vel subrotundata, distincte crenato-serrata serraturis utrinque
3-4, supra pallido-viridia dense stellato-tomentosa, infra dense
incano-stellato-tomentosa, nervis 3-4-paribus supra immersis
infra eminentibus. Inflorescentiae pro genere brevissimae,
plerumque 3-7-florae ; flores parvi, apice ramulorum fere capi-
tati; pedicelli vix 1 mm. longi, incano-tomentosi; bracteae 2-3

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180 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

mm. longae, lineares incano-tomentosae. . Calyx tubulosus 4-5
mm. longus, tubo corollae adpressus, extus dense incano-
stellato-tomentosus, intus glaber, dentibus linearibus I mm.
longis. Corollae (lavandulaceae ?) tubus circ. 8 mm. longus,
I.5 mm. latus, extus stellato-tomentosus ; lobi rotundati circ.
I.5 mm. diametro, intus glabri. Stamina in medio tubo
inserta. Ovarium tomentosum; fructus maturus isb mm.
longus ovoideus glabrescens brunneus.
“‘ China :—Western Yunnan, arid regions above the Yangtze.

Alt. 10,000 ft. Compact dwarf shrub of 1-2 ft. May 1913.’
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 304.

This species is at once distinguished by its dwarf habit, its
very slender branches and few-flowered inflorescence; it is
nearest to Buddleia nana, W. W. Sm.,and of still slenderer form.

Buddleia incompta, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis B. heliophilae, W. W. Sm. sed foliis minoribus
obtuse dentatis inter alia recedit; a B. eremophila supra de-
scripta foliis majoribus, corolla extus nitenti-glandulosa inter
alia signa differt.

Frutex ramosus go-180 cm. altus, ex collectore incomptus,
ramulis robustio1 +p imo + dense incano-stellato-
tomentosis, senioribus glabrescentibus. Folia opposita petiolo
+ 1cm. longo alato dense incano-stellato-tomentoso praedita,
2-3 cm. longa, I-1.5 cm. lata, ovato-elliptica, apice obtusissima
vel subrotundata, basi saepius cuneatim in petiolum angustata
rarius subtruncata, saepius dentata denticulis utrinque 8-10,
rarius obscure undulato-denticulata, supra subincano-stellato-
tomentosa, infra dense incano-stellato-tomentosa, nervis 6-7-
paribus supra immersis infra eminentibus. Cymulae in pani-
culam terminalem angustam 4-6 cm. longam confertae ; pedun-
culi brevissimi, pedicelli fere nulli, bracteae 3-8 mm. longae,
incano-tomentosae. Calyx tubulosus circ. 4 mm. longus, tubo
corollae adpressus, extus dense incano-stellato-tomentosus,
intus glaber dentibus 1 mm. longis sublinearibus obtusiusculis.
Corollae tubus circ. 8 mm. longus, circ. 1.5 mm, latus, extus
sparsius tomentosus, hinc inde glaber, + dense glandulis nitenti-
bus conspersus ; lobi rotundati circ. 3 mm. diametro, extus
nitenti-glandulosi, nonnunquam subglabri, intus glabri. Sta-
mina in medio tubo inserta. Ovarium albo-tomentosum.
Fructus deest.

“ China :—Western Yunnan in the A-tun-tsi valley at about
11,000 ft., on dry rocks and exposed hillsides. Untidy bush of
= ft. ; leaves silver in spring, golden in autumn. June 1913.”

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SPECIES CHINENSES. ‘ 181

“ China :—Western Yunnan in Mekong Valley. Untidy
shrub of 4-5 ft. June 1913.” F.Kingdon Ward. No. 313.

This is, I believe, the same species ; the inflorescence is less
dense, the flowers 1 cm. long, calyx more tomentose.

Caragana oreophila, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis C. Franchetianae, Kom. a qua habitu
humiliore, ramis foliisque dense albo-villosis haud glabrescenti-
bus floribus paulo minoribus inter alia satis recedit.

Frutex erectus ramosus 60-120 cm. altus ramis erectis
elongatis crassiusculis junioribus densissime molliter albido-
villosis senioribus nigrescentibus haud glabrescentibus. Petioli
vetusti indurati patentissimi robusti 2.5-3 cm. longi, nudi
spinoso-mucronati, apice excepta dense villosuli; stipulae
4-5 mm. longae ovatae scariosae margine albo-ciliatae, mox
emarcidae. Folia 3-3.5 cm. longa, plerumque 8—juga jugis
+ approximatis, rhachide dense longiuscule albo-villosa mucrone
longo glabro praedita ; foliola 6-7 mm. longa, circ. 2 mm. lata,
oblonga, mucronulata, utraque facie dense subadpresse albo-
villosa. Pedunculi uniflori nunc vix 1.5 mm. longi, nunc
pedicellos aequantes, albo-villosi, bractea lineari circ. 5 mm.
longa scariosa praediti; pedicelli plerumque 7-8 mm. longi,
albo-villosi, bracteolis duabus linearibus 4-5 mm. longis
scarlosis nunc supra medium affixis nunc prope calycem sup-
positis. Calyx tubulosus 11-12 mm. longus longiuscule albo-
villosus, dentibus lanceolatis acuminatis subspinescentibus
tubum + aequantibus. Corolla aurantiaca brunneo-suffusa
fere 2 cm. longa, vexillo circ. 1.8 cm. longo late obovato longe
unguiculato plicato, alarum auricula lineari ungui fere aequali
circ. 4.5 mm. longa, carina circ. 1.4 cm. longa apice rotundata
basi auticula dentiformi instructa. Ovarium elongatum dense
albo-villoso-lanatum ; legumen circ. 2.2 cm. longum extus
dense lanatum, intus indumento fulvido farctum, seminibus
oblongis.

“‘Spinous shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers orange and brown.
Open alpine pasture on the mountains in the north-east of the
Yangtze bend. Lat. 27° 45’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. July 1913.”
G. Forrest. No. 10,331.

In some specimens the peduncle is so short that at the first
examination affinity with the section Jubatae is suggested.
However, in habit, in the number of leaflets, in the bracteoles
and floral structure, it is a close ally of C. Franchetiana, Kom.,
also collected by Forrest in the neighbouring Lichiang
Range.

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182 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

Cassiope palpebrata, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate C. selaginoidis, Hook. f. et Thoms.
sed foliis + patentibus, vix imbricatis, longiuscule setoso-ciliatis,
filamentis villosulis inter alia facile distinguitur.

Fruticulus humilis 6—8 cm. altus, suberectus vel decumbens.
Folia 2~4 mm. longa, circ. I mm. lata, lanceolata vel subelliptica
apice subobtusa basi cuneata rigida, + patentia, conferta sed
vix imbricata, coriacea, margine incrassata et setis utrinque
3-4 circ. I mm. longis praedita, caeterum glabra nitentia.
Flores axillares cernui albidi pedicellis gracilibus circ. 2 cm
longis abrupte (fere recto angulo) abeuntibus dense araneoso-
fulvido-villosis suffulti. Sepala 5, libera, 2 mm. longa, elliptica
vel ovata, apice rotundata vel obtusa, laete rubro-purpurea,
glabra. Corolla campanulata 7-8 mm. longa lobis ovatis
2mm. longis obtusis. Stamina 8 (in specimine dissecto) inclusa
filamentis 2 mm. longis subulatis sparsius villosulis, antheris
ovoideis apice aristis duabus elongatis ornatis. Stylus 2 mm.
longus columnaris. Fructus maturus deest.

“China :—In Western Yunnan on the Mekong-Yangtze
divide, on granite screes and precipices at an elevation of 13,000-
14,000 ft. June 1913.” F. Kingdon Ward. No. 583 in Herb.
Edin.

A very graceful species differing from the allied Himalayan
species in the foliage.

Chimonanthus yunnanensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Chimonantho fragranti, Lindl. ; foliis ovatis
basi rotundatis, apice non acuminatis, foliis ad tempus florendi
persistentibus recedit.

Frutex 5-10 m. altus. Ramuli angulati pilosuli vel glabre-
scentes cortice griseo pustulato praediti. Folia tempore florendi
persistentia, opposita, 4-7 cm. longa, 3-4.5 cm. lata, ovata
vel subelliptica, apice obtusa vel subobtusa, nec acuminata, basi
rotundata, petiolo circiter 5 mm. longo sparse pilosulo prae-
dita, coriacea, integra, ‘supra pustuloso- -scabridula nervis ob-
scuris, infra glabra nisi in nade nervisque sparsissime pilosulis,
nervis 4—5-paribus bo-nitentibus instructa. Flores
axillades solitarii vix pedunculati, flavicantes; bracteolae
pluriseriatae, ovatae vel rotundatae, minute pilosulae et ciliatae,
superne gradatim majores ad 5 mm. longae, floris basim arcte
obtegentes. Perianthii foliola exteriora rotundata, circiter
mm. longa, intermedia 10-12 mm. longa, elliptica obtusa,
interiora circiter 5 mm. longa, late ovata vel suborbicularia,
ad I mm. unguiculata. Stamina antherifera 5. Fructus deest.

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SPECIES CHINENSES. 183

“Shrub of 15-30 ft. Flowers dull yellow. Dry sunny
sttaeianes amongst scrub at south end of the Sungkwei Valley.
Lat 10’ N._ Alt. 6000-7000 ft. November rg1o.” G
Forrest. No. 7366.

‘A species closely allied to the well-known C. fragrans, Lindl.,
from which I have separated it with some hesitation. The
new species is distinguished by the ovate leaves with broad
base persistent at the time of flowering and by the broader
and rounder perianth-segments.

Clematis Forrestii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species distinctissima ; aspectu haud dissimilis C. fasciculi-

florae, Franch. sed acheniis sericeis inter alia valde discrepat ;

foliis ad C. uncinatam, Champ. spectat, caeterum diversa ; in
schemate cl. Finet et Gagnepain * in vicinia C. Meyenianae,
Walp. ponenda, quae species tamen notis multis facile distin-
guitur ; bracteae conspicuae in poculum connatae gemmam
mediam prima aetate cingunt, postea in aperto flore intervallo
+ 1 cm. longo a calyce separantur, id quod notae utili est ob-
servandum.

Frutex scandens, 6-10 m. altus, caule striatulo cinereo mox
decorticante. Folia nodis congesta quasi fasciculata trifoliolata
glabra vel infra prope costam pilis rarissimis albidis conspersa ;
petiolus 2-4 cm. longue glaber, petiolulilaterales 1-3 mm. longi ;
intermedius ad 1 cm.; foliola 2-8 cm. longa, 1-3 cm. lata,
ovato-lanceolata, acuta apiculata, basi rotundata, integra
(lateralia saepe parte exteriore lobatula), tenuiter chartacea,
supra viridia venis primariis tribus indistinctis, infra paulo
pallidiora venulis bene reticulatis. Inflorescentia similis ei
Clematidis fasciculiflorae ; flores axillares cernui 5—6-fasciculati ;
pedicelli sub bracteis connatis 2-3 cm. longi glabri vel pilis
albidis sparsissime praediti, supra bracteas I-1.5 cm. longi,
densissime albido- vel flavido-tomentosi; bracteae 5-7 mm
longae in poculum biauritum coalitae extus albido-villosae.
Sepala 4, oblonga, 2 cm. longa, 8-10 mm. lata, obtusa, extus
dense tomentosa, intus glabra, flavida, venis circ. 7 indistinctis.
Stamina circ. 30, sepala aequantia vel paululo superantia,
filamentis loriformi-linearibus glabris roseis, antheris 2.5 mm.
longis glabris roseis loculis a latere dehiscentibus. Achaenia

ovoidea, 3-4 mm. longa multo compressa, margine crassato
flavido, dense sericea, stylo fere ad 4 cm. elongate albido-plumoso
praedita.

Yunnan, West China.
*‘Scandent shrub of 20-30 ft. Flowers creamy-yellow, |
* Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. L (1903), 522.

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184 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

filaments and anthers bright magenta-rose on trees and scrub
in open situations on the western flank of the Shweli-Salwin
divide, Lat. 25° 20’ N, Alt. 7ooo-8000 ft. Dec. Ig12.”
G. Forrest. No. 9308.

‘Same locality. Feb. 1913.’ G. Forrest. No. 9526.

A species with very characteristic bud and bracts; im the
young state before the opening of the flower the bud girt round
the middle by the connate bracts bears a strong resemblance to
the bud of a Styrax.

_ Corydalis calcicola, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species persimilis C. trachycarpae, Maxim. ; floribus minori-
bus, petalis, ovario differt.

Planta 7-20 cm. alta, radicibus plurimis fusiformibus prae-
dita. Caules complures, debiles, adscendentes, paulo complanati,
striatuli, basi longe nudisuperne in ramulos 2—4 racemiferos divisi.
Folia basalia petiolo ad 10 cm. longo flexili praedita ; lamina
tripinnato-secta, segmentis ultimis lanceolatis acutis ; caulina in
superiore caule aggregata, alterna, petiolo circ. I cm. longo
instructa, ambitu oblonga, 4-6 cm. longa, cetera radicalibus
subsimilia. Racemi densi multiflori 4-5 cm. longi. Bracteae
pedicellos superantes flabellato-pinnatisectae, superiores 3-—5-
sectae; pedicelli 5-15 mm. longi. Flores pallido-purpurei,
apice saturate roseo-purpurei, fragrantes. Sepala minuta,
membranacea, orbicularia, profunde lacera. Petali exterioris
postici lamina circ. 6 mm. longa, 5 mm. lata, utrinque alata,
cristata, obtusa, calcare 10-12 mm. longo subrecto vel paulo
decurvo obtuso praedita; petali exterioris antici lamina circ.
g mm. longa, utrinque alata, carinata; petala interiora apice
cohaerentia 6-7 mm. longa. Ovarium ellipsoideum, 3 mm.
longum ; stylus 4 mm. longus, stigmate 5-lobo.

“Plant of 3-9 inches. Flowers pale purple with tips deep
rose-purple, fragrant. On limestone drift on the western
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 13,000 ft.
August 1910.” G, Forrest. No. 6372.

‘> Cremanthodium comptum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species nana foliis late ovatis subtus dense incano-tomentosis,
involucri phyllis densissime crispato-nigro-villosis inter con-
generes satis conspicua.

Planta 5-7 cm. alta rhizomate longiusculo praedita. Caulis
gracilis infra glaber atroruber supra sub inflorescentia crispato-
nigro-villosus. Folia 3-4; infimum squamiforme usque ad 2 cm.
longum, lamina deficiente vel minima ; mediana plerumque duo,
1-5-2 ‘cm. longa, 1-1.5 cm, lata, late ovata, apice obtusius-

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SPECIES CHINENSES. 185

cula, basi late cuneata vel subrotundata, pro magnitudine grosse
serrato-dentata, subcoriacea supra viridia glabra subtus dense
incano-araneoso-tomentosa ; petiolus 3-5 mm. longus, basi vagi-
nulatus ruber glaber vel subglaber ; folium supremum saepius
multo reductum fere bracteiforme. Capitulum circ. 2 cm. longum
et latum; involucri phylla 12-15, extus densissime crispato-
nigro-villosa capillis albidis paucis intermixtis intus glabra
nitenti-viridia, ad mediam partem connata ; partes superiores
lineares I cm. longae, 1-2. mm. latae. Flores ligulati circ. 10,
circ. 1.5 cm. longi ligulis anguste oblanceolatis apice argute
2-3-denticulatis ; pappus albus 6-7 mm. longus; flores disci
20-30.

‘China :—Near A-tun-tsi, Western Yunnan, on earth screes
at an elevation of 15,000 ft. August 1g13.’’ F. Kingdon Ward.
No. 975.

Daphne calcicola, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate D. aurantiacae, Diels; fortasse varietas
nana illius speciei aestimari debet sed habitu prostrato, foliis
linearibus, floribus minoribus valde recedit.

Fruticulus humilis ramosissimus 30-60 cm. altus, pro maxima
parte humifusus ; rami crassi nodosi, juniores vestigiis foliorum
praeteritorum verrucosi. Folia apices ramulorum versus con-
ferta, vix vel ad i mm. petiolata, 7-10 mm. longa, I-2 mm. lata,
linearia vel sublinearia, subacuta, basi paulo angustata, margine
+ revoluta, subcoriacea laevia glabra, supra viridia infra
pallidiora ; costa supra impressa vel obscura, subtus eminens,

nervi ceteri ne sub lente quidem visibiles. Flores plerumque
bini terminales fere sessiles (pedicellus + 1 mm. longus) glabri
aurantiaci fragrantissimi; tubus 8-9 mm. longus vix 1.5 mm.
latus, lobi ovati vel orbiculari-ovati 2.5-3 mm. diametro.

. Stamina biseriata antheris I mm. longis. Ovarium glabrum

I mm. longum, stylus 0.5 mm. longus, stigma capitatum.
Fructus deest.

*‘ China :—Western Yunnan, on limestone above Chung River,
Sha-la-ka, 10,500 ft. A low compact shrub. May 19713.”
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 328.

Approaching D. aurantiaca, Diels, in its fragrant yellow
flowers, but differing in the prostrate "habit, narrow linear
leaves and slender perianth-tube.

Boy Erysimum bracteatum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species aliqua ex parte anomala ; notis plurimis ad Erysimum
spectat sed racemis bracteatis recedit.

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186 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

Planta 60-go cm. alta, erecta, ramosa, satis foliosa, racemis
amplis ramulos terminantibus. Folio plerumque 6-8 cm. longa,
4-5 mm. lata, linearia vel angustissime lineari-lanceolata,
acuta, in petiolum vix discretum attenuata, insertione angusta,
subintegra vel remote denticulata, pilis bipartitis appressis
utrinque incana. _Racemi ampli, in fructu ad 25 cm. elongati, |
saepius bracteati; bracteae inferiores foliis similes et aequilongi,
superiores minores nonnunquam deficientes, nunc pedicellis
5-I0 mm. longis multo majores, nunc multo minores. Sepala
circ. 8 mm. longa, lateralia multo latiora, basi gibbosa, omnia
sparse incano-pilosula. Petala 13-14 mm. longa, spathu-
lata, aurea, ungue circ. 8 mm. longo. Siliqua ad Io cm.
elongata, compressa, adpresse incano-pilosula; stylus brevis
a eal capitato. Semina 2-seriata, oblonga, vix 2 mm. longa,
fulvi

China :—Near Amine Western Yunnan. Grown by
Bees Limited and in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh,
from seed collected under No. 67 by F. Kingdon Ward

Some inflorescences are bracteate aie . the apex, others
more than half-way. The bracts are r less persistent.
Otherwise the appearance of the aa is : that of a typical
Erysimum.

Gaultheria suborbicularis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate G. nummularioidis, Don, a qua foliis
minimis suborbicularibus, floribus multo minoribus staminibus
diversis satis recedit.

Fruticulus minimus prostratus. Caulis ramosus gracilis,
hinc inde errans, infra defoliatus supra sat foliosus plus minusve
sparsius fulvido-setosus. Folia alterna coriacea latissime ovata
vel suborbicularia, circ. 6 mm. longa circ. 5 mm. lata, apice
basique rotundata, margine breviter remote nigro-setulosa,
supra viridia glabra infra pallidiora hinc inde nigro-setulosa vel
subglabra ; costa supra impressa infra paulo eminens nervis
lateralibus utrinque obscuris; petiolus circ. I mm. longus.
Flores minimi axillares solitarii ; pedicelli 1 mm. longi glabri ;
prope calycem bracteolae duae connatae 2 mm. longae ovatae
acutiusculae purpureo-tinctae. Calyx 2 mm. longus glaber
5-partitus i in lobos forma et colore bracteolis persimiles. Corolla
circ. 3 mm. longa, late campanulata ad medium lobata lobis
apice recurvis, rosea ut videtur apice purpureo-tincta. Stamina
10, vix I mm. longa, filamentis conicis sub lente minute papillosis,
antherarum tubulis brevissimis, aristis nullis. Stylus filiformis
vix Imm. longus. Fructus deest.

“China :—Western Yunnan, forming carpets under scrub-

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SPECIES CHINENSES. 187

rhododendrons at 15,000 ft.’’ F. Kingdon Ward. No. 850 in
Herb. Edin

A puzzling dwarf species very closely allied to G. num-
mulartoides, Don. The structure of the stamens suggests its
being one form of a Gaultheria with dimorphic flowers, It
differs, however, too much both in foliage and flower for me to
attribute it to an abnormal form of G. nummularioides without
further evidence. Small states of G. nummularioides from the
Himalaya do not show the same foliage, nor do they appear to
have dimorphic flowers.

»+ Gentiana Beesiana, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species sectionis Amarellae, ex affinitate Gentianae cyan-
anthiflorae, Franch.

Planta annua erecta 15-25 cm. alta, e basi ad apicem fasti-
giato-ramosa. Rami graciles flexiles quadrangulati rubri infra
pubescentes, supra mox glabrescentes nitentes. Folia basilaria
delapsa ; caulina subremota, circ..2 cm. longa, circ. 1 cm. lata,
ovata vel oblongo-ovata, sessilia, apice obtusa, basi subrotun-
data, serratula, chartacea. Flores plerumque ternati, non-
nunquam solitarii, ramos ramulosque terminantes, longe (1-3

m.) pedicellati. Calyx Io-12 mm. longus, in lobos quinque
fere ad basin partitus ; lobi erecti, latitudine valde inaequales,
ovati vel lanceolati vel lineari-lanceolatae (eodem flore), acuti,
basi subsaccati, margine serratuli nigrescentes, textura foliis
similes, extus praesertim in costa marginibusque sparse albo-
pilosi. Corolla 2-2.5 cm. longa, coerulea; tubus late cylin-
dricus, in sicco 6-7 mm. latus ; lobi 1 cm. longi, oblongi, apice
rotundati; plicae nullae ; fimbriae fauce insertae, multae, 3-4
mm. longae, lineares vel lineari-spathulatae. Stamina in
medio tubo inserta, vix ad summas fimbrias pertinentes.
Ovarium oblongum; capsula (immatura) inclusa, sessilis,
seminibus multis subglobosis pallido-brunneis nitentibus
praedita.

“Plant of 6-9 inches. Flowers blue, plicae green. Open
stony pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 13,000 ft. October 1910.” G. Forrest.
No. 6733.

(I do not find any plicae. Mr Forrest’s note must refer to
those edges of the corolla lobes which have been overlapped.)

Gentiana scabratopes, W. W. Sm. 5p. nov.

Species ex affinitate Gentianae yunnanensis, Franch., sed
minor; caule ramosiore, calyce fere ad imum fisso inter alia
difiert.

188 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

Planta annua radicibus gracilibus 2.5-9 cm. alta, erecta.
Caulis basi nudus, superne ramulis brevibus erectis vel paulo
patentibus omnibus floriferis crebre ramosus, dense nigro-
setosulo-scaber. Folia basalia sub anthesin nulla; caulina
erecta pauca, cum inflorescentiis intermixta, 1.5-2.5 cm. longa,
I-1.5 cm. lata, ovata vel obovata, apice obtusa vel rotundata,
basi late cuneata, in petiolum breve subalatum scabridulum
angustata, supra viridia glabra infra in sicco nigrescentia,
glabra nisi prope basin scabridulam, nervis subobscuris. In-
florescentiae multae congestae; flores ad apicem caulis et
ramulorum 3-5-compacti. Calyx circ. 8 mm. longus, fere ad
imum in lobos sublineares acutos apice nigrescentes fissus.
Corolla laete coerulea infundibuliformis, circ. 14 mm. longa,
lobis 3 mm. longis ovatis mucronulatis ; plicae minutae. Stamina
sub medio tubo affixa. Capsula (immatura) inclusa, non stipi-
tata, lineari-oblonga seminibus 6-8 reniformibus.

“ Plant of 1-24 inches. Flowers bright blue, plicde dark
maroon. Stony pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. _ October 1910.”
G. Forrest. No. 6735.

Closely allied to Gentiana yunnanensis, Franch., but with a
very different calyx. The dark underside of the erect leaves
gives a very characteristic appearance to the plant.

Gymnadenia calcicola, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis G. pseudo-diphylaci, Kraenzl., sed caule
bifoliato, floribus majoribus, labello in lobos tres longos lineares
diviso recedit. Forsan varietas speciei citatae, sed intermediis
deficientibus melius interim pro specie propria militat.

Tuberidia globosa, circ. I cm. diametro. Caulis 8-12 cm.
altus, erectus vel nonnunquam curvatus, bifoliatus. Folia
prope basin posita 4-7 cm. longa, ad 1 cm. lata, lanceolata vel
oblanceolata vel sublinearia, obtusa vel acuta. Spica ad 4 cm.
longa, 6—12-flora, bracteis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis quam
flores minoribus ovarium superantibus praedita. Sepala circ.
7 mm. longa, oblique lanceolata, subacuta, rosea. Petala
sepalis aequilonga, linearia. Labellum ad 8.5 mm. longum
basi integrum deinde trilobum, lobis linearibus, intermedio ad
6.5 mm. longo, lateralibus circ. 5 mm. longis, superficie hyalino-
papillosa; calcar 5 mm. longum, incurvulum, apice obtusum
incrassatum. Ovarium 5-6 mm. longum.

“Plant of 2-5 inches. Flowers rose. On limestone drift
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. Coy mate 4, tae
Alt. 13,000 ft. September 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6536

“ Plant of 3-8 inches. Flowers rose, fragrant. Dry pasture

SPECIES CHINENSES. 189

at north end of the Tali Valley. Lat. 25°55’ N. Alt. 7000 ft.
November 1g10.”” G. Forrest. No. 7375.

A much finer plant than Gymnadenia pseudo-diphylax,
Kraenzl., but possibly a variety of that species which appears
to be very variable in size of flower and lobing of labellum.

\ Habenaria Beesiana, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species habitu, foliis, inflorescentia persimilis Habenariae
Forrestit, Schltr. ; labello trifido differt.

Planta terrestris erecta gracilis 20-30 cm. alta. Tubera
anguste oblongoidea. Caulis basi 2—3-foliatus, superne vaginis
paucis acuminatis remotis praeditus, teres, glaber. Folia
erecto-patentia, linearia acuta, glabra, 4-8 cm. longa, medio
vix 2 mm. lata. Spica 7-12 cm. longa, sublaxe multiflora.
Bracteae erectae, ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, ad medium
ovarium pervenientes. Flores in genere inter minores, virides.
Sepalum intermedium erectum, ovatum, obtusum, circ. 4 mm
longum, lateralia deflexa, oblonga, obtusa intermedio aequilonga.
Petala oblique ovato-lanceolata, obtusa, sepalis aequilonga vel
paululum longiora ; labellum circ. 5.5 mm. longum, glabrum, in
lobos tres lineares fere ad basin divisum; lobus intermedius
lateralibus paulo longior ; ante ostium calcaris labellum carnoso-
incrassatum ; calcar cylindricum, glabrum, incurvulum, ovarium
aequans vel paulo superans. Ovarium cylindraceum 5-6 mm.
longum, glabrum.

“Plant of 4-9 inches. Flowers green. Dry openings
amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. August 1910.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 6404.

Very near H. Forrestii, Schitr.,and from the same area. In
one plant the lateral lobes of the labellum are very short, and
suggest a transition between the two species.

Illigera grandiflora, W. W. Sm. et J. F. Jeffrey. Sp. nov.

Species in sectione Appendiculatarum, Dunn prope J. tri-
foliatam, Dunn ponenda ; floribus maximis a speciebus omnibus
adhuc cognitis facile distinguitur.

Frutex scandens 2-6 m. altus. Caulis striatus setis fulvidis
plus minusve densis praesertim apud nodos praeditus, nonnun-
quam subglabrescens. Folia trifoliolata, petiolis 5-12 cm. longis,
foliolis chartaceis ovatis 6-14 cm. longis, 4-12 cm. latis, abrupte
acuminatis, basi rotundatis, lateralibus obliquis, supra glabris
costa media et venis 4—5-paribus plus minusve fulvido-setosulis
vel nonnunquam glabrescentibus ; petioluli 1.5-2 cm. i
Flores in cymas densas petiolis breviores vel in paniculas folia

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Igo DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

subaequantes dispositi; pedunculi communes ad 5 cm. longi,
pedicelli dense fulvido-villosi, bracteae 1-2 cm. longae, foliaceae,
lanceolatae vel oblanceolatae vel ellipticae. Flores albidi
maculis lineisque minutis rubridis copiose ornati. Calycis
tubus dense pubescens ; lobi 12-14 mm. longi, circ. 5 mm. lati,
oblongi, intus pubescentes. Petala sepalis similia et aequilonga
vel paulo breviora. Stamina fere 8 mm. longa, filamentis 5-6
mm. longis, minute puberulis, antheris 2 mm. longis aureis,
hectariis tubulosis circ. 4 mm. longis, parte basali pedicelliformi
I mm. longa, parte superiore ovato-cupulari 3 mm. longa albida,
glandulis disci sphaeroideis sessilibus. Stylus circ. 8 mm.
longus, longiuscule setosus, stigmate undulato-dilatato. Fructus
tetrapterus, 5-6 cm. latus, 3-3.5 cm. longus, glaber, alis coriaceis
striato-venosis, majoribus 2.5-3 cm. latis ceteris multo minori-
bus 2—3 mm. latis

“ Scandent shih of 8-15 ft. Sepals dull white, copiously
speckled with minute dull cerise spots and lines ; petals similar,
with a ring of ten small sack-like nectaries at base ; these white
with dark-brown bases, anthers golden yellow. Open situations
on scrub in the Mingkwong Valley, Yunnan. Lat. 25° 29’ N
Alt. 6500 ft. June 1912.” G. Forrest. No. 8495. Type.

“Scandent shrub of 6—1o ft. Flowers dull crimson-lake,
anthers yellow. On trees and scrub on lava-bed west of Teng-
yueh. Lat. 25" N. Alt. S000 it” May 101. * G Porrest.
No. 7765.
“ Scandent shrub of 6-18 ft. In fruit. On scrub on west- |
ern flank of the Shweli-Salwin divide. Lat. 25° 20’ N. Alt.
gooo ft. August 1912.” G. Forrest. No. 8929.

Impatiens nubigena, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species foliis superioribus cordato-amplexicaulibus subinteg-
ris inter species chinenses adhuc descriptas distinctissima.

Herba 10-30 cm. alta, glaberrima, caule ramosissimo erecto
fere ad basin satis bene folioso. Folia alterna subintegra
margine paulo undulata, tenuiter membranacea, dimorpha ;
inferiora longe petiolata, petiolo debili 1.5—3.5 cm. longo ; lamina
I.5-3 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. lata, late ovata vel rhombifolia vel
suborbicularis, basi late cuneata, apice rotundata vel obtusa ;
folia media et superiora sessilia cordato-amplexicaulia lobulis
rotundatis ad 5 mm. diametro, ovato-oblonga, 2-3 cm. longa,
I-I.5 cm. lata, apice rotundata, nervis utrinque 5-7 obscuris.
Inflorescentiae in axillis foliorum amplexicaulium per tres
partes caulis orientes, inferiores plerumque I-florae, superiores _
saepius 2-flore ; pedicelli 5-15 mm. longi, filiformes ; bracteola
ovata acuminata membranacea subpersistens sub flore posita.

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SPECIES CHINENSES. IgI

Flores minimi r cm. longi vel minores, tenuissimi, albi. Sepala
2, late ovata, apice indurato-apiculata, basi rotundata, 3-4 mm.
longa, 3-5-nervia. Vexillum orbiculare ad 6 mm. longum.
Alae sessiles 9-10 mm. longae ; lobus basalis oblique ovatus ad
mediam alam pertinens; distalis fere duplo longior oblongo-
lanceolatus. Labelli limbus 6-7 mm. longus, scaphiformis,
horizontalis, subtus medio inter basin et apicem acutum calcare
vestigiali vix I mm. longo, ut videtur incluso praeditus. Fila-
menta paulo complanata, antheris obtusis, circa pistillum
cohaerentibus. Ovarium 3-4 mm. longum, subobtusum. Cap-
sula ad 2.5 cm. longa, linearis. Semina oblonga, 2 mm. longa,
minute crebre tuberculata, opaca, fusca.

“Plant of 4-12 inches. Flowers white. Moist situations
amongst rhododendron scrub on the western flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat... 27° 25". N.. (Alt. 712,000; Tic. “August.19io.-
G. Forrest. No. 6368.

Kingdonia, Balf. f. et W. W. Sm. Genus novum Ranun-
arum.

Genus ex affinitate Anemonearum, fortasse prope Thalictrum
melius positum, a quo folio solitario scapo unifloro inter alia
abunde discrepat. Herba parva caudice perenni. Folia soli-
taria ambitu orbicularia, pedatim partita. Flores herma-
phroditi solitarii scapo longo suffulti. Involucrum o. Sepala
5 petaloidea. Petala 0. Stamina usque ad 15, filamentis
erectis brevibus antheris minimis. Carpella plerumque 5-7,
receptaculo parvo inserta uniovulata. Ovulum a media sutura
ventrali pendulum. Achaenia (semimatura) eis Thalictri per-
similia. Species unica e China occidentali.

Kingdonia uniflora, Balf. f. et W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Planta herbacea habitu Adoxae ; rhizoma 5-20 cm. longum
gracile ; apicem rhizomatis versus inveniuntur squamae cymbi-
formes tenuiter membranaceae circ. 5 mm. longae e medio
quarum oriuntur folium solitarium et scapus solitarius. Folium
petiolo 5~7 cm. longo erecto glabro praeditum ; lamina ambitu
orbicularis 4—4.5 cm. diametro, pedatim partita in lobos quinque,
late cuneatos, ipsos ad } vel 4 trilobulatos, margine exteri-
ore argute apiculato-dentatos, supra viridis, infra subglauca,
utrinque glabra, nervis basi divergentibus ramosis nec anasto-
mosantibus, ad marginem longitudinaliter percurrentibus.
Scapus 7-10 cm. altus, erectus nudus uniflorus gracilis glaber.
Flos erectus in sicco circ. 8 mm. diametro. Receptaculum
conicum breve vix I mm. superans. Sepala 5, circ. 6 mm.
longa, medio circ. 2.5 cm. lata, subrhomboidea, apice acuminata

ad

192 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

basi cuneata in unguem brevem I mm. longum, petaloidea, in
sicco_ viridi-albida, purpureo-venulosa; venula primaria in
media lamina duas laterales gignens, omnes ad marginem vel
vix percurrentes, conspicuae; (aestivatio non nota; flores
omnes omnino aperti; in sicco sepala remotiuscula). Petala o.
Stamina 10-15, erecta, brevia 2 mm. longa antheris minimis
vix 0.5 mm. longis rimis lateralibus dehiscentibus. Carpella
plerumque 5-7, primo stamina aequantia, ovario I mm. longo
ventricoso stylo subulato 1 mm. longo erecto, deinde aucta,
fructu (semimaturo) 4 mm. longo, stylo persistente erga suturam
dorsalem deflexo, apice paululo uncinato ; semen solitarium a
media sutura ventrali pendulum.

« Western China :—In deep shade in damp gullies of Rhodo-
dendron forest at an elevation of 13,000 ft., in N.W. Yunnan,
bordering on Tibet, in neighbourhood of Doker-la. Coll. July
1913.” F. Kingdon Ward. No. 734 in Herb. Edin.

A very distinct genus of Ranunculaceae so far monotypic.
The habit of the plant is that of a large Adoxa. The shape and
texture of the leaf recall certain species of Adiantum, the struc-
ture of the flower suggests Thalictrum, especially in the shape of
the fruit and the style. The half-ripe fruit seems to indicate
that at maturity the style will be persistent and probably
slightly bent or hooked at the apex. The uniovulate ovary
allocates the genus somewhere in the neighbourhood of Thalic-
trum, but it can scarcely be said to be closely akin to that
genus. The generic name is in honour of Mrs Marshall Ward,
whose son, F. Kingdon Ward, discovered the plant on the borders
of China and Tibet.

Lilium Forrestii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Lzliit Fargesti, Franch.; foliis pro
longitudine latis, floribus 1-2 nutantibus luteo-roseis recedit.

Bulbus 2—2.5 cm. diametro, squamis Io—12 carnosulis, ovatis,
apice attenuatis. Caulis 45-90 cm. longus, erectus gracilis
glaber, superne sat foliosus, inferne aphyllus. Folia 12-20,
3.5-6 cm. longa, 1-1.8 mm. lata, erecta, laxius imbricata, lanceo-
lata vel oblanceolata, acuta vel subacuta, basi in insertionem
latam late cuneata, 4 suprema verticillata, cetera alterna, carno-
sula, integra utraque facie glabra, supra viridia minutissime
favosa, subtus pallidiora rugosula. Flores 1-2, términales,
cernui, pedunculis 12-15 cm. longis glabris. Perianthium 4.5
cm. longum, pallido- vel luteolo-roseum, intus crebre kermesino-
maculatum, extus glabrum; segmenta lanceolata, 4.5 cm.
longa, I cm. lata, obtusa vel subobtusa, apice indurata, mox ex
toto recurva, intus ad basin cristis duabus paleaceo-fimbriatis

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SPECIES CHINENSES. 193

1.5 cm. longis sulco nectarifero parallelis pererrata. Stamina
circ. 2.5 cm. longa, filamentis glabris, antheris circ. 9 mm.
longis, polline luteo. Stylus glaber, ovario 1 cm. longo duplo
longior, incowe’ parvo obscure trilobo. Fructus deest.

“ Plant of 14-3 ft. Flowers yellowish rose with deep lake
crimson markings, fragrant. Dry, open situations in pine forests
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N.
Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6224.

“Plant of 18 inches. Flowers shaded pale rose, spotted a
deeper shade. Dry, shady situations in pine forests on the
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt.
12,000 ft. September.1g1o.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6582.

Marsdenia oreophila, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Marsdeniae lucidae, Edgew.; foliis
subtus rufo-tomentellis, pedunculis longioribus, corolla intus
dense pilosa, inter alia differt.

Frutex scandens 2-3 m. altus. Caulis teres molliter denseque
albo-pilosulus. Folia opposita, petiolo 2-3 cm. longo dense
pilosulo praedita, 6-12 cm. longa, 4-7 cm. lata, elliptica, basi
rotundata apice rotundata vel breviter abrupte acuminata,
coriacea, Supra sparse pilosa, infra pallidiora molliter rufo-
tomentella, nervis 4-5 paribus vix conspicuis, arcuatis. Ped-
unculi petiolis subsimiles, 3-5 cm. longi; cymae umbelliformes
10-15-florae, pedicellis ad 2 cm. longis. Calyx in lobos quinque
basi paulo imbricatos ovatos obtusos, extus dense pilosos, intus
glabros partitus, basi intus glandulis circ. 10 praeditus. Corolla
ad I cm. longa, subrotata, in lobos lanceolato-oblongos obtusos
recurvo-patentes extus subglabros, intus dense albo-pilosos ad
tres partes divisa. Coronae squamae 5 erectae, antheras
aequantes ; pars dorso antherarum adnata carnosula, 2—um-
bonata, circ. 2 mm. longa; apice pars libera linguiformis
membranacea circ. 1 mm. longa. Stamina circ. 3 mm. longa ;
filamenta lata carnosula cuspidibus duabus sub antheris positis
cartilagineis adnatis praedita; antherae membrana orbiculari
inflexa instructae ; pollinia oblonga circ. r mm. longa. Stylus
filiformis 5—6 mm. longus flexuosus. Fructus deest.

“‘ Scandent shrub of 6-10 ft. Flowers deep maroon, white
on exterior. On shrub in dry situations at the north end of the
Lichiang Valley. Lat. 27° 25’ N. Alt. gooo ft. July 1gto0.”
G. Forrest. No. 6208.

».2” Orchis Beesiana, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Orchidis Giraldianae, Kranzl.; bracteis
et floribus minoribus inter alia recedit.

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194 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

Planta 25-50 cm. alta, tuberidiis parvis globoso-oblongis.
Caulis gracilis substrictus. Folia plerumque 3, remota, 6-12
cm. longa, I-1.5 cm. lata, oblongo-lanceolata vel lineari-lanceo-
lata, acuta, subcoriacea. Scapus supra folia nudus vel bracteis
foliaceis I-2 praeditus. Spica multiflora (12-20), plus minusve
densa, bracteis lanceolatis acuminatis ovarium vix aequantibus
viridibus instructa. Sepala 5-6 mm. longa, circ. 2 mm. lata,
oblonga, obtusa reflexa, sicut petala rosea. Petala 5 mm.
longa, 2.5 mm. lata, ovato-elliptica, obtusa ; labellum magnum,
8 mm. longum, circ. 7 mm. latum, profunde trilobum, lobis
subquadratis, paulo erosulis, intermedio vix bilobulo, calcari
circ. I cm. longo recto obtuso, ovarium paulo superante.

“ Plant of g-20 inches. Flowers rose. Stony mountain
meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 25'N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. August Ig1o.” G. Forrest.
No. 6464.

Ostryopsis nobilis, Balf. f. et W. W. Sm.

Species haec pulchra ab O. Davidiana, Decne. (adhuc specie

- unica) foliis multo majoribus subtus dense fulvo-tomentosis

fructibus ad rhachim elongatam laxius spiciformiter dispositis
nec in capitulum conglomeratis inter alia signa minora differt.

Frutex 2-4 m. altus, ramosus, ramulis primo densissime
cinereo-tomentosis deinde subglabrescentibus. Folia 6-12 cm.
longa, 5-10 cm. lata, alterna, late ovata vel rotundato-ovata,
apice rotundata vel subrotundata, basi breviter et + oblique
cordata, subregulariter dentata dentibus indurato-apiculatis,
supra subglabra costa venisque + fulvo-pilosis, subtus densjssime
fulvo-tomentosa nervis 7—9-paribus supra impressis infra paulo
eminentibus ; petioli breves 5-10 mm. longi tomentosi ; stipulae
binae lanceolatae submembranaceae utrinque pilosae, sub-
persistentes. Flores masculi desunt. Flores feminei in spicam
terminalem brevissimam tomentosam dispositi; bracteae ovatae
acuminatae biflorae in fructu persistentes auctae; flos unus-
quisque involucello convoluto + regulariter 2—-4-lobo prae-
ditus ; spica fructifera 3-4 cm. longa laxiuscula ; nuculae circ.
5 mm. longae, 3 mm. latae paulo compressae, perianthii limbo
post anthesin accreto coronatae ; involucella circ. 12 mm. longa,
cymbiformia, acuminata apice 2-4-lobulata coriacea extus
densius intus sparsius tomento

“Shrub of 6-12 ft. In fruit. In open thickets on the
mountains in the N.E. of the Yangtze bend. Lat. 29° 4a’ N.
Alt. I0,o00-11,000 ft. June 1913.”” G. Forrest. No. ro,

A very interesting addition to a genus hitherto monotypic.

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SPECIES CHINENSES. 195

” Parrya Forrestii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Inter species adhuc descriptas floribus flavis conspicua.

Planta 10-20 cm. alta; radix praelonga, crassa, multiceps.
Caules plures subdecumbentes, basi vaginis emarcidis stramineis
vestiti, supra foliosi, pilis albidis adpressis medio affixis hinc
inde induti. Folia longe petiolata petiolo 4-6 cm. longo,
spathulata ; lamina 2-4 cm. longa, I-1.5 cm. lata, apice obtusa
vel rotundata, nonnunquam obtuso-mucronulata, basi in peti-
olum leviter cuneatim attenuata, membranacea, integra vel
remote 5—6-denticulata, utrinque pilis albidis adpressis medio
affixis sparsius praedita, pallide virentia, infra vix pallidiora,
nervis obscuris. Scapi breves, foliosi; racemi 6-12-flori,
breves, supra folia non eminentes ; bracteae inferiores foliis
similes, superiores reductae ; pedicelli primo 5-10 mm. longi,
tandem ad 2.5 cm. elongati. Sepala 7-8 mm. longa, oblonga,
margine scariosa, erecta subaequalia, extus sparse albo-pilosa.
Petala 1.5 cm. longa, spathulata, ungue 8 mm. longo, flava.
Stamina 8 mm. longa, antheris 1.5 mm. longis. Siliqua com-
pressa, ad 6 cm. elongata, 3-4 mm. lata, valvis uninerviis, pilis
adpressis medio affixis sparse induta; stylus brevissimus ;
semina I-seriata, 5-6, orbicularia, compressissima, (vix matura)
circ. 3 mm. diametro.

“Plant of 4-8 inches. Flowers yellow. On _ limestone
drift on the western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°25’N.
Alt. I12,000-13,000 ft. August 1910.’ G. Forrest. No. 6518.

Phylianthus Forrestii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.
‘Species sectionis Reidiae ex affinitate Phyllantht pulchri,
all.

Fruticulus 15-20 cm. altus, erectus; pars inferior caulis
subterranea vel inter saxa ut videtur errans, nuda ; pars superior
ramosa foliosa ; ramuli hornotini subfastigiati Io-16 cm. longi,
gracillimi rubridi glabri. Folia alterna disticha oblique im-
bricata, 1-2 cm. longa, circ. I cm. lata, orbicularia vel oblonga
vel obovato-oblonga, apice rotundata breviter apiculata, basi
rotundata, integerrima, supra viridia subtus glaucescentia,
utrinque glabra, nervis 3-4 paribus obscuris ; petiolus brevis-
simus vix 1 mm. longus; stipulae lineari-lanceolatae, circ. 2
mm. longae, acuminatae, pallido-virides. Flores parvi axillares,
@ pedicellati saepius in axillis inferioribus pauci, ? in axillis
superioribus solitarii, longius pedicellati; pedicelli ad 1 cm.
longi, graciles, dense scabriduli. Floris masculini sepala 4,
petaloidea, ovata, alte serrato-lacerata, circ. 2.5 mm. Jonga,
appendiculo filiformi circ. 2 mm. longo apice praedita; cum
appendiculis flos circ. 9 mm. diametro; glandulae reniformes

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196 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

carnosulae apice crenato-lobatulae ; stamina 2, antheris circa
pistillodium minutum ad apicem columnae sessilibus, loculis
disjunctis cruciatim dispositis antheras 4 uniloculares simulanti-
bus. Floris feminini sepala 6, biseriata, petaloidea, ovato-
lanceolata, serrato-lacerata, cum appendiculo 2 mm. longo
circ. mm. longa; glandulae reniformes carnosulae apice
crenato-lobatulae; ovarium dense scabridulum ; styli 3, bifidi.
Fructus deest.

“Shrub of 6-8 fiches, Flowers deep crimson. Dry stony
meadows on the margins of pine forests on the eastern flank of
the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt. 10,000—11,000 it.
July rgto.’’ G. Forrest. No. 6119.

Pieris Forrestii, Harrow. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis Pieridi formosae, D. Don ; foliis floribus-
que primo intuitu persimilis est sed habitu, sepalis albidis,
corolla ore minore pentagono nec rotundo lobis brevissimis
erectis paulo diversa, stylo graciliore satis divergit.

Frutex suberectus ramis pendentibus, sempervirens, in
horto nunc I m. altus, glaber. Folia 6-12 cm. longa, 2—3.5 cm.
lata, oblongo-lanceolata vel oblanceolata, -breviter acuminata,
basi cuneata vel subrotundata, crebre serrulata, coriacea
glaberrima, utrinque pulchre reticulata venis translucentibus,
nitida; petioli 4-7 mm. longi. Flores penduli in paniculas
terminales pendentes ad 15 cm. longas latasque dispositi ;
rhachis, ut pedicelli bracteae sepala, glandulis minutis nigris
conspersa; bracteae lineari-lanceolatae, 2-3 mm. longae;
pedicelli circ. 5 mm. longi, graciles, infra medium bracteolis
duabus parvis praediti. Calycis albidae lobi circ. 5 mm. longi,
ovato-lanceolati, coriacei, acuti, glabri glandulis minutis exceptis.
Corolla urceolaris, alba, circ. 9 mm. longa, ore parvo 3 mm.
diametro pentagono, lobis brevissimis erectis. Stamina Io in-
clusa ; filamenta alba, parce pilosa, basi dilatata ; antherae dorso
longiuscule biaristatae. Ovarium depresso-globosum, stylo
gracili corollam aequante. Fructus deest. Gaultheria Forrest,
Hort. nec Diels in Gardening Illustrated, vol. xxxv (1913), 266.

hina :—Yunnan; known only from plants grown in the
nurseries of Bees Limited, and in the Royal Botanic Garden,
Edinburgh, from seed obtained by George Forrest.

This new species is a most graceful shrub, closely resembling
Pieris formosa, Don, and at first sight easily mistaken for it.
It differs, however, in several minor points, the sum of which
is beyond mere varietal divergence. The habit is much more
pendent, with the leaves often peculiarly reflexed along the
branches; the pedicels are slenderer with narrower bracts ;

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the sepals are whitish; the urceolate corolla is of somewhat
different shape, longer, rounder, with a very characteristic
narrow mouth with straight-cut pentagonal edges, the lobes
shorter and more erect ; the style is longer and slenderer. The
plant so far is difficult to propagate as compared with its ally.

Polygonum lichiangense, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis Polygono polystachyo, Wall. ex Himalaya ;
ramis stipulisque setosis, foliis supra setosis infra dense cinereo-
tomentosis recedit.

Planta 60-120 cm. alta, erecta, basi suffruticosa, ramis
ramulisque striatis setis albidis vel fulvidis e pustulis parvis
ortis plus minusve dense praeditis. Folia 6-12 cm. longa, 2-3
cm. lata, lanceolata vel oblongo-lanceolata, apice caudato-
acuminata, basi in petiolum brevissimum late cuneata, margine
undulata vel subintegra, chartacea, supra viridia setis albidis
adpressis modice instructa, infra tomento denso cinereo praedita,
nervis 8—12-paribus obscuris; stipulae 2-3 cm. longae saepius
lanceolatae membranaceae setosae brunneae. Inflorescentiae
amplae thyrsoideo-paniculatae ; ramuli dense patenti-albido-
pilosi; bracteae bracteolaeque lanceolatae membranaceae
brunneae ; pedicelli graciles, circ. 2 mm. longi; flores subcon-
gesti 7-8 mm. diametro. Perianthium album fere ad imum in
segmenta quinque inaequalia late obovato-spathulata fissum.
Fructus maturus deest.

“Plant of 2-4 ft. Flowers creamy-white. Open situations
on the margins of mixed forests on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. Lat.27°40’N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. August

Igto.”” G. Forrest. No. 6296.

Porana decora, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species pulchra ex affinitate Poranae grandiflorae, Wall. et
P. sinensis, Hemsl.; ab illa sepalis dense sericeo-villosulis, ab
hac tubo corollae longo angustissimo inter alia discrepat

Frutex alte scandens ramis longis volubilibus densius adpresse
incano-villosis. Folia inferiora petiolo 4-6 cm. longo supra
canaliculato incano-villosulo praedita ; lamina usque ad 12 cm.
longa, usque ad 10 cm. lata, late cordiformis apice acute abrupte
acuminata, basi sinu lato alte cordata, papyracea, supra + dense
adpresse sericeo-villosula, infra dense incano-villosula venis
primariis plerumque 7, utrinque conspicuis; folia in regione
inflorescentiae multo minora, sessilia vel brevissime petiolata,
caulem amplectantia, ad 3.5 cm. longa, ad 2.5 cm. lata, cetera
inferioribus similia. Flores in racemos paniculatos pendentes
dispositi; racemi in axillis foliorum superiorum subbractei-

198 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

formium orientes, in quaque panicula 10-20, 3-12-flori;
pedunculi 5-10 cm. longi, sparse vel dense incano-villosuli,
pedicelli circ. I cm. longi subglabri vel incano-villosuli bracteis
subulatis vix I mm. longis incano-villosulis praediti. Sepala 5,
rarius 6, aequalia vel subaequalia circ. 2 mm. longa, lanceolata
acuminata dense sericeo-villosula, sub fructu valde aucta circ.
3 cm. longa, 5-7 mm. lata, subaequalia, oblonga, apice apiculata,
membranaceo-scariosa, basi villosula excepta glabra, purpureo-
venosa. Corolla roseo-alba circ. 2.5 cm. longa, anguste infundi-
buliformis, tubus circ. 1.5 cm. longus, parte inferiore linearis
I mm. latus, superne ampliatus, glaber; limbus in sicco 1.5-2
cm. latus. Stamina vix medium tubum superantia glabra
filamentis filiformibus. Ovarium circ. 1 mm. longum, glabrum ;
stylus 3-4 mm. longus glaber stigmate capitato; capsula
subglobosa 6-7 mm. longa.

China :—Province of Yunnan.

“ Climbing shrub with long branches; leaves white below ;
flowers delicate, rose-white, in loose pendent masses. Rocks
in the valley of Ma-li-ouan. Altitude 2600 m. August 1913.”
Coll. E. E. Maire. No. 64 in Herb. Edin.

The same in fruit. November 1913. Coll. E. E. Maire.
No. 65 in Herb. Edin.

Potentilla Forrestii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis Potentillae niveae, Linn.; statura
majore, foliis subtus incano-tomentosis, segmentis calycis
exterioribus obovatis profunde trifidis, carpellis maturis stylo
brevioribus recedit. Ab varietatibus omnibus illius speciei poly-
morphae ita differt ut vix recte in grege earum collocari possit.

Caudex crassus multiceps caudiculis caespitosis residuis
fuscis stipularum indutis. Caules floriferi numerosi (+ 12),
mediocriter validi, erecti vel adscendentes 20-30 cm. longi
oligophylli, pauciflori, sicut pedunculi plus minusve incano-
tomentosi. Folia radicalia plerumque ternata, interdum 4—5-
nata (segmentis externis multo minoribus), caulina minora
ternata, floralia reducta ternata vel simplicia ; petioli foliorum
radicalium 5-15 cm. longi, incano-tomentosi atque (saepe)
longius villosi ; petioli foliorum superiorum 5—20 mm. ; stipulae
fol. rad. scariosae ferrugineae basi lata breviter adnatae auriculis
lanceolatis, caulinae herbaceae oblongo-lanceolatae acutae in-
tegrae vel apice 3—4-incisae ; foliola sessilia, medianum nonnun-
quam petiolulatum, ambitu obovata, rarius oblonga, plerumque
2-3 cm. longa, 1-1.5 cm. lata, grosse serrata, serraturis circ.
14 oblongis 4-5 mm. longis acumine villoso instructis, supra
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SPECIES CHINENSES. 199

obtecta, nervis supra impressis subtus paulo elevatis. Inflore-
scentiae plerumque I-3-florae; pedunculi ad 8 cm. longi;
flores 1.5-2 cm. lati. Calyx longiuscule dense incano-villosus ;
sepala exteriora circ. 8 mm. longa interioribus plerumque
longiora, ambitu obovata vel ovata in lobos lineares vel lineari-
lanceolatos profunde 3-(rarius 4—5)-fida, exteriora 6-7 mm.
longa, lanceolata, acuta. Petala circ. 1 cm. longa, late obovata
flava. Stamina 20 filamentis brevibus; annulus staminifer
glaber disco angusto albo-piloso a receptaculo separatus. Car-
pella numerosa receptaculo albo-piloso inserta ovoidea levia
circ. 0.5 mm. longa; stylus primo basi vix incrassatus, sed in
maturo fructu certe ad Conostylas spectat, circ. 2 mm. longus ;
carpella matura circ. 1 mm. longa, stylo duplo breviora.

Only known in cultivation in the Royal Botanic Garden,
Edinburgh, but almost certainly from the province of Yunnan,
China. It was found among seedlings of Chinese species, the
parent plants of which were collected by George Forrest. It is
not, however, represented among the Potentillas of Mr. Forrest’s
Chinese ‘collections. Potentilla nivea, Linn., is not recorded
from Southern China and does not appear in the recent collec-
tions of Mr. Forrest. Potentilla mnivea, Linn., var. elongata,
Th. Wolf, a Central Asiatic and Mongolian plant, comes nearest
to the new species. None of the Himalayan forms approach
the Yunnan plant. Owing to the characteristic calyx and long
style, I have separated it from P. nivea, Linn., though with
hesitation in view of the polymorphic nature of that species.
In the description I have followed closely the sequence of Dr.
Wolf, so that comparison of the two species can easily be made.

eo Potentilla taliensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Potentillae pedunculayri, Don sed _inflore-
scentia corymbosa multiflora inter alia differt.

Planta 20-40 cm. alta. Caudex crassus residuis fuscis
stipularum dense vestitus pauciceps. Caules floriferi erecti vel
ascendentes graciles 1-2-phylli, folia radicalia aequantes vel
paulo superantes, apice floribus 8-10 sublaxe corymbosi, sicut
petioli et pedunculi longiuscule albo-villosi eglandulosi ; folia
radicalia magna, petiolo 2-4 cm. longo, non interrupte pinnata,
circ. 15-juga, petiolo incluso 10-20 cm. longa, ambitu oblonga ;
caulina plerumque solummodo unum in tertio superiore caulis,
multo minora circ. 5-juga, petiolo 1-1.5 cm. longo praedita ;
floralia multo reducta simplicia ; stipulae foliorum radicalium
scariosae ferrugineae petiolo longe adnatae, illae folii caulini

-magnae herbaceae late-ovatae incisae, illae foliorum floralium

lanceolatae acutae parcius incisae vel subintegrae ; foliola foli-

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200 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

orum radicalium non contigua, basi lata sessilia, basin folii versus
magnitudine sensim decrescentia, superiora 2-2.5 cm. longa,

8 mm. lata infima 5-8 mm. longa, ambitu oblonga, circum-
circa inciso-serrata, supra viridia subglabra vel parce pilosa,
subtus in venis venulisque dense pilis longis adpressis argenteo-
sericea. Flores longe pedunculati, conspicui, circ. 2 cm. lati.
Sepala externa lanceolata integra, interna longiora ovata,
omnia parcius sericeo-pilosa. Petala obovato-orbiculata in-
tegerrima, calycem duplo superantia, flava. Stamina 20 annulo
glabro inserta. Receptaculum albo-pilosum; carpella (im-
matura) globosa fusca stylo laterali praedita.

“ Plant of g-15 inches. Flowers yellow. In alpine pasture
on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N t:
I0,000-11,000 ft. Aug. 1910.”” G. Forrest. No. 7017.

Randia lichiangensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Randiae tetvaspermae, Roxb. ; corollae flavae
tubo brevissimo inter alia differt

Frutex 60-120 cm. altus. Rami crassiusculi rigidi cortice
brunneo rugosulo obtecti, fulvo-pilosuli; ramuli foliati flori-
ferique rigidi breves, 0.5—3 cm. longi, pilosuliores, stipulis foliorum
emortuorum multis congestis saepe praediti. Folia brevissime
(vix I mm.) petiolata 1-1.5 cm. longa, I-1.2 cm. lata, late ovata
vel obovata, apice rotundata vel obtusa, basi late cuneata vel
subrotundata, chartacea, atroviridia integra, supra spar
pilosula, infra densius nervis circ. 3 paribus subeminentibus ;
stipulae latissime ovatae, squamiformes, brunneo-membranaceae,
mucronatae, fulvo-ciliatae, diu persistentes. Flores ad apices
ramulorum solitarii, parvi, basi stipulis tecti. Calyx ad 3 mm.
longus, extus pilosulus, intus glaber, ad medium vel ultro in
lobos triangulares acutos ciliatos divisus. Corolla hypocrateri-
formis, vix 8 mm. longa, teste collectore flava; tubus brevis-
simus vix 3 mm. longus, intus albo-hirsutulus ; lobi circ. 5 mm.
longi, ovati, patentes, extus glabrescentes, intus sparse pilosuli,
integri. Stamina 5, exserta, filamentis brevissimis, antheris line-
aribus acutis fere 3 mm. longis. Stylus fusiformis. Fructus deest.

“Shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers yellow. Amongst scrub in dry
situations on the divide between the Hoching and Lichiang
Valleys. Lat. 26° 50’ N. Alt. 8000-g000 ft. May 1gf0.’
G,. Forrest. No. 5541.

Rhododendron cuneatum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis R. Augustinii, Hemsl. foliis minoribus infra
glabris, calyce valde diverso recedens ; ad R. polylepis, Franch.,
ad R. Searsiae, Rehder et Wilson, ad R. heliolepis, Franch. ad

SPECIES CHINENSES. 201

k. detersile, Franch. spectat; ab omnibus tamen foliis caly-
ceque discrepat.

Frutex I-1.5 m. altus, erectus, ramosus; ramuli hornotini
breves initio dense fulvo-lepidoti, demum fusci et verruculosi,
vetustiores cinerei decorticantes; gemmae florales ovoideae
perulis obovatis vel oblongis, exterioribus acutiusculis, interiori-
bus truncatis, omnibus in medio dorso dense nitenti-lepidotis,
margine albo-ciliolatis. Folia 2.5-3.5 cm. longa, 1-1.
lata, oblanceolata vel lanceolata vel subelliptica, apice subacuta
vel subobtusa, indurato-apiculata, basi cuneata saepe latius,
margine plus minusve revoluta, coriacea, supra atroviridia,
rugosula, nitidula squamulis crebris vix contiguis tandem
marcescentibus albidis conspersa, subtus pallidiora squamulis
contiguis nitenti-fulvidis vestita ; costa media supra impressa,
subtus elevata nervis secundariis obsoletis. Flores 1-3 fere
umbellati, pedicelli 5-10 mm. longi, nitenti-lepidoti; bracteae
lineares vel oblongo-lanceolatae, albo-ciliolatae, caducae. Calyx
cupularis 8-9 mm. longus, membranaceus, fere ad imum fissus
in lobos subaequales ellipticos apice obtusos vel rotundatos
margine crispatulos albo-ciliolatos, in medio dorso rubescentes
atque nitenti-lepidotos, caetera flavescentes. Corolla infundi-
buliformis roseo-lavendulacea, circ. 2.5 cm. longa, 5-loba, tubo
circ. I cm. longo, ad fauces glabro, intus ad partem villosulam
staminum ipso albo-villosulo, lobis circ. 1.5 cm. longis erecto-
patentibus subellipticis vel ovatis, apice rotundatis. Stamina
10, inaequalia, longiora corollam fere aequantia, filamentis
purpureis paulo complanatis, in sextante inferiore basi ipsa
excepta albo-villosulis, antheris circ. 1.5 mm. longis brunneis.
Ovarium conicum, circ. 2 mm. longum, dense lepidotum ; stylus
-purpureus glaber, longiuscule exsertus, fere 3 cm. longus,
stigmate lobulato-capitato, atropurpureo.

“ Shrub of 3-5 ft. Flowers rose-lavender. On the margins
of pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. October 19r0.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 6738.

ayoh Rhododendron oreotrephes, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Rhododendro rigido, Franch. ; foliis supra vix
lucidis, infra dense lepidotis, floribus multo majoribus inter
alia recedit.

Arbor vel frutex 5-8 m. alta, ramulis rigidis cortice griseo
tectis ; gemmae ellipticae acutiores, squamulis inferioribus orbi-
cularibus coriaceis subglabris, superioribus obovatis membran-
aceis extus dense lepidotis margine albo-ciliolatis. Folia 4.5-5
cm. longa, 2.5-3 cm. lata, ovata vel elliptica, subacuta, brevis-

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202 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

sime indurato-apiculata, basi rotundata, saepe breviter corda-
tula, rigide coriacea, supra glabra, infra dense lepidota sub-
glauca, nervis 7-9 paribus, supra subobscuris, infra obscuris-
simis; petiolus 8-13 mm. longus glaber. Flores 4~—5-nati,
suberecti, 3-3.5 cm. longi, saturate roseo-lavendulacei (ex
collectore), saturatius maculati atque striati; pedicelli 2.5-3.5
cm. longi, sparse lepidoti. Calyx circ. 2 mm. longus, membran-
aceus, dense lepidotus, in lobos quinque ovatos obtusos fere
ad imum fissus. Corolla 3-3.5 cm. longa, late infundibuli-
formis glaber ; tubus basi 5 mm. latus, ad 2 cm. ore ampliatus ;
lobi patentes ovati vel subrotundati, integri. Stamina Io,
tubo exserta, filamentis supra glabris, infra dense albo-pilosis.
Ovarium circ. 5 mm. longum, oblongum, dense lepidotum, stylo
glabro corollam aequante. Fructus deest.

“Shrub or tree of 15-25 ft. Flowers deep rose-lavender
with darker markings. In rhododendron forest on the western
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 11,000-
12,000 ft. June rgto.” G. Forrest. No. 5873.

Closely allied to Rhododendron rigidum, Franch., but with
different leaves and larger flowers.

Rhododendron prostratum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis Rhododendro saluenensi, Franch. ;
habitu prostrato, foliis minimis ellipticis supra rugosulis lucidis
primo tota margine ciliatis, floribus solitariis vel binis, longius-
cule pedicellatis, corollae tubo brevissimo inter alia differt ;
calycis segmentis miro modo appropinquat; praeterea ad R.
dendrocharin, Franch. spectat quod tamen calyce corollaque
multo minore facile distinguitur.

Fruticulus 5-10 cm. longus, humi prostratus, ramosus ;
ramuli hornotini breves, foliosi, longe rufo-setosi, lepidoti,
vetustiores fusci, mox decorticantes, omnes apice juniorum
florigera excepta solo adpressi ; gemmae ovoideae perulis ovatis
vel ellipticis extus dense lepidotis margine albo-ciliatis. Folia
6-8 mm. (raro 12 mm.) longa, circ. 5 mm. (raro 7 mm.) lata,
elliptica, apice rotundata vel obtusa, minute apiculata vel
breviter emarginata, basi rotundata vel late cuneata, margine
revoluta, primo ubique longe albo-ciliata, deinde glabra, coriacea,
supra atroviridia, rugosula, lucida, squamulis absentibus nisi
perpaucis in prima aetate, subtus squamulis contiguis sub-
flavidis vel rufescentibus vestita ; costa media supra impressa,
subtus evanida, nervis secundarlis supra rugositatem efficienti-
bus, infra invisibilibus; petiolus 1-2 mm. longus, sparsius
lepidotus atque rufo-setosus. Flores saepius solitarii, non-
nunquam bini e gemma terminali orti, pedicellis 1-2 cm. longis,

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lepidotis et simul dense rubro-setosis instructi, ut videtur
subcernui. Calyx ei R. saluenensis simillimus, membranaceus,
extus sparsius lepidotus vel elepidotus, ex toto rubescens, fere
ad imum in lobos quinque ovatos vel obovatos vel suborbi-
culares circ. 7 mm. longos albo-ciliatos fissus. Corolla perlate
infundibuliformis, fere 2 cm. longa, kermesina, hinc inde
saturatius notata, 5-loba, tubo 5-6 mm. longo, intus ad fauces
albo-villoso, lobis late ovatis vel suborbicularibus, 12-15 mm.
longis, 10-12 mm. latis extus in medio dorso sparsius lepidotis
atque albo-villosulis, nonnunquam elepidotis atque subglabris.
Stamina 8-10, corolla multo minora, filamentis purpureis circ.
g mm. longis in sextante inferiore albo-villosis, antheris circ.
I mm. longis, ochraceis. Ovarium circ. 3 mm. longum, conicum,
dense lepidotum ; stylus circ. 1.5 cm. longus, purpureus glaber
stigmate lobatulo-capitato. Capsula deest.

““ Prostrate shrub of 2-4 inches. Flowers crimson, with a
few darker markings. On rocks and peaty moist soil almost
at the limit of vegetation on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 15,000-16;000 ft. June rgro.”’
G. Forrest. No. 5862.

A species very near indeed to R. saluenense, Franch.; the
latter species as described by Franchet in Journ. de Bot., xii
(1898), 263, appears to be very variable, especially in the size
of the leaves; it differs ex descriptione from R. prostratum in
habit, leaves, pedicels, and corolla, but not to a great degree
in any one of these characters. I have not seen the original
types collected by Soulié, but Forrest No. 511, from the same
area (Mekong-Salwin divide), was compared at Paris with these
types and considered conspecific. This sheet, No. 511, is not
very ample, but presents several differences from No. 5862
from the Lichiang Range ; there is, however, a great similarity
in the peculiar calyx, and this similarity, together with the
variability in size of leaf as noted by Franchet, has caused me
much hesitation in separating No. 5862 by something more than
a varietal name.

Rhododendron rupicolum, W. W. 5m. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Rhododendri fastigiati, Franch. ; foliis
floribusque differt; R. verruculosum, Rehder et Wilson, R.
Edgarianum, Rehder et Wilson, R. nitidulum, Rehder et Wilson,
inter alia signa floribus solitariis recedunt ; fortasse R. violaceum,
Rehder et Wilson, (a nobis non visum) ex Szechuan proximum est
sed ex descriptione foliis angustioribus, calyce multo minore
inter alia distinguitur.

Frutex 60-120 cm. altus, habitu R. /fastigiato, Franch.

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simillimus, ramosissimus, ramis saepe pseudo-dichotome abeunti-
bus; ramuli hornotini dense fusco-lepidoti, vetustiores cinerei
atque decorticantes ; gemmae ovoideae subobtusae, perulis paucis
suborbicularibus vel ellipticis extus dense lepidotis margine
albo-ciliolatis. Folia circ. 1.5 cm. longa, 7-8 mm. lata, elliptica,
apice rotundata vel obtusa, minute apiculata, basi rotundata,
rarius late cuneata, margine vix vel paulo revoluta, coriacea,
supra atroviridia squamulis nitidulis omnino obtecta, subtus
squamulis contiguis flavescentibus et fuscis (intermixtis) vestita ;

costa media supra impressa, subtus conspicua, nervis secund-
ariis evanidis; petioli 2-3 mm. longi dense lepidoti. Flores
2-5 e gemma terminali orti, pedicellis circ. 2 mm. longis dense
lepidotis instructi. Calyx cupularis 4-5 mm. longus, firmus,
persistens, extus dense lepidotus, atropurpureus, profunde
5-lobus, lobis aequalibus vel inaequalibus, ellipticis vel ovatis,
rotundatis vel obtusis margine albo-ciliatis. Corolla late in-
fundibuliformis, circ. 1.5 cm. longa, saturate purpurea, 5-loba,
tubo 6-7 mm. longo intus ad fauces albo-villoso, lobis sub-
ellipticis apice rotundatis 8-g mm. longis circ. 5 mm. latis
extus in medio dorso sparsius nitenti-lepidotis. Stamina 8—10,
corollam subaequantia, filamentis purpureis circ. 1.2 cm. longis
in sextante inferiore basi ipsa excepta villosis, antheris I mm.
longis ochraceis. Ovarium conicum dense lepidotum; stylus
circ. 1.7 cm. longus, stamina superans, purpureus, glaber,
stigmate capitato. Capsula deest.

* Shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers deep rich plum-purple. Amongst
rocks on dry barren pasture on the western flank of the oe
Range. Lat. de 20° N. Alt. 14,000 ft... June 19r0.
Forrest. No. 5865.

Not matched in the herbaria of Kew or Paris, but closely
related to R. fastigiatum, Franch. Among the closely allied
members of the section Osmothamnus it is conspicuous by the
colour of the flower.

Rhododendron Traillianum, G. Forrest et W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Rhododendro adenopodo, Franch. quod foliis
subtus albidis, lobis calycis longioris glanduloso-ciliatis, ovario
setoso inter alia differt ; R. Przewalskii, Maxim. (=R. kialense,
Franch.) foliis multo minus tomentosis, pedicellis glaberrimis,
corolla minore discrepat; R. Beesianum, Diels colore corollae
saturate roseo, ovario dense ferrugineo-tomentoso satis recedit.

Frutex 6-10 m. altus, ramulis crassis, hornotinis tomento
sparso furfuraceo praeditis. Folia 8-11 cm. longa, 3.5-4 cm.
lata, elliptica vel oblanceolata, apice breviter acutata atque
apiculata, basi late cuneata, margine plana, coriacea, supra

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atroviridia rugosula, subtus tomento denso ferrugineo-fulvo
detersili omnino vestita ; costa media supra impressa, subtus
elevata, aeque cum lamina tomentosa ; nervi secundarii 10-15
utrinque, supra paululo impressi, intra marginem arcuato-
anastomosantes, infra obscuri; petioli 2-2.5 cm. longi tomen-
tello furfuraceo tenuissimo praediti. Flores 9-15 umbellato-
racemosi ; pedicelli circ. 2 cm. longi, densius tomentelli, bracteis
paucis linearibus deciduis praediti. Calyx minimus, circ. I mm.
longus, cupularis glaber 5-lobus. Corolla alba, maculis lineisque
saturate kermesinis notata, circ. 3.5 cm. longa, circ. 4 cm. ore
(in sicco) lata, e basi late tubulari infundibuliformi-campanulata,
5-loba, tubo circ. 2 cm. longo, lobis subrotundatis circ. 1.5 cm.
longis circ. 2 cm. latis emarginatis. Stamina I0-12, inaequalia,
longiora circ. 2 cm. longa, filamentis stramineis, quadrante vel
triente inferiore dilatata et albo-pilosula, cetera glabra, antheris
ochraceis circ. 1.5 mm. longis. Ovarium subcylindricum circ.
5 mm. longum, minute sparse albo-pilosulum ; stylus subrectus,
circ. 3 cm. longus, Hepes stigmate lobulato-capitato atropur-
pureo. Fructus deest

“Shrub or tree of 20-30 ft. Flowers white with deep
crimson markings. In rhododendron forest on the western
flank of the Lichiang” Range. Lat. 27° 30° N° Alt. 31,000-
12,000 ft. June 1gto.’”’ G. Forrest. No. 5870.

Rhododendron Wardii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis R. Souliei, Franch.; foliis petiolis
calycis forma persimilis, calyce evolutiore, corolla majore car-
nosula laete flava nec purpurascenti nec rosea satis discrepat.

Frutex 5-7 m. altus; ramuli crassiusculi initio sparse
glandulosi mox glabri, vetustiores cinerei decorticantes. Folia
petiolo 2-3.5 cm. longo supra canaliculato primo puberulo mox
glabro praedita ; lamina 5-11 cm. longa, 2-6 cm. lata, elliptica
vel oblonga, apice rotundata vel subrotundata indurato-apicu-
lata, basi rotundata cordatula, coriacea, utrinque glabra, supra
atroviridis rugosula infra pallidior nonnunquam olivacea ;
costa media supra paululo impressa subtus paulo elevata, nervis
utrinsecus 10-15, venulis infra pulchre reticulatis. Flores
umbellato-racemosi, 7-14 ; rhachis circiter 1 cm. longa, pedicelli
2.5-4 cm. longi, glandulis nigris subsessilibus densius conspersi.
Calyx bene evolutus 6-12 mm. longus, late cupularis mem-
branaceus irregulariter fissus nunc ad medium lobatus nunc
fere ad imum partitus flavido- vel rubrido-coloratus ; lobi ovati
vel orbiculares glandulis nigris breviter pedicellatis crebre
cincti, capillis albis hinc inde intermixtis. Corolla 5-loba, late

‘campanulata, circ. 3.5-4 cm. longa, carnosula glabra laete flava,

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I Saussurea bullata, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

206 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

basi intus levissime kermesino-tincta, lobis orbicularibus 2.5-3

. diametro emarginatis. Stamina 10, inclusa, filamentis
circ. 1.5 cm. longis glabris antheris 2.5 mm. longis brunneis.
Ovarium conicum circ. 5 mm. longum glandulis nigris sub-
sessilibus dense vestitum; stylus 2.5 cm. longus glandulis
eisdem conspersus stigmate capitato lobatulo. Fructus maturus
deest.

‘China: Western Yunnan, at Doker La on the frontier of
Tibet, im shrub and forest belt at 13,000-14,000 ft. Flowers
large yellow.” F. Kingdon Ward. No. 529.

‘‘ Western Yunnan, near A-tun-tsi, I2,000-13,000 ft.” F.
Kingdon Ward. No. 586.

“Shrub of 14-20 ft. Flowers slightly fleshy bright yellow
with the faintest touch of crimson on interior at base. In
rhododendron thickets in the mountains on the N.E. of the
Yangtze bend. Lat. 27° 45’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. July 1913.”
G. Forrest. No. 10,428.

This new species is very closely allied to R. Souliet, Franch.,
a widespread species extending from Szechwan to Yunnan. It
is at once distinguished by the somewhat fleshy bright yellow
flowers which are rather larger than those of R. Souliei. In
structure and shape of leaf, in the glands on the pedicels and on
the calyx, in the shape of the calyx, in the form and appearance
of stamens and style, the two species are very much alike. In
addition to the colour of the flower, R. Wardii is separated by
the more elongate leaves which are never orbicular, and in the
larger flowers with longer calyx.

Haec species forma specieque foliorum ad S. vestitam, Franch.
spectat sed habitu nano, inflorescentia foliis multo breviore
inter alia recedit. |

Planta 5-8 cm. alta, rhizomate longo perennans. Caulis
brevis densius fulvo-pilosus. Folia 4-6, omnia radicalia vel
subradicalia, 4-7 cm. longa, 3-5 cm. lata, ovata vel obovata vel
suborbicularia, apice rotundata, basi late cuneata vel breviter
cordatula, margine dentibus apiculatis remotius dentata, supra
viridia bullata glabra, infra dense albo-pannosa, nervis con-
spicuis fulvo-tomentosis bene reticulatis. Inflorescentia corym-
boso-congesta ; pedunculi capitulis breviores 5-10 mm. longi.
Capitula 2-5, campanulata, 2 cm. longa vel paulo ultro, apice in
sicco circ. r cm. lata; involucri phylla arcte adpressa, lanceo-
lata, acuta vel subacute: coriacea, 5-seriata, inferiora extus
glabra, superiora ad apices sparse longiuscule albo-pilosa.
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pappus albidus r cm. longus, pilis interioribus longe plumosis,
exterioribus deficientibus. Achaenia (immatura) circ. 2 mm.
longa, oblonga, glabra, rugosula, annulo membranaceo undulato
coronata.

“Plant of 2-3 inches. Flowers deep bluish-purple. Stony
alpine pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
(Rare!) Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 13,000 ft. September r1gro.”
G. Forrest. No. 6653.

9° Sonerila yunnanensis, J. F. Jeffrey. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate S. maculatae, Roxb. et S. laetae, Stapf ;
ab hac ex descriptione foliis ciliatis, petalis longioribus differt,
ab illa indumento longiore et densiore, foliis haud maculatis
recedit.

Herba’semierecta 4-10 cm. alta. Caulis teres dense longius-
cule glanduloso-pubescens (praesertim in parte inferiore). Folia
late ovata ad suborbicularia, subacuta, symmetrica vel paulo
asymmetrica, basi nonnunquam cordata, 2-8 cm. longa, 1.5—4 cm.
lata, membranacea, haud maculata, saepe pagina inferiore
purpurascentia, supra glanduloso-setulosa, infra + dense glan-
duloso-pilosa praesertim ad costam nervosque, margine minute
denticulata denticulis ciliatis; nervi 3-5-paria, supra indis-
tincti infra eminentes ; petiolus 1.5-3.5 cm. longus indumento
denso flocculoso praeditus. Cyma terminalis contracta, 3-Io0-
flora; pedunculus 2-4 cm. longus + glanduloso-ciliatus, pedi-
cellis ad 4 cm. longis. Calyx oblongo-cylindricus 6 mm. longus,
setulis patentibus glandulosis conspersus, dentibus brevibus
acutis. Petala 1 cm. longa, lanceolata, acuminata, in sicco
purpurea. Antherae sulphureae, rostrato-acuminatae, 5 mm.
longae. Stylus r cm. longus, stigmate subcapitato. Capsula
8 mm. longa, oblonga, obscure sulcata, pedicello paulo longior,
commie, ovoideis minute punctulatis.

‘Yunnan : Szemao, forest ravines, 4500 ft. Flowers pink.’’ ee

Henry 12,337.
Neighbourhood of Tengyueh, Howell 123.

‘2’ Strobilanthes Dielsiana, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate S. versicoloris, Diels ; foliis coriaceis
scabridis, staminibus perfectis duobus conspicua.

Planta 15-30 cm. alta. Caules e basi lignosa numerosi,
4-12, erecti, sparse foliati, scabriduli. Folia remota, sub
regione inflorescentiae 1-2 paria, 2-5 cm. longa, 1.5-2 cm. lata,
plus minusve late ovata, apice obtusa, basi rotundata vel late
cuneata, coriacea, supra dense pustuloso-scabrida, costa pilosula,
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208 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

tibus tomentosis ; margines scabridae ; petioli ad 3 mm. longi,
pilosi. Flores magni subcapitati, in spiculam brevem densam
terminalem conferti et ex axillis foliorum superiorum 2—3-nati
brevissime pedunculati orientes. Bracteae ad 1.5 cm. longae,

’ lanceolatae, acuminatae, foliaceae, scabridae, albo-ciliatae ;

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bracteolae circ. 1 cm. longae, lineares, scabridulae, albo-ciliatae.
Sepala bracteolis subsimilia et aequilonga, lineares vel angus-
tissime lanceolatae, longius albo-ciliatae. Corolla multo exserta,
ad 3.5 cm. longa, e basi angusta tubulosa circ. 1.5 cm. longa
subito ventricoso-ampliata, ore subaperto nec decurvato, pur-
pureo-coerulea, extus glabra, intus lineis sparse albo-pilosis
pererrata. Stamina perfecta duo filamentis glabris. Stylus
pilis albis patentibus undique praeditus ; ovarium apice pilosula
excepta glabrum. Fructus matufus deest

“Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers purplish-blue. Dry stony
situations amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range Lat<29° 25" N. Al: x0,000 ft. August’ 1910:
G. Forrest. No. 6264.

Styrax langkongensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis S. rugoso, Kurz ; habitu, foliis, calycis dentibus,
corollae perenne: filamentis satis differt.

Fru xX parvus erectus 0.3-I.2 m. altus fide collectore ; rami
sabeeetes juniores dense stellato-fulvi-tomentosi, serius glabre-
scentes. Folia alterna, petiolata petiolo I-3 mm. longo dense
tomentoso, obovata vel elliptica, 2-4 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. lata,
apice breviter acuminata vel obtusa vel etiam subrotundata,
basi rotundata vel late cuneata, subcoriacea, in parte superiore
minute serrata, interdum subintegra, supra atroviridia minute
albido-stellato-tomentella, subtus. tomento denso griseo vestita,
supra nervis immersis, subtus prominentibus 4—5-paribus
fulvo-tomentosis. Inflorescentia racemosa, ad medium plerum-
que foliata, circ. 4 cm. longa, axillaris vel terminalis, 4—5-flora ;
bracteae 4-8 mm. longae, lineares, tomentosae ; rhachis dense
fulvo-stellato-tomentosa. Flores albidi, 1.5-2 cm. longi, pedi-
cello 3-4 mm. longo, dense stellato-tomentoso. Calyx cupuli-
formis, 5-6 mm. altus, in sicco 5 mm. latus, margine truncatus,
5-denticulatus, dentibus I-1.5 mm. longis irregularibus, line-
aribus vel anguste triangularibus, extus densissime fulvo-
tomentosus, intus ore sparse pilosulus cetera glaber. Corolla
5-partita, tubo 3 mm. longo lobis multo breviore, lobis in
aestivatione imbricatis membranaceis 1.5-1.8 cm. longis 5-6
mm. latis spathulatis extus dense stellato-tomentellis intus
parcius. Stamina ro, filamentis parte libera antheras subae-

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quantibus per tres partes inferiores pilosis, antheris circ. 5 mm
longis pilis stellatis adspersis. Ovarium superum tomentosum
stylo glabro antheris longiore.

“ Dwarf shrub of 1-4 ft. Flowers creamy white. Dry open
stony pasture in the hills at the south end of the Lang-kong
Valley. Lat. 26° 10’ N. Alt. 7000-g000 ft. May 1910.” G.
Forrest. No. 5585.

Tovaria Forrestii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Tovariae Delavayi, Franch.

Planta circ. 60 cm. alta. Caulis flexuosus glaberrimus,
polyphyllus. Folia ad 17 cm. longa, ad 8 cm. lata, elliptica vel
ovato-elliptica, basi amplexicaulia, cordata lobulis imbricatis,
petiolo nullo, apice longe acuminata, tenuiter membranacea,
utrinque glabra, infra pallidiora. Inflorescentia composita,
in specimine viso in racemos tres elongatos tenues flexuosos
20-30-floros divisa; rhachis furfuroso-pubescens ; bracteae
lineares circ. 2 mm. longae ;_pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi, furfuroso-
pubescentes. Flores flavidi fragrantes; perianthium 5-6 mm,
longum fere ad basin in lobos lanceolatos acutos partitum,
Stamina in parte tertia inferiore segmentorum inserta, fila-
mentis brevissimis. Ovarium globosum; stylus columnaris
ovarium subaequans, apice obscure trilobus.

“Plant of 2 ft. Flowers dull yellow, shaded maroon,
fragrant. Open and shady mixed forests on the eastern flank
of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo—r1o,000 ft. July
1gt0.” G. Forrest. No. 7066.

A species well distinguished by the cordate amplexicaul
leaves without petioles, by the deeply cleft perianth, and by
the columnar style with shortly 3-lobed apex.

. Tovaria lichiangensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Tovariae Fargesi, Franch. et T. Souliet,
Franch. sed foliis utrinque albo-pilosulis, margine ciliatis inter
alia ex descriptione recedit.

Planta 10-15 cm. alta, rhizomate gracili elongato, fibris
tomentellis. Caulis gracilis flexuosus infra glaber, supra pilis
parvis reflexis albidis plus minusve dense indutus. Folia
3-4, in medio caule approximata, petiolo 5-15 mm. longo
semiamplectante praedita ; lamina 3—4.5 cm. longa, 2-2.5 cm.
lata, ovata vel ovato-elliptica, basi late cuneata, apice breviter
atque acute acuminata, utrinque sparsius albo-pilosula, infra
saepe glabrescens, margine breviter albo-ciliata. Inflorescentiae
rhachis 6-8 cm. longa, simplex, 2—5-flora; bracteae parvae,

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"IO DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

ovatae, fuscae; pedicelli flore breviores ; flores albi fragrantes.
Perianthium 7-8 mm. longum membranaceum, paulo ultra
medium in lobos ovatos obtusos partitum. Stamina ad tubi
fauces inserta antheris albidis filamenta paulo complanata fere
aequantibus. Ovarium globosum ; stylus ovario paulo longior
apice breviter trilobus.

“Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers pure white, fragrant.
Shady situations in pine and rhododendron forests on the western
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 12,000-
13,000 ft. June 1gto.” G. Forrest. No. 5801.

. Trachydium spatuliferum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

1)

Species valde affinis Tvachydio Delavayi, Franch. ; magni-
tudine habitu foliis proxima, bracteolis diversissima.

Planta 5-20 cm. alta, erecta glabra. Rhizoma crassum.
Caules solitarii vel plures, basi fibris petiolorum pristinorum
cincti. Folia plurima ex imo caule orta, petiolo basi. conspicue
late vaginante circ. 2-4 cm. longo praedita, glaberrima ; lamina
3-4 cm. longa, I-1.5 cm. lata, ambitu oblonga, pinnata; seg-
menta utrinque 3-4, late ovata vel suborbicularia sessilia circ.
7-8 mm. diametro, apice basique subrotundata, margine paucies
serrata vel subintegra. Involucri phylla foliacea, 4-5, foltis
persimilia, petiolo vaginante incluso ad 5 cm. longa. Umbellae
radii 10-20 inaequales sub anthesi 3-9 cm. longi. Involucelli
phylla 4-6, variabilia, 8-12 mm. longa, flores superantia, sae-
pius lineari-spathulata, integra vel 3—5-fida, segmentum supre-
mum semper maximum, lateralia saepius minima _ linearia.
Sepala inconspicua. Petala flavido-viridia ex collectore, sub-
elliptica circ. 1.5 mm. longa, apice inflexo. Ovarium nitenti-
atroviride viscidum.

“Plant of 2-8 inches. Corolla yellowish-green, gynaeceum
dark green, viscid, and shining. Open stony pasture on the
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt.
II,000-12,000 ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6019.

Vaccinium modestum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species haec nana inter species hujus regionis cognitas flore
solitario facile recognoscitur.

Fruticulus minimus ; pars epigaea 3-8 cm. longa; rhizoma
repens gracile. Caulis suberectus basi defoliatus et decorticans,
supra laxius foliatus glaber rubridus. Folia pauca (4-8), 2-3
cm. longa, 1-1.6 cm. lata, ovata vel elliptica vel obovata, apice
rotundata vel obtusissima raro emarginata, basi rotundata vel

late cuneata, tenuiter coriacea, integra, glabra, supra viridia

Ty of

SPECIES CHINENSES. 211

infra subglaucescentia, nervis utraque facie conspicuis bene
reticulatis ; petioli brevissimi vel fere nulli. Flores solitarii
in axilla folii supremi orti, rarius duo in eodem ramulo, subcernui,
pedicellis usque ad 3 cm. longis glabris rubridis suffulti ; bracte-
olae duae conspicuae sub flore positae circ. 8 mm. longae 5-6 mm.
latae, ovatae vel suborbiculares foliaceae virides purpureo-
suffusae pulchre reticulatae. Calycis lobi deltoidei 1 mm. longi,
2 mm. lati, rubro-purpurei. Corolla globosa circ. 4 mm. longa,
fere ad medium in lobos ovatos apice rotundatos leviter re-
curvatos fissa, in sicco rubro-purpurea. Stamina 1o filamentis
2 mm. longis glabris, antheris 1.5 mm. longis tubulis 2 mm.
longis praeditis, aristis duabus 2 mm. longis subulatis rigidis.
Ovarium circ. 4 mm. longum, glabrum. Fructus deest.

China :—Western Yunnan near the Doker La. Alt. ?
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 1023A in Herb. Edin.

A. pretty dwarf species suggesting a single-flowered Pyrola
in habit.

Dracocephalum Isabellae, G. Forrest. Sp. nov.

Species pulcherrima affinis D. tangutico, Maxim. quod foliis
approximat sed floribus multo differt; statura habituque D.
argunense, Fisch. proximum est sed foliis integris antheris
villosis inter alia signa separatur.

Herba perennis caulibus gracilibus simplicibus 30-50 cm.
altis apud angulos dense longiuscule albo -crispato - villosis.
Folia ad 2.5 cm. longa vix petiolata potius vaginulata fere ad
basin in 5-7 segmenta linearia pedatim partita in memoriam
ea D. tangutict, Maxim. revocantia ; segmenta 1.5-2 cm. longa
1-2 mm. lata apice obtusiuscula subcoriacea integra plus minusve
revoluta supra atroviridia sparse pilosula infra pallidiora minute
nitenti-glanduloso-punctata in costam pilis adpressis hispida ;
vaginula densiuscule albo-villosa ; in axillis superioribus inveni-
untur ramuli abbreviati foliosi. Verticillastri 4—6-flori approxi-
mati inflorescentiam spiciformem 8-10 cm. longam formantes.
Bracteae inferiores foliis subsimiles sed minores, superiores 1.5
cm. longae pedatim 3—5-partitae vel -lobatae extus atropurpureae
plus minusve albo-pilosulae segmentis apice subspinescentibus
margine longiuscule albo-ciliatis; bracteolae lanceolatae vel
trifido-oblanceolatae bracteis subaequilongae vel paulo minores ;
pedicelli + 5 mm. longi densissime albo-villosi. Calyx 1.5-1.7
cm. longus tubuloso-campanulatus extus dense albo-villosus
intus glaber dentibus 4-5 mm. longis triangularibus subspin-
escentibus longe albo-ciliatis. Corolla 3.5-4 cm. longa saturate
caeruleo-purpurea extus capillis pluricellularibus purpureis

praesertim in galeam eximie ornata intus glabra ; tubus curvatus :

212 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

infra 2 mm. latus superne gradatim ampliatus ventricosus circ.
I cm. latus; labium superum oblongo-ellipticum galeatum 8
-mm. longum integrum extus pulcherrime purpureo-villosum ;
labium inferum patens circ. 1.2 cm. longum lobo medio reniformi
fere 1 cm. lato margine pulchre erosulo utrinque glabro lobis
lateralibus subrotundatis medio minoribus extus villosis. Sta-
mina e tubo exserta labio supero paulo breviora filamentis pur-
pureo-villosis antheris glabris. Nuculae desunt.

“ Plant of 12-20 inches. Flowers deep blue-purple. Open
stony limey pasture on the mountains of the Chungtien plateau.
hats 27°30: Ni. Alt..:12,000: fte-: July aor’ «-G. ‘Forrest,
No. 8

It is to be hoped that this very beautiful species will be
introduced to European gardens. The plant is dedicated to
Miss Isabella Forrest, the sister of the collector.

Pertya monocephala, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis P. phylicoidi, J. F. Jeffrey a qua capitulis
solitariis terminalibus longe pedunculatis majoribus inter alia
distinguitur ; P. Bodinieri, Vaniot ex descriptione inflorescentia
ampla capitulis unifloris maxime recedit.

Fruticulus 30-60 cm. altus. Ramuli rigidi virgati plus
minusve scabridi. Folia circ. 5 mm. longa, 3-5-fasciculata,
ita revoluta ut linearia videantur, apice spinescentia, supra
subglabra vel sparsius araneoso-villosa, infra dense albo-sericea,
pulvinis sericeis inserta. Capitula solitaria, ramulos termin-
antes, usque ad 2 cm. pedunculata, circ. 2.5 cm. longa, medio
circ. 1.5 cm. lata, 7~-10-flora. Involucri phylla pluriseriata
lanceolata, longiuscule acuminata apiculata, membranacea,
pallido-viridia, exteriora 5-10 mm. longa, margine albido-
scariosa atque fulvido-araneoso-villosula, interiora usque ad 2
cm. longa, subglabra. Corolla fere 2 cm. longa, alte 5-fida,
segmentis linearibus circ. 5 mm. longis. Antherae basi longe
caudatae. Achaenia circ. 4 mm. longa, oblonga, densissime
albo-sericea. Pappi setae simplices rigidiusculae scabridae
albidae 1.5 cm. longae vel ultro.

“ China :—Jalung, Oui-chu Valley, Western Yunnan; at an
elevation of gooo—10,000 ft. Shrub of 1-2 ft. January 1914.”
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 1141. (Also found, according to Mr.
Ward, in the arid region of the Salween and Mekong Valleys.)

The present species shows a close affinity in foliage to Pertya
phylicoides, J. F. Jeffrey, of the same region but differs much in
the inflorescence.

Three Indo-Burmese Rhododendrons.

BY
‘ys FR - LAGE)
Late Chief Conservator of Forests, Burma,
AND
W. W. SMITH, M.A.,
Assistant Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

_ With Plates CKXXIX-CXLI.

ADDITIONS to the Rhododendron Flora of the Indo-Burmese
Empire have been scanty indeed since the days of Hooker and
Clarke. The study of the East Himalayan types was pursued
with such thoroughness and tenacity by Hooker that no addi-
tions have been made in that area to the number of species
found and described for the most part by him in the middle
of last century. The three species of which descriptions are
given below were not all previously unknown—two were very
imperfectly known, and the third is new. The most interesting
of the three is perhaps R. Parishii, C. B. Clarke, of which a
brief description was given by Clarke in the Flora of British
India, vol. ili, p. 475. Clarke, however, had neither flowers nor
fruit. A recent collection, made in 1912 from the same mountain
on which Parish collected the original specimens, fortunately
contains both flowers and fruit, so that a full description has
been made possible. R. Elliottii, Watt mss., is from Manipur,
and has already been briefly commented upon by Brandis in
his Indian Trees, p. 410, where he takes up Watt’s manu-
script name and gives a short diagnosis in English. R. Kyawt,
Lace et W. W. Sm., is a distinct new species allied to R. Elliottiz,
Watt mss., and was discovered by a young Burmese forest
officer. Its discovery and its close affinity to R. Elliottii, Watt
mss., have necessitated a full description of the latter species.

Rhododendron Parishii, C. B. Clarke, descr. ampl. J. H. Lace.
Plate CKXXIX.

Species ex affinitate R. fulgentis, Hook. f. sed foliis mox
glabris floribus multo tenuioribus fructu tomentoso inter alia

differt
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVIII, Sept. 1914.]

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214 LACE AND SMITH—INDO-BURMESE RHODODENDRONS.

Arbor parva, 6-8 m. alta; rami crassi juniores dense ferru-
gineo-lanati, mox glabri, vetustiores cinerei decorticantes. Folia
apices ramulorum versus aggregata, angustius obovata ad
elliptico-obovata, apice breviter obtuse acuminata, basi cuneata
ad rotundato-cuneata, usque ad 11.5 cm. longa et 6 cm. lata,
coriacea, juventute pagina inferiore simul ac petiolo ramulisque
laxius ferrugineo- lanata, mox glabra, costa subtus valde promin-
ente supra impressa, nervis lateralibus utrinque 10-12 subtus
prominentibus, pagina inferiore arctius graciliter reticulata,
petiolo valido 1.2-2.5 cm. longo supra canaliculato mox glabro
suffulta. Inflorescentia corymbiformis, 6-12-flora; pedicelli
sub anthesin 1-1.5 cm. longi, fructu maturo ad 2.5 cm. longi,
dense. glandulosi atque ferrugineo-tomentosi. Calyx parvus,
vix I mm. longus, undulato-lobatulus, glanduloso-pubescens,
in fructu in discum lignosum 5-6 mm. diametro auctus. Corolla
sanguinea, campanulata, circiter 3.5 cm. longa et 3 cm. diametro ;
tubus 2 cm. longus vel ultro, basi 5 mm. latus, usque ad 2 cm.
sensim ampliatus extus intusque glaber; lobi 5, rotundati,
usque ad 1.5 cm. diametro, glabri. Stamina 10, inclusa, inae-
qualia, longiora circ. 2.5 cm. longa, filamentis glabris, antheris
2 mm. longis ochraceis. Ovarium tomento brevi nitenti dense
tectum ; stylus ad 3.5 cm. longus, pilis papillosis glandulosis,
superne densius, instructus. Capsula usque ad 2.5 cm. longa et
0.8 cm. diametro, robusta, cylindrica, parum curvata, alte
6-sulcata, tomento ferrugineo denso detersili praedita, stylo
saepe persistente; semina numerosa circ. 1.5 mm. longa,
fusiformi-oblonga apice basique fibris minimis instructa,
brunnea.

Burma :—Moolee (Muleyit), alt. 6000 ft. Parish ro2z in
Herb. Kew. ; Muleyit Peak in the Dawna Range in the Amherst
district, at an elevation of 6200 ft.; 27th January 1912; Lace
5637 in Herb. Kew. et Herb. Edin. et Herb. prop.

Rhododendron Elliottii, Watt mss. ex Brandis Indian Trees,
Pp. 410 (anglice breviter descriptum), desc. amplif.
Sm. Plate CXL.

Species affinis Rhododendro Kendrickii, Nutt. ; foliis, gemmis,
ovario dense rufo-stellato-tomentello nec strigoso inter alia
discrepat.

Arbor parva ramosissima ; altitudo non nota ; rami crassius-
culi glabri, vetustiores cinerei mox decorticanté§; gemmae
ovoideae 2-3 cm. longae obtusae perulis exteriotibus ovatis
vel ovato-lanceolatis acumine longissimo vel nonnunquam
brevi praeditis, interioribus suborbicularibus utrinque dense

sericeis. Folia 7-14 cm. longa, plerumque 8-9 cm., 3-5.5 cm.

LACE AND SMITH—INDO-BURMESE RHODODENDRONS. 215

lata, petiolo 1.5-2.5 cm. longo valido glabro praedita, elliptico-
oblonga, apice acuta indurato-apiculata, basi late cuneata ve
subrotundata, coriacea, utrinque glabra, supra viridia nitida,
infra pallidiora distincte et minute reticulata; costa media
supra impressa subtus multo elevata, nervis utrinsecus 10-12
supra indistinctis. Inflorescentia similis ei Rhododendri Ken-
drickw, Nutt., rhachide crassa paulo elongata, floribus 6-15
subcapitatis inodoris, pedicellis -- 1 cm. longis dense minute
glandulosis. Calyx late cupularis 3-4 mm. longus undulato-
lobatulus subcoriaceus in fructu persistens puberulus glandulosus.
Corolla 5—5.5 cm. longa, ore circ. 4.5 cm. lata, infundibuliformis
carnosula nitida saturate roseo-purpurea saturatius maculata
(ex collectore) ; tubus fere 4 cm. longus, basi 1 cm. latus, usque
ad 4 cm. sensim ampliatus, extus intusque glaber ; lobi 5, circ.
1.5 cm. diametro, suborbiculares, aequales, apice breviter vel
vix emarginati, venis tribus parallelis nec divergentibus sublu-
cidis pererrati. Stamina g-I0 inaequalia, longiora fere 4 cm.
longa, filamentis compressis glabris, antheris ovoideis 2-3 mm.,
longis. Ovarium oblongum 6-7 mm. longum dense rufo-
stellato-tomentellum stylo stamina longiora paulo superante
sparse pilis minutis stellatis praedito, stigmate capitato. Fructus
oblongus 1.5—2 cm. longus, 5-6 mm. latus, sulcatus rufo-tomen-
tellus, tandem glabrescens, in valvas sex erectas dehiscens ;
semina delapsa.

Munipur :—On Japoo, Naga Hills, at an elevation of gooo
ft., Watt 6893 in Herb. Kew. et Herb. Watt. Coll. May 1882.

é.

anne to the type-sheet is the following field-note :—
“At this elevation this forms a leading plant now in bloom
with its large deep rose purple flowers. Leaves green shining,
prominently reticulate below. Flower buds round with a few
- long acuminate bracts like the ear of a rosebud. Flowers in
head 10-15, not at all scented. Bracts large rufous hairy
obtuse. Pedicels shortly hairy } inch long. Calyx a largish
free ring 6-angled. Corolla tubular shining deep rose purple,
all petals alike with deeper spots, imbricate rounded with three
subtransparent parallel veins not spreading ; not at all scented.
Stamens with deep brown anthers. Old fruits bursting reo
six erect valves, brown hairy in last year’s specimens.

seeds could be procured. I ike Ss to call this glorious et
in honour of Mr.. Elliott.”

Same locality, gooo—10,000 ft. Watt 6210, coll. Jan. 1882 in
Herb. Kew. et Herb. Watt.; S8000-go00 ft. Watt 6211, coll.
March 1882, ibid. ‘A small tree much branched with bright
green shining leaves, pale green much reticulated below. Flower
buds ovate green, the outer bracts much acuminate erect.

216 LACE AND SMITH—INDO-BURMESE RHODODENDRONS.

Fruit long linear bursting into 6 carpels with calyx forming a
ring; near R. Griffithianum.”

Watt 11,463 in Herb. Kew. without note of elevation.

Collected as far back as 1882, this very distinct species has
remained undescribed except for a very brief English diagnosis
by Brandis in his Indian Trees, p. 410. Of the Himalayan
species it comes nearest to R. Kendrickit, Nutt., and nearer
to the cultivated form of that species (Bot. Mag. 5129) than to
the original Bhutan types. In allocating it among the species
with small or indistinct calyx lobes we are in accordance with
Brandis ; Watt suggests above an affinity with R. Griffithianum,
Wight; the calyx is of that intermediate magnitude which
cannot be described as obsolete, nor on the other hand as dilated.
There are abundant differences between R. Elhotti, Watt,
and its nearest ally, R. Kendrickii, Nutt., in the shape, consist-
ence, and reticulation of the leaves, in the shape of the buds,
and especially in the ovary.

Rhododendron Kyawi, Lace et W. W. Sm. _ Sp. nov.
Plate CXLI.

Species ex affinitate Rhododendri Elliott, Watt mss.,
supra amplius descripti; foliis multo majoribus anguste ellip-
tico-obovatis apice rotundatis nec acutis recedit; floribus
rubro-purpureis (in sicco), ovario dense rufo-stellato-tomentello
appropinquat ; haud procul a R. Kendvickii, Nutt., quod foliis
lanceolatis acuminatis inter alia differt

Arbor mediocris ex collectore burmanico Maung Kyaw ;
rami crassi glabri, vetustiores cinerei. Folia 20-25 cm. longa,
6.5-7-5 cm. lata, petiolo 5 cm. longo valido glabro praedita,
anguste elliptico-obovata (fere elliptica), apice rotundata in-
durato-apiculata, basi cuneata, atro-viridia, minute elevato-
reticulata, infra pallidiora ; costa supra impressa, subtus multo
elevata, nervis utrinsecus 16-20 supra vix impressis. Inflore-
scentia similis eis specierum supra citatarum; in specimine
unico rhachis crassa ad 5 cm. elongata, floribus circ. 14 racemose
dispositis, bracteis gemmae paucis superstitibus 2-3 cm. longis
lineari-lanceolatis dense utrinque cinereo-sericeis, basi inflore-
scentiae adhaerentibus, pedicellis 2-2.5 cm. longis, plus minusve
stipitato-glandulosis. Calyx late cupularis 2-3 mm. longus
indistincte undulato-lobatulus “firmus persistens albo-puberulus
stipitato-glandulosus. Corolla 4.5-5 cm. lata, infundibuliformis,
carnosula, rubro-purpurea (ut in sicco videtur); tubus circ.
3 cm. longus, basi 1 cm. latus, ad 3-3-5 cm. sensim ampliatus,
extus sparse albo-pilosolus intus sparsius ; lobi 5, circ. 1.5 cm.

iametro, suborbiculares, apice breviter emarginati. Stamina

LACE AND SMITH—INDO-BURMESE RHODODENDRONS. 217

g-I0 inaequalia, longiora 3.5-4 cm. longa, filamentis compressis
infra medium albo-pilosulis, supra glabris, antheris ovoideis

ongis ochraceis. Ovarium conicum 6-7 mm. longum,
dense rufo-stellato-tomentellum, stylo stamina longiora paulo
superante sparse pilis minutis stellatis praedito, stigmate
capitato vix lobato. Fructus deest.

Burma :—Kachin Hills, 1 mile beyond Paypat bungalow, at
an elevation of 6000 feet in evergreen forest. The local name
in Maru dialect is Pain San. Maung Kyaw 36 in Herb. Kew.

This Burmese species is at first sight very different from
R. Elliottii, Watt, but on analysis it is found to be very closely
allied. The large obtuse leaves and the pilose stamens are the
chief marks of distinction. The flowers of these three species,
R. Kendricku, Nutt., R. Elliott, Watt, and R. Kyawi, Lace et
W. W. Sm., occurring in three isolated areas—Bhutan, Naga
Hills, and Kachin Hills—are remarkably alike in size, lobing,
and colour; the differences in other respects are enough for
specific distinction, but the many similarities suggest origin
from the same ancestral stock. The new species is named after
Maung Kyaw, Burma Forest Service, who has collected valuable
specimens of trees, etc., in the neighbourhood of Myitkyina
under the superintendence of Mr E. M. Buchanan of the same
service.

LIST OF PLATES
Illustrating J. H. Lace and W. W. Smith’s paper on Three Indo-Burmese
Rhododendrons. ©
PLatE CXXXIX.—R. Parishii, C. B. Clarke. In Herb. Lace.
CXL.—R. Elliottii, Watt mss. In Herb. Edin.
CXLI.—R. Kyawi, Lace et W. W. Sm., in Herb. Kew. A unique
sheet, presented by J. H. Lace.

The plates are taken from photographs by Mr. R. M. Adam of dried specimens.

Notes, R.B.G., Eoin.

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Family

Species

Locality.

RHODODENDRON KYAWI, LACE ET W. W. SM.

Plate CXLI.

Puccinia Prostii, Moug., and Uromyces
Scillarum, Wint.

Two Rust Fungi from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
BY

MALCOLM WILSON, D.Sc., F.L.S.,
Lecturer in Mycology, University of Edinburgh.

With Plates CXLII-CXLIII.

Puccinia Prostii, Moug.

Puccima Prostii, Moug., has been recently recorded in
Britain by Massee* on cultivated tulips, but no particular
locality is given. Saccardo } states that it occurs on Tulipa
sylvesivis, Linn., and on T. australis, Link (T. Celsiana, DC.)
in Italy and France.

This rust was recently found in the Royal Botanic Garden
attacking a bed of Tulipa sylvestris and doing considerable
damage to the plants which produced few flowers. The rust
was present on the plants in 1913, and_-probably also in the
previous years.

The sori, which occur on both surfaces of the leaf, are usually
confined to one longitudinal half of the lamina (see PI.
cxlii), frequently on that portion directed towards the north.
There is no discoloration of the leaf around the sori. In addition
to teleutospores, spermogonia are abundantly produced on the
leaves, although in the descriptions of the fungus given by
Saccardo,t Sydow,{ and Massee,* there is no mention of these.
Two kinds of markings are obvious on the leaves :—

(1) Yellowish-brown areas, elliptical or circular in shape, in
which the epidermis is apparently unbroken (a, PI. cxliii, Fig. 1).

(2) Grey or slate-coloured, usually spindle-shaped, areas,
many of which show a longitudinal slit from which the brownish-
black masses of teleutospores are projecting (0, Pl. cxliii, Fig. r).

It appears that the spermogonia are first produced and give
rise to the yellowish-brown spots, and that later on teleutospores
are formed on the same sorus. In the early stages of develop-

G. Massee, assisted by I. Massee, Mildews, potiiy and Smuts (1913), p. 139.

: Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum, vii (1888), p

t Sydow, P. et H., Monographia ca ag i esa
(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVIII, Sept. 1914.]

220 WILSON—PUCCINIA PROSTII AND UROMYCES SCILLARUM.

ment the areas remain yellowish-brown, but as the teleutospores
approach maturity an air-space develops under the epidermis,
and in consequence grey or slate-coloured spots are produced.
The epidermis finally splits longitudinally, the edges turn
slightly back and disclose the dark brown mass of teleutospores.
It is frequently found that a slate-coloured area forms a circular
or spindle-shaped ring around a yellowish-brown spot (c, Pl. cxliii,
Fig. 1). Itis evident that in these cases the development is centri-
fugal, the ripe teleutospores being first produced in the outer part
of thesorus. Itis quite possible that, in some cases, only spermo-
gonia are developed in the area, and then the yellowish-brown
colour remains unchanged. Spots have, however, been often
found in which spermogonia and groups of young teleutospores
are intermingled ; and it is probable that, in the majority of cases,
development commences with the formation of spermogonia
and terminates in the production of teleutospores. Teleutospore
sori, not in connection with spermogonia, have also been found.
The mycelium, which is easily seen in a section of the leaf,
consists of rather large hyphae, containing yellowish-brown
granules. The spermogonia are amphigenous, yellowish-brown
in colour, and flask-shaped, with slightly projecting necks,
120-140 uw in diameter (PI. cxliii, Fig. 2). The spermatia are oval
and unusually large, about 10 x5. The teleutospore sori are
amphigenous (Pl. cxliii, Figs. 3, 4) ; spores brown, scarcely con-
stricted, covered with rather long hyaline spines 56-62 x 17-19 u ;
epispore rather thick, 2-3 « ; pedicels variable, shorter or longer
than the spore, up to 80-u in length, hyaline, deciduous.

Uromyces Scillarum, Wint.

Uromyces Scillarum, Wint., the common Scilla rust, has been
recorded on several species of Scilla and Muscari. In the British
Isles it is frequently found on Scilla festalis, Salisb., and also
occurs on Scilla bifolia, Linn., and S. hispanica, Mill.; up to
the present, however, its occurrence on Muscari has not been
recorded in this country. .

It was found in the Royal Botanic Garden in May, forming
the characteristic yellow spots on the leaves of Muscari poly-
anthum, Boiss., a species which hitherto has not been recorded as
a host for this rust. As usual, the sori are often concentrically
arranged on the rounded discoloured areas. The teleutospores,
the only kind of spore produced, agree in size and form with
those found on the other host species ; in size they vary from
20-26 x 16-18 uw. The characteristic faint lines found on the

spore wall running from the apex to base can be frequently seen.
The rust frequently occurs on neighbouring plants of Scilla

WILSON—PuccINIA PROSTII AND UROMYCES SCILLARUM. 221

festalis, but has not been discovered on S. hispanica or on several
other species of Muscarvt growing in proximity to the diseased
M. polyanthum.

Uromyces Ornithogalt, Hazsl. which also occurs on Muscari sp.,
but which has not yet been recorded for Britain, is distinguished
by the larger teleutospores bearing a hyaline apiculus.

I wish to express my thanks to Mr. W. B. Grove, who kindly
confirmed the naming of the two species.

EXPLANATION OF PLATES CXLII-CXLIII.
Illustrating Dr. Malcolm Wilson’s paper on Puccinia Prostii, Moug.
All the photographs refer to Puccinia Prostwi, Moug.

PLATE CXLII,—Three leaves _ Tulipa sylvestris, L. attacked by the fungus. The
leaves on the left show the upper surfaces, and the one
on the roht the under surface. About # natural size.
Piate CXLITI.
Fic. 1.— Portion of a leaf attacked by the fungus. a, yellowish-brown areas
in which spermogonia and young teleutospores are present.

sorus surrounding SS teleutospores and spermogonia. Abou
1} times natural s

Fic. 2.—Transverse nai m ‘eat of Tuliba syluesivis showing spermogonia.

about 2

Fic. 3.—Transverse section of leaf of plea de sylvesivis showing amphigenous
teleutospore sori. X abou

Fic. 4.—Transverse section of leaf of Tulipa sylvestvis showing part of teleu-
tospore sorus. X about I

lates are taken from photographs by Mr M. Y. Orr and Mr R. M. Adam

The pi
f£ living nb aie and preserved material in the Royal Botanic Garden,
Fadi inburgh.

PLATE CXLII.

PUCCINIA PROSTII MOUG

Notes, R.B.G., EpIn. PLATE CXLIII.

ee aramme sae tiaiae eee

PUCCINIA PROSTII, MOUG.

Aeschynanthus chorisepala, Orr. °

A new Chinese species; with an account of fissuring of
its leaves.

BY

MATTHEW YOUNG ORR,
Assistant in Laboratory, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

With Plate CXLIV.

Aeschynanthus (Diplotrichium) chorisepala, Orr. Sp. nov.

Species affinis A. ramosissimae, Wall. sed calyce usque ad
imum in segmenta linearia fisso inter alia differt.

Frutex epiphyticus 30-75 cm. altus. Rami subteretes paulo
compressi, decumbentes, nodis radicantes. Folia ro-12 cm.
longa, 3-4 cm. lata, late lanceolata vel ovato-lanceolata vel
oblonga, apice acuminata, basi late cuneata, petiolo I~I.5 cm.
longo praedita, coriacea, glabra, margine paululo recurva, nervis
lateralibus obscuris. Pedunculi axillares 1—4-flori multo ab-
breviati; bracteae circ. 5 mm. longae, ovatae vel oblongae,
tenuiter membranaceae, deciduae; pedicelli 1-2 cm. longi,
glabri. Calyx tenuiter membranaceus usque ad basin divisus
in segmenta 7 mm. longa, sublinearia vel lineari-oblonga, apice
obtusa sparse ciliata. Corolla curvata, 3 cm. longa, laete
_kermesina; lobi subaequales, rotundati, circ. 5 mm. longi et
lati, in medio atro-purpureo-maculati, pilis septatis glandulo-
capitatis ut tubus conspersi. Filamenta exserta, superne
glanduloso-pilosa ; antherae 2 mm. longae. Ovarium glabrum ;
stylus sparsim glanduloso-pilosus. Capsula circ. 25 cm. longa,
3 mm. lata; semina oblonga, rugoso-scabra, prope hilum
ditricha, apice monotricha.

“ Epiphytic shrubby plant of 1-2$ ft. Flowers fleshy,
crimson marked a deeper shade. On rocks and trees, in hills
around Teng-yueh, Yunnan, West China. sont 25° N. -AR:
6000 ft. August 1913.” G. Forrest. No. 11,742. Type.

“ Prostrate plant of 1-23 ft. Flowers bright crimson with a
purple tip. On rocks in lava bed west of Teng-yueh. Lat.
25° N. Alt. 5000 ft. July r912.’’ G. Forrest. No. 9138.

Closely allied to A. ramosissima, Wall., but with a very
distinct calyx of which the segments are almost entirely free
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVIII, Sept. 1914.]

224 ORR—AESCHYNANTHUS CHORISEPALA.

and are only slightly coherent at the base. They are linear or
linear oblong in shape with obtuse apices bearing a few glandular
hairs.

Many of the leaves of this new species of Aeschynanthus
from Yunnan present an unusual appearance. They are tough
and leathery in consistency, and are characterised by the
presence of numerous elongated slits in the lamina, which, in
the specimens examined, are often so regular in their arrangement
as to suggest that their formation is not wholly fortuitous.

In many of the leaves, the slits—to the number of six or eight
—are present on each side of the midrib, following roughly the
direction taken by the lateral veins, but, in some cases, crossing
them. In other leaves the slits are more elongated, and run
from base to apex of the leaf, parallel to the midrib, and often
contiguous to it. The perforation is not always complete, and
the upper epidermal layer then appears as a transparent skin
over the groove.

With a view to determining the mode of origin, and purpose,
if any, of these slits, the structure of the leaf was examined in
detail. In the arrangement of its tissues this leaf conforms
closely to the leaves of other Gesneraceous species. The upper
epidermis is many-layered, and specially adapted for water-
storage. The outermost layer is strongly cuticularised, and this
layer is further protected by a centrally placed “ floor’’ of
cells which have the walls adjacent to the water-containing
cells thickened in a manner similar to those of the outermost
epidermal layer. Pits are present in this thickened layer, and,
by their agency, a supply of water reaches the underlying
tissues. These consist of a narrow band of chlorophyll-con-
taining cells, rich in clustered crystals of calcium oxalate, and
several layers of spongy parenchyma, containing little or no
chlorophyll, and possessing curious tube-like protuberances
on their walls. The under epidermis is also strongly cuti-
cularised, with stomata and numerous stalked glands, the latter
situated in shallow circular depressions. The cell-walls under
these glands are thinner, and, together with the stomatal
openings, constitute points of weakness where the slits might
01 :

Neither the configuration of the epidermis, nor the con-
struction of the underlying tissues, suggest that the formation
of the slits is other than accidental, and they probably owe their
origin to an excessive loss of water from the tissues of the leaf.
Such “ Cracks due to drying ”’ are mentioned by Solereder.*

Drying of the leaf brings about the rupture of the lower
epidermis, probably at some point of weakness, and the exposure

* Solereder, Syst. Anat. of Dicotyledons, Engl. Ed. (Oxford Press), ii, 1088

ORR—AESCHYNANTHUS CHORISEPALA. 225

of the internal tissues, and their partial disorganisation follows,
but the structure of the epidermal layer enables the plant to
minimise the effects of such an accident. The epidermal cells
have their outer and lateral walls thickened, while the inner
walls remain unthickened, and the whole layer thus closely
resembles the annulus of a fern sporangium, but in an inverse
manner. When these cells lose their water, the broken ends of
the layer curve naturally inwards, and enclose, and protect the
exposed underlying tissue. As disorganisation proceeds, from
below -upwards, ultimately only the outer layer of the upper
epidermis remains, stretched across the fissure. With the
gradual increase in tension this layer also ruptures, and, as it is
similar in structure to the lower epidermis, its behaviour, as it
loses moisture, is identical. The ruptured parts curve inwards,
and become closely applied to the outer side of the inrolled
lower epidermis. In this way the wound is sealed by a double
layer of thick-walled cells, and the internal tissues are protected
from further injury.

EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES IN PLATE CXLIV.
Illustrating Mr. M. Y. Orr’s paper on Aeschynanthus chorisepala, Orr.

At a, a leaf without perforation

At b, a leaf showing slits ‘eataliel with the primary veins.

At c, a leaf showing slits parallel with midrib.

The plate is taken from a photograph by Mr. R. M. Bos of a dried specimen
in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinbur

Notes, R.B.G., EDIN.

PLaTe CXLIV.

YUNNAN, WEST CHINA
Coll GHORGE FORRE 7 A

= at %
REST AO iif *

Alt ‘
Locality 1" nected

Ge ofS her ala. bri
schyman ug ce me,

AESCHYNANTHUS CHORISEPALA, ORR,

Ustilago Vaillantii, Tul., on Chionodoxa
Luciliae, Boiss.

BY
Ko OC} DAVIE, MLA: hoc;
Lecturer on Botany, University of Edinburgh,
AND
MALCOLM WILSON, D.Sc., F.L.S.,
Lecturer on Mycology, University of Edinburgh.

With one figure in the text.

DurinG March 1913, Ustilago Vazllanti, Tul.,* was found by
one of us on flowers of Chionodoxa Luctiliae, Boiss., growing in
the ae Garden.

o the present this smut has been recorded on Gagea
neta Salisb., Scilla bifolia, Linn., Urginea anthericotdes,
Steinh., U. Scilla, Steinh., Muscart comosum, M.
boiryoides, Mill., Hyacinthus rvomanus, Linn., H. trifoliatus,
Tenore,f and H. ciliatus, Cyrill.t

In Great Britain § it commonly occurs in the anthers and
ovaries of Scilla bifolia, and it is present on this plant in the
Botanic Garden. It was recorded on Chionodoxa at Kew in
1893.|| In the case of Chionodoxa we have discovered it only in
the anthers. According to W. G. Smith,§ infected plants of
Scilla remain vigorous for a year or two, but succumb to repeated
attacks. He adds that plants of Chionodoxa fall an easy prey
to the fungus. Since no previous record on Chionodoxa has been
made in Scotland and as the disease appears to do considerable
harm, a further investigation of the fungus was undertaken.
In colour and in structure the spores agree with the description
of those of Ustilago Vaillantii, given by Saccardo ;} in size they
fall within the limits of measurement quoted by him. On
Chionodoxa the spores measured 10-13 « X8-I0 wy. When fresh

* L. and Ch. Tulasne, Ann. des Sci. Nat., sér. 3, vii ole Pp. 90.
8), P

|| G. Massee, Grevillea, xxi (1892-93), p. 120.
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXVIII, Sept. 1914.)

228 DAVIE AND WILSON—USTILAGO VAILLANTII.

the spores readily germinate in water (text-fig. 1), and produce
a three-celled promycelium.* After drying for about a fortnight,
they no longer germinated in water, but in plum decoction

Fic. 1.—Ustilago Vaillantii, Tul.

Germinating spore.
Formation of promycelium.
First division in promycel
omycelium de! tached meas spore ; — division.
wo divisions.
\ KEK red ft re be

J r

eee oF

quickly gave rise to the promycelium. In both cases sporidia
were shortly afterwards forme

present no information is available regarding the method
of infection ; whether spores from the anthers of Scilla bifolia
can bring about infection of Chionodoxa is not known

* Cf. O. Brefeld, Unters. aus dem Gesammtgeb. der Mykuiogie, Heft xii (1895)
p. 111, Taf. vi, figs. 32-38.

Vol. VIII. (FOR OFFICIAL USE.

NOLES

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDE
EDINBURGH.

JANUARY 1915.

CONTENTS. 2

Page
Some New Plants from Japanese Mountains. (With Plate
CXLV.) By H. Takeda, DLC. . : . - aoe

An Enumeration of the Chinese Astragali with Descriptions
of New Species. By N. Doug!

Contributions to the Knowledge of the Asintls
with special reference to the Chinese Species. ‘With
an Appendix of the Chinese and Japanese Species in
the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. ©
By H. Takeda, D.I.C. ; : ae ‘

Some New Plants from Japanese Mountains.
BY

Ho FAREDA, DC

Lately Demonstrator in Botany, Imperial College of Science
and Technology, London.

With Plate CXLV.

THE new plants described here—of which specimens are
deposited in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden,
Edinburgh—were mostly collected on the mountain-group of
Yaparo-dake, in the Island of Yezo. These mountains, which
are of palaeozoic formation and of considerable height, reaching
some 6000 ft. from sea-level, had hardly been explored from the
botanical point of view until Mr. H. Yanagisawa made ascents
in 1912 and again in the following year.* His collection is
excellent, and contains a number of plants of great interest.
Amongst others, I may perhaps mention the occurrence of
the following plants which have either not been known from
Yezo, or are really worth recording :—

Alsine arctica, Fenzl.

A. verna, Bartl., var. borealis, Fenzl.

Anemone narcissifiora, Linn., var. villosissima, DC.

A. Taraot, Takeda, var. nipponica, Takeda, in Journ. Bot.,
IgI0, p. 220.

Angelica multisecta, Maxim.

Arcterica nana, Makino, in Téky6 Bot. Mag., 1906, p. 85.

Arenaria Katoana, Makino, ibid., 1905, p. 88.

Arnica unalaschkensis, Less.

Artemisia norvegica, Fries.

Bryanthus Gmelini, D. Don.

Bupleurum longifolium, Linn., var. aureum, Wolf, subvar,
brevi-involucratum, Wolf; cf. Takeda, in Tékyé Bot.
Mag., 1910, p. 177; and Journ. Linn. Soc. xlii (1914),

p. 467.
B. triradiatum, Adams.
* Mr. T. Ishikawa made an ascent in 1896 and did some plant-collecting,
although that was not his object.
{Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXIX, Jan. 1915.] A
Wt. 23/599—450—3/15.—N. & Co., Ltd. Gp. 10.

230 TAKEDA—SOME NEw PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS.

Calamagrostis urelytra, Hack., var. parvighuma, Takeda,
Téky6 Bot. Mag., IgIo, p. 37.

Carex flavocuspis, Fr. et Sav.

C. hakkodensis, Franch.

Draba japonica, Maxim.

Dryas octopetala, Linn.

Gentiana Kawakami, Makino.

G. nipponica, Maxim.

Hedysarum obscurum, Linn., var. neglectum, Trautv.

Hierochloé alpina, Roem. et Schult.

Lactuca dentata, Makino,var. alpicola, Makino, ibid.,1913, p.29.

Lagotis glauca, Gaertn.

Macropodium pterospermum, Fr. Schm.

Mertensia rivularis, DC., var. japonica, Takeda.

Microstylis monophylios, Lindl.

Patrinia sibirica, Juss.

Peucedanum multivittatum, Maxim. ; cf. Takeda, ibid., Ig1o,

p. 177-

Phyliodoce nipponica, Makino, ibid., 1905, p. 131.

Pilatanthera Makinoi, Yabe; cf. Takeda, L.c., p. 136.

P. Takedai, Makino, ibid., 1903, p. 120.

Polygonum polymorphum, Ledeb., var. ajanense, Rgl. et
Til. forma glabrescens, Takeda, l.c. , p. 176.

Polypodium lineare, Thumb., var. ussuriense, C. Chr. (=P.
coratense, Christ).

Primula yuparensts, Takeda, in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard.,
Edin., xxxvii (1913), p. 94, tab. xxv.

Sanguisorba canadensis, Linn., var. media, Maxim.

Stellaria florida, Fisch., var. angustifolia, Maxim.; cf.
Takeda, in Téky6 Bot. Mag., I9I0, p. 12.

Swertia perennis, Linn.

Thlaspi japonicum, Boi

Tofieldia Okubot, Maina cf. Takeda, in Tékyé Bot. Mag.,
Ig10 £7. :

Trisetum subspicatum, Beauv.

Veronica Schmidtiana, Rgl. a typica, Makino: cf. Takeda,
in Journ. Linn. Soc. xlii (1914), p. 48r1.

V. serpyllifolia, Linn.

Viola crassa, Makino.

Woodsia ilvensis, R. Br.

Mt. Arakawadake, on which my new Astragalus was found,
is of palaeozoic rock, and is nearly 10,000 ft. in altitude.*
This is one of the most interesting mountains in Central Japan,
but as yet has been explored very little indeed. In its alpine

* According to the latest survey, 9994 feet.

TAKEDA—SOME NEW PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS, 231

and subalpine regions one sees, among others, the following
interesting plants :—

Alsine arctica, Fenzl.

Arctous alpina, Nied.

Campanula pilosa, Pall., var. dasyantha, Herd.

Cryptogramma Stelleri, Pran tl.

Draba Sakurai, Makino, var.

Lloydia alpina, Salisb.

Macropodium pterospermum, Fr. Schm.

Oxyria digyna, Hill.

Pediculams verticillata, Linn.

Polystichum lachenense, Bedd.; cf. Makino, ibid., 1904, p. 16.

Potentilla Matsumurae, Th. Wolf.

Rubus pseudo-japonicus, Koidz.

? Salix Nakamurana, Koidz., in Tékyé6 Bot. Mag., 1913, p. 96;
et in Matsum. Icon. Koishikaw., vol. i, sub im. 75;
Sept. 1913.

Saussurea kai-montana, Takeda, forma minor, Takeda.

Saxifraga bronchialis, Linn

S. bronchialis, Linn., var. cherlerioides, Engl.

Sibbaldia procumbens, Linn.

Veronica Stellert, Pall.

The flora of Mt. Maédake, on which I found the form of
Silene Keiskei with pure white flower, is very little known.
This gigantic mountain, of a little less than 10,000 ft. in height,*
and also of palaeozoic rocks, is situated not very far from the
one above mentioned. Its summit is densely covered with
the straggling Pinus pumila, as in most cases in the high moun-
tains of Central and Northern Japan. In the alpine region
one comes across such plants as follows :—

Adenophora Lamarcki1, Fisch.
Alsine arctica, Fenzl.
Arcterica nana, Makino.
Arctous alpina, Nied.
Campanula pilosa, Pall., var. dasyantha, Herd.
Cnidium Tachiroei, Makino.
Cornus canadensis, Linn.
Diapensia lapponica, Linn., var. obovata, Fr. Schm.
Draba Sakuraii, Makino, var.
Empetrum nigrum, Linn.
Euphrasia Matsumurae, Nakai.
Gentiana algida, Pall., var. stbirica, Kusnez.
Hedysarum esculentum, Ledeb.
Loiseleuria procumbens, Desv.
* 9940 feet.

232 TAKEDA—SOME NEW PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS.

Oxytropis japonica, Maxim.

Phyllodoce aleutica, Makino, ibid., 1905, p. 134.

P. nipponica, Makino.

Potentilla Matsumurae, Th. Wolf.

Saussurea kai-montana, Takeda, forma minor, Takeda.
Saxifraga bronchialis, Linn., var. cherlerioides, Eng).
Toficldia Okuboi, Makino.

It may be of some interest to mention here, 4 propos, that
in Japan the same species of plants are very frequently found on
mountains of different rocks quite irrespective of chemical nature
of soil. Their distribution seems to me largely to depend on the
physical conditions of the locality. For example, Dryas octopetala
grows on mountains of palaeozoic rock, of granite, or of andesite.

I may also mention here that most of the plants found on
the high mountains of Honté, or the main island of Japan,
are of arctic character, and they are distributed over Yezo
and the Kuriles, and some are also in Sakhalien. But, on the
whole, the alpine flora of Central and Northern Japan has more
intimate relationship to that of the Kuriles than that of Sakha-
lien. This fact probably indicates that La Pérouse Strait was
formed earlier than Tsugaru Strait. It was first put forward
by Blakiston * that Tsugaru Strait forms a decided line of
demarcation of the faunas of Honté and Yezo. It appears to
me, however, that, botanically speaking, La Pérouse Strait is the
primary, and Tsugaru Strait the secondary line of demarcation.t

Aconitum yuparense, Takeda (figs. 1-4).

Tuber napiforme, fuscum. Caulis elatus, bipedalis, rectus,
superne flexuosus et pilis albis crispulis hirsutus. Folva inferiora
longe-petiolata, superiora brevi-petiolata, petiolo ciliato, omnia
5-palmati-partita, basi cordata, margine ciliata, lobis late ovalibus
ternato-trifidis, laciniis plus minus divergentibus, lanceolatis
linearilanceolatisve, media et superiora aperte cordata, suprema
minus laciniata, utrinque ad nervos pilis albis pubescentia.
Inflorescentia racemosa, racemis terminalibus et axillaribus.
Racemus abbreviatus, densus, subcorymbiformis, 4—5-florus,
rectiusculus. Pedunculi erecti, 1.5-2.5 cm. longi, pube alba
hirti; bracteae superiores palmati-partitae, majusculae pedun-
culo longiores ; bracteolae infra medium suboppositae, lanceo-
latae. Flores magni, 4.5 cm. longi, teneri, extus tenuiter
pubescentes, intense violacei; galea ampliato-fornicata, 3 cm.
longa, dorso subaequaliter parabolica, antice breviter rostrata ;

* Blakiston, Zoological erage oe of Ancient Connection of the Japan Islands
with the Continent, in Trans. As. S ee xi (1833), pp- 126-140.

+ Cf. Takeda, The Flora of the Island of Shikotan, in Journ. Linn. Soc., xlii

(1914): in particular, pp. 445-446.

TAKEDA—SOME NEW PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS. 233

sepala media ampla, 2 cm. longa lataque, intus longe pilosula ;
sepala tnfertora elliptica, obtusa vel acutata, circa 2 cm. longa,
I cm. lata; nectaria cum ungui gracili, apice curvato, glabro,
fere 3 cm. longa, cuculo permagno, elongato, supino, calcare
arcuato, apice rotundato, labio dilatato, emarginato. Staminum
filamenta lanceolata, supra medium bidentata, exinde sub-
filiformia, pilosa, antheris rotundatis fuscis. Carpella 4, pube-
scentia, stylo ovario paulo breviore, rectiusculo.

Quoad staturam A. kamtschatico, Pall. simile, a quo bracteis
palmati-partitis, basi aperte cordatis, bracteolis infra medium
pedicelli nascentibus nec subapicalibus, floris colore, galea for-
nicata et antice producta nec sphaerico-conica, sepalis inferioribus
multo latioribus distinguitur.

Has.—Alpine region, Yuparo Mountains, Yezo (H. Yana-
gisawa).

Astragalus (Phaca, Hemiphragmium) arakawensis, Takeda
(figs. 16-20).

Multicaulis, caule 15-20 cm. alto, flexuoso, ramosissimo,
pubescenti pilis albis cum nigris mixtis. Folia densa, inter-
nodiis longiora, 5~7 cm. longa, foliolis 5~—7-jugis, brevi-petiolu-
latis oblongo-ellipticis, 10 mm. longis, 3-4 mm. latis, retusis
vel emarginatis, supra glabris, subtus pallidioribus, plus minus
albo-pubescentibus, stipulata, stipulis lanceolato-subulatis, cilio-
latis, 3 mm. longis. Pedunculi erecti vel adscendentes, folium
valde superantes, pubescentes, 1o-12 cm. longi. Racemz elon-
gati, circa 10-flori, bracteis minutis, hyalinis, apice acutis
semi-barbatis. Flores parvi, 12 mm. longi, leucophaei, carina
apice violaceo-picta, brevi-pedicellati. Calyx campanulatus,

mm. longus, pubescens, pilis albis et nigris mixtis, lobis
brevibus acutis. Vexilum obovatum, emarginatum, circa 10
mm. longum, 4 mm. latum. A/ae vexillo aequilongae, oblongae,
apice semi-mucronatae, obtusae, basi auriculatae, unguiculatae,
ungue lamina breviore. Carina alis multo brevior, 7 mm
longa, basi carom Stamina carinae aequilonga,
basi connata, filamentis inaequilongis, antheris ellipticis flavis.
Ovarium breviter seepiratiilie stipite I mm. longo, adpresse ~
pubescens, stylo curvato, ovario’ aequilongo, stigmate auran-
‘tiaco. Leguwmen breviter pedicellatum, oblongo-ellipticum, mem-
branaceum, parce pubesceris, 12 mm. longum, dorso pro-
funde sulcatum, sub-biloculare, 4—-6-spermum.

Arcte affinis A. shivoumaensi, Makino, sed ab eo differt
planta robustiore, caule flexuoso, dense ramoso, stipulis angus-
tioribus, acutis nec obtusis, foliolis subtus pallidioribus, pedun-
culis longioribus, racemis elongatis, stigmate aurantiaco nec
albo, legumine biloculare.

234 TAKEDA—SOME NEw PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS.

Has.—Mt. Arakawadake and along the upper valley of the
Arakawa where the seed has been carried down by water, Prov.
Shinano (H. Takeda. August 1913).

Gentiana (Amarella) yuparensis, Takeda.

Caulis 8-17 cm, altus, simplex vel pauciramosus, 4-lineatus,
glaber. Folia infima spathulata, media oblonga, superiora
oblongo-ovata, vel ovata, omnia obtusa, glabra. Flores pauci,
pro planta magni. Calyx leviter hirtellus, corollae tubum
superans, tubo brevi, 5 mm. longo vel breviore, lobis valde
inaequalibus, acutis, tubum valde superantibus. Corolla 3 cm.
longa, quinque-fida, intus corona fimbriata, tubo cylindrico,
limbo duplo longiore, albido, minute denseque violaceo-punctato,
limbo intense violaceo, lobis ovalibus, acutis. Ovarium stipi-
tatum, stipite calycis tubum aequanti.

nis G. noricae, A. et J. Kerner (Fl. Exsicc. Austr.-Hung.,
no. 2190), calyce corollae tubum superanti, corolla cylindrica
nec campanulata, tubo limbo duplo longiore dignoscitur. A
G. Amarella, Linn. floribus majoribus, calyce corollae tubum valde
superanti, lobis inaequalibus, ovario stipitato facile distinguitur.
AB.—Alpine region of Yuparo Mountains, Yezo (H. Yana-
gisawa. 8th August 1913).
Krascheninnikowia heterantha, Maxim.,* var. linearifolia,
Takeda.

Differt a typo praecipue foliis valde angustioribus linearibus.

Planta sub anthesi humilis, 6-10 cm. alta. Folia omnia
linearia, media et superiora 3-4.5 cm. longa, ad 3 mm. lata.
Pedunculi folio breviores.

Has.—In shady woods, Mt. Tsukuba, Prov. Hitachi (H.
Takeda. 1st May 1904).

Saussurea chionophylla, Takeda (figs. 5-7).

Planta depressa. Caulis 7-8 cm. altus, solitarius, simplex,
plus minus angulatus, parce arachnoideo-tomentosus, dense
foliatus. Folia majuscula, in sicco subcoriacea, ovata, cordata,
acuta, circumcirca subduplice serrato-dentata, adulta supra
glabrata. subtus dense niveo-tomentosa, 5-7 cm. longa, 4-5
cm. lata, inferiora longe (ita ut lamina ipsa) superiora breviter |
petiolata, suprema multo minora, subsessilia. Imnflorescentia ter-
‘minalis, oligocephala. Amnthodia circiter 5, subsessilia, ovoidea,
io mm. longa, fere 8 mm. diametro ; sguamis involucri quadri-
seriatis, imbricatis, majusculis, omnibus adpressis, nigro-fuscis,
extimis ovatis, apicem versus subciliatis, mediis ellipticis, acutis,
intimis longioribus, oblongo-lanceolatis, albo-ciliatis, dorso

* For a revision of this genus, see Kew Bull. (1913), no. 2.

TAKEDA—SOME NEW PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS. 235

glabris; receptaculo nudo. Corolla 11 mm. longa, tubo limbum
aequanti, limboad quatuor partes 5-fido, segmentis linearibus,
obtusis ; pappi serie externa perpauca, circ. 2 mm. longa, serie in-
terna ad 10 mm. longa, corolla breviore. Achenium (immaturum)
ad 5 mm. longum, fusco-nigrum, leve.

Affinis S. discolort, DC., a qua caule valde depresso, foliis
crassioribus latioribusque, squamis involucri majoribus, recepta-~
culo non paleato distinguenda

Has.—Alpine region of Yuparo Mountains, Yezo (H. Yana-
gisawa. 8th August 1913).

Saussurea Yanagisawae, Takeda (figs. 5-7).

Planta omnino plus minus arachnoideo-pubescens, pygmaea.
Caulis subcrassus, 10 cm. circiter altus, simplex, paucifoliatus.
Folia in sicco crassiuscula, supra praesertim marginem versus
pilis multicellularibus glandulosis parce vestita, ovalia vel an-
guste ovalia, apicem versus acuminato-attenuata, basi cuneata,
in petiolum alatum plus minus decurrentia, margine pauci-
dentata, dentibus callosis, plus minus (et plerumque retrorsum)
curvatis, basilaria longe (ita ut lamina ipsa) cetera breviter
petiolata, 3-4 cm. longa, 1.5-2 cm. lata. Inflorescentia ter-
minalis, dense corymbosa, multicephala. Anthodia fere to,
brevi-pedunculata, cylindrico-campanulata, 7-8 mm. diametro ;
squamis involucri subquinque-seriatis, imbricatis, majusculis,
inaequilongis,* omnibus adpressis, fusco-nigricantibus, dorso
pilosulis, apice villosulis, margine ciliatis, extimis oblongo-
ovatis, acutatis, mediis ovatis, cuspidatis, intimis late lanceo-
latis, paulo longioribus ; paleis receptaculi ? involucri aequanti-
bus, anguste subulatis. Corolla 12 mm. longa, tubo limbo
aequilongo, limbo ad duas partes 5-fido, segmentis linearibus,
obtusiusculis ; pappi serie externa subnumerosa, 4—} internae
aequilonga, serie interna 10 mm. longa, corolla breviore. Achen-
zum (immaturum) 4-5 mm. longum, nigro-fuscum, leve.

S. alpina, DC. affinis, sed ab ea foliorum forma, anthodio
minore, floribus minoribus differt.

Has.—Mt. Ashpetnupuri, Yezo (H. Yanagisawa. 5th August”
IgI3).

Saxifraga (Boraphila) laciniata, Nakai et Takeda (figs. 21-22).

Rhizoma crassum, obliquum, scapo erecto, nudo, pilis glan-
duliferis parce obsito. Folia uti videtur e sicco carnosula,
pilis glandulosis parce vestita, ciliata, oblongo-cuneata, basin
versus sensim attenuata, 1-2 cm. longa, 4-8 mm. lata, apice
plus minus rotundata, aequaliter inciso-dentata, dentibus
acutis. Inflorescentia corymboso-paniculata, 3-12-flora ; brac-
teae oblongo-lanceolatae, integrae, infima oblongo-cuneata,

236 TAKEDA—SoME NEW PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS.

tridentata, ciliolata. Pedicelli filiformes, floribus duplo triplove
longiores, puberulenti. Calycis laciniae ovatae, obtusae integ-
rae, glabrae, plus minus coloratae, 2-3 mm. longae, semper
reflexae. Petala oblongo-ovata, luteo bi-maculata, longe ungui-
culata, cum ungui 5 mm. longa. Stamina filamento petalis
duplo breviore, filiformi, apicem versus attenuato nec clavato,
antheris purpureis, in specimine fructifero erecto. Ovariwm
ovatum, stylo a coronatum. Capsula colorata, ad
medium usque dehisce

S. unalaschkenst, Sieab: * arcte affinis, sed ab ea praecipue
foliis oblongo-cuneatis nec obovato-cuneatis, bracteis pedicello-
multo brevioribus, filamentis subulatis nec clavatis, antheris
purpureis nec flavis, stylo brevissimo nec longo differt.

Has.—Alpine region of Mt. Nutap-kam-ushpe, Yezo (H.
Koidzumi. July 1913), and of Yuparo Mountains, Yezo (H.
Yanagisawa. 8th August 1913).

It is very interesting to know that this species occurs also
on Chang-pai Mountains, on the boundary between Corea
and Manchuria. The first specimens were collected by James
and recorded by him as S. stellaris.| The same specimens have
been identified later by Komarov as S. stellaris var. comosa,
perhaps on account of their small size. Neither identification
is, however, correct, since the specimens exactly represent our
new species. Some more specimens of the same plant have
been collected by Mr. T. Mori, teacher at Seoul, in- August 1913,
on the same mountains.§

Silene Keiskei, Miq. forma minor, Takeda || lusus, leucantha,
Takeda

Differt ab aliis flore albissimo. Flores saepe diametro 3 cm.
et paulo ultra.

HaAs.—Subalpine region, Mt. Maédake, Prov. Shinano (H.
Takeda. August 1913).

var. procumbens, Takeda.

Differt a typo caulibus elongatis, usque ad 10 dm. longis,
procumbentibus, saepe apice ad nodos radicantibus. Flores
mediocres rosei.

Has.—Mt. Myégisan, Prov. Kétsuke (T. Yamanaka):

ty * Engler eerie p- 148) has reduced S. unalaschkensis to S. davurica as a

: Ss

unalaschkensis ‘the calyx is reflexed, whereas in the other it a o= or erect-

patent; the leaf is glabrous and only nee in the former d it is densely

covered with multicellular hairs in the latter. The flower is slightly larger in
tter.

t James, The Long White Mountains, p. 456 (1880).

eae ee a 04).

§ Cf. Nakai, in Téky6 Bot. Mag., 1914, Pp. 305.

|| Takeda, ibid., rgro, p. 63.

TAKEDA—SOME NEW PLANTS FROM JAPANESE MOUNTAINS. 237

Trisetum leve, Takeda. ;
Culmus circa 30 cm. altus, tenuis, binodalis, levis. Vaginae
internodiis paulo breviores, leves. Ligula 5 mm. longa, anguste
ovata, acuta, integra levis. Laminae lineares vaginis suis
aequilongae, 3 mm. latae, glabriusculae, acutae. Panicula
lanceolata, plus minus nutans, effusa, 45 cm. longa, rhachi

subnumerosis, scaberulis, 2—5-spiculatis. Spiculae lanceolatae,
7-8 mm. longae, pallide purpurascentes, 3-florae, flore terminali
minore perfecto. Glumae steriles lanceolatae, leves vix carina

u
nervia, nervis lateralibus obscuris,'5 mm. longa. Gluma fertilis
4 mm. longa, anguste elliptica, tenui-membranacea, levis, in-
ferne 3- superne 2-nervia, apice irregulariter erosula, arista
infra medium exserta, tenui, stricta nec torta nec geniculata,
scaberula, 3-5 mm. longa, callo pilis glumae dimidium fere sequat:

ibus parce obsito. Palea glumam aequans, lineari
binervia, apice bidentula. idea 2 mm. circiter longae,
pilis ee densiuscule barba
T. flavescenti, Beauv. aasad staturam plus minus simile, a ~
quo arista tenui stricta satis distinguendum.
Has. — Yuparo Mountains, Yezo (H. Yanagisawa. 9th
August I913).

EXPLANATION OF PLATE CXLV.

Illustrating Mr. Tadeka’s paper on ening New Plants from
Japanese Mountai

Fics. I- ra cesetiete yuparense: 1, Hood, cut vertically, with nectary inside,
.5. 2, Middle, and 3, lower sepal, x1.5. 4, Stamen, x 4.
Figs. 5- teins Yanagisawae: - Outermost, 6, middle, and 7, innermost

scale of involucre ;
Fics. 8-10, Sigenrtrien hion ophylia: = ‘Outermost, 9, middle, and ro, inner-
most s of involucre

Figs, 11-15.—Trisetum pone yy Spikelet, x6. 12, Lower, and 13, upper sterile
me, X10. 14, Flower, x10. 15, Fertile glume, x10.
Fics. 16-20.—A stragalus erga aed 16, Calyx and androecium. 17, Pistil.
18, Standard. eel. 20, Win All x4.
Fics. 21-22.—Saxifraga jatiaales ar. Leaf, fatatal size. 22, Petal, x6.

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Notes, R.B.G.Epm. :

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An Enumeration of the Chinese Astragali.
With Descriptions of New Species.

BY

N. DOUGLAS SIMPSON, B.A., F.R.M.S.

A. SPECIES NOVAE.

Astragalus Arnoldianus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A.
frigido, A. Gray, stipulis parvis angustis, caulibus inferne
purpureis nigro-hirsutis, foliolis pilis strictis instructis
distinguendus.

Herba perennis, erecta, pilis basifixis instructa ; caules circa

36 cm. alti, valde striati inferne purpurascentes, pilis nigris
albisque mixtis vestiti, superne canaliculati, pallidi pilis nigris
adpressis obtecti. Folia ad 10 cm. longa, petiolis 2.7 cm. longis
inclusis, rhachide pilis nigris adpressis sparse instructa, 4—6-
juga; foliola opposita vel alterna, obovata, 22 mm. longa,
I5 mm. lata, apice obtusa vel retusa, petiolulis dense nigro-
hirsutis 1.5 mm. longis suffulta, utrinque pilis albis nigrisque
strictis adpressis instructa; stipulae infimae erectae, ovatae,
acutae, 7 mm. longae, medianae ovato-oblongae, 7 mm. longae,
2.5 mm. latae, a petiolo liberae, superiores lanceolatae, 5 mm.
longae, angustae, vix 1.5 mm. latae. Racemi laxi, ad 17-flori,
pedicellis ad 8.5 cm. longis folia saepe fere aequantibus pilis
nigris dense instructis ; bracteae lanceolatae, 4 mm. longae, ad
1.5 mm. latae; bracteolae 2 lineares, minutae, vix I.5 mm.
longae ; pedicelli 3 mm. longi, densissime nigro-hirsuti. Calyx
late tubuloso-campanulatus, ad g mm. longus, pallide viridis,
basi nigrescens, pilis nigris minutis instructis, dentibus brevibus
ad xr mm. longis subaequalibus. Corolla calycis tubo duplo
longior ; vexillum obovatum, 18 mm. longum, 8.5 mm. latum,
apice acutiusculum, basi in unguem 2.5 mm. latum sensim
productum ; alae 18 mm. longae, 2.5 mm. latae, lamina parva
supra auriculam angustam gibba apice acuta ungui 10.5 mm.
longo ; carina 15 mm. longa, 3 mm, lata, apice obtusa, auricula
obtusa, ungui 10 mm. longo. Stamina diadelpha, filamentis
inaequaliter connatis. Ovarium stipitatum, pauci-ovulatum,
uniloculare, dense pilis albis nigrisque hirsutum ; stylus brevis,
stigmate capitato.

[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXIX, Jan. 1915.]

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240 SIMPSON—-ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

Szechuen: flowers pale yellow. Habitat, grasslands.
West of Kuan Heien. Alt. 3000 m. August 1908. Wilson,
3797! Herb. Kew.

say teins Fon camptodontoides, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A.
ampto

odonto, Franch., stipulis linearibus, foliolis anguste
Snare mucronatis subtus pilis albis dense vestitis, brac-
teolis tubum aequantibus, calycis dentibus anguste lineari-

bus saepe subulatis tubum excedentibus distinguendus.
Herba gracilis, caulibus decumbentibus, pilis albis adpressis
non furfurcaceis dense vestitis. Folia alternipinnata, 5-7-juga,
ad 4 cm. longa, subsessilia ; foliola anguste oblonga, utrinque
attenuata, petiolulis 1 mm. longis, mucronata, majora IO mm.
longa, 2.5 mm. lata, supra glabra subtus, rhachide petiolulisque
pilis albis brevibus dense vestitis ; stipulae caulinares liberae,
anguste lanceolatae, acuminatae, erectae vel reflexae, ad 5 mm
longae, subtus dense pilosae. Racemi laxi 4-flori, pedunculis
2 cm. longis pilis nigris albisque dense vestitis ; bracteae lanceo-
latae, acuminatae, ad 6 mm. longae; bracteolae 2, ad 4.5 mm.

_ longae ; pedicelli ad 3 mm. longi, pilis nigris densissime instructi.

Calyx campanulatus, circiter 3.5 mm. longus, pilis nigris adpressis
sparse obtectus, dentibus anguste linearibus saepe fere subulatis
ad 5.5 mm. longis. Corolla calycem multo excedens, violaceus
(ex Delavay) ; vexillum suborbiculare, 15.5 mm. longum, II
mm. latum, in unguem angustum 4 mm. longum abrupte con-
tractum, emarginatum, glabrum, alas carinamque superans ;
alae 13 mm. longae, 3.5 mm. latae, lamina apice obtusa basi
obtuse auriculata in unguem 4 mm. latum attenuata; carina
14.5 mm. longa, 4.5 mm. lata, ungui 4 mm. longo. Stamina
diadelpha. Ovarium stipitatum, glabrum, multi-ovulatum ;
stigma barbatum.
Yunnan: Lon Kong, Delavay, 936 ! Herb. Kew.

Astragalus Craibianus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A.
coronilloide, Ulbrich, caulibus humilioribus, racemis 4-floris
subumbellatis, bracteis circa 5 mm. longis, calycis
dentibus basi 1.5 mm. latis, corolla circa 15 mm. longa
facile distinguendus.

Herba humilis, rhizomate crasso multi-ramoso, multicaulis,
caulibus brevibus glabrescentibus. Folia ad 4 cm. longa,
petiolis inclusis, imparipinnata, 5-I0-juga ; foliola suborbicu-
laria vel elliptico-oblonga, majora 8 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata,
obtusa vel subacuta, mucronulata, distincte petiolulata, nervis
conspicuis, supra glabra, subtus pilis patulis albis fuscisque laxe
obtecta ; stipulae liberae vel leviter connatae, magnae, lanceo-
latae, inferiores late ovatae, acutiusculae, ad 6.5 mm. longae

SIMPSON—-ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. “241

et 2.5 mm. latae, utrinque glabrae, margine pilosae, intus basi
minute glandulosae. Racemi subumbellati, 4-flori, pedunculis
ad 4.5 cm. longis folia subaequantibus parce pilosis ; bracteae
lineares, acutae, ad 5 mm. longae et 1.5 mm. latae, pilis paucis
instructae ; bracteolae nullae ; pedicelli 3 mm. longi, densissime
nigro-pilosi. Calyx campanulatus, ad 4 mm. longus et 3 mm.
latus, pilis fuscis albisque instructus dentibus triangularibus ad
3 mm. longis et 1.5 mm. latis pilis patulis dense vestitis. Corolla
calycem multo superans; vexillum suborbiculare, margine
integro, 16 mm. longum, ungui 6 mm. longo incluso, 10 mm,
latum ; alae 16 mm. longae, 4 mm. latae, apice integrae, auricula
angustissima 3 mm. longa, ungul 5.5 mm. longo; carina 15
mm. longa, 4 mm. lata, obtuse auriculata, ungui 6 mm. longo.
Stamina diadelpha. Ovarium longe pilosum, stipite 6 mm.
longo ; stigma pilis brevibus cinctum.

Western China: alt. 3900 m. ‘“‘ Flowers os yellow, on
heaths.’’ Wilson, 3424! (type), 3445! Herb. Kew

a8 «ye Astragalus Duclouxii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. mon-
gholico, Bge., caulibus pilis longis vestitis, calycis dentibus
inaequalibus late lanceolatis, bracteis deciduis, vexillo
ovato in unguem subito contracto, alis magni-auriculatis
distinguendus.

Caulis erectus, ultra 30 cm. altus, leviter striatus, inferne
glabrescens, superne pilis albis patulis dense vestitus. Folia
circa 13-juga, 3 cm. longa, petiolis 1.5 cm. longis ; foliola breviter
petiolulata, elliptico-oblonga, mucronulata, ad 15 mm. longa,
z7 mm. lata, supra glabrescentia, subtus pilis albis basifixis
dense instructa; stipulae erectae, caulinares, connatae, late
ovatae, acuminate; ad 9g mm. longae, 4.5 mm. latae, supra
glabrae subtus margineque pilis paucis vestitae. Racemz elongati,
multifiori, pedunculis circa 5 cm. longis, pilis albis patulis
instructis ; bracteae deciduae, lanceolatae, acuminatae, 4 mm.
longae, pilis longis dense vestitae ; bracteolae binae, lineares,
parvae, 2 mm. longae; pedicelli 3 mm. longi, dense pilosi.
Calyx campanulatus, 6.5 mm. longus, pilis albis longis instructus,
dentibus superioribus 3 mm. longis inferioribus vix 4 mm.
longis. Corolla glabra, calycem superans; vexillum ovatum,
15 mm. longum (ungui 4 mm. longo incluso) 7 mm. latum, apice
emarginatum, alas carimamque subaequans; alae 15 mm
longae, 2 mm. latae, auricula magna obtusa 2 mm. longa 1.5
mm. lata, ungui 8 mm. longo; carina vix 15 mm. longa, 3 mm.
lata, auricula obtusa, ungui 8 mm. longo. Stamina diadelpha.
Ovavium longe stipitatum, uniloculare, circa 14-ovulatum ;
glabrum ; stigma nudum

Yunnan :—Ducloux, 799 ! Herb. Kew.

242 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

=~

” Astragalus fangensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. tun-
gense, N. D. Simpson, foliis pedunculos multo excedenti-
bus, calycis dentibus inaequalibus 0.5—1 mm. longis, vexilli
ungui 2 mm. lato, carinae lamina 9.5 mm. longa distin-
guendus.

Herba caespitosa, multicaulis, rhizomate crasso descendente ;
caules ad II cm. longi, pilis albis sparse vestiti. Folia ad 6
cm. longa, petiolis circa 1 cm. longis inclusis, imparipinnata,
5-8-foliolata ; foliola opposita, obovata, apice retusa, ad 9
mm. longa, 5 mm. lata, supra glabra, subtus margineque pilis
albis paucis instructa ; petioluli vix 1 mm. longi, basi glandulis
paucis instructi; stipulae parvae, triangulares, inter se et a
petiolis liberae, 2.5 mm. longae, 2 mm. latae. Racemi laxi,
3-4-flori, pedunculis brevibus I-1.3 cm. longis, pilis albis brevis-
simis sparse instructis ; bracteae vix I mm. longae, pedicellos
aequantes ; bracteolae nullae. Calyx 3 mm. longus, glaber nisi
basi albo-hirsutus, dentibus inaequalibus o0.5-r mm. longis
triangularibus acutis sparse albo-hirsutis. Corolla tubum multo
superans, purpurea (ex Wilson) ; vexillum obovatum, I2 mm.
longum, 6.5 mm. latum, in unguem 2 mm. latum sensim attenu-
‘atum, apice emarginatum ; alae rr mm. longae, 2.5 mm. latae,
lamina supra auriculam obtusam r mm. longam gibba, ungui
5.5 mm. longo. Stamina diadelpha. Ovarium breviter stipita-
tum, glabrum, pauci-ovulatum ; stigma pilis brevibus cinctum.

C.China: Fang. Flowers purple, growing on rocks. August
tg0or. Wilson, 2340! Herb. Kew. :

oi Astragalus kialensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. galegi-
forme, L., habitu laxo, caulibus gracilioribus, racemis
multo minoribus ad 2.5 cm. longis, foliolis parvis ad 8 mm.
_longis cinerascentibus facile distinguendus.

Herba incano-pubescens ; caules ascendentes, superne angu-
lati, flexuosi, parce ramosi, circa 40 cm. longi, pilis brevissimis
albis basifixis vestiti. Folia ad 5 cm. longa, petiolis circa
6 mm. longis, ad 13-juga; foliola elliptico-oblonga, obtusa vel
acuta, saepe mucronulata, majora 8 mm. longa, 3.5 mm. lata,
breviter petiolulata, supra glabra, subtus scabrido-hirsuta ;
stipulae caulinares, liberae, ovato-acuminatae. Racemi multi-
flori, pedunculis axillaribus circa 3.5 cm. longis foliis minoribus,
pilis nigris albisque sparse instructis ; bracteae 3 cm. longae,
lineares, acutae ; bracteolae 2, 2 mm. longae, anguste lineares ;
pedicelli 2 mm. longi, dense nigro-hirsuti. Calyx campanulatus,
3 mm. longus, sparse nigro-pilosus, dentibus lanceolatis 1.5 mm.
latis pilis nigris brevibus instructis. Corolla calycem multo
excedens, sicco lutea ; vexillum late obovatum, emarginatum,
9.5 mm. longum, 6 mm. latum, in unguem obscurum sensim

oy a

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 243

attenuatum ; alae 8.5 mm. longae, 1.5 mm. latae, ungui 3.5 mm.
longo, auricula parva ; carina 7.5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata, apice
obtusa, ungui 3.5 mm. longo. Stamina diadelpha. Ovarium
stipitatum, 7-ovulatum, semi-biloculare ; stigma minute capi-
tatum. Legumen juvenile glabrum.

Szechuen: Tongolo (Principauté de Kiala). Soulié, 332!
Herb. Kew.

Astragalus minutebracteolatus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. noyv.,
ab A. Prattii, N. D. Simpson, partibus fere omnibus minori-
bus, foliis 5-foliolatis, stipulis acuminatis, bracteis parvis,
bracteolis minutissimis, calycis, dentibus tubum aequanti-
bus recedit.

Caults flexuosus, pilis nigris albisque adpressis parce vestitus.
Folia parva, 3.2 cm. longa, petiolis 3 mm. longis inclusis, 5-juga ;
foliola obovata, majora 8.5 mm. longa, 5 mm. lata, apice
saepe retusa, mucronulata, basi fere cuneata, petiolulis 0.5
mm. longis, supra glabra, subtus pilis albis strictis adpressis
vestita ; stipulae lanceolatae, acutae, saepe acuminatae, vix
3 mm. longae. Flores 2, pedunculis ad 2 cm. longis foliis
minoribus, dense nigro-hirsutis ; bracteae lineares, ad 3 mm
longae, nigro-pilosae; bracteolae 2, minutissimae 0.5
longae ; pedicelli 2 mm. longi, pilis nigris dense vestiti. Calyx
campanulatus, 3 mm. longus, densissime nigro-hirsutus, dentibus
linearibus tubum aequantibus. Corolla purpurea (ex Wilson) ;
vexillum orbiculare, 13 mm. longum, 10 mm. latum, apice
emarginatum, in unguem 3 mm. longum sensim attenuatum ;
alae rr mm. longae, 3.5 mm. latae, lamina oblonga apice obtusa
basi auriculata, ungui 4 mm. longo; carina 13 mm. longa,
4 mm. lata, apice obtusa, ungui 4 mm. longo. Stamina dia-
delpha. Ovarium pubescens, longe stipitatum, multi-ovulatum ;
stigma conspicue barbatum

W. China: flowers purple; plants growing on heaths at an
altitude of 3300 m. August 1903. Wilson, 3420! Herb. Kew.

* Astragalus Monbeigii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A.

stricto, Grah., foliis multo majoribus, pedunculis foliis
minoribus, floribus circa to mm. longis, calycis dentibus
longis subulatis distinguendus.

Herba multicaulis, rhizomate crasso ramoso; caules ad-
scendentes, striati, pilis albis nigrisque brevibus basifixis vestiti.
Folia longissima 11 cm. longa, petiolis ad 3.5 cm. longis inclusis,
imparipinnata, 5-10-juga; rhachis saepe sulcata, pilis albis
nigrisque laxe instructa; foliola opposita, inferiora saepe
alterna, late lanceolata, apice acuta, mucronulata, basi breviter
petiolulata, ad 16 mm. longa, 8 mm. lata, supra glabra vel pilis

244 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

paucis vestita, subtus cinerascentia margineque -pilis albis
longiusculis hirsuta ; stipulae inter se connatae, petiolis liberae,
lanceolatae, acutae, intus glabrae, extra pilis longis vestitae.
Racemi ad 15-flori, densiusculi; pedunculi circa 9 cm. longi,
foliis minores, sparse pilosi; bracteae lineares, acutae, vix
3 mm. longae; bracteolae nullae ; pedicelli fere 1.5 mm. longi.
Calyx breviter campanulatus, 2.5 mm. longus, dentibus anguste

‘subulatis 4.5 mm. longis ut tubo pilis nigris albisque sparse

obtectis. Corolla calyce multo longior ; vexillum late obovatum,
apice emarginatum, 10.5 mm. longum, 7 mm. latum, in unguem
latum 3 mm. longum contractum ; alae 8.5 mm. longae, 2 mm.
latae, apice obtusae, basi obtuse auriculatae, ungui 2.5 mm.
longo ; carina 6 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata, ungui 2.5 mm. lata.
Stamina diadelpha, filamentis inaequaliter connatis. Ovarium
breviter stipitatum, 6-ovulatum, dense pubescens; _ stigma
minute capitatum.
S.W. China: Monbeig. Herb. Kew.

‘pa tebe Prattii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. campto-
onto, Franch., planta humiliore, bracteolis brevissimis,
calycis dentibus subulatis tubo longioribus, ovario pube-
scente distinguendus, ab A. Balfouriano, N. D. Simpson,
foliis paucijugis, bracteolis minutis, pedunculis foliis bre-
vioribus recedit.

Herba humilis, rhizomate ramoso gracili; caules breves,
decumbentes, circa 6 cm. alti, pilis nigris albisque basifixis
adpresse vestiti. Folia ad 3.5 cm. longa, petiolis ad 0.5 cm.
longis, imparipinnata, 3—7-juga ; foliola ovata, obtusa, mucro-
nata, breviter petiolulata, majora 7 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata,
supra glabra, subtus pilis albis adpressis instructa; stipulae
caulinares, late lanceolatae, acutae, ad 4 mm. longae, glabre-
scentes. Racemi 2—4- -flori, pedunculis 2.2 cm. longis foliis
brevioribus pilis nigris sparse obtectis; bracteae lineares, 6.5
mm. longae, pilis nigris brevissimis sparse vestitae ; bracteolae
2, minutae, circiter I mm. longae. Calyx campanulatus, 4 mm.
longus, dense nigro-pilosus, dentibus linearibus acuminatis
ad 5.5 mm. longis. Corolla calycem multo excedens; vexillum
suborbiculare, 16 mm. longum, circa 14 mm. latum, apice
emarginatum, sensim in unguem latum attenuatum, alas
carinamque multo superans ; alae 13 mm. longae, 5 mm. latae ;
lamina apice obtusa, fere retusa, inferne obtusissime auriculata,
ungui 4 mm. longo; carina 13.5 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata, apice
acutiuscula. Stamina diadelpha. Ovarium stipitatum, _pilis
paucis vestitum, multi-ovulatum, stigma conspicue barbatum,

: huen: Tachien-lu, altitude 2700 to 4050 m. Pratt,
573! Herb. Kew. —

ase"

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 245

Astragalus Purdomii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. mon-
gholico, Bge. calyce bibracteolato, floribus purpurascen-
tibus distinguendus.

Herba erecta; caulis canaliculatus, pilis albis brevissimis
sparse instructus. Folia ad 8 mm. longa, petiolis 0.5 cm.
longis inclusis, rhachide pilis albis adpresse vestita, circa 15-juga ;
foliola inferiora saepe alterna, superiora opposita, ovata vel
oblonga, apice obtusa, mucronulata, distincte petiolulata,
supra fere glabra, subtus pilis albis adpressis sparse instructa ;

stipulae caulinares, inter se liberae, lanceolatae, acutae, ad 4 mm.

longae. Racemt 6~-7-flori, pedunculis 4-5 cm. longis, pilis albis
parce vestitis ; bracteae ad 3 mm. longae, lanceolatae, acutae,
margine nigro-hirsutae; bracteolae 2, vix 2 mm. longae;
pedicelli 3 mm. longi, pilis nigris adpressis dense vestiti. Calyx
campanulatus, circa 6 mm. longus, pilis nigris sparse vestitus,
dentibus subulatis ad 2 mm. longis, dense nigro-pilosis. Corolla
sicco purpurascens, calycis tubum multo superans; vexillum
late obovatum, emarginatum, 17 mm. longum, 8 mm. latum,
in unguem 2 mm. longum sensim attenuatum ; alae 15
longae, 3.5 mm. latae, lamina apice rotandata basi Gbtase
auriculata, ungui g mm. longo; carina 15 mm. longa, 3.5 mm.
lata, auricula obtusa 1 mm. longa, ungui g mm. longo. Stamina
diadelpha. Ovarium glabrum, uniloculare, longissime stipitatum,
circa 10-ovulatum, stylo glabro ; stigma capitatum. .
N. China: cultivated by Messrs. Veitch & Sons from seeds

collected by Purdom.

Astragalus saxorum, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ex descrip-
tione ab A. mongutense, Lipsky, fiction ro mm. longis,
bracteis vix 1.5 mm. longis, calyce et tota planta albo-
hirsuta recedit; ab A. alpino, Linn., indumento facile
distinguendus.

Herba cinerea, partibus omnibus pilis albis dense vestita,
thizomate ramoso crasso; caules caespitosi, decumbentes,
flexuosi, superne canaliculati, circa 20 cm. alti, pilis albis
brevibus dense vestiti. Folia ad 6 cm. longa, petiolis ad 1.5
cm. longis inclusis, 7-10-juga ; foliola inferiora alterna, oblonga
vel obovata, 7 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, apice saepe retusa, basi
cuneata, breviter petiolulata, utrinque albo-hirsuta ; stipulae
triangulares, reflexae, acutae, 3 mm. longae, 3 mm. latae, supra
glabrae subtus dense hirsutae. Racemi densiusculi, ad 16-flori,
pedunculis 3.5 cm. longis folia subaequantibus ; bracteae
brevissimae, circa x1 mm. longae, pedicellos subaequantes.
Calyx campanulatus, 2.5 mm. longus, dentibus acuminatis
inaequalibus tubum subaequantibus. Corolla pallido-purpurea
(ex oe vexilli lamina suborbicularis, in unguem angustum

246 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

contracta, 8 mm. longa, 6 mm. lata, ungui 2 mm. longo, apice
emarginata ; alae 8.5 mm. longae, 1.5 mm. latae, apice obtusae,
basi obtuse auriculatae, ungui 3.5 mm. longo; carina 9.5 mm.
longa, 3 mm. lata, ungui 3.5 mm. longo. Stamina diadelpha,
filamentis inaequaliter connatis. Ovarium breviter stipitatum,
dense albo-pubescens, multi-ovulatum ; stigma laterale.

Szechuen: flowers pale purple, growing in dry stony
places. Wen-chuan. Alt. goo to 1500 m. 30th May 1908.
Wilson, 3789! Herb. Kew. |

cA Astragalus Souliei, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. wush-
anico, N. D. Simpson, habitu gracillimo, caule pilis albis
adpressis vestito, calycis dentibus inferioribus tubum sub-
aequantibus, vexillo 7 mm. lato, alarum lamina unguem
excedente distinguendus.

Herba gracillima, rhizomate ramoso descendente, multi-
caulis; caules tenues, flexuosi, circa 8 cm. longi, pilis albis
basifixis sparse vestiti. Folia ad 7 cm. longa, petiolis inclusis,
circa 3-6-juga ; foliola opposita, ovato-orbicularia, apice obtusa,
mucronulata, subsessilia 6.5°mm. longa, 5 mm. lata, utrinque
pilis strictis albis sparsissime instructa ; stipulae inter se con-
natae, triangulares. Racemi laxi, 6-flori, pedunculis ad 7 cm.
longis pilis brevissimis sparse instructis; bracteae lineares,
acutae, 3 mm. longae, pedicellis aequilongae; bracteolae
nullae; pedicelli dense albo-hirsuti. Calyx campanulatus,
3.5 cm. longus, pilis paucis vestitus, dentibus inferioribus circa
3 mm. longis superioribus ad 2 mm. longis. Corolla calycem
multo superans; vexillum late obcordatum, 11 mm. longum,
7 mm. jatum; alae 10.5 mm. longae, 2.5 mm. latae, lamina
acutiuscula basi obtuse auriculata, auricula 1 mm. longa,
ungui 4 mm. longo; carina 9 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata, apice
obtusa, basi auricula obtusa 1.5 mm. longa, ungui 4 mm. longo.
Stamina diadelpha, filamentis inaequaliter connatis. Ovarium
breviter stipitatum, pubescens, 10-ovulatum; stigma _pilis
brevissimis instructum.

Szechuen: Ta-tsien-lou. Soulié, 524! Herb. Kew.

353 Astragalus tungensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. sutchu-
ense Franch., caulibus erectis strictis, foliolis pluribus,
pedunculis folia excedentibus, habituque recedit.

Herba perennis, multicaulis ; caules caespitosi, erecti, circa
30 cm. alti, pilis albis brevibus basifixis adpressis laxe vestiti.
Folia ad 4 cm. longa, petiolis 0.3 cm longis, 8-10-juga ; foliola
saepe opposita, late ovata, 6 mm. longa, 5 mm. lata, vel oblonga,
8 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata, breviter petiolulata, apice saepe
retusa, utrinque pilis albis instructa, supra nigro-viridia, subtus

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pallidiora ; stipulae caulinares liberae, triangulares, acutae,

mm. longae, intus glabrae, extra pilis albis paucis vestitae.
Racemz laxi, ad 10-flori, pedunculis folia excedentibus ad 5.5 cm.
longis ; bracteae lineares, ad 2 mm. longae, pedicellos sub-
aequantes ; bracteolae nullae; pedicelli ad 2.5 mm. longi.
Calyx tubulosus, dense albo-hirsutus, 3 mm. longus, dentibus
subulatis, superioribus 2 mm. longis, inferioribus 2.5 mm.
longis. Corolla calycem multo excedens ; vexillum oblongum,
apice retusum, 12 mm. longum, 5.5 mm. latum in unguem
angustum sensim attenuatum; alae 10 mm. longae, 2 mm.
latae, apice acutae basi auricula obtusa magna I mm. longa
adjecta, ungui 3 mm. longo ; carina apice obtusa, I2 mm.
longa, 3 mm. lata, ungui 4 mm. longo. Ovarium breviter
stipitatum, multi-ovulatum, pilis minutissimis obscure pilosum ;
stigma minute barbatum. Legumen angustissimum, acutum,
biloculare.

_ Szechuen: flowers pale yellow, Tung Valley, May 1904.
Wilson, 3436! Herb. Kew.

nq Astragalus Veitchianus, N. D.Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. frigido,
ray, racemis dense capitatis, bracteis linearibus parvis,
calyce superne utrinque piloso, dentibus triangularibus

1.5 mm. longis distinguendus.

Herba glabriuscula, caule robusto valde striato ultra 40 cm.
ato glaberrimo. Folia circa 14 cm. (petiolis inclusis) longa,
5-7-juga ; foliola oblongo-ovata, majora 3.5 cm. longa, I.3 mm.
lata, apice obtusa, basi acuta, breviter petiolulata, supra glabra,
subtus pilis albis longis vestita; stipulae a petiolis liberae,
magnae, late lanceolatae, acutae, 2 cm. longae, circa 8 mm.
latae, margine ciliatae. Racemt dense capitati, multiflori,
pedunculis ad 13 cm. longis canaliculatis pilis nigris paucis
instructis ; bracteae lineares, obtusae, ad I cm. longae, pilis
albis longe ciliatae; bracteolae nullae ; pedicelli circa 2 mm.
longi, pilis nigris dense vestiti. Calyx tubuloso-campanulatus,
7 mm. longus, extra pilis nigris paucissimis instructus, intus
superne pilis nigris brevissimis dense vestitus, dentibus triangu-
laribus 1.5 mm. longis extra glabris intus dense nigro-pilosis
margine pilis albis longis ciliatis. Corolla calycem multo ex-
cedens, ‘lutea (ex Wilson) ; vexillum obovatum, 18 mm. longum,
9 mm. latum, apice emarginatum in unguem sensim attenuatum ;
alae curvatae, 18 mm. longae, 2.5 mm. latae, lamina parva apice
obtusa, auricula parva, ungui 13 mm. longo; carina obtusa,
17 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, ungui 13 mm. longo. Ovarium longe
stipitatum, dense nigro-hirsutum 6-ovulatum ; stigma nudum.

W. China: flowers yellow, growing in grassland, ime
3300 to 3600 m. July 1903. Wilson, 3441! Herb.

248 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

Astragalus Wilsonii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. Prze-
walsku, Bge. planta pedicellis calycis dentibus ovariis
exceptis glaberrima, foliolis ovato-oblongis facile dis-
tinguendus.

Herba erecta, glandulis conspicuis basi stipularum (et raro
petiolulorum) instructa ; caulis glaber, canaliculatus, fistulosus,
ultra 30 cm. altus. Folia laxe 4-7-foliolata, ad 9 cm. longa,
petiolis 1.5 cm. longis; foliola opposita, interdum alterna,
ovato-oblonga, majora 2.4 cm. longa, I cm. lata, apice obtusa,
mucronulata breviter petiolulata, petiolulis ad 1.5 mm. longis,
glaberrima, subtus pallidiora, nervis prominulis ; stipulae magnae,
ad 1.5 mm. longae et 8 mm. latae, liberae, caulinares, late
ovatae, acutae, saepe reflexae, utrinque glabrae, margine saepe
pilis brevissimis minute ciliatae, basi glandulosae. Racemi
juveniles dense multiflori, deinde laxi, circa 16-flori, pedunculis
glabris ad 9.5 cm. longis folia excedentibus ; bracteae obovatae,
obtusae, ad 7.mm. longae et 3.5 mm. latae, utrinque glabrae,
margine ciliatae ; bracteolae nullae ; pedicelli ad 2.5 mm. longi,
pilis nigris brevibus vestiti. Calyx campanulatus, glaberrimus,
ad 6.5 mm. longus, dentibus aequalibus lanceolatis acutis ad
2.5 mm. longis extra glabris intus pilis nigris dense instructis.
Corolla lutescens (ex Wilson), calycem multo superans ; vexillum
obovatum, apice emarginatum, 15 mm. longum, 7.5 mm. latum
in unguem sensim attenuatum; alae 14.5 mm. longae, 1.5 mm.
latae, lamina brevissima basi obtuse auriculata, ungui g mm.
longo ; carina 13.5 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, ungui 8 mm. longo.
Stamina diadelpha. Ovariwm uniloculare, 6-ovulatum, longe
stipitatum, dense nigro-pubescens ; stigma nudum.

. China: a yellowish. Grasslands, altitude 3900 to

4200 m. July 903.” Wilson, 3440! Herb. Kew (type).

Szechuen : Tonvels Soulié, 303! Ta-tsien-lou, Soulié, 560!
Herb. Kew.

When the stipules are erect the base is punctured by an
insect, evidently ‘or the purpose of obtaining the fluid secreted
by the glands which occur inside the stipules. The glands are
also found at the base of the petiolules together with a few hairs.

oe Astragalus wushanicus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. no

o.
stnico, Linn. planta perenne, indumente patulo, Gedunicalic
foliis minoribus, vexillo obovato, ungui 2 mm. lato, alis
acutis habituque differt.

Herba perennis, rhizomate funiculare descendente; caules
caespitosi, parce ramosi, ad 12 cm. longi, pilis albis patulis
dense vestiti. Folia longipetiolata, ad 14 cm. longa, petiolis
I—4.5 cm. longis inclusis, 5—8-juga ; foliola opposita, late obovato-

oblonga, majora 10 mm. longa, 8 mm. lata, apice retusa, basi

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 249

rotundata subsessilia, terminalia petiolulis 2-3 mm. longis,
supra glabra, subtus pilis albis sparse obtecta; stipulae tri-
angulares, parvae, inter se connatae, a petiolis liberae, margine
pilis albis ciliatae. Racemi laxi, pauciflori; pedunculi 3 mm.
longi, foliis multo minores ; bracteae lineares, acutae, I.5 mm.
longae ;_ bracteolae nullae; pedicelli 2.5 mm. (deinde ad 4
mm.) longi, dense albo-pilosi. Calyx breviter campanulatus,
3 mm. longus, dentibus subulatis inaequalibus 0.5-1.5 mm.
longis ut tubo pilis albis basifixis sparse vestitis. Corolla
calycem multo excedens ; vexillum anguste obovatum, II.5 mm.
longum, 5 mm. latum, apice emarginatum, in unguem 2 mm.
latum sensim attenuatum ; alae 11 mm. longae, 1.5 mm. latae,
lamina apice acuta basi auricula obtusa 1 mm. longa instructa,
ungui 5.5 mm. longo; carina 10 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. lata,
ungui 5.5 mm. longo. Stamina diadelpha filamentis inaequaliter
connatis. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, pubescens, multi-ovu-
latum; stigma pilis brevissimis instructum. Legumen uni-
loculare, strigillosum, apice basique acutum.

Szechuen: N. Wushan. “ A plant with pink flowers growing
in clefts of the cliffs, rare.” Henry, 7071! Herb. Kew.

©? Astragalus yangtzeanus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. sutch-

uense, Franch., foliis 6-g-jugis, foliolis angustioribus raris-
sime retusis, calycibus majoribus, vexilli lamina in unguem
latum sensim attenuata, carinae lamina multo miunore,
ovario dense albo-piloso distinguendus.

Herba, radice tenuiramoso, multicaulis ; caules decumbentes,
flexuosi, graciles, circa 25 cm. alti, pilis albis brevibus parce
vestiti. Folia fere 5 cm. longa, saepe sessilia, rhachide basi
petiolulorum pilis glandulosis instructo, ad 9-juga; foliola
anguste oblonga, 8 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, apice acutiuscula,.
basi subcuneata, brevissime petiolulata, utrinque pilis paucis
albis obtecta ; stipulae triangulares, acuminatae, ad 4.5 mm.
longae, supra glabrae, subtus margineque pilosae, inter se
liberae. Racemi laxi, ad 9-flori, pedunculis folia subaequalibus
2-3 cm. longis; bracteae filiformes, circa 2 mm. longae ;_ brac-
teolae nullae, pedicelli dense albo-hirsuti, circa 2 mm. longi.
Calyx campanulatus, 4 mm. longus, albo-pilosus, dentibus
subulatis inaequalibus 1.5-2.5 mm. longis. Corolla calycem
multo excedens, alba (ex Wilson) ; vexillum obovatum, emar-

inatum, 12 mm. longum, 5 mm. latum, in unguem latum sensim
attenuatum; alae 10.5 mm. longae, 2 mm. latae, apice acutae,
basi auriculatae, ungui 5 mm. longo; carina apice obtusa,
10 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata, ungui 5 mm. longo. Ovariwm dense
albo-pubescens, breviter stipitatum, stylo longo glabro ; stigma
brevissime pilosum.

250. SIMPSON—-ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

Szechuen : growing on the bank of the Yangtze River near
Lu-chou at 100-300 m. April1go8. Wilson,3764 Herb. Kew.

The glands found in this species are similar to those found
in A. Wilsonii, m., and A. fangensis, m. They are apparently
confined to the base of the stipules and petiolules.

B. SYNOPSIS SPECIERUM SINENSIUM.
Subgenus I.
Phaca, Bge. pro parte maxima.

Plantae herbaceae, annuae vel biennes vel perennes, inermes,
caulescentes vel acaules, semper pilis basifixis instructae.
Flores pedicellati, flavi, ochroleuci vel purpurei. Calyx persis-
tens, campanulatus velsubtubulosus. Corolla decidua. Stamina
diadelpha, rarissime monadelpha. St#gma nudum vel barbatum
vel pilis minutissimis instructum.

Sect. 1. UMBELLATAE, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae annuae, biennes vel perennes, caulescentes. Flores
umbellati vel subumbellati, purpurascentes vel raro albi.
Ovarium subsessile. Stigma pilis minutis instructum.

1. Astragalus sinicus, L. Mant. i, 103 (1767); Bge. Astrag.
Sp. Geront. ii, 2 (1869) ;* Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ.
Limn. Soc. xxii, 166 (1887); Frartich.” Pl. Delav. 160
(1889) ; Dunn et Tutcher, Fl. Kwangtung, in Kew Bull.
Aas Ser. x 97 (1012):

Yunnan : Meng-tik, Hancock, go! Meng-tze, 1380 m.,

Hen 6!; 1500 m., Henry, 6A! Wang-chau, Delavay,
1963! Yunnan-sen, Maire, 434!, 861!, 1771! Tali Valley,
2010-2400 m., Forrest, 4222! Tengyueh Valley, 1800 m.,

Forrest, 4987! Herb. Kew. et Edin.

Kwangtung: Fatshan, Wenyon! Herb. Kew

Fokien: Lover’s Leap, Foochow, Carles, 827 | Herb. Kew.
et Edin.

Chekieng: Ningpo, A. K. Schindler, 447!; Everard!; Old-

ham, 47! Herb. Kew. et Edin.

Hupeh: Patung district, Henry, 3771! Ichang, Henry,
657!, 1137! Nanto, Wilson, 11! Hankow, Carles! Herb.
Kew. et Edin.

Kiangsu: Shanghai, Wykeham-Perry!; Maingay, 514!:
Carles, 280!; Bisset! Herb. Kew. et Edin.

* For the full reference see Bibliography.

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 251

China: (without definite locality) Herb. Linn.!; Pallas! ;
Fortune, A 82!; Herb. Jorsyth!; Lindley!; Talbot in Herb.
Sims! Herb. Kew. et Linn. et Cantab.

var. macrocalyx, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb., xxxvi, Beibl. 82,
60 (1905) pro parte maxima.

Hupeh: W. Hupeh, Wilson, 331! Patung District, Henry,
4067!, 5504! Ichang district, Henry, 3459! Herb. Kew. et
Edin.

The variety is more robust than the type; there are no
adventitious roots on the stems, the flowers are white, the calyx
teeth are longer and are subulate, the lamina of the standard is
gradually attenuated into the unguis, the wings are retuse at
the apex, and the carina is narrower.

2. Astragalus wushanicus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Szechuen: N. Wushan, Henry, 7071! Herb. Kew.

3. Astragalus sciadophorus, Franch. Pl. David. i, 84 (1884) ; *
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 166 (1887).

Chihli: Jehol, David cum 2151 mixtus! Herb. Paris.

Sect. 2. DAHURICAE, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae caulescentes, erectae. Flores dense spicato-racemosi.
Calycis dentes valde inaequales. Stigma pilis minutis in-
structum. Legwmen erectum, arcuatum, complete biloculare.

4. Astragalus dahuricus, DC. Prodr. ii, 285 (1825); Bge.
Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii, 3 (1869); Franch. Pl. David. 1,
86 (1884) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxii,
165 (1887). .
Shantung: Maingay, 44! Chefoo, Faber, 247! Herb. Kew.
Chihli: Peking, Bretschneider!, Hemeling! Tai-han-ling,
Bullock, 19!; Carles! Miao-feng-shan, Carles! Herb. Kew
et Edin.
Shinking : Moukden, Webster, 140! Sungari River, H. E. M.
James! Herb. Kew.

Sect. 3. OLIGANTHAE, N. D. Simpson.
_ Herbae perennes, caulescentes, caulibus elongatis. Stipulae
minutae. Racemi pauciflori, axillares. Bracteae subulatae, min-
utae; bracteolae nullae. Vexillum late obcordatum. Stigma
conspicue barbatum. Legumen rectum, acutum.

* For the full reference see Bibliography.

252 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

5. Astragalus complanatus, R. Brown ex Bge. Astrag. Sp.
ont: i; x: 869) ; Franch. Pl. David. i, 84 (1884) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 165 (1887).

Chihli: Peking hills, Carles! Herb. Edin.

N. China : Tatarinow ! sub A. oligantho, Horan. Herb. Kew.

China: Staunton! Mus. Brit.

It is uncertain why Bunge associated R. Brown’s name with
this species. The ‘‘complanatus’”’ written on the sheet of
specimens in the British Museum collected by Staunton is not
in the handwriting of R. Brown

Sect. 4. BrBRACTEOLATAE, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae perennes, caulescentes. Stipulae a petiolo liberae.
Racemi capitati, saepe pauciflori, axillares, pedunculati. Brac-
teae persistentes ; bracteolae duae. Calyx campanulatus. Co-
volla calycem semper multo excedens, lutea vel purpurascens.
Vexillum magnum plerumque suborbiculare, semper latum.
Ovarium stipitatum. Stigma a barbatum (sub oculo
nudo).

6. Astragalus camptodontus, Franch. PI. Delav. 160 (1889)
pro parte maxima; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn.
Soc. Xxxvi, 459 (1904) pro parte.
Yunnan: Yen-tze-hay, 2700 m., Delavay, 1962!; 1969!
(non 936!). Herb. Paris. et Kew.
No. 936 differs from the type (in several characters), and
constitutes the new species A. camptodontoides.

7. Astragalus camptodontoides, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Yunnan: Lon Kong, Delavay, 936! Herb. Kew.

8. Astragalus Balfourianus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., in Notes
Bot. Gard., Edin., viii, p. 123 (1913).

Yunnan: at an altitude of 3600 m. on the eastern flank of
the Lichiang Range, Forrest, 6606! (type). 3600-3900 m.,
Forrest, 6514! 3300-3600 m., Forrest, 2745! Herb. Edin.

g. Astragalus tanguticus, Batalin in Act. Hort. Petrop. xi,
485 (1891) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi,
459 (1904).
Kansu: Tangut, Grum-Grshmailo! Herb. Hort. Petrop.

10. Astragalus minutebracteolatus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

2 W. China : at an altitude of 3300 m., Wilson, 3420! Herb.
ew.

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 253

The specimens representing this species are mounted on the
same sheet with a Gueldenstaedtia, and there are two labels with
no distinguishing mark to show to which specimens they may
belong. No. 3420 was collected in July in W. China, and is
stated to have purple flowers, whereas No. 1753 is from Central
China and was collected in March. From these facts the
writer is inclined to believe that No. 3420 refers to the Astragalus
rather than to the Gueldenstaedtia.

11. Astragalus Prattii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Szechuen : Ta-chien-lu, Pratt, 573! Herb. Kew.

12. Astragalus dolichochaete, Diels in Notes Bot. Gard., Edin.,
245 (1912)

Yunnan: on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range, 2700—
3300 m., Forrest, 2608! Herb. Edin.

13. ade, oes lichiangensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. noy., in
s Bot. Gard., Edin., viii, p. 125 (1913).

Yunnan :.on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range at an

altitude of 3000m. Lat. 27°25’N., Forrest, 5920! Herb. Edin.

Sect. 5. EBRACTEOLATAE, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae perennes, caulescentes. Stipulae inter se liberae vel
inferiores breviter connatae. Racemi pauciflori, breviter pedun-
culati, axillares. Bracteae persistentes, bracteolae nullae. Calyx
campanulatus. Corolla lutea vel purpurascens. Vexilum ob-
ovatum ; alae longi-auriculatae. Ovarium pilosum, longe sti-
pitatum ; stigma barbatum.

14. Astragalus Craibianus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
W. China: at an altitude of 3900 m., Wilson, 3424! (type),
3445! Herb. Kew

15. Astragalus coronillodes, Ulbrich in Engler Bot. Jahrb.,
1, Beibl. 110, p. 14.
Szechuen: W. mer Wilson, 2286! Herb. Kew. et Edin. ;
Fang, Wilson, 2386! ‘ Herb. Berol.

Sect. 6. HEMIPHRAGMIUM, Bge.

Herbae caulescentes. Siipulae a petiolo liberae. Racemi
axillares, floribus plerumque purpurascentibus. Calyx cam-
panulatus. Stamina diadelpha vel raro monadelpha. Ovarium
stipitatum ; stigma nudum vel pilis minutis obscure instructum.

254 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

16. Astragalus Souliei, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Szechuen: Ta-tsien-lu, Soulié, 524! Herb. Kew.

17. Astragalus sutchuensis, Franch. Pl. Delav. 160 (1889) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).
Szechuen: Tchong-kin, Delavay, 2294! Mount Omei, 1050
m., Faber, 750!, 753!; Henry, 8979! Herb. Paris. et Kew.
Hupeh: Ichang, Henry, 763!, 764!,1352! Patung, Yangtze,
Wilson, 383A!, 3443! Ningpo Mts., Faber! Nanto, Henry,
6374! Herb. Kew.
Cult. Messrs. Veitch & Sons from seeds collected by Wilson,
1660! Herb. Kew.

18. Astragalus tungensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Szechuen: Tung Valley, Wilson, 3436! Herb. Kew.

19. Astragalus fangensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Central China: Fang, Wilson, 2340! Herb. Kew.

20. Astragalus yangtzeanus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

Szechuen: on the banks of the Yangtze River, Lu-chou,
Wilson, 3764! Herb. Kew.

21. Astragalus saxorum, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

Szechuen: Wen chuan, alt. goo-1500 m., Wilson, 3789!
Herb. Kew.

22. Astragalus sass N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov. in Notes Bot.
Gard., Edin., viii, p. 125 (1913).

Yunnan : alt. 3000-3150 m. on the eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range. June 1906. Forrest, 2379! Herb. Edin.
et Kew.

23. Astragalus Monbeigii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
S.W. China: Monbeig! Herb. Kew.

24. Astragalus nigrescens, eee Pl. Delav. 162 (1890) ;
soe et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).

ms ME: Hee ‘above Lan-kong, 3000 m.,
ee 1684 ! Herb. Kew.

25. Astragalus polycladus, Bur. et Franch. in Journ. de
Bot. v, 23 (1891) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc.
XXXVi, 459 (1904). _

Szechuen: Ta-tsien-lu, Bonvalot et Prince Henri !; Soulié,

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 255
®

828 !; —— m., Pratt, 210! Tongolo, Soulié, 700! Herb.
Pa aris. :

| | W. “China 2400 m., Wilson, 3442 !; 3000-3300 m., Wilson,
3439! Herb. Kew

26. Astragalus tataricus, Franch. Pl. David. i, 87 (1884) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 167 (1887).
A. hippocrepidis, Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix, 421
(1911) non Benth.
Chihli: Jehol, David, 2151! Herb. Paris.
Kansu: Tangut, Przewalski! Herb. Kew.

27. Astragalus Davidii, Franch. Pl. David. ii, 32 (1885) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).
Szechuen: Moupin, David! Herb. Paris.

28. Astragalus chrysopterus, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 51 (1877) ; *
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 165 (1887).
Kansu: Przewalski, 164! Herb. Hort. Petrop.

N. China: Potanin! Herb. Hort. Petrop.

29. Astragalus Hancockii, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 640 (1877) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 165 (1887).

- Chihli: Siao-wu-tai-shan, Hancock! , Moellendorff! Herb.

Hort. Petrop.

30. Astragalus monadelphus, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 52 (1877) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 166 (1887).
Kansu: Przewalski! Herb. Hort. Petrop.

31. Astragalus Przewalskii, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 52 (1877) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 166 (1887).
Szechuen: Potanin! Herb. Hort. Petrop.

Kansu: Tangut province, Przewalski, 263! Herb. Hort.
Petrop.

Sect. 7, SkyTHROPOS, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae subacaules. Racemi conferti, interdum subumbellati,
pedunculis scapiformibus. Flores purpurei vel lutei. Brac-
teolae duae vel nullae. Calyx campanulatus longe ‘pilosus.
Ovarium stipitatum.

32. Astragalus skythropos, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 51 (1877) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 166 (188 7).
Kansu: Tangut, Przewalski ! Khan-czuk, = m.; Szi-

ning-fu, L. de Loczy, 248! Herb. Kew. et Budapest

* For the full reference see Bibliography.

256 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

33. Astragalus tatsiensis, Bur. et Franch..in Journ. de Bot.
eV, 23 (1891); Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc.
XXXVI, 459 (1904).

Szechuen: Ta-tsien-lou, Bonvalot et Prince Henri! Tongolo,

Soulié, 710! Herb. Paris. et Kew.

34. Astragalus yunnanensis, Franch. Pl. Delav. 162 (1890) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).

Yunnan: Lichiang, Delavay, 252! Eastern flank of the
Lichiang Range, alt. 3300 m., Forrest, nee alt. 3600-3900 m.,
Forrest, 5995! Herb. Paris. et Kew. e

forma elongatus, N. D. Simpson, ae nov.

Planta caulibus elongatis, foliis utrinque pilosis, ovario
turgido.

Yunnan: N.W., alt. 4800 m., F. Kingdon Ward, 26! Herb.

n.

The bracteoles in this species may be deciduous as they are
sometimes absent

There was formerly some doubt as to the genus of this
species, but the writer has seen fruiting specimens of this (or
an allied) species from Kumaon which undoubtedly refer it to
the genus Astragalus.

Sect. 8. HEMIPHACA, Bge.

Herbae caulescentes. Stipulae a petiolo liberae. Racemi
multiflori, floribus purpurascentibus vel ochroleucis, carina
violaceo-picta. Calyx campanulatus. Ovariwm sessile. Stigma
nudum.

35. Astragalus capillipes, Fisch. ex Bge. Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii,
I (1869); Franch. Pl. David. i, 85 (1884); Forbes et
Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 165 (1887).
Chihli: near Peking, Fangshan, Carles!; near Peking,
Bushell! Herb. Kew. et Edin
N. China: Tatarinow, sub A. indigoferoide, Horan! Herb.
ew.

36. Astragalus melilotoides, Pall. Astrag. 51 (1800), t. 41;
Bge. Enum. Pl. Chin. Bor. 17 (1834); * Bge. Astrag. Sp.
Geront. ii, 21 (1869) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn.
Soc. xxiii, 166 (1887).

A. tenuis, Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. go (1838) nomen ;

Turez. Fl. Baic-Dahur. i, 324 (1842) ; Bge. Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii,

-* For the full reference see Bibliography.

SIMPSON—-ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 257

I (1869); Franch. Pl. David. i, 85 et 86 (1884); Forbes et

Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 167 (1887).

Kansu: Kazan, L. de Loczy, 197b.!_ Herb. Budapest.

Shensi: Hort. Kew. seeds from Piccolo, 218! Herb. Kew.

Chihli: Peking, Bretschneider!; Bushell!; Williams in
Herb. Hance, 11,456!, 12,469! Jehol, David in Herb. Hance,
12,469! Herb. Kew.

Shantung: hills near Chi-ning-chow, F. N. Meyer, 254!
Herb. Kew.

W. China: 2100 m. alt., Wilson, 3431! Herb. Kew.

37. ey dependens, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 640 (1877) ;
orbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 165 (1887).

ey : Piasezky! Herb. Hort. Petrop.

38. Astragalus Loczii, Kanitz.* PI. Exped. Szechenyi, Asia
entr. 17 (1891); Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc.
XXXVI, 459 (1904).
Kansu: Nan-san, L. de Loczy, 78! Herb. Budapest.

Sect. 9. PoLYPHYLLAE, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae perennes, caulescentes, erectae. Racemi laxi, pauci-
flori. Flores bibracteolati, sicco purpurei; pedunculi foliis
minores. Ovarium uniloculare, glabrum, longe stipitatum,
stipite calycem multo excedente.

39. Astragalus Purdomii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
N. China: cultivated by Messrs. Veitch & Sons from seeds
collected by Purdom.

Sect. 10. CENANTRUM, Bge.

Herbae caulescentes, erectae. Stipulae a petiolo liberae.
Racemi longe pedunculati, conferti vel elongati, interdum sub-
umbellati. Bvacteae persistentes rarissime (cf. A. Duclouxit)
caducae ; bracteolae nullae. Calyx campanulatus. Corolla
flava vel ochroleuca. Ovarium stipitatum, uniloculare ; stigma
nudum.

40. Astragalus Henryi, Oliver in Hook. Icon. Plant. xx, 1959
(1891) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi,
459 (1904).

Neodielsia polyantha, Harms in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi, Beibl.
82, p. 68 (1905)—fide Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. 1, Beibl. r1o,
p. 16 (1913).

’ Hupeh: Henry, 6902 !; Wilson, 2373! Herb. Kew. et Edin.

* Var. scaposa, Kanitz = Oxytropis Kanitzit, N. D. Simpson, comb. nov.

258 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

41. Astragalus Duclouxii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Yunnan: Ducloux, 799! Herb. Kew.

42. Astragalus Wilsonii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.

Szechuen: Tongolo, Soulié, 303! Ta-tsien-lu, Soulié, 560!
Herb. Kew.

W. China : 3900-4200 m., Wilson, 3440! (type). Herb. Kew.

43. Astragalus Moellendorffii, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 641 (1877);
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 166 (1887).
Chihli: Siao-wu-tai-shan, Moellendorff!, Hancock! Herb.
Hort. Petrop.

44. Astragalus frigidus, A. Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. vi
219 (1864).
Sungari River near Kirin, H. E. M. James! Herb. Kew.

45. Astragalus Veitchianus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
W. China: alt. 3300-3600 m., July 1903, Wilson, 3441 !
Herb. Kew.

46. Astragalus ta ane — in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1.
O, p. 12

Tachienlu, Soulié, - es Tcheto, Soulié, 2523!
Olongche, Soulié, 2524! Herb. Berol.

47. Astragalus floridus, Benth. ex Bge. Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii,
28 (1869) ; Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii, 127 (1876) ;
Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix, 421 (1911).

Szechuen: Tachienlu, 2700-3050 m., Pratt, 549! Soulié,

537! Herb. Kew

W. China : 3150 m., Wilson, 3444! Herb. Kew.

Sect. 11. CENANTROIDES, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae caulescentes, erectae. Racemi densiflori, pedunculis |
folia subaequantibus. Flores bibracteolati, flavi. Calyx sub-
tubulosus, dentibus parvis dense nigro-pilosis. Ovarium stipita-
tum, uniloculare, dense pubescens.

48. Astragalus Arnoldianus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Szechuen: Wilson, 3797! Herb. Kew.
Sect. 12. NIGRICANTES, N. D. Simpson.

Herbae perennes, caulescentes, erectae, caulibus pilis nigris
dense vestitis. Racem: densiflori, terminales. Flores luteéi,
bibracteolati ; aa persistentes. Ovarium sessile, glabrum,
semi-bilocular

eget |

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 259

49. Astragalus Forrestii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., in Notes
Bot. Gard., Edin., viii, p. 124 (1913).
Yunnan: western flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.
27° 25’ N., 3300 m. June 1gio, Forrest, 6041! Herb. Edin.

Sect. 13. DIPLOTHECAE, Bge.

Herbae perennes subglabrae vel incano-pubescentes. Stipulae
liberae. Bracteae persistentes ; bracteolae duae. Flores flavi; °
pedunculi axillares. Calyx campanulatus. Ovavium longe sti-
pitatum, biloculare vel semi-biloculare ; stigma nudum.

50. Astragalus graveolens, Buch-Ham. Wall. Cat. 5929 ex
Bge. Astrag. Sp. Geront. ti, 31 (1869); Baker in Hook. fil.
Fl. Brit. Ind. 1, 131 (1876) ; Franch. Pl. Delav. 163 (1890) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).
Yunnan: Hoang-kia-piu, near Ta-li, Delavay, 1133! Herb.
Kew. -
51. Astragalus moupinensis, Franch. Pl. David. ii, 31 (1885) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).
Szechuen: Moupin, Houng-thin-chan, David, 142! Herb.
Paris. ? w
52. Astragalus kialensis, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov.
Szechuen: Tongolo, Soulié, 332! Herb. Kew.

53. Astragalus chinensis, Linn. fil. Dec. Pl. Rar. i, 5 (1762), t.
;hinn.op. -Ple Ede ii,:1066..(1763) ; Bge. Astrag. Sp.
Geront. ii, 32 (1869) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn.
Soc. xxiii, 165 (1887).
Chihli: Tientsin, Carles !; T. L. Bullock, 97! Herb. Kew. et
din

Shinking : west of Chienshan, Ross, 538! Herb. Kew.
Mi-hai city-plain, Faber, 1648! Herb. Kew.

Sect. 14. CHLOROSTACHYS, Bge.

Herbae affines sect. 10 Cenantro sed fructu biloculare et
bracteis caducis. Bracteolae duae. Flores flavescentes vel ochro-
leuci. Calyx campanulatus. Ovarium stipitatum, biloculare ;
stigma nudum.

54. Astragalus Englerianus, Ulbr. in Eng. Jahrb. xxxvi,
Beibl. 82, 60 (1905) ; Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix,

Yunnan: Mengtze, 2100 m., Henry, ¢ 9783 ! ; 1800 m.,
97834! Herb. Berol. et Kew.
Cult. Hort. Kew! Herb. Kew.

260 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

Sect. 15. Myosproma, Bge.

Herbae acaules, pube alba. Stifulae petiolo adnatae. Ra-
cemt subsessiles pauciflori. Bracteae membranaceae ; bracteolae
nullae. Calyx tubulosus. Corolla flava; stigma nudum.

55. Astragalus acaulis, Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. i,
132 (1876).

ne litangensis, Bur. et Franch. in Journ. de Bot. v, 24 (1891) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).

Yunnan: on the western flank of the Lichiang Range, 3300-
3600 m., Forrest, 5763! A-tun-tsi, 4200-4500 m., Kingdon
Ward, 30! Herb. Edin.

Szechuen: Litang, Bonvalot et Prince Henri! Tongolo,
Soulié, 71m! Herb. Paris. et Kew.

There is considerable variation in the amount of indumentum
in these specimens, but in each case where it is present the type
of hair is the same. The specimen from Tongolo is more hairy
and has slightly smaller flowers than the type specimen and
those from Yunnan.

PLANTA INCERTAE SEDIS.

56. Astragalus glanduliferus, Debeaux. Fl. Tientsin, 16
(1879) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii,

Chihli: Tientsin, Peiho river, Debeaux.

The author of this species gives as its affinities A. melilotoides
and A. chinensis ; but it is impossible from the description alone
to decide to which section it rightly belongs.

Subgenus IT.
Cercidothrix, Bge.
Plantae herbaceae vel suffruticosae, perennes, caulescentes
vel subacaules, inermes, pilis medifixis vestitae. Flores racemosi

vel capitati, lutei vel purpurascentes. Calyx campanulatus
vel tubulosus. Pefala glabra. Legumina saepissime bilocularia.

Sect. 1. Evopmus, Bge.

Herbae perennes, caulibus erectis. Calyx tubuloso-campanu-
latus. Flores flavescentes. Ovarium glabrum. Legumina erecta.

57. Astragalus uliginosus, Linn. Sp. Pl. Pa (1753); Bge.
Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii, 168 (1869).
Shinking : Chang-pei-shan, 300-2250 m., H. E. OM. James !
Herb. Kew.

SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 261

Sect. 2. CRACCINA, Bge.

Plantae caulescentes, basi sublignescentes. Calyx campanu-
latus. Flores laxe racemosi, purpurascentes. Legumina recta.

58. Astragalus Biondianus, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi,
Beibl. 82, 62 (1905); Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi,
421 (I9gII).
Shensi: In-fan-to, Giraldi, 4244! Herb. Berol.

59. Astragalus variabilis, Bge. in Mél. Biol. x, 53 (1877).
Kansu: Kan-scou-fu, L. de Loczy! Herb. Budapest.
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 167 (1887), refer

to a specimen collected outside China.

Sect. 3. ORNITHOPODIUM, Bge.

Plantae herbaceae, basi saepe sublignescentes, caulescentes.
Calyx campanulatus. Flores racemosi, purpurascentes. Legu-
mina arcuata.

60. Astragalus leansanicus, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi,
Beibl. 82, 62 (1905); Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix,
421 (1911).
A. Stevenianus, Ulbrich l.c. et Dunn'l.c. non DC. Shensi:
Lean-san, Giraldi, 4241! Po-uo-h, Giraldi, 7060! Ki-fan,
Giraldi, 705! Herb. Berol.

61. Astragalus longispicatus, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi,
Beibl. 82, 61 (1905); Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix,
421 (1911).
Shensi: Luo-y-san, Giraldi, 4256! Herb. Berol.

Sect. 4. ONOBRYCHIUM, Bge.

Plantae herbaceae. Stipulae a petiolo liberae. Pedunculi
axillares. Bracteolaé nullae. Flores dense capitati, purpur-
ascentes. Legumina bilocularia, erecta.

62. Astragalus adsurgens, Pall. Sp. Astrag. 40, t. 31 (1800) ;
Bge. Enum. Pl. Chin. Bor. 17 (1834); Bge. Astrag. Sp.
Geront. ii, 184 (1869); Franch. Pl. David. i, 88 (1884) ;
Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 164 (1887).

Chihli: Mong-tchun, F. N. Meyer, 301 ! Peiho River, Moel-
lendorff in Herb. Hance, 6502! Herb. Kew

Shinking: Sungari River wast at Kirin, H.E.M. James !
Herb. Kew. |

W. Hise altitude 1950 m. Wilson, 3428 ! Herb. Kew.

262 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

Sect. 5. BRACHYCEPHALAE, N. D. Simpson.

Plantae herbaceae, caulibus elongatis. Pedunculi axillares,
mox folia multo excedentes. Bracteolae duae. Calyx cam-
panulatus dentibus subulatis. Flores umbellati, vexillo non
producto, sine ungue vero, alis interdum bi-auriculatis. Legu-
mina bilocularia, recta, sessilia.

63. Astragalus bhotanensis, Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind.
ii, 126 (1876).
A. brachycephalus, Franch. Pl. Delav. 161 (1890) ; Forbes
et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904).
Yunnan : Tapin- 6S: Delavay, 567! North of Yun-nan-fu,
2100-2400 m., Forrest, 1127! Yun-nan-sen, Maire, 206 !, 1435 !,
2168 !, 2643! Herb. Kew. et Edin.

Sect. 6. TRACHYGERCIS, Bge.

Herbae humiles, caulibus brevissimis basi lignescentibus.
Flores brevissime pedunculati ; bracteolae nullae. Calyx tubu-
losus, albo-pilosus. Alarwm carinaeque ungues a vagina fila-
mentorum liberae.

64. Astragalus Giraldianus, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. Beibl. 82,
64 (1905) ; Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix, 421 (I9gII).
Shensi: In-fan-to, Giraldi, 4277! Herb. Berol.

65. Astragalus scaberrimus, Bge. Enum. Pl. Chin. Bor. 17
(1834) ; Bge. Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii, 197 (1869) ; Franch.
Pl. David. i, 88 (1884) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn.

Soc. xxi, 166 (1887).

A. Harmsi1, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi, Beibl. 82, 63
(1905) ; Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix, 421 (1911

Shensi: Ki-fou-shan, Giraldi, 4236! Lian- shale Giraldi,
4235! Herb. Berol. (type of A. Harmsit).

Chihli: Peking, Bretschneider!: Carles!; A. K. Schindler,
100!; Hemeling! Hei-lung-tan, Hancock, 11! Chieh-tai-ssu,
A. K. Schindler, 19! Herb. Kew. et Edin. et Berol..

Shantung: Ching-chou-fu, Couling, 107! Herb. Edin.
N. China: Tatarinow! Herb. Kew.
China : (no definite locality) Bunge! Herb. Kew. et Edin.

ECL, 7. XIPHIDIUM, Bge.

Herbae_ caulibus erectis . altius lignescentibus, pedunculis
axillaribus folia multo excedentibus.
_ Stipulae a petiolis liberae ; bracteolae nullae. Calyx tubulosus.

.
SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 263

66. Astragalus kifonsanicus, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi,
Beibl. 82, 64 (1905) ; Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix,
421 (IgII).
Shensi: Ki-fou-san, Giraldi, 706!, 4240!, 4243!. Herb.
Berol.

C. SPECIES EXCLUSAE.
Ae alaschanus, Bge., et A. jon Bge.

Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix, 421 (1gII) includes these
species in the list of Chinese plants. They were collected in
1873 by Przevalski, and, according to a map of Bretschneider,
his route runs along the base of the Alaschan Mountains, and does
not enter China.

Astragalus Laxmanni, Jacq.

Forbes and Hemsley include this species in the Index Florae
Sinensis, i; it was, however, collected at Hami in Mongolia.
Astragalus coelestis, Diels !=Gwueldenstaedtia coelestis, N. D.

Simpson, comb. nov. .

Astragalus Loczii, Kanitz, var. scaposa, Kanitz ! =Oxytropis
Kanitzu, N. D. Simpson, comb, nov.

D.. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

he following is a list of the books and papers, in their chrono-
ical order, which have been quoted in the enumeration. The full
reference is here given of those which have been quoted in brief in the
foregoing part of the paper.
1753. Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, Ed. i

1762. 5 fil., Sets Plantarum ee -
1763. . Sp. Pl. Ed.
1767. .Mantissa, i.

1776. Jacquin, Hortus Botanicus So eres coc ili.
1800. Pallas, Species Astragaloru
aay De Candolle, Proliant epetianstin naturalis regni vegeta-

1834. Bunge, Enumeratio Plantarum quas in China vaio collegit,
A.B. in Mémoires des Savans Etrangers de St Pétersbour.
1838. Turczaninow, in Bulletin de la Soc. de Netatalistes de
Moscou
1842. Turczaninow, Flora Baicalensis-Dahuriae
4. Asa Gray, in Proceedings of the Ainorican ae of Arts
ae Sciences, vi
1868. re alee Species Gerontogeae, i, in Mémoires de
Aime 30 ear soa des Sciences de St Pétersbourg, vii™ série,
tome xi, No. 1

264 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI.

1869. Bunge, Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii, l.c. vii™* série, tome xv, ae i;
1876, Baker, Astragali, in Hooker fil. Flora of British India,
1877. Bunge, in Maximowicz, Mélanges Biologiques, x, in Bulletin
de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St Péte tersbourg, XXiv.
1879, Debeaux, Florule de Tientsin, in Actes de la Société Linnéenne
de Bordeaux, xxxiil, 1’ et 2° livraisons
1884. Franchet, hg Davidianae, i, in Nouvelles Archives du
Muséum de Paris, v, 2™
1885. Franchet, Pl. David. ii, l.c. vili, 2™° séri
rbes et a Index Florae Seats i, in the Journal
of the Linnean Society, x
1890. Fence. Plantae niceties mae
18or. Oliver in Hooker, Icones Plantaru
1891. Bureau et Franchet, in Journal de ‘Deavique:
1891. Kanitz, Plantarum in expeditione Sager a Ps comitis Béla
Széchenyi a Ludovico de Loczi in Asia Centrali ee enumeratio.
ee Batalin, in Acta Horti Petropolitani
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Journ. Linn. Soc
1905. Ulbrich, j in eee Botanische Jahrbucher, xxxvi, Beiblatt
82.
1911. Dunn, Index Florae Sinensis, Supplement, in Journ., oe
Soc. XXxix
1g12. Dunn and Tutcher, Flora of Kwangtung, in Kew Bulletin,
Additional poeeetigee
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1913. N. Dz Simpson, in Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden,
Edinburgh, viii
1913. Ulbrich, in Engler, Botanische Jahrbucher, |, Beiblatt 110.

Contributions to the Knowledge of the Asiatic
Polypodiums, with special reference to the
Chinese Species.

BY

mH. TAKEDA, DLC;
Lately Demonstrator of Botany, Royal College of Science,

In order to make my position quite clear, a few explanatory
words at the beginning of the paper will perhaps not be out of
place. While examining some Japanese Ferns at Kew, it was
found necessary to compare them with certain Chinese species.
Thus a good opportunity was afforded to the writer of study-
ing a large number of Chinese Ferns which are not known
from Japan. Carrying the investigation still further, and with
a view to arrive at a definite conclusion, it was thought advisable
for the writer to extend his investigation to East India and to
some other parts of Asia. Accordingly, a vast number of
specimens from different parts of Asia, and also, in certain cases,
from extra-Asiatic regions, has been examined. In the present
study, however, the writer has confined himself to the sub-
genus Pleopeltis (in sensu Christensen).

Attention has been directed particularly towards the Chinese
species, this being the original intention of the paper. Several
botanists have recently studied Chinese Ferns; _ especially
Dr. H. Christ and Mr. J. G. Baker, F.R.S., have made valu-
able contributions in various papers, and Fleet-Surgeon C. G.
Matthew, R.N., a EOE. indexed all the Ferns known
from China up to z

Now, the aparies of Pleopeltis occurring in temperate and
subtropical Asia amount, according to Christensen’s useful
Index, to about seventy in number. Of these the writer
has taken the liberty of examining particularly those that
required a careful revision. As a result of the investigation,
it has been found that a considerable reform in nomenclature
as well as in conception of certain species is unavoidable.

It is surprising and much to be regretted that many a species
has received more than one name either from different botanists
or from the same authors. Consequently, about one-third of

* Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix (1911).

[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XXXIX, Jan. 1915.]

266 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

the known species have been either reduced as varieties or
entirely suppressed. On the other hand, a few species which —
have long been regarded as synonyms have been revived.

As to the classification, there have been put forward divergent
views by different pteridologists. In recent years there seems
to be a tendency to hold a wider view than was the case forty or
fifty years ago. While Hooker and Baker regard Pleopeltis as a
synonym of Phymatodes and consider it as a section of the
genus Polypodium, Beddome retains it as a distinct genus. In
the more recent classifications, such as of Diels and of Christensen,
it is also treated as a subgenus of Polypodium ; and this appears
to be in accordance with the modern conceptions of systematic
botany. As to the subdivision of Pleopeltis, Diels’ system is
apparently very convenient. However, if the actual plants are
studied, his system at once proves to be exceedingly unnatural.
Thus if such a species as Polypodium hastatum is considered,
one and the same species would fall into two distinct sections,
or again if it is placed in his § Pinnatifidae, it would still
be widely separated from the closely allied P. Englert or P.
Grifithianum. Moore’s system seems to me far better in this
respect. Yet, as he laid too much stress on the venation,
P. rhynchophyllum and P. Griffithianum have been placed in
§ Phymatodes instead of § Phiebodiopsis. J. Smith has amended
this defect in establishing a genus Phymatopsis, but his separating
certain allied species under the generic names of Anapeltis and
Lopholepis does not seem to be justifiable. Christ mentions
in his Farnkraéuter a few species of this group. He, however,
places them under the subgenus Craspedaria, which he char-
acterises by the dimorphic fronds and by the nervation between
Goniophlebium and Pleopeltis. The study of the nervation of
ferns is very interesting and necessary. However, one has to
be cautious not to be carried away too far by the notion that the
nervation is of fundamental importance and the only way
of classification. As a matter of fact, the nervation is liable
to variation even within one species. P. rhynchophyllum
would furnish a good example of modification of the venation
from a comparatively simple and regular type to a more irregular
and in some degree more complicated. In this way the type
of the venation found in this species passes to that of another
species and is finally connected, through several species, with
the much more compound, different-looking venation of P.
venosum. If, however, actual plants are examined, it would
be quite clear how P. rhynchophylium, P. accedens, P. lyco-
podioides, P. salicifoliwm, P. drymoglossoides, P. soridens, P.
oodes, P. simplicissimum, P. pilosellum, P. squamulosum, P.

_ vacciniifolium, P. stenophyllum, etc., are closely allied to each

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 267

other, and how these are quite naturally connected with P.
Griffithianum and P. trifidum through P. hastatum. Yet these
members of one natural group have been classed in several
different sections of a certain subgenus, or even into different
subgenera, on account of different nervations. It is impossible
to understand why different types of nervation should not
occur within one group of ferns. It is almost absurd to
establish genera on a slight difference in nervation alone. The
case above mentioned is only an instance to show how natural |
groups of ferns have been unnaturally systematised. It is
much to be desired that a more natural classification of ferns
based upon sound judgment and careful observations on
actual plants in nature should be undertaken.

As to the distinction of species, the writer is of opinion
that the ramenta on the rhizome generally afford a good dis-
tinguishing character, though their colour may vary to a certain
extent. However, it should be remembered that in some cases,
such as in Phymatopsis, closely related species possess ramenta of
very slight difference. The position of sori, as to whether they
are marginal or intramarginal, etc., seems to be subject to little
variation, and particularly in Eupleopeltis one can _ usually
rely upon it. In the pinnate forms, the direction of pinnae,
especially of the lowermost pair, can be commonly taken into
consideration. The margin of the frond, whether entire, notched,
or toothed, etc., is not to be neglected in many cases. Lastly,
I may mention that the consistency of the frond can also
frequently be utilised. However, one has to be very careful in
regard to the age of the frond and also to the circumstances of
the habitat, whether sunny or shaded; young fronds of thick-
leaved species have repeatedly been described by herbarium-
botanists as “‘ membranaceous.”’

The present investigation has been carried out in the Kew
Herbarium, while a few specimens in the British Museum have
also been examined. The writer wishes to take this opportunity
of thanking the authorities of both establishments for their
courtesy in allowing him to use the herbarium and library.

1. P. lineare, Thunberg.

O to its wide distribution over various parts of the Old
World and to its polymorphic nature, this species has several
varieties, the majority of which have been described as distinct
species. Although the different varieties are connected with each
other by intermediate forms, they are fairly well fixed, so that

268 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

their extreme forms really appear, in some cases, as if distinct

species. There is, consequently, a great difference of opinion
amongst botanists as to the specific limit of P. lineare. In addi-
tion to the fact just mentioned, this species has, from time to
time, been confounded with other species of a similar appearance,
especially with P. nudum and vice versa. The confusion in
nomenclature of the species belonging to this group has been
further accentuated by the fact that different authors, and in
some cases even the same botanists, have described the same
species under several specific names, whilst several species of
the group have been incorrectly reduced by others.

The modus operandi of botanists dealing with the plants of
this group is either to include all the species under the all-
embracing P. dineare, or to regard each form as a distinct species.
The latter method more clearly shows, in a flora or a work of

- similar nature, which species or forms occur in certain districts,
and is more valuable than the other, which gives us only a
vague idea of the geographical distribution of this group of ferns.
The practice of disregarding subordinate forms, which is usually
adopted, having been handed down to us from the past, does not
carry one far, and is in every respect at variance with the modern
conceptions of systematic and geographical botany.

It is, however, by no means an easy task to clear up all the
misconceptions and confusions in connexion with P. lineare,
and to arrange the members of this group. As I have been in the
fortunate position of examining the type or co-type specimens
of most of the plants referred to P. lineare by different botanists,
together with several others described as varieties of or closely
allied to P. lineare, | propose to systematise all the varieties
and forms of P. lineare known to me, and to make some remarks
upon each one of them, together with the allied species.

Polypodium lineare, Thunb. amplif.
160% Thunbergianum, (Kaulf.) Takeda.

Syn. :—P. lineare, Thunb. Fl. Japon. p. 335 (1784); Makino,
Phan. et Pter. Japon. Ic. Illus. sub tab. ix (1899).

Pleopeltis Thunbergiana, Kaulf. Wesen d. Farrnkr., p. II 13
(1827).

Pl. elongata, Kaulf. Enum. Fil. p. 246 (Bag).

P. atropunctatum, Gaudich. Freyc. Voy. Bot. p. 346 (1828) ;
Mett. Polyp. n. 160 (1857); Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beechey’s Voy.
Pp. 103 (1832).

_ P. lineare a typicum Makino, in Téky6 Bot. Mag. xv, p. 61
(Igor).
Frondes plerumque subcaespitosae vel sparsae, 10-30 cm.

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TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 269

vulgo 15 cm. lg., 5-11 mm. vulgo 8 mm. lt., coriaceae, rigidae,
supra atropunctatae, apice longé acuminatae, basin versus in
stipitem brevissimum vel breve sensim attenuatae, margine in
sicco saepius revolutae. Sori rotundi vel ovales, adproximati,
et adulti saepe subconfluentes, supremam frondis partem (saepius
apice excepto) occupantes, medii inter costam et marginem.
Rhizoma paleis nigris, clathratis, e basi cordato-ovata longissime
acuminatis, margine ciliato-dentatis vestitum.

Distr.—Japonia media et australis, Formosa, Corea, China,
Tibet, Ins. Hawaii, et Java.

This is the form which was first described in 1784 by Thunberg
from Japan as Polypodium lineare and later by Kaulfuss from
Owahu under the name of Pleopeltis elongata.* Kaulfuss,
probably unaware of the identification of Thunberg’s plant
with his species, and in order to distinguish it from his Pleopeltis
linearis * (=P. lanceolatum, L.=Pl. lanceolata, Kaulf.), proposed,
in 1827, to call it Pl. Thunbergiana.t The same form again
received a fourth name, P. atropunctatum, Gaud., which was given
to an Hawaian specimen, and in recent years it has been dis-
tinguished by Makino as P. lineare a, typicum.

The frond is thick and persistent, and the colour is a deep
green on the upper surface, and paler on the under side. In the
dry season the fronds curl up, and unroll again in damp weather.
This form is very common in Japan, and is found growing on
trunks or rocks, and sometimes also on old thatched roofs.

Outside Japan, 5 ee: and the Sandwich Islands, I have
seen the following specim

COREA. Quelpaert Tanaet, n. 3656).

CuInA. Kwantung: Lo Fou Shan (ex hb. bot. Hongk., n.
140); Fukien: Amoy (Hance, n. 1410. Swinhoe, 1870) ;
Chekiang : in ins. parva Toon doon ding san lacus Taihu (Forbes,
n. 1874) ; Kiangsi: Kiukiang (Forbes, n. 541 ; Shearer, 1873) ;
Szechwan: Mt. Omei (Faber, n. 1069); Yunnan: Mao-kon-
tchang (Delavay, 1883) ; Szemao (Henry, n. 10,062), Mengtsz
(Henry, 2: 10,0874). ag eee

TIBET. Yatung, 27° 51’ N., 88° 35’ E. (H. E. Hobson, 1897).

Java. No precise locality u. H. Walker, 1876).

Forma caudato-attenuatum, Takeda.

Frondes apice longissime caudato-attenuatae saepe elongatae,
20-30 cm. lg., ceterum uti in typo.

apan. Yokosuka (Savatier, n. 1541, part.); Oshima

(C. Wright, 1853-56, ex hb. U.S. Pacif. Expl. Exped.).

- en Enum. Fil. p. 246 (1824).

+ Kaulfus (Das Wesen der Farrnkrauter, G 115 [1827]) regards P/. nuda, Hook.
(1823), asa pabette of Pl. elongata, Kf. (18 Besides this case, he disregards

older names and prefers using new names of ‘his own.

960

net

_ (1879)

270 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

CuInA. Yunnan: Szemao, N.W. mts., 5000 ft. (Henry, n
10,0624).

Forma contortum, (Christ) Takeda.

Syn. :—P. lineare var. contortum, Christ, in Nuovo Giorn.
Bot. Ital. n. ser. iv, p. 98, tab. i, fig. 3, 3, 3, 3 (1897); Makino,
Phan. Pter. Japon. Icon. Ill. ii, tab. xcvili-c. (1903).

P. contortum, Chr. in sched.

Quoad staturam ut in a, sed frondibus plerumque sparsis,
saepe tenuioribus, distincte et breviter stipitatis, in sicco
admodum revolutis et irregulariter contortis.

A form, when dry, becoming extraordinarily contorted,
otherwise same as a. Christ is inclined to separate this form
as a distinct species on account of the contorted condition and
the cuspidate apex of the frond. He places the present plant
between the type form of P. lineare and P. Lewisti, but what
he takes for P. Lewisii Bak. is, in fact, P. involutum Bak. As I
have pointed out above, the typical form of P. lineare, and also its
varr. ussuriense and loriforme (v. infra), as well as P. nudum and
other persistent species, roll up their fronds when the atmo-
sphere becomes very dry. If specimens are collected and
pressed in this condition, they all will appear exactly like Christ’s
contortum. The only difference of the contortum from other
forms of P. lineare is, so far as I can decide from the herbarium
material, that the frond is thinner in texture, more or less
scattered on the rhizome, distinctly stipitate, and shows a
stronger tendency to roll up than the others. It would be more

‘natural to regard this plant as a mere form of P. lineare a.

JAPAN. Yokosuka (Savatier, n. 1541, part.).

CHINA. oe Zulu Mts. (Giraldi, 1894) ; Kuan-tou-san
(Giraldi, 1896).

SANDWICH a Oahu (Beechey ; D. Nelson; Menzies).

8. subspathulatum, (Hook.) Takeda.

Syn. :—Drynaria subspathulata, Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. ix,
Pp. 356 (1857).
P. Onoei, Fr. et Sav. Enum. Pl. Japon. li, pp. 246, 644

9).
P. lineare var. Onoei Makino, in Toky6 Bot. Mag. xi, p. 282

(1897) ; Ej. Phan. Pter. Japon. Ic. Ill. i, sub tab. x (1899).

P. lineare var. abbreviatum, Christ, in Bull. Acad. Intern.
Geogr. Bot. xi, p. 208 (1902).

P. Wightianum, Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 458, part. (1861).

Frondes vulgo sparsae, 2~7 cm. lg., 2-5—5 mm. It., subcoriaceae
vel coriaceae, apice rotundatae vel anguste obtusae, basi breviter

in | stipit em brevissimum attenuatae, margine saepissime re-

244

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 271

volutae. Sori in parte frondis apicali continentes. Paleae
rhizomatis ut in a, sed plerumque breviores.

Distr.—Japonia, Corea, et China

This variety is characterised by the small frond with roundish
apex. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish it from a dwarf
form of a. This plant was described from Japan by Franchet
and Savatier as P. Onoei, and has been rightly reduced by
Makino to P. lineare as a variety.

This variety had not been recorded from China until 1902,
when Christ described it as P. lineare var. abbreviatum. There
are at Kew and in the British Museum specimens of the identical
plant collected by Harland in Hongkong, and labelled Drynaria
subspathulata, Hook. Although these particular specimens did
not form the basis of Hooker’s description, they agree very well
with the diagnosis. Harland’s specimens are referred to by
Bentham in his Flora Hongkongensis, but this author, instead
of using Hooker’s name, regards it as a synonym of Polypodium
Wightianum, Wall. His description given for P. Wightianum
in his book is, however, partly of P. Wightianum, Wall. (=P.
nudum, Kze.) and partly of our plant.

From China I have seen the following specimens :—

Hongkong (Harland, 1857) ; Chekiang: hill west of Huchow
(Carles, n. 188) ; Kiangsu: Shanghai (Maingay, n. 452).

y- ussuriense, (Rgl. et Maack) C. Christ. Ind. Fil. p. 572 (1906) ;

ad, in Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xxi, p. 71 (1911).

Syn. :—Pleopeltis ussuriensis Rgl. et Maack, Tentam. FI.
Ussur. p. 175 (1861).

P. ussuriense, Rgl. in Acta Hort. Petr. vii, p. 663 (1881).

P. leiopteris, Makino in Téky6 Bot. Mag. xii, p. 88 (1898),
non Kze.

P. sesquipedale forma leiopteris, Makino, Phan. Pter. Japon.
Ic. Ill. sub tab. viii, excl. syn. (1899).

P. lineare var. distans, Makino, in Tékyé Bot. Mag. xv, p. 60
(1901).
P. distans, Makino, l.c. xx, p. 33 (1906).

P. annuifrons var. distans, Nakai, Fl. Kor. ii, p. 44 (1911).

P. lineare var. coratense, Christ, in Fedde, Repert. v, p. 10
(1908).

P. coraiense, Christ, l.c. p. 285 (1908).

-P. Schraderi, Milde, Fil. Eur. AL etc. p. 16, part. (1867)...

Frondes plerumque distantes, sed raro caespitosae, vulgo
distincte stipitatae, stipite 5-30 mm. lg., raro nullo, 7-20 cm.
lg. cum stipite, 5-I0 mm. lt., subcoriaceae, tenues, apicem~
versus sensim attenuatae, acutae, margine minus revolutae.
Sori parvi (diam. infra 3 mm.), saepe in parte apicali et ultra

272 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

medium frondis occurrunt, adproximati, sed vix confluentes.
Rhizoma gracile, paleis ovatis, acuminatis, distincte reticulatis,
parce ciliato-denticulatis tenuiter obtectum

Distr.—Japonia occidentalis et borealis (ubi rarior), Corea, et
Manchuria.

This variety is fairly invariable, and is distinguished from
the others by the fronds of thinner texture, distantly arranged
on the rhizome, and generally stalked, as well as by the sori and
the ramenta on the rhizome smaller than in the others. The
margin of the frond does not roll up very strongly, but I have
seen a specimen collected by Ross in Manchuria, which at first
glance appears as if it were a Thunbergianum forma contortum.

I have examined the following specimens from Manchuria :—

. Fenghwangcheng, shady rocks (Ross, Apr. 1876); Lao
yeh Ling, near Moukden (James, 1886) ; Changpaishang (do.) ;
Tang-ho-ko, Sungari R. to Hui Fa R. (do.).

6. loriforme, (Wall.) Takeda.

Syn. :—P. loriforme, Wall. List, n. 271 (1828); Mett. Polyp.
p. 92 (1857); Hooker, Gard. Ferns, sub tab. 14, excl. syn. (1862).

P. excavatum var. loriforme, C. Christ. Ind. Fil. p. 541 (1906).

Luxurians. Frondes saepe subcaespitosae, ultra 30 cm.
vulgo 20 cm. lg., 2 cm. It., coriaceae, anguste oblanceolatae,
longe acuminatae, basin versus in stipitem breve sensim attenu-
atae, costa prominenti, im sicco plerumque longitudinaliter
tenuiter rugosae. Sori partem frondis apicalem occupant
et saepe ultra medium occurrunt, distantes, inter costam et
marginem medii vel leviter ad marginem dispositi; in sicco
frondis margo revoluta, atque sori marginales videntur. Rhi-
zoma crassum, paleis ovatis longissime acuminatis, ciliato-
dentatis, nigro-clathratis, patentibus dense vestitum.

Distr.—India, China, et Ins. Hawaii.

This is a very luxuriant form, and is easily distinguished
by the thick texture and the peculiar longitudinal wrinkles,
which are more prominent than in the others. In dried speci-
mens the margin of the frond rolls up as far as the line of the sori,
so that the sori appear as if marginal. The sori are large and
not very close together as in a, but sometimes some of them
become confluent.

In the Wallichian Herbarium there are specimens of P.
loriforme (n. 271) from two localities. Those from Nepal (1823)
are fine representatives of our plant, reaching over a foot in
length, while those from Ladakh, collected by Moorcroft (1822)
and named P. loriforme by Wallich himself, are, however, not
the real P. loriforme. The Ladakh specimens are 5~-7.5 cm
in length, and poets the sori nearer the midrib than the margin.

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 273

As far as the writer can judge from the insufficient material, they
belong to P. nudum.

Christensen considers that the P. loriforme figured and
described by Hooker in Garden Ferns, tab. 14, differs from
Wallich’s plant. Though the sori are delineated too near to the
midrib, it undoubtedly represents Wallich’s loriforme. Hooker
is, however, not correct in referring certain specimens of
P. nudum and P. lineare « to this figure, and in giving PI.
nuda, Hook., P. Wightianum, Wall., and P. gladiatum, Wall.
for synonyms.

This variety occurs abundantly in India,* whilst it is rarely
found in China. I have seen one or two specimens of P. lineare
from the Sandwich Islands, collected by Beechey, which possibly
represent the loriforme. From China the following specimens
have come under my observation :—

Yunnan: without precise locality (Henry, n. 9194, part.) ;
Yunchang (Henry, n. 13,339); Mengtsz (Hancock, 1894) ;~
Szechwan: Mt. Omei (Wilson, n. 5318).

Forma steniste, (Clarke) Takeda.

Syn. :—P. lineare var. steniste, Clarke, Ferns of Northern
India, p. 559 (1880); Bedd. Handb. Ferns Br. Ind. p. 347
(1883).

Differt tantum frondibus angustissimis, 6-9 mm. It., in sicco
margine revolutis, atque frondes latitudine 5 mm. non excedere
videntur.

Only a narrow-leaved form of the var. loriforme. It is known
from Sikkim, Assam, and Khasia. :

e. elongatum, (Schrad.) Takeda.

Syn. :—P. elongatum, Schrad. in Gétt. gel. Anz. (1818), p. 915;
Schitd. Adumbr. Pl. p. 16, tab. vii (1825).

P. Gueintzii, Mett. Polyp. p. 91, tab. iii, fig. 18, 19 (1857).

P. Schraderi, Mett. ibid. p. 98, tab. ii, fig. 11; Hook. and
Bak. Synop. Fil. p. 354 (1874) ; Milde, Fl. Eur. Atl. etc. p. 16,
part. (1867).

P. lineare et var. Schradert, Sim, Ferns of S. Africa, pp. 197,
199, tab. cxiv, cxv (1892).

Frondes subcoriaceae vel coriaceae, plerumque oblanceolatae,
I0o-30 cm. vulgo 20 cm. lg., 12-26 mm. It., stipitatae, stipite

12-25 mm. lg. Sori in parte superiore frondis occurrunt, magni,

adproximati. Palea rhizomatis ut in

Distr.—Africa australis et orientalis, et Ins. Madagascar.

This is a broad-leaved variety, and is the sole representative
of this species in Africa. The specimens collected by A. A.

* Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Khasia, and Bhotan.

274 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

Heller in the Sandwich Islands (n. 2533) may possibly be referred
to this variety.

It is highly interesting to find this Asiatic species in Madagas-
car and other parts of Africa. Similar* geographical distri-
bution is also shown by certain other species of this genus.

I have examined the following specimens of this variety :—

S. Arrica. Natal (M‘Ken, n. 23, 174; M‘Ken and
Buchanan, n. 66, 67; W. T. Gerrard, n. 504); near King
Williamstown (Sim, n. 1588, 1589) ; British Kaffraria (T. Cooper,
n. 386; D’Urban; R. Baur, n. 2, 942); Transvaal/Natal (Van
Reenen ; R. Schlechter, n. 6914) ; Orange Free State (T. Cooper,
n. 1202) ; East Griqualand: Mt. Zuurberg (W. Tyson, n. 1779) ;
Cape Colony (R. Schlechter, n. 1); Cape of Good Hope (T.
Cooper, n. 958).

AFRICA. Ruwenzori: Mau Forest (Scott-Elliot, n. 9198).

Mapacascar. Tanala (Kitching, 1880) ; Antananarivo (Pool,
1876).
Besides those varieties mentioned above, there have been
described two others, namely var. glaucosorum, Christ * and
var. caudatum, Makino.+ The writer has been unable to examine
any authentic specimen of either of them. As far as can be
made out from the descriptions, the former may belong to P.
excavatum, while the latter represents P. nudum. At any rate,
neither of these appears to the writer to be a variety of P.
lineare.

2. P. eilophyllum, Diels.

This species is closely allied to the preceding ; it differs, how-
ever, above all, in the sori being situated quite close to the
midrib and oblong in shape.

Christ has mistaken this species for P. Lewtsii, Bak., and has
given a description and figures in the Nuovo Giornale Botanico
Italiano, n. ser. vol. iv, 1897, under the latter name. He also
considers the present species to be an extreme form of P.
lineare,t an opinion not to be approved.

This plant was first described as P. involutum, Bak.,§ and, as
the same name had been used already, has been altered by Diels
to P. eilophyllum.\| I have seen the following specimens :—

Hupeh : without precise locality (Henry, n. 6859) ; Shensi:
Mt. Thae-pei-san (Giraldi, Aug. 1876); Yunnan: Mengtsz,
woods 6000 ft., on tree (Henry, n. 92498).

* Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. = p- 209 (1902).

+ Toky6 Bot. Mag. xvii, p. 78 (190

} Farnkrauter der Erde, p. 102 eat undies. P. lineare, as P, Lewisii.
§ Journ. Bot. xviii, p. 177 (1889).

|| Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xxix, p. 204 (1900),

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 275

3. P. Lewisii, Baker.

This is a very small fern measuring about 4-10 cm. in length.
It is undoubtedly related to the preceding species; it differs,
however, in the main, by the margin of the frond being strongly
revolute, so that it completely conceals the sori, while in the
other plant the sori are, at all events, quite visible.

This seems to me a rare species, having been found by Dr.
Shearer in Kiukiang, Kiangsi, in 1873, and described 8 Mr.
Baker in 1875 ; * it has not been collected since.

4. P. oblongisorum, Christensen.

When describing this species under the name of P. sub-
integrum, Baker,t the author states that his plant comes very
close to P. soridens, Hook. He seems to have noticed only the
position of the sori, which, in the mature condition, appear to
project beyond the margin of the frond, in consequence of the
free parts of the margin becoming strongly revolute. These two
species are, however, not closely related at all, since P. soridens
belongs to J. Smith’s Phymatopsis, while Baker’s plant is a
Eupleopeltis. As a matter of fact, P. oblongisorum, C. Chr. is
allied to P. etlophyllum, Diels, from which it can easily be dis-
tinguished by the narrower and less revolute frond and the
marginal sori.

Only the type specimen from Yunnan (Henry, n. 9194, part.)
has been examine

The name has been altered to’P. oblongisorum, C. Chr.,t
because subintegrum has been occupied by another plant.

5. P. subimmersum, Baker.

This species somewhat resembles P. lineare var. loriforme,
Takeda, from which it differs - ee the margin slightly
sinuate, with a sinus near each so

This fern from China was fist described by Mr. Baker in
1895 under the name of P. subimmersum. In 1906 the same
author gave a second name, P. xiphiopteris, to an identical form,
and another name, P. mengizeanum, to a broad-leaved form
of the same species

In regard to the width, the frond is liable to variation.
While the usual breadth of the fronds is 10-15 mm., there
‘sometimes occurs a frond not exceeding 8 mm. or even less
broad. The plant described as P. mengizeanum possesses an
exceptionally broad frond attaining 2 cm. in width.

* Journ. Bot. iv, p. 201. + Kew Bull. (1898), p. 231.
t Ind. Filicum (1906).

276 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

A careful examination of the type specimens of the above-
mentioned three recognised species has led the writer to arrange
them as under :—

"ae

P. subimmersum, Baker, in Kew Bull. (1895), p. 55.
Syn. :—P. xiphiopteris, Bak. l.c. (1906), p. 13.
Yunnan : Mengtsz (Hancock, n. 92, Henry, n. 11,826, 11,8264).

or" Forma angustifrons, mh.
Frondes latitudine 8 mm. non excedentes, saepe angustiores.
Yunnan: Yungchang (Henry, n. 13,425).

wae Forma mengtzeanum, (Bak.) mzhv.

Syn. :— P. mengizeanum, Bak. |.c. (1906), p. 14.
> Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 11,827B).
The name subimmersum is rather inappropriate, since the
sori are superficial.

‘o65l 6. P. sublineare, Baker, in sched. sp. nov.

P. oligolepido, Baker affine, sed frondibus subfasciculatis nec
distantibus, sessilibus nec stipitatis, ramentis longe acuminatis,
clathratis, ciliato-dentatis, nec integris, fusco-brunneis differt.

Rhizoma crassum, ramentis oblongo-ovatis, longissime acu-
minatis, clathratis, ciliato-dentatis obtectum. Frondes sub-
fasciculatae, 12-42 cm. vulgo circa 30 cm. lg., 2-5 cm. vulgo 3 cm.
It., lanceolatae, apice longe acuminatae, basin versus longe
decurrentes, subcoriaceae, nervis inconspicuis, utrimque glabrae,
pagina superiore minutissime copioseque nigropunctata, margine
plus minus repandae, costa prominenti. Sori plerumque inter
costam et marginem medii, rotundi, globosi, 2-3 mm. diam.,
superficiales, juveniles paleis peltatis tecti.

CutinaA. Yunnan: Tengchwan Lin Mt. forest, gooo ft. (Henry,
n. 90624) ; Mengtsz, E. mts., 6000 ft. (Henry, n. 11,827, 11,828) ;

f Yungchang, 6000 ft. (Henry, n. 13,603).
Henry’s no. 9g062A has been determined and reported by
Christ as P. simplex.* However, the locality given by that
botanist is not identical with that of our plant, so that the
writer presumes that there may have been some error in con-
nexion with his specimen.

7. P. oligolepidum, Baker.

Rhizoma crassum, 2-3 mm. diam. fusco-nigrum, paleis
deltoideis, anguste acuminatis, integris, dorso nigro-brunneis et
reticulatis, margine late hyalinis vestitum. Frondes distantes,

_ * Bull. Herb, Boiss. vi, p. 875 (1895).

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 277

distincte stipitatae, stipite 2 ad 4 cm. lg., crasso, levi, nigricanti,
lamina 10-23 cm. lg., I-2 cm. It., lanceolata, apice anguste
acuminata, subcoriacea, costa prominenti, nigrescenti, nervis
inconspicuis, pagina superiore nigro- punctata, pagina inferiore
paleis minutis cuspidato- ovatis nigris parce vestita. Sori inter
costam et marginem medii, globosi 3-4 mm. diam., superficiales,
in parte superiore frondis vel saepe ultra medium occurrunt.

This is perhaps a rare species, or has been confounded with
some other species of the P. /ineare group. It was first described
by Mr. Baker in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, n. ser. xiv, p. 494
(x880), from two imperfect, unusually small fronds. In 1905
Christ reduced this species to P. lineave as a variety,* but, as I
have not seen the specimens referred to, I am not es certain
if his name can be regarded as a synonym of our plant

This species is characterised by the thick, almost black
stipe, lanceolate frond, and large globose sori arranged in a
row between the midrib and the margin, or slightly nearer the
midrib.

I have seen the following specimens :—

Kwantung: Lo Fou Shan, alt. 3100 ft. (ex hb. Hongk., n. 13) ;
Kiangsi: Kiukiang (Maries); Yunnan: Mengtsz, mt. woods
to S.E., 6000 ft. (Henry, n. 10,192).

The last-referred specimen has been determined by Christ
as P. simplex.t

8. P. nudum, Kunze.

For nearly a century P. nudum has been confused with
P. lineare, and sometimes with P. excavatum. Hooker’s first
description, accompanied by a beautiful plate, of this plant
under the name of Pleopeltis nuda was published in the Exotic
Flora, tab. 63, 1823. Kaulfuss may have been the first to
reduce this name§ to his Pl. elongata, which was published in
1824. Later, Hooker himself confused his plant with others. In
Garden Ferns || and in Species Filicum he uses the name P. /ori-

_ forme, Wall. (=P. lineare var. loriforme, Takeda) for the present
plant, and gives for synonyms, amongst others, P/. nuda, Hook.,
Pl. elongata, Kaulf., P. lineare, Thunb., P. Gueintzii, Mett., P.
excavatum, Willd., and P. phlebodes, Kze./ Thus he evidently
held a very wide view, which has given rise to much confusion
in later years.

* Soc. Bot. France, Mém. i, p. 15 (1905).

t The specimen collected by Giralai in Thae-pei-san in Aug. 1895, and deter-
mined by Christ as P. oligolepidum (Nuov. — Bot. Ital. n. ser. iv, p. 99 [1897])
is not Baker’s ere but P. apes C. B. Clarke. See also under P. excavatum.

¢ Bull. Herb. Boiss. vi, P. 875 5).

Das Wesen er Farrnkrauter, re 115 (1827).

|| Gard. Ferns, sub tab. 14 (1862).

{] Species Fil. v, p. 57 (1864).

D

278 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

P. nudum has received more names from Wallich, namely
P. gladiatum and P. Wightianum. An examination of the
Wallichian Herbarium, now in possession of Kew, together with
other specimens distributed by Wallich, has convinced the writer
that P. Wightianum is exactly identical with the typical P.
nudum, while the — name was given to a narrow-leaved form
of the same specie

In addition a this complication in nomenclature, Kunze

described in 1850 P. nudum under the name of P. leopteris.*
This name was accepted by Mettenius in 1856,+ but in the fol-
lowing year was reduced to P. sesquipedale, Wall.
__- In 1851, Kunze published another new species called P.
nudiusculum.§ According to the author, this fern is closely
allied to P. nudum, while Christensen || tells us that it is partly
P. lineare and partly P. simplex. As far cs the writer has been
able to make out from the original description, P. nudiusculum,
Kze. seems to be conspecific with P. nudum, as several other
botanists consider.

The confusion of P. nudum with P. excavatum may be ex-
cusable, but how this species has been confounded with P.
lineare, P. loriforme, or P. Gueintzii is almost inconceivable.
P. nudum can easily be distinguished from any form of P. lineare
by the ramenta on the rhizome being ovate, acuminate, entire,
and brownish in colour, while the ramenta of P. lineare are
subulate, long-acuminate, ciliate-dentate, and black in colour.
The second point of distinction is that the sori of P. nudum
are situated close to the midrib and usually reach more than
half way down the frond, whereas those of P. lineare are gener-
ally between the midrib and the margin or slightly nearer the
margin, and extend but seldom to the base of the frond. The
texture of the frond varies to some extent ; it is usually sub-
coriaceous and thinner than in P. lineare, or in some cases still
thinner. However, the veins are always hidden, as in P. lineare.
Since the frond persists through the winter, it rolls up in the dry
weather, as may often be seen in the herbarium specimens
in the margin being revolute. When a specimen is collected
in the dry season and pressed as it is, the plant assumes the
condition of P. contortum, Christ.

The dimension of the frond is extremely variable. In a
small specimen the frond may be about ro cm. long and 7-10

* Linnaea, xxiii, p. 319 (1850).

t Fil. Hort. Lips. p. 36, tab. 25, fig. 37-39 =

$ Polypod. P. or ‘859. a ettenias fordions nly wrong in — Wallich’s
name for this the sy
but not to P. sonnibadals Wall.

§ Linnaea, xxiv, p. 253 (1851).

ee Fil. p. 548 (1906).

J S y um,

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 279

mm. wide. In a luxuriant form it may attain 40 cm. long and
over 15 mm. wide. The form of the frond is generally linear,
or sometimes linear lanceolate, and often tapering into a narrowly
acuminate apex. The stipe also varies from half a centimetre
up to 6 cm

As in P. lineare the frond forks two to several times. Such
a monstrosity is not uncommon amongst ferns. Where it is
fairly well fixed, it may be distinguished as monstr. ramifrons,
otherwise it is not worth while to discriminate it as a special
form.

This species is widely distributed in India, occurring in
Punjab, Nepal, Kumaon, Sikkim, Khasia, Madras, Nilghini
(abundant), and in Ceylon. It is also distributed over Sumatra
(Tuschemacher, n. 29, 30) and China. The only Chinese
specimen I have examined was collected by Henry (n.
13,129) in Yunnan: ‘‘ Szemao, N.W. mts., 6000 ft., on tree.”
It is quite unknown from Japan; any information as to its
occurrence in Japan is due to the mistake of P. lineare a Thun-
bergianum for P. nudum

The synonymy of our ; plant i is as follows :—

P. nudum, Kze. in Linnaea, xxiii, p. 281 (1850).

Syn. :—Pleopeltis nuda, Hook. Exet. Fl. sub tab. 63 (1823).

P. gladiatum, Wall. List, n. 279 (1828).

P. Wightianum, Wall. List, n. 2222 (1820).

P. leiopteris, Kze. l.c. pp. 279, 319 (1850).

Drynaria Zeylanica, Fée, Gen. Fil. p. 272 (1850-52).

P. nudiusculum, Kze. l.c. xxiv, p. 253 (1851).

P. sesquipedale, Mett. Polyp. p. 91 (1857), nec Wall.

P. lineare, Blanf. in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, lvii, p. 312,
tab. xix (optim.).

P. lineare var. Elysianum, Blanf. Ann. List Ferns of Simla,
p- 14 (no date).*

g. P. excavatum, Bory.

This species is so closely allied to the preceding that it
has been sometimes confounded with it. It has also been
confused with P. lineare, as has been pointed out by more
modern workers.7

Like P. lineare, this fern has a wide range of distribution ;
consequently there have been proposed several names which
will be enumerated below. Christensen regards some of the
synonyms as varieties, but I cannot agree with him in this respect.

* The type specimens from Simla have narrow fronds not exceeding 10 mm.
or less — longly stalked. I do not deem it necessary to separate it as a form.

d. Handb. p. 347 (1883) ; be ang in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal. lvii, p. 313
(1888) ; Hope, in Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. xv, p. 91 (1903).

280 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

As the characteristic features of this species we may mention
that the frond is very thin, herbaceous, distinctly showing the
veins and venules; the sori are arranged in a row quite close
to the midrib and immersed, and the ramenta are ovate, acu-
minate, and entire. The sorus is, when young, completely
covered with a number of large peltate scales, which are usually
pale brown, or in the variety, dark in the centre.

P. excavatum can readily be distinguished from P. nudum
by the very thin frond, which, being deciduous, does not roll up on
the margin, and by the sori, which are situated nearer the
* midrib than in the other species, often larger, and obliquely
oval in shape, while those of P. nudum are strictly round.

The ramenta on the rhizome vary in colour from pale brown
to dark brown, or in the case of the variety, they are light
brown in the margin, and black in the centre.

The synonymy of this species is as follows :—

P. excavatum, Bory, apud Willd. Sp. Pl. v, p. 158 (1810).
Syn. :—P. simplex, Sw. in Schrad. Journ. 1800, p. 158 eo)
non alior.; Blanf. in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, lvii, p. 313, t
xx (optim m.)
P. lineare 8 simplex, Bak. in Hook. Bak. Syn. Fil. p. 345
(1883).
P. Scolopendrium, Ham. apud Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. p. 1
(1825).
P. sesquipedale, Wall. List, n. 275 (1828).
Drynaria phlebodes, Fée, Gen. Fil. p. 270 (1850-52).
P. phlebodes, Kze. apud Mett. Polyp. p. 92 (1857).
P. bullatum, Bak. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv, p. 420 (1876).
P. lineare et forma major Christ, in Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr.
Bot. xvi, p. 105 (1906), non Thunb.
P. maculosum, Christ, l.c. nec Christ, 1898.

a. concolor, Takeda.

Ramenta rhizomatis concoloria fusca vel nigro-fusca, margine
pallidiora.
8. bicolor, Takeda.

Ramenta laete brunnea et medio nigra.

Monstr. polymorphum, (Clarke) Takeda.

Syn. :—P. lineare var. polymorphum, Clarke, Ferns N. India,
Pp. 559 (1880).

Distr. spec.—India (Punjab, Nepal, Kumaon, Sikkim,
— Khasia), Ceylon, China, Africa trop., Madagascar, Ins.

As in P. nudum, the frond of this species is extremely variable

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in size. The smallest one examined does not exceed ro cm. in
length, while the largest one would reach 40 cm. The width
also varies from less than a centimetre up to over 4 cm. It is
almost impossible to distinguish different varieties or forms
based on the dimensions of the frond. The ramenta in the
var. bicolor give a peculiar appearance, somewhat resembling
those in P. sinuosum. This variety is found in China, together
with the typical form, and also occurs in India.* The following
specimens from China have been examined :—
a. concolor :—

Yunnan: Szemao, W. mts., 6000 ft. in forests, on trees (Henry,

n. 13,070A) ; Mengtsz, N. mts. forests, on tree, 8500 ft. (Henry,
n. 10,087), on wind-blown rhododendron trunk at 6000 ft. (Han-
cock, n. 104). Tibet: Yatung (Hobson, 1897).

8. bicolor :—

W. China: without locality (Wilson, n. 5317, 53174);
Hupeh: Patung District (Henry, n. 1739, 2465); Yunnan:
Mengtsz, N. mt. forests, 8500 ft., on tree (Henry, n. 10,088 ¢) ;
Montagne de Mao ku chang (Delavay, Jul. 1883).

Any information as to the occurrence of this species in Japan
does not apply to this fern, but to P. annuifrons, Makino.{

to. P. annuifrons, Makino.§

Although this species has been taken for P. excavatum,|| it is
not closely akin to that plant. The frond is thin, chartaceo-cori-
aceous, slightly repand on the margin, and the veins and venules
are hidden. Unlike those of P. excavatum, the sori are round
and, when young, covered with small peltate scales with black
reticulation. They also do not reach more than half-way down
the frond. The ramenta on the rhizome show quite a distinct
feature ; they are ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, laciniato-denti-
culate, and are marked with black reticulation.

This species is exclusively Japanese, being widely distributed
over various parts of the country. According to Christensen,{
it has also been found in Quelpart, the flora of which possesses
a large proportion of Japanese elements.

11. P. clathratum, C. B. Clarke.

The extremely thin texture of the frond and the char-
acteristic clathrate scales in the sorus and on the rhizome
* Kumaon (Strachey and \dnantstio n. 2); Darjiling (Griffith).
+ Christ has erroneously determined this number to be P. oligolepedum, Bak.
See Bull. Herb. Boiss. vi, p. 875 (189 8). t Cf. the present paper, p. 306.
Phan. Ao Japon. Ic. Ill. i, ek tab. vii (1899); Id. in Tékyé Bot. Mag.
xiii, p. 48 (1899 || Christ in Bull. | Boiss. vi, p. 673 (1896).
§ Bull. Hie Intern. Geogr. Bot. xxi, p. 72 (19

282 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.
readily distinguish this species from any allied members of this
genus.

The frond is perhaps the most polymorphic of its kind, so
that if extreme forms are compared, they at first glance
appear as if distinct species. A comparatively small form with
narrow and pointed fronds, as delineated by Clarke,* was first
described by himself in 1880 under the name of P. clathratum,
while a still smaller form with very obtuse frond was described
by Regel soon afterwards as P. Alberti.t A much larger form
than Clarke’s type, but similar to it, has been distinguished
by Blanford as var. jakonense.{ Through the kindness of Dr.
T. Nakai I have been able to make out that P. Uchiyamae,
Makino § is also a synonym of P. clathratum. As a matter of
fact, the dimensions of fronds vary from 3 cm. up to over 30 cm.
in length (exclusive of the stipe), and 5 mm. to 25 mm. in width.
The apex may assume any form between roundish-obtuse to
caudato-acuminate. The stipe is also subject to variation;
the shortest examined measures 5 mm., while the longest one
reaches 7 cm. In such circumstances ‘it is quite impossible
to draw any line between these varieties of shape. There is,
however, an interesting variety of this species found in Tibet,
which possesses small fronds more or less shortly three- to five-
lobed at the base. The writer proposes to ¢all this form var.
lobatum.||

Some forms of this species resemble P. nudum, and others
are similar in appearance to P. excavatum;: from the former our
plant can be distinguished by the thin membranaceous frond
and the clathrate scales, and from the latter by the superficial
sori and also by the nature of the scales.

The ripe sporangia are of a bright orange colour, and inter-
mingled with them are often seen the peculiar black clathrate
and strongly dentate scales. The sori are oblong or elliptical,
and are often confluent.

This species is widely distributed over Turkestan, Afghani-
stan, Kashmir, Punjab, Nepal, and China. It is very interesting
to note that it also occurs in the Loochoo Islands and in the
province of Tosa, in Shikoku, Japan. The following specimens
from China have been examined :—

Peking Mountains, shady rocks at oe ft., rare (Hancock,

* Ferns N. Ind. P- 559 (1880), tab. lxxxii, fi

7-10 mm. latae, acutae co , basi vi el hastatae vel tri- lanhaabans
fobatae, lo lobis brevibus, 5-25 mm ae acutis vel og rene Tibet, Lhassa (L. A.
Waddell, Sept. 1904), Kyi chu Valley, 15 miles east of Lhassa (Walton, Aug. 1904) ;
Gooring Valley, about 16,500 ft. (Littledale, July 1897).

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS, 283

n. 17); Thae-pei-san, Shenshi septentrional (Giraldi, Aug.
1896 *).
It is quite possible that P. Soulianum, Christ,+ none of the
authentic specimens of which has been examined by the writer,
is a form of P. clathratum, Clarke.

The writer prefers to leave out remarks upon the Indian
specimens of this species, and only refer to Hope’s paper.{

12. P. boninense, Christ.§

This species probably comes midway between P. excavatum
and P. clathratum. The frond is, however, thicker and more
rigid. The sori are immersed, round or slightly oblong, and are
situated almost midway between the midrib and margin.
Despite the thick and coriaceous texture of the frond, the costules
are prominent, at least in dried specimen

e ramenta are ovate-lanceolate, dark brown, clathrate,
and ciliate-denticulate on the margin.

So far, this species has not been known to occur except in the
Bonin Islands. The writer has seen the specimens collected by
Wright in 1853-56. Besides these there are at Kew a few
_ specimens of this species sent from the Imperial Academy, St.
Petersburg (n. 41), which bear no collector’s name.

13. P. asterolepis, Baker.

There is some confusion in nomenclature of this species
The first name given to this species is P. asterolepis, Baker (1888).
Baker erroneously reported this name in Annals of Botany, v
p- 474 (1891) as P. aspidiolepis, probably mixing it up with P.
aspidiolepis, Bak. from Costa Rica. Christ, in 1905,when reducing
this species to P. simplex (=P. excavatum), adopted Baker’s mis-
reported name, and called it P. simplex var. aspidiolepts, Christ.
Meanwhile the same species was described by Baker as P.
macrosphaerum in 1895, and again in 1906 as P. intramarginale.
The full synonymy of this species will therefore be given in order
to make the matter clearer :-—

P. asterolepis, Baker in Journ. Bot. xxvii, p. 230 (1888).

Syn. :—P. excavatum var. asterolepis, C. Chr. Ind. Fil. p. 511
(1906).

P. aspidioleprs, Bak. in Ann. Bot. v, p. 474 (1891), by error.
The specimen has been determined by Christ as P, oligolepidum. See Nuov.
Sie Bot. Ital. n. ser. iv, p. 98 (1897).
+ Soc. Bot. France, Mém. i, p. 15 (1905).

doe Bee bay Nat. t. Hist. Soc. xv (19 03).
urg, Monsunia, i, p. 61 (1900) ; a in Matsum. Icon. Pl. Koishik.
4)-

§ W.
ii, sub hon wie (191

284 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

P. simplex var. aspidiolepis, Christ, in Bull. Soc. Bot. France,
Mém. i, p. 16 (1905).

P. macrosphaerum, Bak. in Kew Bull. 1895, p. 55.

P. intramarginale, Bak., Christ, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. sér. 2,
ili, p. 509 (1903); Bak. in Kew Bull. 1906, p-I

he position of the sori of this species is subject to variation.
In the typical case the sori are intramarginal, as one of the
synonyms suggests. Sometimes, however, they are situated
between the midrib and the margin,* or even nearer the midrib. f
In the description of P. macrosphaerum the sori are incorrectly
said to be marginal. This is, however, due to the strong in-
rolling of the margin of the frond. In any case, this species is
characterised by the ramenta on the rhizome, which are short,
ovate, very obtuse, convex, entire, and fuscous-brown in colour.
The texture of the frond is subcoriaceous to coriaceous, prob-
‘ably according to different circumstances of habitat.

The following specimens have been examined :—

CuinA. Hupeh: Patung (Henry, n. 1273, 2556) ; Kiangsi:
Kuling Ravine (Morse, n. 24) ; Szechwan: Mt. Omei (Faber, n.
1063 ; Wilson, n. 5321); Yunnan: Tseku (Mombeig); Mengtsz
(Henry, n. 9203, 10,042A, 13,363, part., 13,633; Hancock, n.
49) ; without locality (Ducloux, n. 438; Delavay, n. 4318).

InpIA. Khasia: Molim, 5800 ft. (Clarke, n. 43,6274).

14. P. megasorum, Christensen.

First described as P. macrosorum, Baker,t but the name has
been changed to that given above. This fern has a similar
appearance to the foregoing; it differs, however, in the very
thick texture and the obtuse apex of the frond, and the subulate,
black, clathrate, ciliato-denticulate ramenta on the rhizome.
The sori are always uniserial between the midrib and the margin.
The dimensions of the frond vary from 5 cm. by I cm. or less to
20 cm. by 2 cm., and the stipe from I to 20 cm. in length

This is an endemic species in Formosa, and appears to be
notcommon. I have seen the following specimens :—

Kelung, on rocks (Wilford, n. 518); Tamsui (Hancock,
Nn. 31).

15. P. Fortuni, Lowe.

This species furnishes us with an instance of the enormous
variation exhibited by ferns in the dimension of frond. The
smallest frond (fertile) examined measures about 19 cm. long

* In such specimens as Morse, n. 24; Wilson, n. 532
_ } Clarke, n. 43627a. This specimen is very poor, “ut probably belongs to
this species

as Journ. Bot. 1885, p. 106.

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 285

and 1 cm. broad, whereas the largest one attained 105 cm. in
length and 7 cm. in breadth (both including the stipe, which
also varies from 1 to 15 cm. in length). As the characteristic
features of this species we may mention that the frond is linear
lanceolate, gradually tapering towards both ends, acuminate at
the apex, decurrent at the base, thin, chartaceo-subcoriaceous,
light green or dark when dry, with prominent but fine veins
and venules, sori 2-3 mm. in diameter, strictly round, uniseriate
and costal or irregularly biseriate, often reaching more than half
way down or even to the base of the frond. The rhizome is thick
and covered with ovate, obtuse, entire, fuscous-brown ramenta,
and produces fronds at an interval of a centimetre or so.

A stunted form with a narrow frond and uniseriate sori
is not always easy to distinguish from P. nudum. However,
in the present species the veins and venules are visible when
the frond is dry, and the sori are strictly round, whilst in P.
nudum veins and venules are hidden ; the ramenta of P. nudum
are more pointed.

This fern was first described by T. Moore in 1855 as Drynaria
Fortuni, which was afterwards reduced to Pleopeltis nuda by
the author himself. Unfortunately the specimens from which
the description was drawn up do not represent the typical form
of this species, but rather a meagre, narrow-leaved form with
uniseriate sori. The more typical form has been described in
1868 as P. Chinense, Mett. and P. Pappei, Mett., in 1877 as P.
normale var. madagascarensis, Bak., and finally in 1898 as P.
Henryi, Christ, which has recently been altered to P. ausiro-
simicum, Christ (1906). The references to those synonyms are
as follows :—

P. Fortuni, Lowe, Ferns, British and Exot. i, sub tab. 42B
(1856).

Syn :—Drynaria Fortuni, Moore in Gard. Chron. 1855, p. 708.

P. Chinense, Mett. apud Kuhn in Seemann’s Journ. Bot. vi,
p. 270 (1868).

P. Pappei, Mett. apud Kuhn, Fil. Afr. p. 150 (1868).

P. normale var. madagascarensis, Bak. in Journ. Linn. Soc.
XV, p. 420 (1877).

P. Henryi, Christ in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vi, p. 873 (1898), non ~
Diels.

P. austrosinicum, Christ in C. Chr. Index Fil. p. 512 (1906),
nec Christ in Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xvi, p. 107 (1906).

I have examined the following specimens :—

Formosa. Tamsui (Hancock, n. 25); without locality
(Oldham, n. 49; Swinhoe, 1862 *) ; Taitung (Faurie, n. 611).

* The type specimen of P. Chinense, Mett.

286 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

CHINA: Fukien: Amoy (Swinhoe); Foochow (Swinhoe) ;
Sansha Bay (no name of the collector) ; without locality (Hance,
n. 6786 *); Chekiang: Ningpo (Hancock, Oct. 1877); Hang-
chow (Macarthy, Aug. 1870); Hupeh: Changyang (Wilson,
n. 436); Ichang (Henry, n. 2230, 3135); Nant’o (Henry, n
1994); also Henry, n. 7842; Kiangsi: Kiukiang (Shearer,
1873) ; Szechwan: Mt. Omei (Wilson, n. 5319); Henry, n
97247, part.; Yunnan: (Henry, n. 9780 f) ; Long-ki (Delavay,
1894) ; Mengtsz, limestone rocks (Hancock, n. 47) ; mts., 5000 ft.
(Henry, n. 9780, 13,363, part., 13,634) ; Kwangsi: Lungchow
(H. B. Morse, n. 77). Other specimens from China: Poo-too-
san Island (Fortune, n. 18 ft); ht. Chelsea (Moore, 1856) ; §
ht. Wentworth.§

S. Arrica. Natal (M‘Ken, n. 6; Sanderson, n. 2500|)) ;
Kaffraria (Rawson |)).

MapaGascar. Pool, Apr. 1876 {; Baron, n. 3681, 5310.

16. P. normale, Don.

As Clarke remarks,** the present species can easily be dis-
tinguished from its congeners by the very peculiar ramenta on the
rhizome, which bear on their back a tuft of long reddish-brown
bristles.

Hooker distinguishes three varieties of this species: a,
normalis, 8, latifrons, and y, sparsisora.t+ However, there is no
distinguishing character whatever between the first and the last,
and these have to be regarded as the type form. The var.
latifrons is to be distinguished by the uni- or semi-bi-seriate sori
on each side of the midrib. This varietal name is, however,
very inappropriate, since there occurs a very narrow form of
this variety.

P. normale a occurs in various parts of India, including
Nepal, Khasia, Assam, and Bhotan. Hooker mentions only
Malacca and Moulmein for the localities of var. latifrons tj; it is,
however, found also in Khasia and Bhotan. The references
given by Hooker to China and Formosa as to the habitat of this
variety are due to the mistake of P. Fortuni, Lowe for the
present fern.f{{ Outside India the same variety is distributed

* Referred to P. normale in Hook. Sp. _ Vv, p- 79.

+ The type specimen of P. Henryi,

t The type specimens of P. Chinense, Mou and coe Fortunt, Moore.

§ The type specimens of Drynaria Fortuni, M

|| The type dense of P. Pappei, Mett., pags elecsed to P. normale in Hook.
and Bak. Syn. Fil. P- 3
"| The type pate = P. normale var. madagascarensis, Bak.
** Ferns of N. India, p. 558 (1880).
a Spec. Fil. v, p. 70. His remarks upon these varieties are, however, rather

$f Thid., also see under P. Fortuni, Lowe, in the present paper.

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 287

over Burma (Lace, n. 4733, 5128), Sumatra (Curtis and Matthew),
China, and Formosa.* From China the following specimens have
been examined :—

Yunnan: Szemao, S. mts., 4000 ft., on rocks; (Henry, n.
12,947); Mengtsz, S. mts., 6000 ft., forest, on tree (Henry, n
10,090 ¢) ; the same, forests of the Red River (Hancock, n. 198).
Hongkong (Lamonti, 1875).

17. P. hymenodes, Kunze.

The identity of Wallich’s P. hymenodes with Leptochilus
axillaris, Kaulf. perhaps requires no commen

Kunze’s P. hymenodes, on the other hand, has long been
unrecognised, and, according to Christensen’s Index Filicum,
it is regarded as a synonym of P. superficiale B1.t It is, however,
difficult to understand why such a mistake has arisen. Even a
glance at Blume’s excellent figures of P. superfictale, Bl. and
Mettenius’ careful illustrations of P. hymenodes, Kze. is sufficient
to make out the distinction between these two totally distinct
species.

Our plant resembles P. normale, Don in having a thin ob-
lanceolate frond, which is acuminate at the apex and towards the
base gradually decurrent into a very short stipe, and in having
the sori irregularly scattered over the greater part of the under-
surface of the frond. It can be, however, distinguished from
the other by the nature of the ramenta on the rhizome, which
are ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate, ciliate-denticulate on the
margin, and bear no bristles on the back.

The frond of the typical form of this species bears sori
scattered over the whole under-surface, whilst that of the variety
has sori situated near the margin, leaving a naked portion
along the mi

This species is is distributed over the northern parts of India,
Western China, Melanesia, and Formosa. The synonymy and
the specimens examined are as under :—
ost P. hymenodes, Kunze.

% a. ee Takeda.
Syn. :—P. hymenodes, Kze., in Linnaea, xxili, pp. 279, 319
Geen): “Met. Fil. Hort. Lips. p. 37, tab. xxv, fig. 40-41 (1856).
* Oldham, 186.
{ This is the type specimen of P. maculosum, Christ, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. v
D. 872 (1898). The specimen 1 recorded by Christ as P. maculos um, Christ, in Bull

. Intern. hte Bot. xvi, p. 105 (1906) represents, however, P. excavatum

var. vost
¢ Hooker on aon v, p. 71) reduces Wallich’s P. hymenodes to P. seg ease
suffi-

Bl. He : also remarks that Mettenius’ figures of P. hymenodes, Kunze i
ciently satisfactory for our plant ” (i.e. P. superficiale, Bl.).

08”

288 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

P. superficiale var. semilinearis, Clarke, Ferns of N. India,

p- a (1880).
e: subhemionitideum, Chr. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vii, p. 5

(1899).

Sori per totam aream frondis irregulariter disparsi.

Inp1A. Nepal (Wallich. n. 274, partim, s.n. P. longifrons) ;
Bhotan (Griffith).

MELANESIA. New Guinea: Bismarck Mt. (R. Schlechter,
Nn. 13,920).

CuinA. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Hancock, n. 98; Henry, n
92658).

Formosa. Bankingsin Mts. (Henry, n. 1489).
Monstr. anomalum, (Christ) Takeda.

Syn. :—P. anomalum, Chr. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vi, p. 201,
tab. ii, fig. 3, a—d (1808).

P. heterolobum, C. Chr. Ind. Fil. p. 532 (1906).

Luzon. Mt. Data, 2250 met. (Loher).

This is only a monstrous form of this plant. The tendency
to lobing of the frond is occasionally met with in several species

-of this genus such as P. excavatum (v. supra), P ovatum, P.

leucosorum, P. trisectum, P. pteropus, and P. hastatum. This
phenomenon is very interesting, as it shows how the pinnatifid
forms of toi ict have been derived from the simple-leaved
forms.

8. marginale, Takeda, var. nov.
Differt a typo soris marginem frondis versus aggregatis, ita
frons secus costas nuda.
. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 9265A) ; Yung-chang,
5000 ft. (Henry, Nn. 13,340).

18. P. ensatum, Thunberg.

This fern is not uncommon in the warmer parts of Japan,
growing on rocks in wet shady localities. As is the case with
P. normale, the sori are sometimes uniseriate, but sometimes

i-, tri- or multi-seriate on each side of the midrib, with the
result that they become more or less irregularly distributed.

This species has several times been recorded from China in
various floristic works.* However, there seems to have been
some confusion with P. ovatum, Wall., and the true P. ensatum
appears to be of rather rare occurrence in China. So far as I
know, the only specimens I can safely refer to P. ensatum,

Thunb. were collected in Milé District, Yunnan (Henry, n.

ull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xi, p. 210 a tht Diels, Fl. Centr.

= nin, p 95 20) Masten se JounsEine . Soc. xxxix (1911).

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 289

9896). However, these particular specimens have been de-
scribed as a distinct species under the name of P. oligolepis,
Baker.* Although that author considers his fern as allied
to P. hemionitideum, Wall., it actually represents P. ensatum,
Thunb. with uniseriate sori.

1g. P. ovatum, Wall.

This species gives an extraordinary case of variation in the
shape of the frond, which has led Christ to create a new specific
name—phyllomanes.t| The writer does not, however, see
any reason why a new name should be used instead of the well-
known old name—P. ovatum. It is true that those peculiar
forms have been described as different species, yet it is difficult
to find any necessity to propose a new name when all those
forms are united into one species. If such a practice be carried
out, there would be introduced a great number of new names
into the already complicated fern-nomenclature. However, I
cannot doubt but that Christ is quite correct in uniting all those
monstrous forms into one, notwithstanding the fact that the
peculiar shape of the fronds has led other botanists to regard
them as distinct species.

P. ovatum occurs in N. India, including Bhotan, Nepal,
Sikkim, Khasia, and Manipur. It is, however, in China that
the monstrosity has been found.{ All the specimens but one
or two which I have examined from China are quite normal
and do not show the tendency to produce lobes. This species is
-closely related to the preceding ; it differs, however, in the broad
base of the frond and the more commonly multiseriate sori.
The following specimens from China have been examined :—

Chekiang: Ningpo (Hancock, n. 8, Faber, Aug. 1885) ;
Hupeh: without special locality (Henry, n. 7879), Ichang
(Henry, n. 3123, 3279 §), Changyang (Wilson, n. 437) ; Kiangsi:
Kiukiang (Shearer, 1873); Szechwan: Mt. Omei (Wilson,
n. 5320, Faber, n. 1095 ||); Yunnan; Szemao (Henry, n. 10,078k),
Mengtsz, shady rocks at from 5500-6700 ft. (Hancock, n. 55) ;
Feng-chen Lin Mts. forest, 6800 ft. (Henry, n. 10,078c) ;
Kwangsi: Lungchow (Morse, n. 72). as 5 Sin maga

This species occurs also, but seldom, in Madagascar ; a speci-

men with young thin fronds has been described as P. Lastit, Bak.

* Kew Bull. 1898, p. 231. oe cf. the Menge —_ p. 307.

+ Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xi, p. 210, ¢ g. (1902).

2S P. Rosthorni, Diels (Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xxix, Fs 8 [1900]) is probably one of
the fi

§ ‘The t type specimen of P. deltoideum, Bak. in Journ. Bot. 1888, p. 2

|| This specimen has been recorded by Diels as P. ensatum. See Engl Bot.
Jahrb. xxix, , P. 203 (1900).

{] Baker in Journ. Bot. 1891, p. 5 (fide spec. original. in hb. Kew.).

.

or

in Journ. Bot. 1885, p. 106,

290 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

20. P, Buergerianum, Miquel.

This fern has been recorded from China simply because
P, brachylepis, Baker, which had been described from China, was
reduced to P. Buergerianum, Miq.* Although this reduction
was made by Mr. Baker himself, it is by no means correct, since
his P. brachylepis was actually established on a specimen (prob-
ably young) of P. superficiale, Bl.t

The true P. Buergerianum, Miq. was really first recorded from
China by Hooker,t but, unfortunately, since he mistook it for
P. superficiale,§ the specimens were referred to as the latter
plant; this has been confirmed by an examination of the
original specimens.

Since Hooker’s mistake the true P. Buergerianum, Miq. has
always been called in Japan P. superficiale, Bl.; and the same
error has been repeated by Luerssen.||

. Buergerianum differs from P. superficiale above all
by the ramenta on the rhizome, which are ovate - lanceolate,
long - acuminate, ciliato- dentate, and more or less patent, by
the frond gradually attenuated below, and by the stipe short,
narrowly winged with the decurrent base of the frond.

So far I have not been able to discover any specimen of the
true P. Buergerianum from any other locality in China, except
Hongkong and Macao, but it occurs in several places in the south
and south-west of Japan, and is also distributed as far as Tonkin,
as will be seen in the following citation :—

poy
P. Buergerianum, Miq. amplif.
a. stipitatum, Takeda.

Syn. :—P. Buergerianum, Miq. Prol. Fl. Japon. pp. 334, 389;
Bak. New Ferns, etc. p. 92, excl. syn. (1891).

P. superficiale, Hook. Sp. Fil. v, p. 71, quoad pl. ex Tsushima
et Hongkong; Hook. Bak. Syn. Fil. p. 355, quoad a ex
Tsushima et Hongkong ; — in Engl. Bot. Jahrb.

p. 360 (1883), et auct. Japo
JAPAN. Tsushima (Wilford, n. 873); Hachijé (Dickins) ;

: Nagasaki (Faurie, n. 15,641).

Formosa. Tamsui District ee 1 28

* Baker, Summary of New Ferns, etc. in Ann. Bot. v, p. 4

} Under the description of P. bach, ~ Gard. Chron 494
(1880), the author states that his fern is ‘ ed to P. iniosles a pare 5
The plant has, however, no relationship with re ivtoides.

¢ Species Filicum, v, p. he

§ Hooker, lc. quoad pl. ex Hongkong et Tsushima, fide specc. in hb. Kew.

|| Engl. Bot. Jahrb. iv, p. 360 (1883).

Sine ir ets ae y mistake as P. normale var. sumatranum,

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 291

CHINA. Seckens (Wilford, n. 38) Macao (Harland).
TONKIN. ‘‘ Mont Bavi, au dessus de Van-Maou vers 800

_mét. d’altitude ”’ (Balansa, Jul. 1880).
_B. ningpoense, (Bak.) Takeda. 17-25

Syn. :—P. ningpoense, Bak. in Ann. Bot. v, p. 474 (1891).

Differt a typo solum frondibus sessilibus.

CuinA. Chekiang: Ningpo Mountains, on trunks of trees
in deep shady glens (Hancock, n. 24); Kiangsi: Kiukiang
(Shearer, 1873). “s

This variety, which was originally described as a distinct
species, differs from the type merely by the strictly sessile frond ;
even in the type the length of the stipe varies to a certain
extent.

120% or, P. subhastatum, Bak.

This interesting fern was described from China first by Baker,
in 1889, under the name of P. subhastatum,* and again by Christ,
in 1902, as P. hederaceum.; When describing his fern, Baker
pointed out that the species comes ‘‘ midway between P. ros-
tratum and P. Spectrum.” P. subhastatum has, however, no
connexion with these two species whatever, but is, in fact,
closely related to P. Buergerianum. Also his description of sori
“placed in a single row midway between the midrib and margin
in the upper part of the frond ”’ requires correction. Asa matter
of fact, the sori are not regularly arranged as described, but are
scattered sometimes over the whole under-surface of the frond.
Christ rightly compares his P. hederaceum with P. Buergerianum,
but from his statements I gather that the specimens of P.
Buergerianum he had at his disposal must have been very poor,
hardly representing the typical form, while his specimen from
Higashiyama, Kydéto, appears to have been not the true P.
Buergerianum, but a variety of the present species, known to
the Japanese botanists as P. Buergerianum.

Franchet and Savatier cite on the authority of Ito Keiske,
the Japanese name “ Yanoneshida”’ under P. Buergerianum,
Miq. enumerated in their publication.{ This is certainly not
correct; but how this mistake originated is not clear. How-
ever, the same mistake had been repeated by Makino § ; this gave
occasion to Japanese botanists to appfy the wrong name to
the fern with the local name of ‘‘ Yanoneshida.”’

As has been said above, P. subhasiatum is allied to P. Buer-

* Journ. Bot. 1889, p. 17.

t Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xi, p. 215 (1902).

t ieam . Pl. Japon. ii, p. 245 Peer ae
§ Toky6 Bot. Mag. 1896, p. 180; Ej. Phan. et Pter. Japon. Ic. Ill. sub tab.
899).

yor?

n5n%?

292 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

gevianum. It differs, however, from the latter above all by the
frond, which abruptly narrows into a long, broadly-winged stipe,
and also shows a tendency to become repand or more or less
pinnatifid on the margin. The texture is thinner than in
P. Buergerianum.

Our plant is distributed over Japan and China. There can
be distinguished two forms as diagnosed below :—

P. subhastatum, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1889, p. 177, amplif.

a. hederaceum, (Christ) mhz. 1279 |

Syn. :—P. hederaceum, Christ in Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr.
Bot. xi, p. 215, cum fig. (1902).
Frondes et steriles et fertiles ovato-deltoideae, basi dilatatae,

plus minus cordatae, fertiles raro quam steriles angustiores.

14334

CuInA. Hupeh: without special locality (Henry, n. 5450).

8. longifrons, mihi, var. nov.

Syn. :—P. Buergerianum, auct. Japon. non Miq.

Frondes steriles oblongo-ovatae, saepe minus cordatae,
fertiles quam steriles plerumque multo longiores angustioresque,
elongatae ad vel raro supra 20 cm. lg., basi plus minus cuneatae.

JAPAN. Without locality (ex hb. Coll. Sc. Imp. Univ.
Téky6) ; in monte Higanesan (H. Takeda); also frequent in
the south-west.

22. P. superficiale, Blume.

This fern was described and excellently figured by Blume
in 1828. While all the records of the occurrence of this species
in Japan have, without exception, been erroneous, the true
P. superficiale is widely distributed over China, India, Java,
Sumatra, etc.

This species resembles P. Buergerianum so strongly that these
two have often been confused by not a few pteridologists.
However, the larger size and thicker texture of the frond, the
longer stipe with the basal portion quite unwinged, and, above all,
the large pale brown, ovate, obtuse ramenta more or less ap-
pressed in the rhizome would Pee distinguish the present
species from P. Buergerianum, Mi

The identity of P. brachylepis, “Bak. with P. superficiale, Bl.
has already been pointed out under P. Buergerianum, Miq. The
Same species has also been described by Baker in 1880 as P.
normale var. sumatranum, and again in 1898 by Christ under the
name of P. nigrocinctum. The latter author distinguishes his
plant by means of the thicker texture, the shorter and broader,
almost oval-shaped frond, and so forth. However, these

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THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN,
EDINBURGH.

THE Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, is one of three Gardens
maintained by the State in the United Kingdom, the others being
the Royal Gardens at Kew in England, and the Glasnevin Garden
_at Dublin in Ireland. It occupies an unequally-sided quadrilateral
area of 57°648 acres (bounded upon all sides by public roads and
dwelling-houses) on the north side of Edinburgh—about a ‘mile
from the shore of the Firth of Forth. Its highest point, at
Inverleith House—the official residence of the Regius Keeper of
the Garden—towards the north-west, is 109 feet above sea-level,
and thence the ground falls away on all sides. The lowest point
—a depression 48 feet above sea-level, with an east and west
trend through the middle of the Garden—is the site of an old
bog, and the ground rises again to the south of the depression.
The surface soil is generally alluvial sand resting on clay at
considerable depth. In the lower part of the area the clay comes
to the surface.

There are two entrances to the grounds—one upon the east
side from Inverleith Row into the Garden, the other upon the
west side from Arboretum Road into the Arboretum. The
entrance to the Laboratories, Lecture Halls, Library, and to
the Office for Garden business is from Inverleith Row.

The Garden is open daily from 9 a.m. on Week-days and
from II a.m. on Sundays until sunset.

The Plant-Houses are open from I p.m. until 5.30 p.m.,
or until sunset if this be earlier.

The Museum is open on Week-days from 9 a.m. until
5 p.m. and on Sundays from I p.m. until sunset.

The Herbarium is open on Week-days from 9 a.m. until
5 p.m., excepting on Saturday, when it is open until I p.m.

The Library is open on Week-days from 9 a.m. until
Io p.m.

The Office for transaction of business with the Public and
with Tradesmen is open on Week-days from 9 a.m. until
5 p.m., excepting on Saturday, when it is open until I p.m.
{Notes R.B.G., Edin., No. XL, March 1915. ]

Staff of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh,
at March 1915.

ESTABLISHMENT.

Regius Keeper

Isaac Bayley Balfour,
M.A., M.D., F.R.S.

Assistant Keeper. ‘ : . William Wright Smith, M.A.
Assistant in Museum . : ; Harry Frank Tagg, F.L.S.

Assistant in Herbarium

John Frederick Jeffrey.

Assistant in Library. . James Todd Johnstone, M.A., B.Sc.

Assistant in Laboratory

Assistant in Studio

Matthew Young Orr.
Robert Moyes Adam.

Head Gardener . ; . Robert Lewis Harrow, F.R.H.S.

Plant Propagator. : ; . Laurence Baxter Stewart.
Typist . Jean Brockie.

» ‘ ; : : ; ; . Annie Esther Robertson.-

Medical Officer

. James Wilson, M.D.

Assistant Head Gardener
Foreman of Arboretum
Foreman of Glass Department

Foreman of Herbaceous Department

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Samuel Stewart.
Alexander Johnstone.
James John Campbell.

Vacant.

RULES for the Royal Botanic Garden and
Arboretum in connection with the Regula-
tions prescribed by “The Parks Regulation
Act, 1872.”

1. No unauthorised Person may ride or drive in this Garden
or in the Arboretum, and no Wheelbarrow, Truck, Bath-chair,
Perambulator, Cycle, or other Vehicle or Machine, is allowed to
enter, except with the written permission of the Keeper.
Children under ten years of age are not admitted unless
accompanied by a Parent or suitable Guardian.

2. No Horses, Cattle, Sheep, or Pigs are allowed to enter.

3. No Dogs are admitted.

4. No Bags, Baskets, or Parcels, no Flowers, and no imple-
ments for games may be brought in; Artists and Photographers
may not bring in their Apparatus without written permission
from the Keeper.

NoTE.—The foregoing Rules shall not apply to persons going
to or leaving I[nverletth House by the road leading from
the Arboretum Road Gate to the House.

5. Visitors are to enter and leave the Plant-Houses by the
Doors according to the Notices affixed thereon.

6. Smoking is not allowed in the Plant-Houses.

7. No Person shall touch the Plants or Flowers.

8. Picnics and luncheon parties are not allowed.

g. No unauthorised Person shall Drill or practise Military
Evolutions or use Arms or play any Game or Music, or practise
Gymnastics, or sell or let any Commodity.

1o. No unauthorised Public Address may be delivered in the
Garden or Arboretum. No Performance or Representation either
spoken or in dumb show shall be given in any part of the Garden
or Arboretum, unless by permission of the Commissioners of His
Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings. No Person shall use
any obscene, indecent, or blasphemous words, expressions, or

; iii

iv RULES AND REGULATIONS.

gestures, or do any act calculated to provoke a breach of the
Peace, in the course of, or in connexion with, any speech,
address, performance, recitation, or representation. No money
shall be solicited or collected in connexion with any performance,
recitation, or representation, except by permission of the Com-
missioners of His Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings.

11. Latge parties must be broken up to prevent crowding.

12. Climbing the Trees, Railings, or Fences is forbidden.

13. Birds’-nesting, and taking, destroying, or injuring Birds
or Animals are forbidden.

14. The distribution of Handbills, Advertisements, and other
Papers by the Public is forbidden.

- Dated the 28th day of April 1904.

Sealed with the Common Seal of the Commissioners of His
Mayesty’s Works and Public Butldings.

SCHOMBERG K. M‘DONNELL,

oa
Secretary. oy

Historic Notice.

IN the year 1670 a small portion of ground, known as St. Ann’s
Yards, lying to the south of Holyrood House, and usually let to
market gardeners by the Hereditary Keeper of Holyrood House,
was occupied by two eminent Edinburgh physicians, Andrew
Balfour and Robert Sibbald, for the making of a Physic
Garden, and James Sutherland was appointed to the ‘‘ Care of
the Garden.’’ This was the foundation of the Royal Botanic
Garden of Edinburgh, which is therefore, after that of Oxford
(founded in 1632), the oldest in Great Britain. The Garden
was stocked with plants from the private Garden of Dr. Andrew
Balfour, in which for some years he had. been accumulating
medicinal plants, and also in great measure from that at
Livingston in West Lothian, the laird of which, Patrick Murray,
was much interested in the growing of useful plants. Shortly
thereafter, but at what precise date has not yet been ascertained,
Sutherland became custodian of the Royal Garden, which lay on
the north side of the Palace, and it became a Physic Garden for
instruction, whilst the original plot in St. Ann’s Yards was,
apparently, given up. :

In 1676 the same physicians acquired from the Town Council
of Edinburgh a lease of the Garden of Trinity Hospital and
adjacent ground for the purpose of a Physic Garden in addition
to the Garden already existing at Holyrood, and they appointed
the same James Sutherland (1639?-1719) to be ‘‘Intendant” of
this Garden. The site of this Garden, which for convenience of
reference may be called the Town’s Botanic Garden, was the
ground lying between the base of that portion of the Calton Hill
upon which the prison is built and the North Bridge, and it is
now occupied by a portion of the Waverley Station of the North
British Railway. The name Physic Garden attached to a street
in the vicinity is a reminiscence of the existence of the Garden at
this spot.

About 1702 another Botanic Garden was established in
Edinburgh in the ground immediately adjacent to the College

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vi Historic NOTICE.

Buildings, apparently on the site of the present South College
Street. This was the College Garden, and of it James Sutherland
became also custodian.

Thus in the early years of the eighteenth century there were
in Edinburgh three distinct Botanic or Physic Gardens—one
at Holyrood, the Royal Garden; one around Trinity Hospital,
the Town’s Garden; and one beside the College, the College
Garden—all under the care of James Sutherland.

Sutherland from the first made use of the Royal Garden for
giving “instruction in Botany to the Lieges,’’ and received a royal
warrant appointing him Botanist to the King in Scotland, and
empowering him to ‘‘set up a Profession of Botany’’ in this
Garden. When the Town’s Garden was created the Town
Council appointed him to lecture on Botany as Professor in the
Town’s College, now the University of Edinburgh. In 1683 he
published his ‘‘ Hortus Medicus Edinburgensis, or a Catalogue
of the Plants in the Physical Garden at Edinburgh,” from which
and from other published notices we learn that between two and
three thousand plants were in cultivation. There are no data
available from which to determinate how these plants were distri-
buted between the several Gardens at the date of publication of
Sutherland’s catalogue.

In 1706 Sutherland resigned the care of the Town’s Garden
and the College Garden as well as his Professorship in the
University, but, remaining King’s Botanist, he retained the care
of the Royal Garden at Holyrood. Charles Preston (1660-1711)
was appointed his successor by the Town Council, and there were
thus established rival Gardens and rival Professors of Botany in
Edinburgh. Charles Preston was succeeded in 1712 in his offices
by his brother George Preston (1659-1749). Neither of the
Prestons had ever the care of the Royal Garden.

Sutherland’s appointment as King’s Botanist, Keeper of the
Royal Garden, and Regius Professor of Botany was held during
the pleasure of the Sovereign, and on the death of Queen Anne
in 1714 he was not continued in office by George I.

In 1715 William Arthur (1680-1716) received a com-
mission as successor to Sutherland, but as he was implicated in
an unsuccessful Jacobite plot to seize the Castle, he did not hold
the office long.

He was succeeded in 1716 by Charles Alston (1685—1760).

In 1724 the College Garden, having fallen into disorder, was

HISTORIC NOTICE, vii

turned to other uses ; and in 1729, George Preston having retired,
the Town Council appointed, as his successor in the charge of the
Town’s Garden and as Professor of Botany in the University,
Charles Alston, who as King’s Botanist had already the charge
of the Royal Garden and was Regius Professor of Botany.
Through him, after separation for a quarter of a century, the
Royal Garden and the Town’s Garden were again combined
under one Keeper, and the Regius Professorship ‘of Botany and
the University Professorship were similarly united. They have
so continued to the present time.

In 1763, the Royal Garden and the Town’s Garden proving
too small and otherwise unsatisfactory, John Hope (1725-1786),
who had succeeded Alston in his offices in 1761, proposed a
transference of the two to a more congenial site in which they
could be combined. At first it was intended to secure ground
to the south of George Watson’s Hospital—the area upon which
much of the present Royal Infirmary is built—but this not being
possible, five acres of ground to the north side of Leith Walk,
below the site now occupied by Haddington Place, were chosen.
As Hope proposed to transfer the collections in the Royal Garden
to the new Garden he was able to secure the support of the
Treasury to his scheme, and the selected ground was leased in
name of the Barons of Exchequer. At the same time the Town
Council agreed to contribute £25 annually to the support of the
Garden, the sum being the amount of rent expected from the
letting of the old Town’s Garden. The plants from both
Gardens were transferred to the ground at Leith Walk, and
from this date there has been only one Botanic Garden in
Edinburgh. The site thus secured for the Garden proved,
however, only a temporary one.

Daniel Rutherford (1749-1819), who in 1786 succeeded
Hope in his offices, cast about him for a spot in which more
ground would be available for the extension of the Garden;
and eventually in 1815 nine and a half acres of the land lying
to the east of Holyrood Pglace, and forming the ground of
Belleville or Clockmill, was fixed upon as a site. This selection
gave rise to controversy which was prolonged, and Rutherford
died before any arrangements for the transference of the Garden
had been made.

Robert Graham (1786-1845), his successor, appointed in
1820, preferred the more open site of the Inverleith property

viii HISTORIC NOTICE.

which the Garden now occupies, and fourteen acres of the Field
or Park of Inverleith, known as Broompark and Quacaplesink,
were purchased by the Barons of Exchequer from Mr. James
Rocheid, its owner, in 1820, the lease of the Leith Walk Ground
being sold. By 1823 all the plants had been transferred to the
new Garden.

In 1858, during the Keepership of John Hutton Balfour
(1808-1884), who succeeded Graham in 1845, a further addition,
by purchase from the proprietor of Inverleith, of a narrow belt of
two and a half acres was made to the Garden on the west side ;
and in 1865 the Caledonian Horticultural Society having resigned
to the Crown its lease of the ten acres of adjoining ground which
it had occupied since 1824 as an experimenta] Garden, this
ground was also made part of the Botanic Garden. Finally the
present area of the Garden was completed in 1876, when the
Town Council purchased from the Fettes Trustees twenty-seven
and three-quarter acres of Inverleith property on the west side of
the Garden and transferred it to the Crown for the purpose of
' making an Arboretum in connection with the Garden ; the Crown
at the same time purchased Inverleith House and two and a half
acres of additional ground.

In 1879, Alexander Dickson (1836-1887) became Queen’s
Botanist, Regius Keeper and Professor, and held these appoint-
ments until his death in 1887. During his term of office the
Arboretum was opened to the public.

Surrounded as it now is on all sides by public roads, no
further extension of the Garden upon its present site can be
made.

Regius Keepers (R.K.)

from the

Foundation of the Garden.

JAMES SUTHERLAND .

WILLIAM ARTHUR
CHARLES ALSTON
JOHN Hope.

DANIEL RUTHERFORD.
ROBERT GRAHAM

JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR

ALEXANDER DICKSON.

IsAAC BAYLEY BALFOUR

Born 1639?

R.K. t2th January, 1699. *
Not confirmed, 1714.
Died 24th June, 1719.

Born September, 1680.
R.K. 1oth May, 1715.
Died 1716,

Born 24th October, 1685.
R.K. 30th June, 1716,
Died 22nd November, 1760.

Born 1oth May, 1725.
R.K. 13th April, 1761.
Died 10th November, 1786.

Born 3rd November, 1749.
R.K. 20th December, 1786.
Died 15th December, 1819.

Born 7th December, 1786.
R.K. 31st January, 1820.
Died 7th August, 1845.

Born 15th September, 1808.
R.K. 8th November, 1845.
Retired 1880.

Died 11th February, 1884.

Born 21st February, 1836.
R.K. 28th April, 1880.
Died 30th December, 1887.

Born 31st March, 1853.
R.K. 5th April, 1888.

* This is the date of a Royal Warrant from William III., and no earlier one

has been found.

Principal Gardeners (P.G.) from the Year 1756.

(The Names of those preceding Williamson are not yet known.)

JOHN WILLIAMSON
MALCOLM M‘CoIcG
ROBERT MENZIES

JOHN MacKay

GEORGE DON

THomMas SOMMERVILLE
WILLIAM M‘NapB .
JAMES M‘NaAB

JOHN SADLER

ROBERT LINDSAY

ADAM DEWAR RICHARDSON

ROBERT LEwis HARROW

PAs. 39567
Died September, 1780.

P.G. Ist January, 1782?
Died 25th February, 1789.
P.G. 1st October, 1789.
Died 22nd January, 1800.
Born 25th December, 1772.
P.G. February, 1800.

Died 14th April, 1802.
Born October, 1764?

P.G. 1st October, 1802.
Resigned 31st December, 1806.
Died 15th January, 1814.
Born 1783?

P.G. 1807?

Died 17th March, 1810.
Born 12th August, 1780.
P.G. April, 1810.

Died tst December, 1848.
Born 25th April, 1810.
P.G. ist January, 1849.
Died tgth November, 1878.
Born 3rd February, 1837.
P.G. 13th January, 1879.
Died 9th December, 1882.
Born 7th May, 1846.

P.G. 3rd March, 1883.
Retired 31st March, 1896.
Died 24th September, 1913.
Born 12th September, 1857.
P.G. 1st April, 1896.
Resigned 31st May, 1902.
Born 26th March, 1867.
P.G. Ist June, 1902...

Features of the Garden.

THE method through which the Garden was built up by succes-
sive additions resulted in an absence of combination between its
several parts, in great measure a consequence of want of adequate
funds to make the necessary alterations in the grounds. During
the past twenty-six years, in which the Garden has been wholly
under the administration of the Commissioners of H.M. Works,
the bringing about of this combination has been in progress.
The work is not yet completed, and the Plan of the Garden
which is attached to this sketch shows the area of the Garden as
it is laid out at this date—March, 1915. Future editions will
show further changes as the work of reconstruction proceeds.

From its foundation the Botanic Garden has been devoted to
the teaching of Botany, and its usefulness in this respect has
determined the laying out of its area.

Herbaceous Garden.—A considerable space is occupied by
a collection of herbaceous plants arranged for study in natural
orders.

Rock Garden.—There is an extensive rockwork upon which
alpine and rarer herbaceous plants are cultivated.

Arboretum.—The whole of the western area of the Garden
is in process of arrangement as an Arboretum of trees and shrubs,
and the positions of some of the chief genera are indicated on
the plan. The Conifer are now placed in the ground adjacent
to the Rock Garden.

Herbaceous Border.—Along the North Boundary of the
Arboretum a mixed Herbaceous Border has been planted.

The Plant-Houses are still in process of reconstruction.
So far as they have been rearranged at the present time they
consist of a long range to the north of the herbaceous collection,
composed of a Central Green-house (C), from the sides of which
two Corridors run east and west. In the Entrance Porch (D) to
the Central Green-house is a collection of Insectivorous Plants.
From the Eastern Corridor two houses project to the south—one
(A) occupied by Plants of Dry Regions, the other (B) containing

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Xil FEATURES OF THE GARDEN.

Economic Plants of both Tropical and Temperate Regions.
Ending the Corridor is a house (AA) occupied by Temperate
Shrubs and Trees and with Rock Plants; opening from it are
houses (BB and CC) in which an indoor rockery has been built
for Rock Plants which do not thrive in the open. To the south
side of the Western Corridor are attached two houses—one (E)
for Orchids and one (F) for Plants of Tropical and Warm Regions.
The western end of the Corridor opens into a domed house (G)
for Ferns of Tropical Regions which are planted out, and attached
to it are two houses running southwards, one of which (H) is
occupied by Tropical Plants, and the other (I) is used for Heaths
and Hardwooded Plants. From the northern wing of this domed
house opens a house (J) devoted to monocotylous Plants of Tropi-
cal and Warm Regions, specially Aroids, Scitaminex, Liliacezx,
and Amaryllidaceez. Out of this opens the house (K) for
Bromeliads ; and in another house (L) opening from this are
Pitcher Plants. Behind the western end of the Front Range
there is a Temperate House (M) for Palms, Tree-Ferns, and
Conifere, and a Palm-House (N).

Adjoining Inverleith Row is a group of buildings including
the Museum (O), the Laboratories (P), the Lecture Hall (Q),
the Library (R), and the Office (Y), for transaction of business
with the Public.

The Museum contains a series of exhibits illustrating the
form and life-history of plants, and these are arranged so as to
facilitate their use in teaching.

The Library contains over sixteen thousand volumes. The
leading botanical and horticultural periodicals are taken and may
be consulted like the other books by the public. Books are not
lent from the Library.

Herbarium,.—In the southern portion of the Garden is the
Herbarium (S). It contains a fair representation of the Floras
of the world.

Ladies’ Cloak-Rooms are at (T) and (T). Gentlemen’s
Lavatories will be found at (V) and (V).

From the higher ground of the Arboretum—at the point
marked (X) on the plan—a fine panoramic view of the City of
Edinburgh, flanked on the east by Arthur’s Seat, and on the
west by the Pentland Hills, is obtained.

Teaching in the Garden.

IN the year 1892 the Board of Agriculture, then recently estab-
lished in England, assigned a small grant to the Royal Botanic
Garden towards the institution of a Course of Instruction in the
Sciences underlying the Practice of Horticulture and Forestry
for the benefit of young men desiring to become gardeners and
foresters. The fact deserves record, because it marks the intro-
duction in Scotland of a systematised effort to provide scientific
instruction to practical men in Gardening and Forestry.

The Course of Instruction has been carried on since. The
following schedule—copies of which may be obtained by applica-
tion to the Regius Keeper—indicates the terms upon which young
men are at present admitted to the Course :—

Admission of Probationers.

1. The First Commissioner of His Majesty’s Works is willing
to consider applications from boys and young men intending to
become Gardeners or Foresters who may wish to serve for a
period in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

2. The number of boys and young men who can be so admitted
is limited.

3. Such entrants will be in the position of Probationers, as a
special class in the service of the Garden. Their work will be
such as may be assigned to them, and they will work under all
the regulations in force in the Garden.

4. Applicants must be unmarried and not over 25 years of age.

5. Each Applicant must furnish a medical certificate of fitness
and a recommendation and certificate of character from a person
of position to whom the Applicant is well known, and if the
Applicant is or has been previously in a situation, a certificate
from the present or last employer must be forwarded. Applicants
who have had practical experience in Gardening or Forestry must
state the amount of this and also if they have had experience of
cultivation of plants under Glass.

6. Probationers will have the opportunity of attending a

xili

Xiv TEACHING IN THE GARDEN.

Course of Instruction in the Sciences underlying the practice and
the principles of Horticulture and Forestry free of charge, and
they must attend the course, and also use the Library and
Reading Room of the Garden. The subjects of Instruction,
which are arranged in a curriculum extending over from two and
a half to three years, are :—Botany, Chemistry, Entomology,
Geology, Meteorology, Physics, Surveying and Mensuration,
Bookkeeping, Horticulture, and Forestry, and these are taught
practically as far as possible.

7, At the conclusion of the Course of Instruction the Pro-
bationer will in ordinary course give place to a new entrant.

8. Any Probationer who does not show satisfactory progress
in studies, or who does not give satisfaction otherwise, will be
removed.

g. A grant in aid (subsistence allowance) will be given to each
Probationer. The amount given to a Probationer at admission
will depend upon his age, experience, and capacity. The minimum
will be at the rate of ten shillings a week, and the maximum at
the rate of twenty-one shillings a week. Probationers who receive
at entrance less than the maximum may, after admission, receive
increments in relation to fitness and merit alike in the work of
the Garden and in the Course of Instruction.

10. Holiday leave to the amount in all of eight working days
in the year, in addition to Christmas Day, New Year’s: Day,
Victoria Day, Spring and Autumn Holidays, is allowed after six
months’ service.

11. Probationers may be called upon to work on Sundays, and
will receive remuneration for such work on a recognised scale.

12. Probationers will wear when at work a grey flannel shirt
with turn-over collar of the same material, and a blue serge suit
of clothes ; in the Glass and Herbaceous Departments an apron
after pattern at the Garden must be worn.

13. Applicants must distinctly understand that the times of
duty of Probationers are such as may be necessary, that admission
as a Probationer is only an ordinary weekly hiring subject to a
week’s notice from any day, and subject to instant dismissal in
case of misconduct, with subsistence allowance up to date of dis-
missal only, and does not entitle to any superannuation or to
any compassionate or other allowance at the termination thereof,
excepting such allowance or gratuity as might be awarded under
the Superannuation Act, 1887 (Secs. 1 and 4), or any Act or

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Acts amending the same. Further, in the event of any injury
happening to a Probationer in respect of which compensation
would be payable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1906,
any sick pay which may be granted will be inclusive of such
compensation payable under the Act in question, and an amount
equivalent to such compensation will be deducted from any pay-
ment to dependants should the injury terminate fatally.

14. Boys or young men desiring admission as Probationers
must fill up, in their own handwriting, the form below, and
return this paper addressed to

‘THE REGIUS KEEPER,
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN,
EDINBURGH.

15. Applicants will be informed if their names have been
entered for admission, and on a vacancy occurring will receive
notice thereof. Should there be no vacancy within six months
from the date of application, it must be renewed if the Applicant
still desires to work as a Probationer in the Royal Botanic Garden.
If not renewed, the applicant’s name will be removed from the
waiting list.

16. The First Commissioner desires to impress upon appli-
cants that he grants this privilege in the expectation that Pro-
bationers will earnestly endeavour to make use of and profit
by the opportunities of acquiring knowledge placed within their
reach, and will recognise that it is incumbent upon them at the
same time to perform with zeal the duties assigned to them.

Form to be filled up by Applicants for Admission as Pro-
bationers in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Name of Applicant

Address

Date of Birth

Birthplace

Forester or Gardener

Name and address of present (or last) employer

Length of time in present situation

“xvi TEACHING IN THE GARDEN. .

Previous situations and length of time in each (Gardeners to state
amount of their experience in cultivation of plants under
Glass)

Signature of Applicant
Date _

Lectures to the Public.

The Regius Keeper from time to time gives lectures which
are open to the public. ;

Research.

The Laboratories are open to anyone desirous of under-
taking Botanical Research.

Specimens for Private Study.

Specimens for private study are supplied, as far as the
resources of the Garden will permit, to visitors, teachers, and
students who make written application to the Regius Keeper.
Application forms may be obtained at the office of the Garden.

Botanical Department
of the
University of Edinburgh.

For more than a century and a half the offices of Regius
Keeper of the Botanic Garden and Professor of Botany in the
University of Edinburgh have been held by the same person, and
it has become the custom that the students of the University
come to the Garden for instruction in Botany. The whole work
of the Botanical Department of the University is carried out in
the Garden by the University Staff, which at this date is
constituted as follows :—

Isaac Bayley Balfour,

Mie. Wy PACS.

Assistant and Lecturer on Botany . Robert Chapman Davie,
M,. A, 43:Se.

Professor of Botany

Assistant and Lecturer on Forest
. Albert William Borthwick, D.Sc.

.Malcolm Wilson, D.Sc.

James Lindsay Salmond
Smith, M.A., B.Sc.

»
Vacant.

Botany . A
Assistant and Lecturer on Mycology
Assistant and Lecturer on Plant

Physiology
Assistant and Tutor in Botany

Enumeration of Visitors to the Royal Botanic
Garden, Edinburgh, during the Years 1889—1915.

ON the ist of April 1889, the control of the Royal Botanic
Garden, Edinburgh, was vested in the Commissioners of His
Majesty’s Works, and the Garden became subject to the ‘‘ Act
for the Regulation of the Royal Parks and Gardens, 1872.”
From the date specified the Garden has been opened to the
public on Sundays, and also for an extended period on Week-
days. The table below shows the number of visitors to the
Garden on Sundays and Week-days respectively during the
twenty-six years which have elapsed since the Garden was
transferred to the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Works :—

Largest | Smallest
Total Total Largest | Smallest] Total Number | Number
Y : Number ber on
— ~~ = ona ona Week We k We -
, days.
vont Sundays Sunday. |Sunday.] Days. “Dae ne.
Seats a | +
*1889 ... | 368,219 | 187,457 | 13,935 129 180,762 | 3,834 | 50
I ss 446,549 | 216,345 | 11,262 gl 230,195 | 4,032 65
1891 454,083 | 220,543} 9, 340 233,540 | 3,228 76
1892 437,205 | 218,233 | 13,581 | 149 | 218,972] 2, 43
1893 531,232 | 271,893 | 12,860 45 259,339 | 3,197
1894 526,948 | 268,793 | 13,515 68 258,155] 3,153) 28
1895 16, 264,497 | 15,227 127 252,181 5,292 26
1896 516,407 | 296,576 | 13,517 527 219,831 3,825 30
1897 475,210 | 271,730 | 16,001 74 203,480 | 3,153/| 20
443,289 | 258,499 | 12,840} 123 184,790 | 3,234 39
1899 .. 401,686 | 259,424 | 15,161 105 202,262 | 2,758 30
1900 561,359 | 324,856 | 17,700} 268 236, 503 667 | 53
1901 586,461 | 339,229 | 19,256 | 258 247,232 | 4,627 |) 45
1902 522,363 |} 295,892 | 15,561 165 226,471 5,461 60
1903 , 355,310 | 19,583 135 250,874 | 4,202, 41
1904 39,066 | 367,290 | 20,719] 374 } 271,776] 3,564] 42
1905 584,546 | 330,995 | 19,859 100 253,551 | 2,708
906 699,558 | 394,030 | 21,959 84 | 305,528 | 3,760
1907 674,208 ,899 | 25,601 | 708 251,309 | 3,365 | 40
1908 585,171 | 342,106 | 20,549} 570 243,065 398 | 39
I 683,243 | 394,861 | 24,3 165 288, 382 Re d,
1910 777,864 | 430,776 | 21,813 ’ 3,598
IQII 708,943 20,163 | 22,765 82 288,780 | 3,828
1912 714,170 | 383,476 | 25,930 330, 3,515 | 81
1913 876,585 205 | 27, 398 | 680 | 376,380] 4,100} 59
19tq ... | 776,280 | 414,518 | 25,521 | 106 316,762 | 5,337, 62
ve for )
iii : 5,173,428 | 8,450,596 |... 1+ 1 6,677,832
Years,

* Numbers in this year for nine months only,

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POEYPODIUMS. 293

characters are rather unstable in this species, and an examina-
tion of the co-type specimens has convinced the writer that
P. nigrocinctum, Chr. represents the typical P. superficiale, Bl.

The synonymy and the Chinese specimens examined by the
writer are given below :—

P, superficiale, Bl. Fl. Jav. p. 136, tab. lvi, fig. 1 (1828).

Syn. :—P. superficiale, Hook. Sp. Fil. v, p. 71, part.; Clarke,
Ferns of N. Ind., p. 557, excl. var.

P. brachylepis, Bak. in Gard. Chron. n. ser. xiv, p. 494 (1880).

P. normale var. sumatranum, Bak. in Journ. Bot. 1880, p. 215.

P. nigrocinctum, Christ in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vi, p. 874 (1898).

Cuina. Szechwan: Mt. Omei (Faber, n. 1065); Yunnan:
Mengtsz, rocks above the Red River, at 5000 ft. (Hancock, n. 166),
limestone precipices at 8000 ft. (Henry, n. 106), S.W. mts. 7000 ft.
(Henry, n. 9264), wooded cliff, 8000 ft. (Henry, n. 11,454), S.E
mts., 6000 ft., on tree (Henry, n. 11,454A) ; Szemao, W. mts.,
5000 ft., on rock (Henry, n. 9264c

With regard to the specimen recorded as P. normale var.
sumatranum from Formosa, see under P. Buergerianum.

23. P. Steerei, Harrington.

So far as the writer is aware, this fern’ seems to be of
comparatively rare occurrence. It was first described in 1877
from Formosa as P. Steerei; subsequently, in 1891, from Tonkin
as P. tonkinense; and finally, in the next year, again from
Formosa under the name of P. Playfairit.

The very thick, fleshy, broadly oblanceolate, sessile frond
with numerous minute round sori, is very characteristic of
this species, and immediately distinguishes it from its allied
species.

The full synonymy and the examined specimens are as
under :—

P. Steerei, Harr. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi, p. 32 (1877).

_:— P. tonkinense, Bak. in Journ. Bot. 1890, p. 266.
Fs Playfairii, Bak. in Ann. Bot. v, p. 474 (1891).
Luzon. Castillo (Loher, n. 867).
Formosa. Apes Hill, Takow (Henry, s.n., Steere, 1876,
Playfair, n. 383).
Tonkin. “‘ Tankenin, prés de

calcaires ”’ (Balansa, n. 14
Most of the specimens here cited are the types of each name

Saat

Guang-yen, sur les roches

ven.
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294 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

24. P. pteropus, Blume.

Another polymorphic species in respect to the dimension
and shape of the frond as well as the arrangement of sori. The
frond may be either simple oblong-oblanceolate, or ternate, or
pinnatifid with a long terminal and four lateral lobes, or in rare
cases even palmatipartite with 5 oblong lobes. The sori are
usually irregularly scattered, but are sometimes strictly uni-
seriate. They vary from round to oblong, and occasionally
become confluent and grammitoid.

The plant often grows under water: then the frond is thin
and firm. When it grows in drier situations, the frond becomes
to some degree thicker.

The synonymy of this species is as follows :—

P. pteropus, Bl. Fl. Jav. Fil. cont. p. 168, tab. 76 (1829) ;
Hook. Sp. Fil. v, p. 75; Hook. and Bak. Syn. Fil. p. 362.
Syn. :—P. tridactylon, Wall. List, n. 315; Benth. Fl. Hongk.

p. 458 (1861).

P. Hancocku, Bak. in Journ. Bot. 1885, p. 106.

P. micropteris, Bak. in Kew Bull. 1906, p. 14.

P. aquaticum, Christ in Nova Guinea, viii, p. 153 (1909).

P. Hancockit was described from rather imperfect specimens.
There are three pieces, two of which have simple, broadly
oblanceolate, thin fronds with scattered sori, while the third
is much larger and pinnatipartite with 5 lobes. This last-
mentioned specimen is, unlike the typical P. pteropus, thick
in consistency, but this may be due to the habitat. This
third specimen is also much damaged by some external injury.
The writer cannot help thinking that it is an abnormally
thick-leaved specimen of P. pteropus.

P. micropteris, Bak. represents the simple-leaved form of this
species which has been known as P. pteropus var. minor, Bedd.
(Handb. p. 361).

The writer has been unable to find any distinction between
P. aquaticum, Chr. and the typical P. pteropus.

The present species is widely distributed over India (Bhotan,
Nepal, Assam, etc.), Ceylon, Malaccas, Philippines, Java,
Sumatra, Hongkong, $.W. China, and Formosa. The following
specimens from China and Formosa have been examined :—

CHINA. Yunnan: Szemao, E. mts., 6000 ft., in shade in forest
Se 12,630 *) ; Kwangsi: Lungchow, in wet ravine (Morse,

n. 54).
Honexonc. (Harland, 1857; Champion, n. 302; Wilford,
45)-

_* The type specimen of P. micropieris, Bak.

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 295

Formosa. Tamsui district (Hancock, n. 23, 100,* Oldham,
n. 58), Posia (Steere), Sao bay (Murphey).

25. P. triglossum, Baker.+

A species probably most closely allied to the preceding and
also to P. hemionitideum, Wall. From the trifid form of the
former it differs by the larger sori, the presence of ovato-lanceolate
and strongly dentato-ciliate scales on the under surface of the
frond, by the strongly dentate and clathrate peltate scales in
the sorus, and by the veins not forming distinct series of areoles,
From the other species it differs by the presence of scales in the
sori, thinner and flexuose costules, less distinct veinlets, and
the trifid frond—which last point may not be very important.

In the original description it is stated that the sori are
uniseriate, but in fact they show a tendency to become biseriate.
The author is also wrong in placing the present species near
P. trifidum, Don; these two species have no close relationship
whatsoever.

I have only seen the type specimen from Milé, Yunnan,
collected by Henry (n. 9953). :

26. P. trisectum, Baker.

This is a very distinct species, being well characterised by
the presence of short glandular hairs § on both surfaces of the .
frond, although this important character is not mentioned in
the original description. The frond varies from trifid to pedate,
and the terminal segment sometimes shows the: tendency to
produce additional lobes, the frond thus becoming subpinnatifid.
Its margin is thickened and provided with very shallow notches.

The first name given to this species is P. trisectum, Bak..,||
and the second one is P. fodobasis, Christ.§{ Christ has also
given a name P. accessorium, which, so far as the writer has been
able to ascertain, has not been published.

This species is exclusively Chinese ; I have seen the following
specimens :—Yunnan : Milé district, in. woods (Henry, n. 9891) ;
Szemao, W. mts., 5000 ft. (Henry, n. 98914, 13,12IA, 13,121B) ;
“Col de Pi iousé”’ (Delavay, Sept. 1888).

The specimen recorded by Christ as P. podobasis in the Bull.
Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xvi, p. 106 (1906) is not identical with

* The type specimen of P. Hancockii, Bak.

{+ Kew Bull. 1898, p. 232.

t This specimen has also been described as Selligea triphylla, Chr. in Bull.
Herb. Boiss. vi, p. 878 (1898).

§ Longer and more conspi

|| Kew Bull. 1898, p. 232.

{| Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xi, p. 215 (1902).

than those in P. pieropus, Bl.

296 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

the real P. podobasis, Christ, but represents a small form of
P. oxylobum, Wall.*

27. P. Veitchii, Baker.

This fern was first described in 1880 from Japan as P.
Veitchii; then in 1885 from Yunnan, China, as P. glaucopsis ; and
again next year from Japan by Maximowicz under the name of
P. senanense. Some ten years afterwards M. ]’Abbé G. Giraldi
found the same species in the northern part of Shensi, China, and
the plant was accordingly named by Christ P. shenstense.
Later, when describing a variety of P. shensiense, Christ records
its occurrence in Japan also.

This species generally grows among mosses on moist rocks
in a comparatively high altitude. A frond of young age, or
from a very much shaded locality, may be very thin and almost
membranaceous, whilst one from an exposed habitat, which is
not usual, may be chartaceo-subcoriaceous and very firm.
P. glaucopsis is the name given to a specimen from a drier
situation, having a rather rigid frond with very pronounced
teeth on the margin, so that the type specimen appears at a
casual glance to differ from P. senanense. However, several
intermediate forms connect these two types. The names P.
Veitchi, P. senanense, and P. shensiense have been given to a
more typical form of this species, and a comparison of the type
specimens has shown their perfect identity.

Our plant is not uncommon in Central Japan, and also
occurs in Central and Southern China, as well as in Quelpaert.
The synonymy and the specimens examined from China are
as follows :—

20% p. Veitchii, Bak. in Gard. Chron. n. ser. xiv, p. 494 (1880).

Syn :—P. glaucopsis, Franch. in Bull. Soc. France, xxxii, p. 29
(1885).

P. senanense, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. xii, p. 571 (1886).

P. shensiense, Chr. in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n. ser. iv, p. 99,
tab. 3, fig. 2 (1898).

CuinA. Hupeh: (Henry, n. 6170, 6170A, 61708) ; Shensi :
“Montagne del Chae-pei-san ’’ (Giraldi, Aug. 1895); Yunnan:
“Montagne de Ché tchd tzé au dessus de Tapintze prés de
Tali’ (Delavay, Aug. 1883). Western China: without locality
(Wilson, n. 5341).
cue 8. nigrovenium, (Chr.) mihi. alu

Syn. :—P. shensiense var. nigrovenium, Christ j in Bull. Acad.
Intern. Geogr. Bot. xvi, p. 106 (1906).
West CuInA. Without locality (Wilson, n. 53414).
* See also under P. oxylobum.

ae

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 297

2.4 28. P. crenato-pinnatum, Clarke.

This species is closely allied to the foregoing, and to
the first glance they appear almost identical. However,
the distinction between P. crenato-pinnatum and P. Veitchit
is very definite. The species under consideration is often much
larger than the other, having usually acuminate pinnae which
irequently show a tendency to become bipinnatifid, and are
hardly deflexed, as has been correctly delineated by the author.*
In P. Veitchit the frond is, however, much smaller, with fewer
pinnae which are, except one or two near the apex, always very
obtuse, and those of the basal pair are often deflexed. The
ramenta on the rhizome in these two species are also different.
Excellent figures of P. Veitchii have been published by Makino
under the name of P. senanense.

Christensen hesitatingly expresses his view of the identity of
By pseudoserratum, Chr. with P. crenato-pinnatum, Clarke.
There is, however, no room for doubt that these two are abso-
lutely identical. Besides these just mentioned, our plant has ©
received another name—P. gviseo-nigrum.§ An examination
of the type specimens has convinced the writer that it is
conspecific.

The occurrence of P. crenato-pinnatum in China was first
recorded by Clarke when he described his fern from India.
Up to the present this species has been found only in Manipur,
India, and Yunnan, China. The following specimens from
China have been examined :— — :

Yunnan: Mengtsz, woods, 5000 ft. (Henry, n. 98954), grassy
mountain-slopes, 6300 ft. (Hancock, n. 67) ; Szemao Hills, 4500
ft.6000 it. (Henry, n. 10,282) ; ‘‘ Montagne de Yangiuchan, au
dessus de Lankong ”’ (Delavay, Aug. 1883).

29. P. malacodon, Hooker.

Now we have come to another group in which there has
been much confusion. True P. malacodon is a very well-marked
species, so that it does not require much comment. The frond
is of a small to medium size, and has one to four falcate pinnae
on. each side, the margin of which is densely serrate with pro-
minent cuspidate teeth.

This fern is not at all uncommon in the Himalayas. Its
occurrence in China was first recorded by Baker,]| and his
information was based on a specimen collected by Henry in the

* Journ. Linn. Soc. xxv, p. 99, tab. xlii (1 1888).

Phan. et ne Hg Ic. Ill. tab. lxix, Ixx (1901).
hes Fil. § Kew Bull. 1895, Pp. 55-

P- 5
|| Journ. Bot. oe p- 177 (1889).

208 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

Province of Hupeh.* Later, Christ enumerates the same name
in the List of the Ferns collected by E. H. Wilson in Western
China.

A careful examination of these two specimens above-men-
tioned has shown that they do not represent the real P. malacodon,
but P. Stewartii, Clarke. Unfortunately I have been unable to
examine other specimens referred to P. malacodon by Christ,
so that I cannot speak with certainty regarding the correctness
‘of the identifications.

However, I have seen a specimen of the true P. malacodon,
Hook. from Western China,t which has been known as
austrosinicum, Christ,§ or P. albido-glaucum, C. Chr.|| Another
specimen of P. malacodon I have examined was collected in
Yatung, Tibet.4

30. P. Stewartii, Clarke.**

s has been alluded to under the preceding species, some
_ specimens of P. Stewartii have erroneously been recorded from
China as P. ma/acodon. Although these two species are closely
related, P. Stewartit can be distinguished from the other above
all by the nature of the serration, which is not cuspidate-pointed
as in its ally, and by the direction of the lowest pinnae, which
are deflexed, while those of P. malacodon are invariably falcate
and curved towards the apex of the frond or erect patent at
most.

The occurrence of P. Stewartii in China has also been reported
by Christ,++ who, on this occasion, reduced it to P. malacodon as
a variety. I have not seen any of the specimens referred to by
that pteridologist, so that I am not quite sure as to their correct
identification.
The following specimens have been examined from China :—
_~ Hupeh (Henry, n. 6170£). Szechwan: Mt Omei (Wilson,
N. 5333). Tibet: Yatung (Hobson, 1897).

23\° 37. P. cyrtolobum, Clarke.

In connexion with P. malacodon and other species of this
group, I may perhaps say a few words about P. cyrtolobum.

Henry, n. 6170E.
t Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xvi, p- 106, n. 24 (1906). The name is
given as P. malacordon, Kooh., which is, however, Ree meant by that
author for P. malacodon, Hook. t
Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xvi, p. 107 (1906 t
Mk cog ass) gr. Pp- 107 (1906), no Christ in C. Chr. Ind.
.- sole ae Pp. 58 (1913). {| Hobson,
ae Ind. in T . Linn. Soc. - $er, i, p. ee 1380 Pleopeltis
Sewn Bead. Ferns Br. Ind. sub tab. cciv (1866), ( Bae
ll. Soc. Bot , Mém. i, p. 8 (1905).

TAKEDA—ASIATIC PoLyPopIuMs. 299

The nearest affinity of this species is perhaps P. malacodon:
Baker * united the former with the latter, and has drawn up a
description which would fit both the species.

Our plant is characterised by the comparatively short stipe,
a large graceful frond with long falcate pinnae, the margin of
which is denticulate with low and not cuspidate teeth. The
ramenta on the rhizome are much the same as in P. malacodon,
being long-subulate, pale brown, fimbriate on the margin,
and shiny black in the centre, but are generally longer. The
spore of this species is almost smooth, as in P. malacodon.

P. cyrtolobum is not rare in Northern India, but seems to be
not common in China. I have seen only one specimen from that
country, which is very small, trifid with short basal lobes,
resembling P. hastatum on the whole. +

P. cyrtolobum has been correctly described and figured by
Clarke.t ’

32. P. oxylobum, Wall.

There is little doubt about the identity of P. oxylobum, Wall.
with P. trifidum, Don. As there is another P. trifidum published
earlier than Don’s species, this name, though older than P.
oxylobum, cannot be used.

This species has been confused particularly with P. hastatum
of Thunberg in many pteridological works, in spite of the fact
that these two species are absolutely distinct.

P. oxylobum varies from ternate to pinnatifid, or may even
be simple. In any case this species can be distinguished from
P. hastatum by the absolutely entire margin of the frond, and by
the larger size of the ramenta on the rhizome. When this
species produces a lobed frond, it is always pinnatifid, whereas
P. hastatum never produces pinnatifid fronds, but invariably
pedate. However, both the species may become trifid in certain
cases, which probably has caused the confusion. The spore of
this species is echinate as in P. hastatum. :

The following specimens have been examined from China
and Formosa :—

Cuina. Kwangtun;: Canton (Ford, Dec. 1878); Yunnan:
Szemao, W. mts., 6000 ft. (Henry n. 10,0808) ; Mengtsz, rocky
precipice in deep, dark glen (Hancock, n. II); Szemao Mts.,
6500 ft., on dry rocks (Henry, n. 13,074); Upper Yangtze
(Francis) ; W. China (Wilson, n. 5331 §).

Formosa. South Cape (Henry, n. 1241).

i : Yunnan (Delavay, n. 3997).

; z= eae Ne cae je Man ges Soc. sec. met 563, tab. lxxxiii (1880).

§ The specimen has been recorded as P. podobasis, Chr.; see Bull Acad. Intern.
Geogr. Bot. xvi, p. 106 (1906). The same number has agai been described as
P. trifidum var. catadromum, Christ, in Lecomte, Not. Syst. i, p. 33 (1909)!

%

+

300 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

33. P. ebenipes, Hooker.*

The pinnatifid frond of this species often resembles the
foregoing. The present plant can be distinguished from P.
oxylobum and others, above all, by the patent, regularly arranged
pinnae, the margin of which is serrate with low teeth, and by the
very black, shiny ramenta on the rhizome.

I have seen the following specimens from Chin

Yunnan: Maokon tschang (Delavay, Oct. 1883). Tibet :
Yatung (Hobson, 1897).

34. P. Faberi, Christ.

Unfortunately, the writer has not been able to see the original
specimen of this species. It is doubtless one of this group, and
may possibly be either P. oxylobum or P.c cyrtolobum. However, the
description being inadequate, it cannot be decided satisfactorily.

35. P. hastatum, Thunberg.

An extraordinarily polymorphic species, to nearly each form
of which one or two names have been given by various
herbarium botanists. Fronds may be either elliptical, a few cm.
in length, very obtuse, or longer, lanceolate, and acute or
acuminate, or more or less ovate, or much elongated, linear
lanceolate, and entire or repand, or ternatifid, subtrifid, or
even pedate, but néver pinnatifid. The first-mentioned, ex-
tremely dwarf form has been called P. hastatum forma pyg-
maeum, Maxim.t or P. Matthewii, Tutcher.§ Little larger
forms have been named P. hastatum varr. nikoense,|| simplex,{] and
albopunctatum, Chr.** P. arenarium, Bak.t} is a form witha long
simple frond, found in China, and P. Melleri, Bak.tt is a name
given to a similar form gathered in Madagascar. Diels has been
inclined to distinguish a ternatifid form with a stipe longer
than the frond as P. dolichopodum,§§ but this is nothing but the
normal form of P. hastatum, Thunb. The form with the pedate
fronds has been described by Christ as P. chenopus and P.
daciylinum.|||| A monstrous form with an inciso-laciniate frond
has been called P. hastatum var. incisum, Mak. The majority of
these different forms are, however, not fixed, and two or three
different forms are often found on the same rhizome, so that in

* Sp. Fil. v, p. 88 (1863). + Bull. Soc. France, Mém. i, p. 17 (1905).

¢ Fl. As. Or. Fragm. P. 73 (1879). aoenins Linn. Soc. xxxvii, p. 68 (1905).

ull, Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot. xvi, P. 105 (1906).

** Ibid. xvii, p. 137 (1907). tt Kew Bull. 1895,

Pp- 56. »
tt Syn. Fil. p. 359 (1868). §§ Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xxix, p. 205 (1
ll] Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. Mém. i, p. 20 (1905). Sette ates

17 agin - Mag. xxiv, p. 30 (1910).

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS. 301

many Cases, unless a special name be given to every frond detached
from the rhizome, such a multinominal system would only be found
ridiculous. Besides the shape and size, the frond may be either
pale green beneath or glaucous, as in many other species of this
group, so that this also cannot be reckoned as any diagnostic
character whatever.

As the distinguishing character of this species the margin
of the frond is the most reliable ; it is constantly depressedly
crenate with rather distant notches, as is beautifully deline-
ated by Makino.* The sori are situated midway between the
midrib and margin, or slightly nearer the midrib. The spore is
densely echinate.

The present species is very widely distributed over Japan,
Formosa, China, and Corea, and then reappears in Madagascar.
I have seen the following specimens from China and Formosa :—

CuInA. Fukien: Foochow (Maries); Chekiang: Ningpo
(Hanbury, 1854, Hancock, n. 37, Faber, Aug. 1885) ; Shangtung :
Chefoo (Faber, Feb. 1890, Hancock, n. 10), Wei-hai-wei (Matthew,
_ Feb. 1909) ; Hupeh: Nant’o (Henry, n. 3025, 4436) ; Szechwan:
Mt. Omei (Faber, n. 1066, Wilson, n. 5325), Moupin (David, 1870).

Formosa. Tamsui (Hancock, n. 45, Wilford, n. 519, Swinhoe,
1862) ; Posia (Steere).

36. P. Engleri, Leurssen.

This fern very much resembles the simple-leaved form of
the preceding species, so that Christ reduced it to P. hastatum
as a variety.t The only distinguishing character is, as has been
pointed out by Luerssen t and figured by Makino,§ that the
spore is absolutely smooth. The writer has not been able to
examine any specimen with ripe spores, so that this point has
been left undecided.||

This plant has been recorded frome the south-west of Japan
and Quelpart, where it occurs but seldom.

37. P. Griffithianum, Hooker.{

Although this species is very closely related to P. hastatum,
it is surprisingly invariable. This plant can be distinguished
from its nearest ally by the much thicker, oblong-elliptical frond
and by the larger costal sori.

t occurs in Northern India and Western China ; from the
latter country I have examined the following specimens :—

* Phan. et Pter. Japon. Icon. Illus. tab. xxviii.

+ Bull. Herb. Boiss. vi, p. 878 (1898).

t Engl. Bot. Jahrb. iv, p. 361 (1883).
Icon. Ill. tab. xxix.

Phan. et r. ;
i Cf. Appendix to the present paper, p. 308. q Icon. Pl. sub tab. 955 (1854).

302 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

Yunnan: Mengtsz, shady rocks and on trees, 8000-9500 ft.
(Hancock, n. 96) ; without special locality (Delavay, 1883-85).
Western China (Wilson, n. 5322).

38. P. drymoglossoides, Baker.

A very interesting species, closely allied to P. rhyncophyllum
and P. salicifolium, but is well characterised by the Drymo-
glossum-like appearance, as the name indicates.

This fern has a comparatively wide range of distribution
in China; and as specimens have been collected in different
localities ‘from time to time, they have been described under

various names. The synonyms and the specimens examined
are as follows :—

P. drymoglossoides, Bak. in Journ. Bot. 1887, p. 170.

Syn. :—P. moupinense, Franch. in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Par. sér.
2, X, p. 121 (1887-88).

P. cyclophylilum, Bak. in Ann. Bot. v, p. 473 (1891).

’ P. drymoglossoides a, Chr. in Bull. Acad. Intern. Geogr. Bot.
xi, p. 206, fig. dextr. (1902).

Chekiang: Ningpo (Hancock, n. 32); Kiangsu: Ling-yen-
san, Soochow (Matthew, June 1904) ; Hupeh: Ichang (Henry,
n. 1576) ; Nant’o (Henry, n. 2965, 4392) ; Changyang (Wilson,
n. 1450) ; without precise locality (Henry, n. 5963) ; Szechwan:
Mt. Omei (Faber, n. 1046), without locality (Henry, n. 75324).

39. P. rhyncophyllum, Hooker.*

So far as the writer is aware, this species has not been re-
corded from China under its proper name, but has been con-
founded with the preceding species. However, Christ has
noticed the difference, and distinguished it as P. drymoglossoides
8, and has given a figure of the specimen.{

Although this fern is not uncommon in Northern India, it
occurs but seldom in China; I have seen only the following
specimens :—

Western China (Wilson, n. 5316). Central China (Wilson,
n. 1379).

* Icon. Pl. sub tab. 954 (1854).
+ Bull. Acad. Intern, Geogr. Bot. xi, p. 206 (1902), fig. sinist.

D.
D,

TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS.

INDEX TO THE SPECIES AND VARIETIES.

D. phiebodes
pe cage Os Hook.
Zeylanic

e
Ble clongata B Kaulf.
Pl. nuda Hook.

PLS poet Be
Pl. Thunbergiana Kaulf,

VMs

{Lapp eS ae TU TU Yt TS

austrosinicum C
boninense Chr.
brachylepis Bak.

Buergerianum auct. J =
bullatum Bak. .
chenopus Chr.
Chinense Mett.
clathratum Clarke

var. lobatum Tak.
coraiense Chr.

crenato-pinnatum Clarke

cyclophyllum Bak.
cyrtolobum Clarke
dactylinum Chr.
deltoideum Bak.
distans Ma
dolichopodum Diels
drymoglossoides Bak.
ebenipes Hoo
etlophylium Diels
elongatum Schra

B. bicolor Tak.
Faberi

Gri han Hook. .

See also addendum, p. 312.)
Sapir Fortuni Moore. : :
ée

279,

304 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLyPopDIUMS.

PAGE

P. griseo-nigrum Bak. ; ‘ ; . -. 207
P. Gueintzii Mett. . ; . : : : Ras
P. Hancockii Bak. : : : : : agg
P. hastatum Thunb. j : : ; . 300
var. rosacea Chr. : : : ; . 300

var. Englert Chr 301

var pant Mak 300

var. nikoense Chr 300

var. simplex C z j ; 300

P.. hederaceum Chr. : ; ; i 5 262
P. Henryi Chr. : : ; : % ‘ p> 2B5*
P. heterolobum C. Chr. . : ; ; ; pon 288
P. hymenodes Kze. ; : ; : ‘ oy
a. sparsisorum Tak, : : : ‘ = a?

B. marginale Tak. . : : : : . 288
P. hymenodes Wall. : ; : : ‘ Ae |
P. intramarginale Bak. ; 2 : ; : . 284
P. involutum Bak. ; : P ; ; aay, |
P. Lastii Ba : : : ; : ‘ . 289
P. leiopteris Kze. . : : : : ; = 299
al Makino ‘ : . : ; Roe yi §
P. Lewisii Bak. oor ‘ ; : : : eiZes
P. lineare Thunb. . : ; : : 32267
a. Thunbergianum Tak. ; ; ; ‘ «268

B. subspathulatum Tak. : ; ; a; G70

y-. ussuriense C. Chr 4p f 3

8. loriforme Tak. 272

e. elongatum Tak 273

ar. abbreviatum Chr 270

var. caudatum Mak 274

var. contortum Chr 270

var. coraiense Chr 271

var. distans Mak. . é , j ; 271

var. Elysianum Blanf. ; ‘ ? , wc2zZ9

var. glaucosorum Christ ae ; ‘ i274,

var. Onoei Mak. : : ; ue a3]

var. polymorpham Clarke ; : : vs AOR

var. Schraderi Sim . : : : . 293

var. simplex Bak. : : : : j > 280

var. steniste Clarke . : : ‘ ; - 273

P. loriforme Wall. : : : : : Be
P. macrosorum Bak. : ; : ‘ : . 284
P. maculosum Chr. : ; ; : ‘ 280, 287
P. malacodon Hook - 297
P. Matthewi Tutch 300
P. megasorum C. C 284
P. . 300
ix mengtzeanum Bak. 276
P. micropteris Bak, 204
P. moupinense Franch 302
P. nigrocinctum Chr 292
P. ningpoense Bak 291
aleDon ‘ ‘ : : : . 286

_ var. latifrons Hook. . ; : e ; 286

Me : . 285

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TAKEDA—ASIATIC PoLypopiuMs,

normale Don—
var. normalis Hook.
var. sparisora Hook.
var. sumatranum Bak,
nudiusculum ;
nudum Kze.
Sbioneiriie C. Chr.

pseudoserratum Chr,
pteropus Bl.
var. minor Bedd.
rhynchophyllum Hook.
Rosthornii Diels
Schraderi Mett.
Milde

Scolopendrium Ham.
senanense Maxim

ssquipedal Wall
Met

aes leiopteris Mak,
shensiense Chr.
var. nigrovenium Chr,
Ww ;

.

superficiale Bl.

var. semilincaris Clarke
Acordes

trifidum

var. Lee Chr.

ussuriense Rel.
Veitchtit Bak.
var. nigrovenium Takeda

Seliger triphylla Chr. : . : *

306 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS: APPENDIX.

APPENDIX.

The Chinese and Japanese Polypodiums of the
Subgenus Pleopeltis in the Herbarium, Royal
Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

BY.

H, TAKEDA, D.LC.

THROUGH the courtesy of the authorities of the Royal
Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, the writer has had an opportunity
of examining the Chinese and Japanese specimens of Polypodium
subg. Pleopeltis. Although the majority of them are the same
as those mentioned in the foregoing paper, yet, as there are
several specimens which require comment, and also many others
from new localities, it is thought advisable to enumerate all
the specimens examined. The excellent specimens of P.
hastatum and of P. Englert from various localities have afforded
the writer the means of studying these two plants very closely.
As the result, the distinguishing characters formerly held have
proved to be insufficient for separation of these two species, so
that P. Engleri has been entirely suppressed.

In this enumeration the species are arranged alphabetically.
Except for a few cases, synonyms, etc., which can be found in
the foregoing paper are not given, since this list is meant to be
a supplement to the other. After each species which is dealt
with in the foregoing contribution the corresponding number is
indicated, with a view to facilitate reference.

1. P. annuifrons, Makino (10),

Japan. Prov. Mino: Yenasan (Sakurai, Aug. 1909, in hb.
ips. etin hb. Yokohama Nursery Company). Prov. Shimotsuke :
Chuzenji in Nikké (Takeda, Aug. 1904). Prov. Mutsu: Towada
(Faurie, n. 13,289). Prov. Ishikari in Yezo: Horonai (Faurie,
no. 1273).

The specimens collected by Faurie and above referred to
have been wrongly reported by Christ as P. simplex in Bull.
Herb. Boiss. vi, p. 673 (1896).

2. P. asterolepis, Baker (13).

. CutInAa. Hupeh: Western Hupeh (Wilson, n. 2635). Yun-
_ nan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 9203, 10,042, 10,0424).

TAKEDA—ASIATIC PoLypopIUMS: APPENDIX. 307

Wilson’s specimens are very similar to those collected by
Morse (n. 24) in Kiangi, and by Wilson (n. 5321) in Szechwan,
and referred to on page 284 of the present paper.

3. P. Buergerianum, Miquel (20).
JAPAN. Prov. Satsuma (Sakurai, in hb. Yokohama Nurs.
_Co., Sept. 1905). Prov. Tosa (Sakurai, Aug. 1908).

4. P. crenato-pinnatum, Clarke (28).

CuinaA. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 9895A); Szemao
(Henry, n. 10,284); vicinity of Yunnan-sen (Maire, n. 2732,
2760, 2800) ; flank of volcanic mountain, north-west of Teng-
yueh, lat. 25° 70’ N. (Forrest, n. 8390).

5. P. drymoglossoides, Baker (38).
CHINA. Hupeh (Henry, n. 3685 ; Wilson, n. 2647).
Henry’s specimens are the largest examined. The sterile
frond measures up to 7 cm. long, 2 cm. wide, while the fertile
one reaches 12 cm. long, 8 mm. broad.

6. P. eilophyllum, Diels (2).
CuinA. Hupeh (Henry, n. 6859).

7. P. ensatum, Thunberg (18).

Cu1nA. Yunnan: Milé district (Henry, n. 9896).

Japan. Prov. Idzu: Mt. Higane (Takeda, Apr. 1906).
Prov. Sagami: Mt. Oyama (Sakurai, Aug. 1907, Aug. 1909 ;
Bisset,.n. 542) ; Miyanoshita in Hakone (Bisset, n. 543).

Henry’s specimens from Yunnan are the co-type of P. oligo-
lepis, Bak. The type specimens of P. oligolepis kept in Kew
Herbarium possess only uniseriate sori, whereas the Edin-
burgh ‘specimens have semi-biseriate to semi-triseriate sori,
which character is also known to occur in P. ensatum, Thunb.

8. P. excavatum, Bory (9).

a. concolor, Takeda.

Cuina. Yunnan: on trunks of trees and humus-covered
boulders in side valleys on the eastern flank of the Tali Range ;
lat. 25° 40’ N.; alt. 8000—goo0 ft. (Forrest, n. 4927, pro parte).
B. discolor, Takeda.

Cuina. Szechwan: western Szechwan (Wilson, n. 2637).
Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 10,088) ; lava bed west of Teng-
yueh, lat. 25° N. (Forrest, n. 8083).

308 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS: APPENDIX.

g. P. Fortuni, Lowe (15).

CHINA. Hupeh (Wilson, n. 2640). Szechwan (Henry, n.
7247). Yunnan: without precise locality (Henry, n. 10,090) ;
Mengtsz (Henry, n. 9780, 13,634). Fukien: Lung yen chou
(Schindler, n. 419), Kwangtung: Thai-yong (Dalziel, Jul.
1899).

1o. P. Griffithianum, Hooker (37).

CHINA. Szechwan (Wilson, n. 2645). Yunnan: Mengtsz
(Henry, n. 10,2724).

11, P. hastatum, Thunberg (35).

CuInA. Szechwan (Wilson, n. 2639). Yunnan: Milé dis-
trict (Henry, n. 9897) ; Szemao (Henry, n. 12,633; 12 2,033B).
- Shangtung: Chefoo (ex hb. Carles).

Formosa. (ex hb. Carles).

JAPAN. Prov. Tosa (ex hb. Yokohama Nurs. Co.). Pro
Sagami: Yenoshima (Sakurai, Sept. 1910) ; Yokohama (Bisset,
n. 3593; Faurie, n. 540); Misaki (ex hb. Yokohama Nurs. Co.,
Sept. 1909). Prov. Shimotsuke: Nikk6 (Bisset, n. 1261, 1937,
1938, 3593).

A careful study of ripe spores has convinced the writer that
they are usually echinate, but occasionally quite smooth or
very little echinate, so that the sole distinguishing character
of P. Englert from the simple form of P. hastatum is not at all
satisfactory. Henry’s specimen (n. 9897) from Milé district
has the exact appearance of P. Englert delineated by Makino,*
but possesses echinate spores, whereas some specimens from
Japan of the typical P. hastatum have hardly echinate or per-
fectly smooth spores ; in some cases two kinds of spores have
been found from one and the same sorus. It is difficult to
regard P. Englert even as a variety of P. hastatum, so I propose
to.suppress the former altogether.

Nakai + distinguishes these two plants by means of length of
the stipe, which is in P. Englert more than 10 cm., and in the

other less. This method is, however, altogether impracticable.

12, P. hemionitideum, Wallich.

Cuina. Kwangtung: Thai-yong (Dalziel, 1898, rgor).

* Phan. Pterid. Japon. Icon. Illust. tab. xxviii.
+ Toky6 Bot. Mag. xxviii, p. 93 (1914).

TAKEDA—ASIATIC PoOLYPODIUMS: APPENDIX. 309

13. P. hymenodes, Kunze (17).

a. Sparsisorum, Takeda.

CHINA. Szechwan (Wilson, n. 2633). Yunnan: hills south
of Tengyueh, lat. 25° N., alt. 7000 ft. (Forrest, n. 9453) ; Mengtsz
(Henry, n. 92658).

8. marginale, Takeda.
Cuina. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 9265, 9265A).

14. P. lineare, Thunberg (1).

a. Thunbergianum, Takeda.

HINA. Yunnan: Milé district (Henry, n. 9893); eastern
flank of Tali Range (Forrest, n. 4927 partim) ; Szemao (Henry,
n. 10,062) ; Mengtsz (Henry, n. 10,0874). Kwangtung: Thai-
yong (Dalziel, Jul. 1901). Kiangsu: Shanghai (Carles, Oct. 1881).

Japan. Prov. Omi: Maebara (Faurie, n. 11,278). Prov.
Idzu (Faurie, n. 15,500, 15,508). Prov. Musashi : Téky6 (ex hb.
Yokohama Nurs. Co., Aug. 1907) ; Ikegami (Sakurai, Aug. 1909).
Prov. Sagami: Yokohama (Bisset, n. 539); Yokosuka (Bisset,
n. 1939, 1940). Prov. Iyo: Matsuyama (Faurie, n. 11,633).
Prov. Hitachi: Mt. Tsukuba (ex hb. Yokohama Nurs. Co.,
Aug. 1908). Prov. Shimotsuke: Nikké (Mochidzuki, Sept.
t9g10). Prov. Rikuzen: Kesenuma (Faurie, n. 6085). Prov.
Ugo: Akita (Faurie, n. 2216).

Forma caudato-attenuatum, Takeda.

Syn. :—P. lineare var. caudatum, Nakai, in Téky6 Bot. Mag.
Xxvili, p. 97 (1914), non Makino.

Japan. Prov. Sagami: Kamakura (Faurie, n. 1893, partim ?).
Prov. Musashi: Ikegami (Sakurai, Aug. 1909).

Nakai (l.c. p. 96) distinguishes a form with a branched frond
as var. ramifrons. This is, however, merely an extreme form of
a monstrosity se uncommon amongst ferns.

8. subspathulata, “Takeda.

CuinAa. Fukien: Foochow (Carles, Apr. 1881).

Japan. Without locality (hb. N. Fraser; Bisset, n. 1260,
4558, part.). Prov. Musashi: Tékyé (ex hb. Yokohama Nurs.
Co., Sept. 1907) ; Omiya (Sakurai, Aug. 1909).
y. ussuriense, C. Chr.

Japan. Prov. Sagami: Mt. Kintoki in Hakone (Bisset, n.
526). Prov. Hitachi: Mt. Tsukuba (Sakurai, Aug. 1910).
Prov. Shimotsuke: Nikk6é (Bisset, n. 1259, 1262; Takeda,

Sept. 1904).
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310 -TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS: APPENDIX.

0. loriforme, Takeda.
CHINA. Szechwan (Wilson, n. 2634).
Forma steniste, Takeda.
Cuina. Hupeh (Henry, n. 5654; Wilson, n. 2642).

15. P. membranaceum, Don.

CuinA, Yunnan: vicinity of Yunnan-sen (Maire, n. 2353,
2833) ; flank of volcanic mountain to north-west of Tengyueh,
lat. 25° 10’ N., alt. 7ooo ft. (Forrest, n. 8464) ; Szemao (Henry,
n. 9469D, 11,488c) ; south of Red River from Manmei, 6000 ft.
(Henry, n. 9469) ; Mengtsz (Henry, n. 94694).

16. P, normale, Don (16).

a. latifrons, Hook.
CuINA, Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 10,090),

17. P, oblongisorum, Christensen (4).
CuIna. Yunnan: south of Red River from Manmei
(Henry, n. 9194). ;
18. P. ovatum, Wallich (19).

Cu1na. Hupeh (Henry, n. 3123, 7879). Szechwan (Henry,
n. 7133). Yunnan: Feu chen lin Mt. forest, 6800 it. (Henry, n.
10,078c) ; Mengtsz (Henry, n. 9774; 10,0784).

19. P. oxylobum, Wallich (32).
Cutina. Yunnan: south of Red River from Manmei,
6000 ft. (Henry, n. 10,080) ; Mengtsz (Henry, 10,080a) ; Szemao
(Henry, n. 10,0808, 13,074, 13, 13,0744).

20. P. Phymatodes, Linnaeus.

Cuina. Without locality (Harland, n. 34). Kwantung:
Thai-yong (Dalziel, Sept. 1899, July 1901).
Formosa. Lambay Isle (Henry, n. 1133).

21. P. pteropus, Blume (24).
Cuina. “ Prope Hongkong in aqua leviter fluente super
Tupes crescentem ”’ (Hance, n. 1051)
22. P. Steerei, Harrington (23).
FORMOSA, Takow ey. sin. num.).

TAKEDA—AsIATIC PoLypopiumMs: APPENDIX. 311

23. P. Stewartii, Clarke (30).
CuInA. Hupeh (Henry, n. 61704, pro parte).

24. P. subhastatum, Baker (21).

8. longifrons, Takeda.
APAN. Prov. Idzu: Mt. Higanesan (Takeda, Apr. 1906,
Sakurai, Nov. 1910, Sept. 1907).

25. P. subimmersum, Baker (5).

Cuina. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 11,826).

26. P. sublineare, Baker (6).
HINA. Yunnan: south of Red River from Manmei (Henry,
n. g062A) ; Feng chen lin Mts. (Henry, 11,827).

27. P. subrostratum, Christensen.

Cuina. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 13,302).

28. P. superficiale, Blume (22).

CuinA. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 9264).

29. P. triglossum, Baker (25).
CHINA. Yunnan: Milé Mountain forest (Henry, n. 9953).

30. P. trisectum, Baker (26).
Cu1nA. Yunnan: vicinity of Yun-nan-sen (Maire, n. 2731,
2831; Milé district (Henry, n. 9891) ; Szemao (Henry, n. 98914,
13,121, 13,12IA, 13,121B). .

31. P. Veitchii, Baker (27).

Cu1na. Hupeh (Henry, n. 6170A, pro parte, 61708).

Szechwan (Wilson, n. 2644).
Japan. Prov. Kai: Mt. Komagatake (Sakurai, Aug. rgro).
887)

Prov. Shimotsuke : Nikk6 (Coll. ?, 23rd Aug. 1837).
32. P. Wallichianum, Spring.
Cumna. Yunnan: Mengtsz (Henry, n. 10,0 10,0794,
11,514).

312 TAKEDA—ASIATIC POLYPODIUMS: APPENDIX.

The foregoing enumeration of the species of the subgenus
Pleopeltis in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden,
Edinburgh, necessitates a short supplement to the Index on
pages 303-5. Five additional species have to be noted.

ADDENDUM TO INDEX (pp. 303-5).

PAGE

P. hemionitideum, Wall. : : : : ; . 308
membranaceum, Don ‘ ; s 30

P.. Phymaitodes, Linn. ‘ ‘ ; a 3 - 310
P. subrostratum, Christ. ‘ : ‘ ‘ ‘ «31%
F. Wallichianum, Spring <.. : : : : git

As the species in this Appendix are arranged in alphabetical
order, there is no need for a detailed index.

DIAGNOSES

Specierum novarum
in herbario Horti Regii Botanici Edinburgensis cognitarum.

CIII-CL.

The species described in this series are :—

SPECIES BORNEENSES : —

Argostemma humifusum, W. W. Sm., p. 317.
Argostemma sarawakense, W. W. Sm. , po S18.

‘Boea Brettiana, W. W. Sm., p. 319.

Clerodendron Brookeanum, W. W. Sm.,..p. 320.
Dendrochilum Dewindtiana, W. W. Sm.., p. 321.

Gynura albicaulis, W. - 322

Ilex Havilandii, Loesener, var. -. major, Ww, W. Sm., p. 323.
icine aea parvi arvifolia, W. W. Sm., ab: a

Vaccinium borneénse, W. W. Sm., p. 329.

SPECIES CHINENSES :—

Acer oblongum, Wall., var. biauritum, W. W. Sm., p. 329.
Adenophora Forrestii, ‘Diels, var. minor, W. W. Sm. , p- 330.
Agapetes rdii, m., p. 330.

Androsace Graceae, G. Forrest, p. 331

Anthriscus yunnanensis, hips ; a 33%

Boottia echinata,

Crepis setigera, Scott, p- 33 aa

Didissandra Agnesiae, G. Forrest, p. 334.

Eria aes W. W. Sm., 5-

Eriolaena yunnanens s, W. W. Sm., p. 336.

Herminium Souliei, Roife, var. lichiangense, W. W. Sm., p. 337.
aa clavicuspis, Hook. f. mss., p. 337:

Impatiens cyclosepala, Hook. f. mss., p. 338.

- [Notes, RBG, Edin., No. XL, March 1915.]

314 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUMs

Impatiens Forrestii, Hook. f. mss., p. 339.

Magnolia taliensis, W. W. » SAY:
Pleurospermum aromaticum W. W. Sm., p. 341.
Pleurospermum linearilobum W. W. Sm., p. 342

» P. 344.
Saxifraga macrostigma, (Franch.) Engl. et Irmscher, var.
cordifolia, W. W. Sm., p. 345.
Tanacetum Delava , Franch. mss., Pp. 345.
Trachydium ? simplicifolium, W. W. Sm. , p. 346.
SPECIES AFRICANAE :—
Bulbophyllum inopinatum, W. W. Sm., p. 346.
Polystachya Hamiltonii, W. W. Sm., p. 347.
SPECIES HIMALENSIS :—
Sedum Praegerianum, W. W. Sm., p. 348.

The species fall into the following natural orders :—

ACERACEAE : Acer oblongum, Wall., var. biauritum,W. W. Sm. , p- 320.
ALANGIACEAE : Alangium kinabaluense, W. W. Sm.,p. 315.
CAMPANULACEAE : os Forrestii, Diels, var. “inition, W. W.

» P. 330.
ComposiTAE: Aster se Franch. mss., p. 332.
Crepis setigera, Scott, p. 333.
Gynura albicaulis, W. W. Sm., p. a
CRASSULACEAE : Sedum Praegerianum, W. W. Sm., p. 348.
CUPULIFERAE : Betula Delavayi, Franch., var. calcieola, W. W. Sm.,

P- 333.
Betula Delavayi, Franch., var. Forrestii, W. W. Sm.,

P. 332.
ERICACEAE : Rhododendron Clementinae, G. Forrest, p. 343.
Rhododendron Roxieana, G. Forrest, p.
peepee Antidesma caulifloram ; Ww. OW. Sm., p. 316.
GERANIA : Impatiens clavicuspis, Hook. f. mss., p. 337.

GESNERACEAE : Boea Brettiana, W. W. Sm., p. 319.
poe oe Agnesiae, G. Forrest, Pp. 334.
HyYDROCHARID : Boottia echinata, W. W. Sm., p. 333
ILICINEAE : Tlex F Havilandii , Loesener, var. major, ‘W.W.Sm. , P- 323-
ILIACEAE : Pleomele sarawakensis, W. W. Sm. » Pp. 325.

MyrTAcgae : Tristania Moultoniana, W. W. Sm., p. 328.
ORCHIDEAE : Bulbophyllum inopinatum, W. W. Sm , p- 346.
Dendrochilum Dewindtiana, W. W. Sm. , Pp. 321.
Eria obvia, W. W. Sm., p. 335.
Herminium Souliei, Rolfe, var. lichiangense, W. W
= 2 SM p. 337.
eee Polystach SS , Ww. W. Sm. » P. 347-

SPECIES BORNEENSES. 315

. PRIMULACEAE : Androsace Graceae, G. Forrest, p. 331.

RUBIACEAE : Argostemma humifusum, W. W. Sm., p47
Argo ;

imonius | Rebenatine: W. W. Sm D3 gf
SAXIFRAGEAE : Saxifraga macrostigma, (Franch.) Engl. et Irmscher,
var. cordifolia, W. W. Sm., p. 345.
STERCULIACEAE : Eriolaena yunn nan ensis, W. we Sm. , p- 336.
UMBELLIFERAE : — yunnanensis, W. W. Sm. (Ress;

meant! 3
Tanacetum Delavayi, Franch. mss., p. 345.
Trachydium ? simplicifolium, W. W. Sm, , p- 346.
Agapetes Wardii, W. W. SF a 330.
VACCINIACEAE : Vaccinium borneénse, W. W. Sm., p. 329.
VERBENACEAE : Clerodendron Brookeanum, W. W. Ga , p- 320.

SPECIES BORNEENSES.

Alangium (Marlea) kinabaluense, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Inter species adhuc descriptas foliis parvis flores vix super-
antibus facile recognoscitur.

Frutex; altitudo non nota; ramuli crassiusculi primo
tomentelli deinde glabrescentes saepe muscis hepaticisque
epiphyticis tecti. Folia 2-3 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. lata, elliptica
vel late obovata apice rotundata brevissime emarginata basi
late cuneata vel subrotundata coriacea integerrima utrinque
glabra, costa supra impressa subtus multo elevata nervis utrin-
que 5-6 plus minusve distinctis. Cymae contractae circ. 2 cm.
longae 3-6-florae juxta apices ramulorum positae minute
tomentellae, pedunculo brevissimo saepe vix evoluto pedicellis
3-4 mm. longis bracteis circ. 2 mm. longis lanceolatis vel subu-
lato-lanceolatis. Calycis fulvo-tomentelli limbus in dentes
4 ovatos acutiusculos 1mm. longos partitus ovario anguste
turbinato circ. 3 mm. longo costulato. Petala loriformia fere
2 cm. longa extus dense rufo-tomentella intus dense albido-
villosa. Stamina 4, I.5 cm. longa vel paulo ultro filamentis
dense longiuscule albo-villosis antheris usque ad 5 mm. longis.
Stylus cylindricus stamina pee superans glaber; stigma
capitatum simplex. Drupa deest

Borneo :—In Sarawak on Mt. Kinabalu at an altitude of
13,000 ft. 25th Sept. 1913. Native Collector. No. 49 in Herb.
Edin.

316 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

A very remarkable species distinguished at once by the very
small leaves. I find no previous record of any Alangium from
this mountain.

Anerincleistus monticolus, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis Anerincleisto Beccarut, Cogn. a quo foliis basi
cuneatis petalis subulato-acuminatis inter alia recedit; ad
A. glomeratum, King foliis appropinquat inflorescentia valde
divergit.

Fruticulus; altitudo non nota. Caulis teres brevissime
denseque adpresseque fulvo-strigillosus. Folia petiolo 2-3 cm.
longo fulvo-strigilloso suffulta anguste elliptica vel elliptico-
lanceolata 10-15 cm. longa 2-4 cm. lata basi cuneata apice
caudato-acuminata integra chartacea vel in siccitate subcoriacea
supra fusco-viridia setulis minutis aspersa praeterea (sub valido
lente) furfuracea infra pallidiora in nervis dense fulvo-strigillosa
caetera setulis minutis conspersa 5-nervia venis transversis
3-4 mm. inter se distantibus subrectis. Panicula terminalis
pedunculo usque ad 4.5 cm. longo dense fulvo-strigilloso suffulta
ad 10 cm. longa tota fulvo-strigillosa. Flores saepissime 3-nati
ad pedunculorum secundariorum + 1 cm. longorum apices
umbellatim positi; pedicelli + 5 mm. longi. Calyx late
cupularis 2-3 mm. longus 2~3 mm. latus 4-dentatus densissime
fulvo-strigillosus ; dentes brevissimi vix I mm. longi triangulari-
ovati obtusi persistentes strigillosi. Petala 2-2.5 mm. longa
(ex collectore rubra) ovata longiuscule subulato-acuminata non-
nunquam setulis pluribus dorso ornata subcoriacea. Stamina 8,
subaequalia 4 paullo majora; antherae majores 3 mm. longae
sublineares basi longiuscule bilobae utrinque inappendiculatae
minores oblongae 2 mm. longae basi bilobae. Ovarium vertice
coronula 4-loba ornatum ; stylus multo deflexus apice inflexus ;
stigma punctiforme. Capsula 3 mm. paullulo superans quadri-
valvata valvis triangularibus.

Borneo :—On Mt. Santubong, Sarawak. 13th March 1914.
Native Collector. No. 154.

This new species is closely allied to A. Beccarii, Cogn., but
is at once distinguished by the leaves. The collector states that
the colour of the flowers is red; this may refer to the stamens ;
the corolla is somewhat coriaceous, and, as far as one can judge
from the dried specimens, presents no vivid colours.

Antidesma cauliflorum, W. W.Sm._ Sp. nov.
Species cauliflora ex affinitate A. Roxburghit, Wall.

Frutex ramis cortice griseo praeditis ramulis subteretibus
‘primo + dense fulvyo-tomentosis atque -pilosis mox glabre-

SPECIES BORNEENSES. Sr?

scentibus. Folia magnitudine variabilia, majora 40 cm. longa,
12 cm. lata, minora 12-14 cm. longa, + 3 cm. lata, oblonga vel
oblongo-elliptica subcaudato-acuminata basi -- late cuneata
chartacea supra glabra subnitentia infra costa nervisque -+
dense adpresse fulvo- pilosa cetera glabra vel subglabra +
nitentia nervis lateralibus utrinque 8-16 intra marginem arcuatis
utrinque conspicuis subtus paulo elevatis nervulis distinctis
bene reticulatis; petioli 3-20 mm. longi primo dense fulvo-
tomentosi tandem glabri incrassati cortice griseo rugoso ; gemmae
ovoideae fulvo-tomentosae. Spicae masculinae e caule vetusto
orientes fasciculatae 2-20-natae, 15-20 cm. longae simplices
vel basi ramosae substrictae erectae, dense fulvo-tomentellae
(ut bracteae lanceolatae 3-4 mm. longae), pedunculo 2-3 cm.
longo suffultae. Calyx vix 0.5 mm. longus 3-partitus extus dense
pubescens. Discus parvus villosulus ovarii rudimento minimo
vel nullo. Stamina 2-3, circ. 1.5 mm. longa filamentis glabris.
Racemi feminei flexuosi spicis masculinis similes origine magni-
tudine pedunculis bracteis indumento congruentes; -pedicelli
rt mm. longi villosuli; calyx circ. 0.5 mm. longus extus dense
pubescens brevissime vel vix lobatulus. Ovarium juventute
vi imaturum 7-8 mm. longum ovoideum dense

non visum,
adpresse villosulum.

Borneo :—Limbang, Sarawak. Haviland. No. 726 ¢ in
Herb. Kew.

Near Kuching, Sarawak. Haviland. No. 730 ¢ in Herb.
Kew. Z
Baram. May 1894. Haviland. No. 3263 ¢ in Herb. Kew. ;
July 1894. Haviland and Hose. No. 3264 f in Herb. Kew.

Kuching. April 1914. Native Collector. No. C133 $ in
Herb. Edin.

A species readily distinguished by its cauliflory.

Argostemma humifusum, W. W. Sm. _ Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate A. Elatostemmatis, Hook. f. ; foliis
membranaceis, parium minoribus petiolatis inter alia recedit.

Planta herbacea -— 12 cm. longa. Caulis prostratus basi
nudus teres glabratus supra sat foliosus + complanatus setulis
vermiculiformibus -_ dense conspersus. Folia opposita valde
inaequalia ; majora 6-9 cm. longa, 3-4.5 cm. lata, obovata vel
subelliptica, apice lata -- breviter acuminata, basi + late
cuneata saepius valde inaequalia, margine integra vel paulo
undulatula setoso-ciliata membranacea supra atroviridia sparsius
setulis vermiculiformibus obsita subtus minute crebre pustulata
nervis setosis utrinque 7-8 paulo elevatis ; petioli 1-2 cm. longi
setosuli; parium folia minora + 1 cm. longa + 6 mm. lata

318 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

ovata petiolo circ. 5 mm. longo praedita, cetera majoribus
subsimilia ; stipulae laminis foliorum minorum subsimiles late
ovatae persistentes. Flores albi in pedunculis usque ad 2.5 cm.
longis subglabris terminalibus umbellatim dispositi; pedicelli
6-8, + 5 mm. longi subglabri; bracteae plures late ovatae
pedicellis multo breviores sparse minute pilosulae, involucri-
formiter aggregatae. Calycis circ. 3 mm. longi tenuiter mem-
branacei tubus subcampanulatus circ. 1.5 mm. longus extus
minute villosulus, lobi 5 ‘fere rotundati glabri. Corolla 5 mm.
longa vel paulo ultro haud bene aperta extus sparse pilosula.
Stamina 5 filamentis brevissimis antheris cohaerentibus truncato-
rostratis. Fructus deest.

Borneo :—Sarawak. 1865-67. Beccari. No. 150 in Herb.

ew.

Gunong Bayat, Sarawak. March 1914. Native Collector.
No. D131 in Herb. Edin.

This species much resembles an Elatostema in habit, as does
the closely allied species A. Elatostemma, Hook. f.

Argostemma sarawakense, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate A. Elatostemmatis, Hook. f., et A.
ophirensis, Maingay, et A. johorensis, Ridley; caule glabro,
parium foliis minoribus stipulas simulantibus et aequantibus
inter alia recognoscenda.

Planta herbacea 30 cm. alta vel paulo ultra. Caulis basi
+ prostratus nodis radicans supra ascendens vel suberectus sat
foliosus subteres striatulus mox albescens squamuloso-decorti-
cans. Folia opposita valde inaequalia ; majora 6-12 cm. longa,
(plerumque 7-8 cm.), 1.5-4 cm. lata, ovato-lanceolata vel
lanceolata vel lineari-lanceolata apice acuta vel longiuscule
acuminata basi rotundata vel + late cuneata integra vel margine
paulo undulatula coriacea supra atroviridia glabra subtus
tomento brevissimo fulvido dense velata; costa subtus paulo
elevata glabrescens, ut linea nigrida apparet; nervi utrinque
6-8, supra obscuri subtus distincti; petioli + 5 mm. longi;
parium folia minora 6-7 mm. longa lanceolata vel sublinearia
sessilia vel subsessilia glabra vel sparse pilosula in caule inferi-
ore saepe delapsa; stipulae foliis minoribus subsimiles paulo
latiores saepe ovato-lanceolatae integrae. Flores albi in pedun-
culis usque ad 3 cm. longis glabris terminalibus umbellatim
dispositi ; pedicelli + 12, + 1 cm. longi + pilosuli; bracteae
plures stipulis subsimiles involucriformiter aggregatae. Calycis
subcoriacei nec reticulato-venosi tubus subcampanulatus circ.
2 mm. longus extus + fulvo-pilosulus, lobi 5, circ. 2 mm. longi,
_ + late ovati + obtusi, extus pilosuli vel subglabri intus glabri.

_ Corolla 4-5 mm. longa ad medium vel ultro 5-partita (raro

SPECIES BORNEENSES, 319

3-partita !) lobis ovatis obtusis. Stamina plerumque 5, circ.
3 mm. longa antheris cohaerentibus. Ovarium biloculare 4
stylus apicem versus dense pilosulus stigmate capitellato.
Capsula (una matura visa) apice (operculatim ?) dehiscens
seminibus fibris paleaceis intermixtis; fructus maturi plures
valde desiderantur.

Borneo :—Haviland. No. 689 in Herb. Kew.

Kuching ; herb, flower white. Sept. 1892. Haviland. No.
1613 in Herb. Kew.

Kuching. May 1893. Haviland. No. 2958 in Herb. Kew.

Kuching; corolla, calyx and pedicels whité. Nov. 1894.
Haviland and Hose. No. 3408 in Herb. Kew.

Kuching; flower white, in swampy ground. Aug. 1913.
Native Collector. No. 28 in Herb. Edin. ;

Sarawak, in swampy ground. Nov. 1913. Native Collector.
No. 85 in Herb. Edin.

An interesting species with very unequal pairs of leaves.
On the lower shoots the smaller leaves (which much resemble
the stipules) and stipules are often deciduous, and the plant then
appears to be alternate-leaved. The structure of the flower
is quite that of Argostemma, although the corolla is not markedly
rotate and the seeds appear to be intermingled with a quantity
of paleaceous fibres. There is only one ripe fruit (Haviland
and Hose, 3408) available, which I have refrained from dissecting
fully. Some mature fruits are much desired to settle this some-
what interesting point.

‘Boea Brettiana, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis B. crassifoliae, Hemsl. quae foliis supra
glabris nec dense villosulis inter alia recedit.

Herba brevicaulis nonnunquam fere acaulis; rhizoma
longum crassissimum lignosum apicem versus vaginis alutaceis
foliorum praeteritorum dense indutum; caulis pars foliata
plerumque 8-10 cm. alta nonnunquam multo brevior quadrata
dense albido- vel fulvo-tomentosa. Folia basi lata sessilia
pleraque basalia vel subbasalia 10-30 cm. longa 2-5 cm. lata
lineari-oblanceolata vel anguste spathulata vel oblongo-spathu-
lata apice subobtusa vel subacuta basi paulo attenuata crassis-
sima coriacea margine undulatula supra atroviridia densissime
atque subscabridule villosula, hic illic flocculoso-albido-lanata,
subtus tomento densissimo mollissimo albido vel fulvido induta ;
costa supra ut linea albida apparens infra eminens usque ad 3 mm,
lata; nervi supra evanidi infra utrinque 8-12 satis distinct.
Inflorescentiae amplae 10—30 cm. longae fructu usque ad 40 cm.
auctae, nunc caulem terminantes, nunc subscaposae in plantis

320 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

subacaulibus, nunc multae valde effusae ex axillis omnibus
orientes superiores longissimae inferae breviter evolutae ; pedun-
culi et ramuli pedunculorum cum pedicellis 1 cm. longis den-
sissime fulvido-araneoso-tomentosi multiflori apice laxe cymosi ;
bracteae lanceolatae vel lineares parvae tomentosae. Flores
(expansi) fere 2 cm. diametro caerulei. Calyx circ. 4 mm.
longus dense fulvo-tomentosus alte 5-fidus in lobos lineares 3
mm. longos subaequales anteriores paullulo longiores. Corollae
glabrae tubus brevis calycem paulo superans late campanulatus ;
limbus 2-labiatus, labio antico 1.2 cm. longo in lobos tres subro-
tundatos diviso labio postico 2-lobo multo breviore. Stamina
2 inclusa glabra sub medio tubo affixa filamentis incurvis 5-6
mm. longis antheris maximis circ. 5 mm. longis multo induratis
arcte agglutinatis. Ovarium glabrum circ. 2.5 mm. longum,
stylo filiformi glabro 8 mm. longo stigmate parvo truncatulo.
Capsula linearis 3-3.5 cm. longa spiraliter torta seminibus
minutis fusiformibus.

Borneo :—Mt. Start ; limestone, at 1500 ft.; corolla blue.
Haviland. No. 1460 in Herb. Kew.

Ban ; limestone rocks; flowers blue. Ridley. No. 11,724
in Herb. Kew.

Near Sudan, Sarawak. Native Collector. No. 14 in Herb.
Edin.

A very beautiful species with an ample inflorescence of blue
flowers ; evidently a xerophytic plant. The species is dedicated
to the Ranee Mudah of Sarawak.

Clerodendron Brookeanum, W. W. Sm._ Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis Clerodendro myrmecophilae, Ridley ;
foliis acuminatis textura multo tenuioribus corollae tubo multo
longiore inter alia recedit.

Suffrutex ramulis subquadratis junioribus saltem non fistu-
losis cortice griseo praeditis. Folia siccitate tenuiter membran-
acea opposita integra plerumque oblonga apice abrupte brevi-
terque acuminata basi rotundata vel paullulo-attenuata utrinque
glabra 25-30 cm. longa, 8-10 cm. lata; nervi utrinque 7-8,
graciles subtus paulo elevati; petioli 7-8 cm. longi rigidi.
Panicula terminalis multiflora minute glanduloso-puberula cum
pedunculo rigido circ. 10 cm. longo usque ad 30 cm. longa, circ.
8 cm. lata; rami divaricati complanati cymulis paucifloris ;
bracteae 3-4 mm. longae lineares vel subulatae puberulae ;
bracteolae multae lineares vel setaceae ; pedicelli graciles rubro-
purpurei 5-10 mm. longi. Calyx + 5 mm. longus siccitate
rubescens puberulus in lobos lineari-lanceolatos acuminatos ad

Guas partes divisus. Corolla circ. 3 cm. longa siccitate rubro-

f
SPECIES BORNEENSES. 321

aurantiaca; tubus gracilis cylindricus circ. 2.3 cm. longa ;
lobi anguste obovato-oblongi apice rotundati superiores paululo
longiores. Stamina longissime exserta (2-3 cm.) filamentis
gracillimis rubris antheris minimis. Ovarium subglobosum ;
fructus deest.

Borneo :—Near Gunong Bayat, Sarawak. Jan. IQ14.
Native Collector. No. 142 in Herb. Edin.

Also a sheet without collector’s name or number under
C. macrophyllum, Hook. mss. (nec Sims) in Herb. Kew.

Haviland and Hose, No. 3560 in Herb. Kew., from Kuching,
Sarawak, appears to be the same.

As pointed out by Sir Joseph Hooker in Bot. Mag. under tab.
7887, the Bornean plant is closely allied to C. myrmecophila,
Ridley. The manuscript name C. macrophyllum, Hook., is
antedated by C. macrophyllum, Sims, a synonym of C. serratum,
Spreng. . ¢

The specific name is in honour of the Rajah of Sarawak.

Dendrochilum (Platyclinis) Dewindtiana, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov,

Species affinis D. grandifloro (Ridl.) Pfitz. sed floribus majori-
bus labello multo diverso inter alia discrepat ; in eodem monte
apud altitudinem eandem crescit.

Pseudobulbi approximati in rhizomate repente positi ovoideo-'
obiongi monophylli 1.5-3 cm. longi, usque ad 1.5 cm. lati.
Folia 10-12 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. lata lineari-oblonga obtusa apice
bilobula basi in petiolum pseudobulbo subaequilongum sensim
angustata. Scapi usque ad 30 cm. longi foliis explanatis
synanthi subrigidi vel subarcuati; racemi 15-20 cm. longi
multiflori. Bracteae 3-4 mm. longae ovaria pedunculata paulo
superantes patentes lanceolatae acuminatae dorso nervis cras~
sis praeditae. Flores inter majores albidi. Sepala 7-8 mm.
longa 2-3 mm. lata lanceolata acuta ; dorsale paullulo angustius.
Petala sepalis paulo breviora paulo latiora oblanceolata apice
obtusa vel subrotundata. Labellum dilatatum trilobum circ.
7 mm. longum ; lobi laterales parvi vix I mm. longi falcato-
denticuliformes paulo supra medium positi; lobus intermedius
late obovatus circ. 4.5 mm. latus apice rotundatus ; carinulae
tres a basi ad tres partes pererrantes, mediana minus distincta.
Gynostemium circ. 5 mm. longum ; stelidia lateralia fere 2mm.
supra basin gynostemii inserta, 3 mm. longa lineari-oblonga
subobtusa suberecta alam apicalem gynostemii fere aequantia.

Borneo :—On Mt. Kinabalu, alt. 7200 ft. 28th Aug. 1913.
Native Collector. No. 99.

On Mt. Kinabalu, alt. 13,000 ft. (?). 25th Aug. 1913.
Native Collector. No. 68.

322 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

This species comes from the same locality and from approxi-
mately the same altitude as Dendrochilum grandiflorum, Pfitz.
It differs in the larger flowers which have a labellum of quite a
different shape from that of the species named. The general
outline of the labellum approximates to that of Dendrochilum
longifolium, Reichb. f., except that the apex is rounded and not
pointed; cf. fig. in Engl. Pflanzenr..—Kranz. Coelogyninae,
p. 101. Among the species monographed in the above work by
Kranzlin it seems to belong to the section Délaiata, Pfitz., in the
neighbourhood of Dendrochilum latifolium, Lindl., and in
company with D. grandiflorum, Pfitz.

The colour is said by the native collector to be white; in
the dried state it is yellowish in tinge. This orchid is dedicated
to the Ranee of Sarawak.

Gynura albicaulis, W. W.Sm._ Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate Gynurae bicoloris, DC. a qua foliis
superioribus petiolatis nec sessilibus inter alia discrepat.

Planta herbacea (basi suffrutescens ’) 1 m. alta vel ultro
parce ramosa supra sat foliosa pro maxima parte glaberrima.
Rami subteretes striatuli sordide albidi. Folia basalia non
visa ; superiora 6-8 cm. longa, 2-3.5 cm. lata, obovata vel ob-
lanceolata vel rarius subelliptica, apice rotundata vel subobtusa
vel subacuta, apiculata, basi in petiolum + 1 cm. longum sensim
attenuata plus minusve coriacea margine integra vel remotius
apiculato-denticulata apiculis utrinque I-5, plerumque glaber-
rima, nonnunquam margine atque pagina inferiore sparse
breviterque setosula; nervi utrinque 3-5, obscuri vel nonnun-
quam subtus prominuli; folia suprema medianis saepe vix
minora, omnia petiolata. _ Inflorescentia terminalis circ. ro cm,
longa corymboso-f Pedunculi recto angulo
abeuntes 3-8 cm. longi remoti capitula solitaria vel bina (pedun-
culis secundariis divaricatis 2-3 cm. longis suffulta) plerumque
gerentes ; bracteae paucae 5~7 mm. longae subulatae. Capitula
+ 1 cm. longa medio circ. 5 mm. lata. Involucri cylindracei
phylla 1-seriata oblonga 7 mm. longa acuta vel subacuta mar-
ginibus late scariosa medio viridia, glabra vel sparse villosula, 1-2
subulata extus addita. Corolla tenuiter tubulosa circ. 8 mm.
longa ex collectore rubrida. Achaenia oblonga 2.5 mm. longa
striatula parce villosula; pappi setae corollam aequantes
copiosae fragiles albae.

Borneo :—On Mt. Start (limestone), 1200 ft.; tall herb,
corolla reddish, stamens yellowish. Haviland. No. 1500 in
Herb. Kew.

Mordge Sudan, Sarawak. Native Collector. No. Dz in Herb.
| Rain.

SPECIES BORNEENSES. 323

Ilex Havilandii, Loesener, var. major, W. W.Sm. Var. nov.

Folia multo majora, 3.5~4 cm. longa, 1.5-2. 5 cm. lata,
coriacea obovata marginibus + recurva utrinque nitida subtus
glanduloso-punctata nervis supra impressis subtus distinctis.
Inflorescentia similis ei typi.

Borneo :—Mt. Santubong, Sarawak. March 1914. Native
Collector. No. D167 in Herb. Edin.

The specimens of this new variety suggest that they represent
a lowland, or at any rate a less alpine, form of Ilex Havilandii,
Loesener (I. vaccintifolia, Stapf). The leaves are much larger
and less congested than those of the original Mt. Kinabalu

plant

Lucinaea parvifolia, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ramulis crispato- pilosis foliis parvis capitulis pauci-
floris floribus pentameris conspicua.

Frutex ramosus supra suberectus basin versus semiprostratus
hic illic radicans ramulis primo dense fulvo - crispato - pilosis
deinde glabrescentibus. Folia stipulis brevibus ovatis petiolis
2-3 mm. longis glabris praedita, 2-3.5 cm. longa, I-1.5 cm. lata,
lanceolata vel ovato-lanceolata vel subelliptica apice acuta
basi rotundata integra coriacea glaberrima supra nigrescentia
infra pallidiora costa subtus paulo elevata nervis lateralibus
utrinque 7-8 obscuris saepe evanidis. Capitula breviter pedun-
culata (2-4 mm.), plerumque solitaria terminalia 3-5-flora,
cupula parva patelliformi 3-4 mm. lata bilobatula suffulta.
Calycis fere 4 mm. longi tubus turbinatus, limbus annularis
integer persistens, circ. 2 mm. altus. Corollae albae tubus
brevis, lobi 5, 3-4 mm. longi tubo multo longiores, lineari-oblongi
obtusiusculi primo erecti intus apice glabri infra dense longius-
cule albo-barbati. Stamina 5 filamentis brevissimis antheris
+ x mm. longis. Stylus filiformis fere 4 mm. longus ramis
linearibus villosulis -- 1 mm. longis. Fructus maturus deest.

Borneo :—Sarawak (1865-68). Beccari. No. 3098 in Herb.

Kew.

Path to Matang. Sept. 1892. Haviland. No. 678 in Herb.
Kew

Sarawak, in swampy ground. Nov. 1913.
No. 136 in Herb. Edin.

This species is akin to L. Pentacme, Stapt.

Native Collector.

Neurocalyx matangensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.
Species ex affinitate N. Gardner, Thw.
Planta humilis villosa. Caulis simplex plerumque 2-8 cm.
vix superans in uno specimine ab Havilandio notato usque ad

324 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

I m. evolutus, basi crassus lignosus dense fulvo-pilosus vestigiis
foliorum praeteritorum stipulisque fere celatus, nonnunquam
pro maxima parte subterraneus. Stipulae majusculae 1-2.5
cm. longae multifidae longiuscule strigoso-pilosae. Folia oppo-
sita, plerumque conferta subbasalia petiolo 2-3 cm. longo dense
fulvido-crispato-pilosulo atque longiuscule albido-setoso suffulta,
9-24 cm. longa, 4-8 cm. lata, oblanceolata apice subrotundata
breviter acuminata basi sensim attenuata vel rarius subrotun-
data, firme membranacea margine undulata longe setoso-ciliata
supra rugosula vel bullatula atroviridia sétis longis albidis
atque setulis minimis fulvidis crispatis + dense obsita infra ad
costam nervosque longe albido-setosa, caetera crispato-pilosula ;
nervi utrinque 15-20 subparalleles leviter arcuati fere ad margi-
nem producti ibique ascendenti-confluentes supra paulo impressi
subtus + elevati. Inflorescentiae axillares 4-8 cm. longae
floribus apicem versus corymbose congestis subnutantes vel
ascendentes ; pedunculi, pedicelli + 5 mm. longi, bracteae
lanceolatae -- 5 mm. longae, calyces, omnes albido-setosi atque
fulvo-crispato-pilosuli. Calycis tubus subglobosus 2 mm. longus
fructu ad 3 mm. auctus, lobi 5 mm. longi breviter unguiculati
nunc omnes subaequales lanceolati, nunc valde inaequales 2-3
ovati ampli 3-2 lanceolati vel lineari-lanceolati, membranacei
reticulatim venosi. Corolla alba 5-partita + calycem vix
aequans segmentis lanceolatis. Stamina circ. 4 mm. longa
antheris in tubum connatis. Ovarium biloculare; fructus
maturitate alte bisulcatus coriaceus setis setulisque persistenti-
bus, tandem in duas partes ab apice dehiscens.

Borneo :—Sarawak on sandstone rocks, alt. 2500 ft. Lobb,
in Herb. Kew.

Sarawak (1865-68). Beccari. Nos. 1695, 2965 in Herb.

ew.

Sepudang; herb 3 ft., corolla white, tube short. Haviland.
No. 677 in Herb. Kew.

Baram. May 1894. Haviland and Hose. No. 3412 in
Herb. Kew.

Matang, 3000 ft. Haviland. No. 682 in Herb. Kew.

Matang. July 1893. Ridley. No. 11,750 in Herb. Kew.

Matang. Dec. 1913. Native Collector. Nos. 104, 244 in
Herb. Edin.

Oldenlandia santubongensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.
Species affinis O. corymbosae, Linn. sed habitu diverso rhizo-
mate perenni longo gracili foliis foribusque majoribus recedit.
erba perennis + ascendens cum inflorescentia usque ad
12 cm. alta + minute pilosula ; rhizoma lignosum repens
koe rupicolam suggerit ; caules angulati basi vestigiis

SPECIES BORNEENSES, 325

foliorum praeteritorum crebre annulati supra -- bene evoluti
nunc internodiis valde approximatis nunc subremotis foliosi.
Folia 3-6.5 cm. longa, 5-7 mm. lata, plerumque approximata
lineari-oblanceolata apice acuta vel longiuscule acuminata basi
in petiolum fere usque ad 1 cm. longum lamina vix discretum
sensim angustata, coriacea margine integra + revoluta nonnun-
quam ad costam, supra viridia subscabride minute pilosula
nonnunquam subglabrescentia subtus pallidiora minute pilosula
vel subglabra; costa subtus paulo elevata venis primariis
evanidis ; stipulae breves cartilagineae persistentes. Inflore-
scentiae plures axillares graciles dichotome paniculato-cymosae
laxae 5-15-florae minute pilosulae vel glabrescentes bracteis
lineari-subulatis minutis pedicellis gracillimis + 1 cm. longis.
Calycis tubus subglobosus, dentes 4 vix 2 mm. longi ovati
acuminati. Corollae infundibuliformis albae glabrae tubus
circ. 4 mm. longus, lobi obtusi 2-3 mm. longi. Ovarium simile
ei O. corymbosae, subglobosum in duos loculos dehiscens ;
semina vix 0.5 mm. longa angulata nigra minute granulata.

Borneo :—Lobb, in Herb. Kew. (anno 1853).

Sarawak, 3000 ft. Aug. 1884. Hullett. No. 356 in Herb.

w.
Santubong, Sarawak, 1000 ft. Haviland, in Herb. Kew.
Santubong. July 1893. Ridley. No. 11,759 in Herb. Kew.
Santubong. 1906. Hewitt. No. 12,387 in Herb. Kew.
Matang Mt., Sarawak. Dec. 1913. Native Collector.
No. E285 in Herb. Edin.
Mt. Santubong. March 1914. Native Collector.
in Herb. Edin. .
The general character of the rhizome suggests a rupestral
. plant growing probably on the limestone of Mt. Santubong.

No. D182

Pleomele sarawakensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.
Species affinis P. congestae, N. E. Br. (Dracaenae congestae,
Ridley). : eect ;
Caulis pars suprema tantumadest lignosa cicatricibus foliorum
delapsorum crebre annulata. Folia 12-30 cm. longa, 2.5—6 cm.
lata lanceolata acuminata basi sensim in petiolum angustata
coriacea ; petioli 5-10 cm. longi robusti alte canaliculati basi
lata amplexicauli praediti. Inflorescentia breviter pedunculata
pedunculo vix 1-2 cm. superante, 5-15 cm. longa, simplex vel
basi ramosa, floribus plurimis arcte congestis 2-4-natis, albidis.
Bracteae 3-5 mm. longae ovatae vel lanceolatae scariosae.
Pedicelli 2-4 mm. longi. Perianthium infundibuliforme 1.9-2.2
cm. longum, ++ ad medium in lobos lineares subaequales divisum ;
tubus angustus basi paulo dilatatus. Stamina tubo ad basin
P tes i

326 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

loborum affixa filamentis gracilibus antheris 2 mm. longis.
Stylus filiformis stigmate capitato. Bacca deest.

Borneo :—Kuching, Sarawak. Feb. 1893. Haviland. No.
3126 in Herb. Kew.

Mt. Santubong, Sarawak. March 1914. Native Collector.
No. D161 in Herb. Edin.

This new species has a very dense spiciform panicle and is
akin to Pleomele congesta, N. E. Br. of the Malay Peninsula.
The latter grows in limestone districts, and P. sarawakensis is
probably from similar formations on Mt. Santubong. The
specimens from this last locality are more slender and have
slightly smaller flowers than Haviland’s specimen, but I take
them to be the same species.

Randia kuchingensis, W. W.Sm._ Sp. nov.

Species affinis R. longiflorae, Lam. sed calyce ferrugineo-
piloso et corolla majore inter alia discrepans.

Arbor parva ramis ramulisque exarmatis teretibus striatulis
primo + dense ferrugineo-pilosis deinde glabrescentibus ;
stipulae trigonae acuminatae 2-3 mm. longae ferrugineae.
Folia petiolo vix 2-3 mm. superante ferrugineo-pilosulo praedita
10-22 cm. longa, 5-9 cm. lata, elliptica vel obovata vel late
oblanceolata apice rotundata vel subobtusa vel breviter abrupte
acuminata basi late cuneata vel rotundata integra coriacea supra
saepius nitida glabra vel subglabra costa nervisque ferrugineo-
pilosulis exceptis, subtus tomento minuto fulvido + dense
velata costa nervisque dense ferrugineo-pilosulis ; nervi laterales
utrinque 7-II supra plerumque impressi infra + eminentes.
Corymbi contracti subsessiles axillares vulgo 3-4-flori erecti —
pedicellis 4-8 mm. longis ferrugineo-pilosulis, bracteis stipulis
subsimilibus. Calycis dense ferrugineo- pilosi tubus 7-9 mm
longus, dentes 7-9 mm. longi lineares. Corollae albae fragrantis
tubus usque ad 5.5 cm. longus, in sicco complanatus 3 mm.
latus, extus dense fulvido-pilosulus intus sparse, lobi patentes
2-2.5 cm. longi elliptici subacuti vel obtusi. Antherae sessiles
1.3 cm. longae. Stylus tubum aequans supra pilosulus infra
glaber. Bacca ovoidea usque ad 5 cm. longa, 3 cm. lata, 2-
locularis, seminibus 16 in quoque loculo, complanatis pulpa
immersis.

Borneo :—Sarawak, Penrissu road, 2nd mile. 1884. aicatie
land. No. 676 in Herb. Kew.

Near Kuching. Dec. 1892. Hayilatia (under No. =676), in
ie Kew.; April 1893. Haviland. Without number in Herb.

Cw. .
Niak (sic 2). May 1892. Haviland and Hose, in Herb. Kew.

SPECIES BORNEENSES. 327

Sarawak, in swampy ground. Nov. 1913. Native Collector.
No. 74 in Herb. Edin.

Sarawak, 9th mile, Matang road, flower white. April 1914.
Native Collector. No. C226 in Herb. Edin.

Timonius Esherianus, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate T. stipulosi (Scheff.) Val. qui calycis
segmentis permagnis appressis inter alia differt.

Arbuscula 5-6 m. alta; ramuli subtetragoni rigidi crassius-
culi primo densissime ferrugineo-villosi ; stipulae + 1 cm. longae
deciduae ovatae acuminatae, ut innovationes densissime ferru-
gineo-villosi. Folia (superiora tantum visa) 8-14 cm. longa,
5-8 cm. lata, late obovata vel late elliptica, apice lata breviter
vel vix acuminata basi late cuneata, coriacea supra primo atro-
viridia + dense longiuscule. ferrugineo-setosa tandem fusca sub-
glabrescentia rugosula furfuraceo-subscabridula subtus primo
densissime ferrugineo-tomentoso-setosa deinde vix parcius ;
nervi laterales utrinque -+ 8 supra impressi distincti primo
densissime ferrugineo-setosi tandem glabri subtus prominentes
maturitate densissime ferrugineo -setosi, prope marginem ad-
scendentes atque confluentes, venulis distinctis reticulati ;
petioli 1 cm. longi vel minores crassi ferrugineo-setosi. Inflor-
escentiae forma ignota, floribus omnibus sejunctis ; flores tetra-
meri pedicellis 5-6 mm. longis setosulis suffulti; bracteolae
binae sub ovario positae 8-12 mm. longae ovarium fere maturum
paulo superantes vel aequantes, lineares dense ferrugineo-
setosulae. Calycis dense ferrugineo-setulosi tubus 2 mm. longus
3 mm. diametro, dentes + 5 mm. longi lineari-lanceolati acuti.
Corollae extus dense fulvido-sericeae tubus circ. 7 mm. longus .
anguste infundibularis ad faucem paulo dilatatus, lobi circ.
3 mm. longi lineari-oblongi extus dense sericei apice ferruginei.
Ovarium fere maturum globosum vix sulcatum + I cm. diametro
calyce persistente coronatum densissime ferrugineo - setosulum
sarcocarpio magno; pyrenae verticales + 12, subregulariter
cruciatim dispositae, aream 2 mm. diametro occupantes ellip-

i :

Borneo :—On Mt. Santubong, Sarawak. Marchi1g14. Native
Collector. No. 200.

A very beautiful species; the leaves have a fine covering
of persistent ferruginous setae, which are also found on the calyx
and ovary. There is in the type specimen only one corolla,
which I have not dissected. The species nearest akin is T.
stipulosus (Scheff.), Val., figured in Icones Bogorienses, tab.
cexcix. Compare also Valeton’s clavis analyticus in Bull. Dép.
Agric. Ind. Néerl., xxvi (1909), 27. The specific name is in

328 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

honour of the Right Hon. Viscount Esher, under whose sympa-
thetic administration as Secretary of H.M. Office of Works,
rejuvenescence of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, took
place, and by whose kind mediation this and other Bornean
plants were secured for the Garden.

Tristania Moultoniana, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ab omnibus speciebus malayicis ob flores maximos
valde diversa ; habitu foliisque ad T. ellipticam, Stapf. appropin-

Arbor vel frutex. Ramuli crassiusculi hic illic complanati
glabri pallido-brunnei; gemmae terminales subulato -lineares
usque ad 6 cm. longae. Folia omnia alterna remota, nusquam
approximata, petiolo brevissimo vix a lamina discreto vix I-2
mm. superante suffulta, oblanceolata vel anguste obovata vel
subelliptica, 10-20 cm. longa, 3-6 cm. lata, basi cuneata apice
rotundata vel obtusa, coriacea glaberrima utrinque sublucida
costa supra paullulo impressa subtus vix prominente, nervis
lateralibus infra distinctioribus utrinque -+ 30 parallelis rectis
3-4 mm. a margine cum nervo marginali junctis venulis siccitate
infra distincte reticulantibus. Inflorescentiae in axillis foliorum
superiorum orientes + 6-florae umbelliformes glabrae ; pedun-
culi 4-5 cm. longi multo complanati; ramuli divaricati; pedi-
celli 1-1.5 cm. longi multo complanati; bracteae non =.
Calycis coriacei glabri tubus depresso- turbinatus circ. 4 m
longus, dentibus subquadratis circ. 2 mm. longis apice rota
Petala obovata vel elliptica 1.3-1.5 cm. longa, 6-9 mm. lata
glandulis punctata. Stamina perplurima paulo exserta in
phalanges 5 petalis oppositas connata filamentis pro maxima
parte liberis antheris versatilibus. Ovarium semisuperum 3-
loculare globosum glabrum stylo brevi filiformi. Fructus deest.

Borneo :—In the neighbourhood of Sarawak, in swampy
country. 21st Nov. 1913. Native Collector. No. 172.

A species very distinct from all the described species of
Trvistania from Indo-Malaya. Only the Australian species
approach it in size of flower. Its nearest ally in Malaya is
undoubtedly T . elliptica, Stapf. (Beccari No. 2244, collected
in Sarawak and undescribed according to Stapf in Trans.
Linn. Soc., 2nd ser., iv (1894), 152, is a different species with
much smaller flowers.) The colour of the flower is given by the
collector as red: this may refer to the stamens; in the dry
State the tint of the corolla is yellowish. In the specific name
opportunity is given for recording the work done by J. C.
Moulton, Esq., Curator of the Sarawak Museum, in eee
- ing the collection of these Bornean species.

SPECIES BORNEENSES. 329

Vaccinium borneénse, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis V. acwminatissimo, Mig. a quo inflorescentia
contracta subglobosa bracteis ovatis pedicellis brevissimis vel
nullis calycis lobis majoribus inter alia recedit.

Rami mediocres teretes cortice atrobrunneo tecti crebre
lenticellati. Folia 10-15 cm. longa 3-4.5 cm. lata elliptica
vel elliptico-lanceolata acuta mediocriter acuminata basi -+
late cuneata vel subrotundata coriacea integerrima supra lucida
glabra infra pallidiora lucida costa nervisque breviter pilosula
caeterum glabra vel subglabra, 5-nervia ; nervi e basi ipsa orti,
intermedii tres intramarginalibus multo distinctiores supra
impressi subtus multo elevati nervulis transversis crebris dis-
tinctis bene reticulatis ; petioli 2~3 mm. longi pilosuli. Inflore-
scentiae axillares multo contractae in fructu 1.5-2 cm. longae
ovoideae vel subglobosae ; pedunculi bracteis ovariisque celati
dense pilosuli ; pedicelli nulli vel fere nulli; bracteae bracteolae-
que ovatae 1.5-2 mm. longae dense fulvo-pilosulae multicostu-
latae, sub ovario ipso arcte positae. Calycis tubus subglobosus,
in fructu semimaturo 3-4 mm. diametro, dense fulvo- vel
subrufo-pilosulus, dentibus 5 ovatis vel ovato-lanceolatis circ.
2 mm. longis obtusiusculis multicostulatis subcoriaceis + pilosulis
persistentibus conniventibus. Corolla staminaque non visa.
Baccae + 20-spermae.

Borneo :—Sarawak in swampy country. Nov. 1913., Native
Collector. No. 66 in Herb. Edin.

This new species is a close relative of V. acuminatissimum,
Miq., with very similar leaves, but with a very characteristic
inflorescence which is so contracted as to be quite subglobose,
while the pedicels are scarcely distinguishable. It is possible, how-
ever, that Vaccinium acuminatissimum, Miq., forma borneénsis,
Miq., in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lug.-Bat. I (1863), 36, may be the same
as this new species. I have not seen Korthals’ original; the
Malayan material of V. acuminatissimum at Kew and at Edin-
burgh shows nothing matching the Sarawak plant.

SPECIES CHINENSES.

Phe oblongum, Wall., var. biauritum, W.W.Sm. Var. nov.
Folia parte superiore trilobata lobis lateralibus terminali
plerumque multo minoribus nonnunquam subaequantibus,
plerumque 4.5-6 cm. longa, 4-5.5 cm. lata, paulo longiora quam
latiora.

“ Shrub of 25-35 ft. In fruit. In open thickets in side
Seneye on the mountains of the Chungtien plateau. Lat.
27° 55’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. July 1913.” G. Forrest. No.
10,644.

330 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

This variety of A. oblongum occurs in the same area as a plant
with normal foliage (Forrest, No. 10 ,669). The leaves are nearly
always trilobate, though occasionally a leaf is found indistin-
guishable from the leaf of A. oblongum, and are moreover nearly
as broad as long. No. 10,669 differs from typical A. oblongum
in the wings of the fruit being horizontal, and may be equivalent
to var. horizontale, Pax, previously recorded only as a cultivated
plant in the Botanic Garden of Florence (Pflanzenreich-Aceraceae,
P. 31).

D:

Vs

Adenophora Forrestii, Diels, var. minor, W.W.Sm. Var. nov.
lanta a typo habitu graciliore foliis integerrimis flore
solitario multo minore (1 cm. longo) stylo exserto ita recedit
ut fortasse pro specie propria haberi possit ; speciminibus in
herbario paucis, cum A. Forrestiz interim est conjuncta.
hina :—Western Yunnan, near A-tun-tsi, on screes at 13,000
ft. F. Kingdon Ward. No. 1077.

ys Agapetes Wardii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species affinis A. buxifoliae, Nutt. sed foliis lanceolatis
vel oblanceolatis integerrimis calyce glabro inter alia differt.

Frutex epiphyticus gracilis ; ramuli subteretes setis adpressis
nigridis densissime vestiti. Folia vix petiolata, + 2 cm. longa,
6-7 mm. lata, lanceolata vel oblanceolata apice acuta vel
subacuminata basi anguste cuneata integerrima coriacea glabra
supra viridia nitentia subtus pallidiora opaca, nervis supra
distinctis infra obscurioribus, costa supra elevata infra evanida.
Flores axillares solitarii vel bini vel 3—5-nati ramulos terminantes;
pedunculi vix evoluti; pedicelli 7-9 mm. longi glabri bracteolis
duabus circ. I mm. longis subulatis basi praediti. Calyx
tubuloso-campanulatus rubridus glaber vix ad medium fissus ;
lobi quinque lanceolati vel anguste triangulares acuti erecti.
Corolla circ. 1.5 cm. longa, 3-4 mm. lata, anguste-tubulosa,
rubra, glabra setulis paucis apicem versus exceptis, in lobos
circ. I.5 mm. longos triangulares obtusiusculos flavescentes
breviter fissa. Stamina Io, circ. 1 cm. longa, filamentis 5 mm.
longis glabris antheris elongatis, cum tubulis 5 mm. longis,
calcaribus nullis. Stylus filiformis stamina paulo superans.
Fructus deest.

Upper Burma :—‘‘ In the Kachin Hills, 7000-8000 ft. Small
bushy undershrub growing on dry boulders or on trees. March
1914.’ Coll. F. Kingdon Ward. No. 200.

The collector notes that he came across the same plant in

the Salween Valley, West Yunnan. This slender species is
— — related to A. buxifolius, Wall., and to A. yunnanensis,

ol? Biss

SPECIES CHINENSES, 331

0“ Androsace Graceae, G. Forrest. Sp. nov.

Species nana foliis pro magnitudine longe petiolatis reni-
formibus integerrimis bracteis ovalibus obtusissimis inter con-
generes conspicua.

Planta minima cum scapo vix 4 cm. superans plus minusve
caespitosa. Folia omnia radicalia + 6, petiolo usque ad 2 cm.
longo pilis multicellularibus albidis vel fulvis subdense velato
suffulta + 9 mm. longa, + 11 mm. lata reniformia apice rotun-
data basi breviter cordatula carnosula integerrima supra atro-
viridia glabra vel subglabra infra subpurpurascentia pilis
multicellularibus albidis vel fulvis conspersa nervis evanidis.
Scapi I-2, circ. 4 cm. alti erecti rigidiusculi pilis multicellularibus
+ dense velati, + 6-flori. Bracteae + 6, circ. 3 mm. longae,
+ 2 mm. ‘atae, carnosulae late ovalia obtusissima extus +
pilosae ;_ pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi flexiles + pilosi. Calyx cam-
panulatus circ. 3 mm. longus ad medium vel paulo ultro partitus
extus sparse pilosus ; lobi 5—6 ovati obtusi. Corollae roseae tubus
calycem subaequans ; lobi circ. 2 mm. longi anguste obovati.
Capsula calyce brevior depresso-globosa valvis 5-6 dehiscens.

‘* Plant of 1-2 inches. Flowers rose. Open stony pasture
on the Kari Pass, Mekong-Yangtze divide, Yunnan, Western
China. -Lat.27° 40’ N. Alt: 14,000 ft:- july 1914-72
Forrest. No. 13,010.

A very distinct species; it is distinguished from all the
known species of the section Pseudoprimula, Pax, by its entire
reniform leaves; from all those of the section Chamaejasme,
Koch, by the long petioles (except from A. mirabilis, Franch.,
which is a tall robust species). The foliage recalls that of
Polygonum nummularifolium, Meissn. The plant is dedicated
to a sister of the collector.

2945 Anthriscus yunnanensis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

‘Species ob radicem tuberosam pro planta maximam con-
spicua.

Herba altitudine variabilis, nunc nana 10-20 cm. nunc
usque ad 45-60 cm. alta. Radix tuberosa 5-10 cm. longa.
Caulis erectus striatus glaber. Folia radicalia petiolo basi
longe vaginante circ. 8 cm. longo praedita, caulina petiolo
excluso vaginae insidentia ; vaginae extus striatae albo-villosae,
annulum villosum circa caulem formantes ; in plantis minoribus
annulo inconspicuo vaginae saepe fere glabrae ; lamina 3~4-pin-
natim decomposita segmentis ultimis pinnato-lobatis, 8-16 cm.
longa, in utraque facie sparse albo-hirsutula ; facies foliorum
similis ei Anthrisci vulgaris, Bernh. Involucri phylla 0;
umbellae radii 4-8 subaequales 1-2 cm. longi. Involucelli
phylla 5-6, lanceolata acuminata 6-7 mm, longa umbellulam

0D

332 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

vix aequantia viridia margine albo-villosula vel subglabra ;
umbellulae 6—10-florae pedicellis circ. 6 mm. longis. Calycis
dentes obsoleti. Petala oblonga vel obovata 2-3 mm. longa,
alba. Ovarium circ. 2 mm. longum, oblongum, glabrum.
Fructus maturus deest.

“ Plant of 4-8 inches. Flowers white. Open stony pasture
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N.
Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. July rg10.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6020.

“ Plant of 14-2 ft. Flowers white. Mountain pasture on
the margins of pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang
Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft. June 1910.” G.
Forrest. No. 5914.

Aster pycnophyllus, Franch. mss. in Herb. Paris. ex Diels in
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard., Edin., vii (1913), 340. Ex speci-
minibus Forrestianis tantum descr. W. W. Sm.

Species ex affinitate A. tvinervi1, Roxb.

Planta 30-60 cm. alta, erecta, rhizomate longo reptante
praedita. Caulis flexuosus teres infra subnudus, medio foliosus
glabrescens ruber, supra -+ dense villosulus, simplex nisi in
regione inflorescentiae. Folia petiolata petiolo I-2 cm. longo ;
lamina usque ad 7 cm. longa, 3-4 cm. lata, ovata vel ovato-
lanceolata, apice longiuscule caudato-acuminata, basi rotundata,
repando-dentata dentibus indurato-apiculatis, supra olivaceo-
viridis minute setosula, marginibus densius, vix scabridula, infra
cinereo-setosula, nervis supra obscuris infra eminentibus bene
reticulatis. Inflorescentia paniculato-corymbosa, ampla, ramulis
plurimis dense albido-villosulis, foliis bracteiformibus multis
1-2 cm. longis linearibus vel lineari-lanceolatis praedita; pedun-
culi ultimi circ. r cm. longi. Capitulum cum ligulis in sicco
circ. I cm. diametro 30—40-florum ; involucri phylla pauci-
seriata, circ. 4 mm. longa, linearia, apice aristato-apiculata,
extus crispato-villosula intus glabra. Flores radiati circ. 20 ;
tubus corollae 2 mm. longus, ligulae patulae circ. 5 mm. longae
lineares laete purpureo-coeruleae, pappus 3 mm. longus albidus ;
in floribus disci corolla aurantiaca 4-5 mm. longa. Ovarium
obovatum I mm. longum parce pilosulum. :

“ Plant of 13-2 ft. Ray florets bright purplish blue, disc
florets orange-yellow. Shady ledges of cliffs in side valleys on
the eastern flank of the Tali Range, Yunnan. Lat. 25° 40’ N.
Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. Sept. 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 40or.

Betula Delavayi, Franch., var. Forrestii,W. W. Sm. Var. nov.
Magnitudine, foliis majoribus, ad 4.5 cm. longis, ad 3 cm.

. latis, ovatis nec lanceolatis, apice obtusis vel subrotundatis

SPECIES CHINENSES. 333

nec acutis, supra longe sericeo-pilosis, inflorescentiis fructiferis
ad 3 cm. longis a typo recedit.

‘Tree of 25-40 ft. Open situations in pine forests on the
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’ N. Alt.
10,000 ft. May tgz1o.” G. Forrest. No. 5546.

«3¢ Betula Delavayi, Franch., var. calcicola, W. W. Sm. Var. nov.
Planta nana, 30-45 cm. alta, ramulis novellis densissime
imcano-tomentosis : folia 1-2 cm. longa, 1-1.5 cm. lata, ovata

vel fere orbicularia vel oblonga, apice rotundata vel obtusa.

‘“ Dwarf shrub of 1-14 ft. In the crevices of limestone cliffs
on the eastern flank of dhe Lichiang Range.-. Lat: 27° 20° -N,
Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. June rgto.’’ G. Forrest. No. 5835.

I take Delavay’s plant to be intermediate between the two
varieties. Forrest No. 5546 is a tree; Delavay No. 3725 is a
shrub ; Forrest No. 5835 is a dwarf shrub. The leaves of the
series differ much in size and in shape, but are much alike in
consistency, in the arrangement of the lateral veins, and in the
silky hairs which are specially prominent on the under side of the
veins. The bracts and nutlets are very similar.

7095 Boottia echinata, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species spatha tubulosa echinata conspicua.

Rhizoma atque folia ignota. Scapi longissimi, usque ad
100 cm. vel ultra, gracillimi. Spatha ¢.late tubulosa, 4—5 cm.
longa, apice irregulariter dentata, dentibus circ. 8, duobus circ,
2 cm. longis, longe acuminatis, plus minusve echinatis, 5-6
multo brevioribus; tubus subangulatus, ut summus scapus
sparse echinatus. Flores f in quaque spatha + 12, exserti,
pedicellis circ. 6 cm. longis, nunc glabris, nunc plus minusve
dense echinatis. Sepala 3, lineari-lanceolata, 12-18 mm. longa,
obtusa, viridia. Petala 3, late elliptica, 15-20 mm. longa, circ.
Io mm. lata, aurantiaco-flava. Stamina 12, subaequalia, circ.
6 mm. longa, filamentis 3-4 mm. longis multo complanatis ;
ee 3 massam oblongam formantia, bifida. Flores $

ignot
ee F loating plant of 3-9 ft. Flowers orange-yellow. Shallow

bays on the western shores of Lake Er-hai, Tali Valley. Lat.

25° 40’ N. Alt. 6500 ft. Nov. 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 7376.

at
be Crepis setigera, Scott. Sp. nov.
Species caule petiolis costis pedunculis densissime purpureo-

setosis facile recognoscitur
Herba setosa 15-18 cm. _ alta. Rhizoma breviter cylindricum

334 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

crassum lignosum, 4-6 cm. longum. Caulis erectus vel sub-
erectus, apice subcernuus, striatus, setis patentibus purpureis
dense indutus. Folia fere omnia radicalia 7-10 cm. longa, 2-3
cm. lata, ambitu oblanceolata grosse et irregulariter dentata
dentibus indurato-apiculatis, basi cuneata, apice acuta vel
acuminata, supra glauco-viridia infra pallidiora, costa utraque
facie conspicua setis longis purpureis dense velata, venis supra
sparse setosis infra paulo elevatis setosioribus ; petiolus I-3 cm.
longus densissime purpureo-setosus; folia caulina pauca I-3
breviora fere sessilia ceterum radicalibus subsimilia, suprema
fere linearia. Capitula 10-15 paniculam congestam formantia,
I-I.5 cm. longa, 0.5-1 cm. lata, pedunculis fusco-purpureo-
setosis 0.25-1 cm. longis suffulta; bracteae 2-3 mm. longae
lineares vel lineari-lanceolatae, dense setosae. Involucri phylla
libera, 1 cm. longa, lanceolata, medio longe setosa, viridia,
margine paullulo scariosa. Flores flavi paulo involucri phyllis
longiores, circ. 1.3-1.4 cm. longi. Achenia 5~5.5 mm. longa,
erostrata longitudinaliter costata albido-fusca pedis pappo
simplice fusco achenia + aequante.

hina :—West Szechwan. ‘ Perennial composite; stems
red tomentose, flowers yellow ; mountain pastures at Tcha-ho.
Alt. 2600 m. July 1913.” E.E. Maire. Nos. 72, 197 (1914).

‘\e Didissandra oe G. Forrest.

Species pulchra foliis ovatis dense cinereo- adpresso-Stripusis,
scapis pilis atratis septatis glanduloso-capitatis indutis, corolla
magna circ. 4.5 cm. longa valde ventricosa lobis acutis praedita
inter congeneres conspicua.

Herba acaulis. Folia 6 rosulata, petiolo 1-2 cm. longo com-
planato dense fulvo-hirsuto praedita, 3-4 cm. longa, 1.5—2 cm.
lata, ovata apice obtusa vel subobtusa basi sensim in petiolum
angustata in dimidio apicali serrata subcoriacea supra dense
cinereo-adpresso-strigosa infra dense fulvido-adpresso-strigosa ;
nervi supra obscuri subtus distincti 3—4-jugi. Scapi 1-2, 10 cm.
alti, uniflori pilis atratis septatis glanduloso-capitatis undique
densius induti; bracteae duae supra medium scapum insertae
+ patentes circ. 5 mm. longae lineares strigosae. Flores pro
genere magni (kermesini). Calyx 7-8 mm. longus extus pilosus
intus glaber in lobos quinque sublineares vel lineari-lanceolatos
acuminatos fere ad basin partitus. Corolla 4.5 cm. longa, medio
2.5 cm. lata (in sicco), ventricosa, extus sparsim pilis atratis
_ Septatis glanduloso-capitatis praedita tubo fere 3 cm. longo, ore
_ Multum obliquo lobis inaequalibus acutis duobus superioribus

=} I cm. longis inferioribus tribus + 1.5 cm. longis. Stamina 4
= ip lusa basi corollae affixa filamentis paulo dilatatis sparse

a
A

SPECIES CHINENSES. 335

pilosulis antheris per paria connatis. Ovarium sparse pilosulum.
Capsula nondum matura circ. 2.5 cm. longa lineari-oblonga.

‘Plant of 2-4 inches. Flowers deep crimson. Open dry
situations on rocks and cliffs on the Yung-peh Mountains,
Yunnan, Western China. Lat. 26° 40’ N. Alt. g000—10,000 ft.
July 1914.” G. Forrest. No. 12,8209.

} Eria obvia, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate £. bractescentis, Lindl. ; bracteis angustis
ovaria subaequantibus, sepalis petalisque multo angustioribus,
labello minimo tantum 2 mm. lato inter alia recedit.

Pseudodulbi aggregati anguste cylindracei, apice attenuati,
saepius curvuli, 8-12 cm. longi, 2-2.5 cm. crassi, plerumque
triphylli. Folia usque ad. 25 cm. longa, 2-2.5 cm. lata, anguste
lanceolata, acuta, basi cuneata, subcoriacea. Racemi 1-2,
ex axillis foliorum orientes, foliis paululo breviores, plerumque
15-18 cm. longi, graciles, laxiflori, 20~30-flori; bracteae 6-10
mm. longae, circ. 2 mm. latae, lineari-lanceolatae acutae vel
acuminatae, multo reflexae saepe rhachidi subadpressae, albidae
vel pallido-luteae, glabrae; sub inflorescentia bracteae 1-3
inanes pedunculo brevi insidentes; rhachis minute albo-
villosula ; pedicelli + 1 cm. longi bracteas subaequantes vel
paulo majores minute villosuli. Flores in vivo circ. I cm.
diametro, resupinati, glabri, albi, odore cinnamomi tenui fra-
grantes. Sepalum dorsale 10-11 mm. longum, 2 mm. latum,
anguste lanceolatum acutum erectum vel paululo inflexum,
sepala lateralia circ. 8 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, valde falcata,
subacuta vel acuta, mentum circ. 3 mm. longum obtusum for-
mantia. Petala circ. 8 mm. longa, I mm. lata, caeterum sepalo
dorsali subsimilia. Labellum basi oblonga vix 2 mm. longa
praeditum, lobi laterales auriculiformes vix I mm. superantes
erecti margine purpureo-suffusi, intermedius late ovatus obtusus,
usque ad mentum ipsum reflexus, circ. 3 mm. longus, 2 mm.
latus, carnosulus, viridi-flavidus, lamellis tribus fere per totum
discum percurrentibus mediana paulo indistincta. Anthera
mitraeformis apice purpureo-tincta polliniis 8 pyriformibus.

‘Dry open rocky situations on the lava-bed west of Teng-
yueh, Yunnan. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 4500 ft.” Plants collected
in 1912 by George Forrest, flowered in the Royal Botanic
Garden, Edinburgh, in July 1914.

Of the species of Evia known from the Indo-Chinese region
E. obvia appears to come nearest E. bractescens, Lindl., but
differs especially in the bracts, petals, and labellum from descrip-
tions of that species. Cf. the figure and description of Himalayan
specimens of E. bractescens by King and Pantling in Ann. Bot.

5%

336 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM,

Gard., Calc., viii, 120, t. 166; and Kranzlin in Pflanzenreich—
Orchidaceae-Monandrae-Dendrobiinae, part ii, 88. The plant
has flowered freely with graceful racemes of white flowers which
are by no means fugacious (King and Pantling note that
Himalayan plants of Evia bractescens do not survive more than
two days). The blooms have a faint odour of cinnamon. The
empty bracts below the .inflorescence are not conspicuous as
in E. bractescens, as they are more or less concealed by the
sheathing leaf.

Eriolaena yunnanensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate E. Candollei, Wall. a qua foliis integris
supra fere glabris fructibus minoribus inter alia differt.

Arbor 10-18 m. alta ramulis crassis primo + stellato-
tomentosis mox glabrescentibus. Folia 5-10 cm. longa 3-5
cm. lata oblonga vel ovato-oblonga apice subacuta vel breviter
acuminata basi rotundata vel brevissime cordatula coriacea
integra vel margine paullulo sinuata supra (matura tantum visa)
subglabra (juniora probabiliter + stellato-tomentosa) subtus
dense ferrugineo-stellato-tomentosa; nervi basi 5 palmatim
orientes, duo exteriores breves, medius aliis multo major
secundarios 3—4 utrinque gignens, omnes supra impressi subtus
eminentes ; petioli 1-2 cm. longi + stellato-tomentosi. Pedun-
culi pluriflori. Flores desunt. Capsula 2.5-3 cm. longa circ.
2 cm. lata ovoidea lignosa ro-lobatula ro-valvata loculicide
dehiscens extus ferrugineo - stellato-furfuracea; semina (alis
exceptis) 8 mm. longa 4-5 mm. lata ovoidea compressiuscula ;
alae I.2-1.5 cm. longae, 4-6 mm. latae brunneae.

‘Tree of 20-40 ft. Open situations in mixed forest on the
slopes of the Shweli Valley on the Teng Yueh-Talifu road,
Yunnan. Alt. 6000-7000 ft. September 1905.” G. Forrest.
No. 809.

“ Tree of 30-50 ft. In fruit. In forests on the divide
between the Shweli and Yengyueh Valleys, Yunnan. Lat.
25° N. Alt. 7000 ft. May 1912.’ G. Forrest. No. 7893.

Forrest collected this plant twice—with an interval of nearly
seven years—but did not succeed in obtaining flowers. It is so
distinct from the Eviolaenae of India and Burma that I have no
hesitation in describing it from the foliage and fruits—apparently
the first species of this genus definitely. recorded from China.
Henry, however, collected near Szemao (No. 12,5064 in Herb.
Edin.) an allied species in fruit with larger deeply cordate leaves
which so far has not received a name.

SPECIES CHINENSES. 337

08° Herminium Souliei, Rolfe, var. lichiangense, W. W. Sm.

Us

ar. NOV.

Foliis floribusque typo multo major. Planta ad 30 cm.
alta. Folia 2-3, oblonga, ad 12 cm. longa, ad 2 cm. lata, obtusa.
Spica ad 15 cm. longa. Flores eis typi simillimi sed omnibus
partibus majores.

“Plant of 9-12 inches. Flowers green. Open stony pasture
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 35
Alt. 11,000 ft. Aug. 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6399.

A very much robuster plant than Forrest No. 4864 from the
Tali Range. On dissection and comparison of the flowers I
find no difference except in size.

‘ aor oe clavicuspis, Hook. f., nomen tantum in Herb. Kew.
Sm.

erb. Edin. descr. W. W.

as inter I. aquatilem, Hook. f. et I. radiatam, Hook. f.
in Herbario Kewensi a claro Hookero f. sub numero 37 apud
species chinenses posita.

Herba 30-60 cm. alta erecta substricta, setulis glanduligeris
paucis exceptis glabra, caule parce ramoso gracili basi longe
nudo superne folioso. Folia 7-g cm. longa, 2—3.5 cm. lata,
petiolo 1-2 cm. longo gracili praedita, alterna tenuiter chartacea
ovato-lanceolata vel lanceolata longiuscule acuminata basi +
late cuneata, regulariter crenato-serrata setulis inter crenaturas
interjectis, subtus pallida nervis utrinque 6-8 obscuris. Pedun-
culi axillis superioribus orientes foliis paulo longiores erecti

raciles 10-12-flori basi longe nudi; pedicelli 1-1.5 cm. longi,
fructiferi paulo elongati; bracteae 6-8 mm. longae, ovatae in
aristam glanduligeram laminae subaequalem productae sub-
persistentes. Flores majusculi pallido-lutei apice purpureo-
tincti vel pallido-purpurei basi luteo-albidi. Sepala 2, oblique
ovato-rotundata 4-5 mm. diametro in aristam glanduligeram
circ. 2 mm. longam acuminata, membranacea multinervia.
Vexillum. suborbiculare circ. 1 cm. diametro costa distincta
apiculata. Alae 3 cm. longae; lobus basalis subrotundatus
circ. I cm. diametro ; distalis duplo longior a basi paulo dilatata
sensim angustatus. Labellum saccatum circ. 2 cm. longum
(calcare excluso), basi in calear 1 cm. longum vel paulo ultro
incurvum attenuatum, ore horizontali 1.6-1.7 cm. lato apicu-

lato. Filamenta late linearia antheris ovatis. Ovarium lineare

rectum acutum. Capsulae 2.5 cm. longae lineares vix stipitatae
acutae oligospermae. Semina semimatura circ. 2 mm. longa
breviter fusiformia.

“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers pale yellow, tips of corolla

338 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

purple. Shady moist situations on the divide between the
Mekong and Yung Chang Valleys on the Teng Yueh-Talifu
fond. Lat. 28:40 -N, - Alt. ees ft. West Yunnan.
Sept. 1905.’ G. Forrest. No. 1004.

“Plant of 1-2 feet. Flowers purple (pale) shading to yel-
lowish white at base of corolla. Damp shady places on the
Ming-Kwong-Irrawadi divide. Lat. 26° N. Alt. 7000-8000 ft.
Oct. 1905. Upper Burma and N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest.

“Yunnan, Mengtze, 5500 ft., yellow flowers.” Henry.
No. 9762 in Herb. Kew

“ Yunnanfu ; fl. jaunes.’”” Ducloux. No. 432 in Herb. Kew.
(This is probably the same.)

Impatiens cyclosepala, Hook. f. nomen tantum in Herb.
Kew. et Herb. Edin. descr. W. W. Sm.

Species ante J. Davidi, Franch. in Herbario Kewensi a
claro Hookero f. sub numero 81 in serie specierum “chinensium

sita.

Herba 30-60 cm. alta erecta primo crispato-setosula mox
subglabrescens caule supra parce ramoso vix robusto basi longe
nudo superne folioso. Folia 7-9 cm. longa 2.5—3.5 cm. lata, petiolo
I-2 cm. longo primo + dense fulvo-crispato-setosulo praedita,
alterna charactea ovato-lanceolata longiuscule acuminata basi
+ late cuneata, regulariter serrata serraturis glanduloso-
apiculatis, supra scabridiuscule setosula, infra subglauca vel
apud costam setosula nervis utrinque 5-7. Pedunculi axillis
superioribus orientes foliis multo breviores erecti vel suberecti
1—3-flori ; pedicelli 1-2 cm. longi; bracteae circ. 3 mm. longae
late ovatae breviter obtuse apiculatae. Flores majusculi
flavidi perpaululum purpureo-tincti. Sepala 2, orbicularia
8-10 mm. diametro brevissime glanduloso-apiculata membran-
acea reticulato-nervosa. Vexillum suborbiculare circ. 1.5 cm.
diametro, costa in medio cornuto-carinata. Alae circ. 2.5 cm.
longae, sessiles; lobus basalis subrotundatus circ. 1 cm. dia-
metro; distalis paulo longior late obovatus. Labellum late
saccatum circ. 2 cm. longum (calcare excluso), medio I cm.
latum, basi in calcar 4-5 mm. longum multo incurvum abrupte
attenuatum ore 1.4 cm. lato paulo ascendente apiculato. Fila-
menta 4—5 mm. longa antheris — acutatis. Ovarium lineare
acutum. Capsula matura dees

“Plant of 1-2 ft. riaweis yellowish, faintly marked light

_ purple. Moist open situations in side valleys on the eastern
flank of the Tali Range, West Yunnan. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Seco

800% sania — G. Forrest. No. 4271.

SPECIES CHINENSES. 339

L|y) Impatiens Forrestii, Hook. f. nomen tantum in Herb. Kew.

7

Herb. Edin. deser. W. W. Sm.

Species ante I. cyclosepalam, Hook. f. et I. Davidi, Franch.
in Herbario Kewensi a claro Hookero f. sub numero 8o in serie
specierum chinensium posita.

Herba 30-90 cm. alta erecta caule subsimplici vel paulo
ramoso gracili basi longe nudo superne folioso glabro vel supra
setis raris consperso. Folia magna usque ad 15 cm. longa, ad
5 cm. lata, petiolo 1-2 cm. longo glabro praedita, alterna, ex-
siccata membranacea, ovato-lanceolata vel subelliptica acuminata
basi + late cuneata regulariter serrata serraturis magnis glandu-
loso-apiculatis supra hic illic setosula infra glaucescentia
sparse minute setosula nervis utrinque 8-9. Pedunculi axillis
superioribus orientes folia aequantes vel paulo breviores sub-
erecti vel paulo deflexi flexuosi graciles 2—3-flori ; pedicelli 1-2
cm. longi glabri; bracteae 3-4 mm. longae ovato-lanceolatae
glanduloso-apiculatae costa distincta nigrida nonnunquam seto-
sula praeditae. Flores magni roseo-purpurei saturatius maculati
et striati. Sepala 2, oblique late ovata fere orbicularia 8—g mm.
longa, longiuscule glanduloso-apiculata membranacea reticulato-
nervosa. Vexillum reniforme circ. 2.8 cm. latum 1.8-2 cm.
longum costa distincte carinata apicem versus cornuta. Alae
3.5 cm. longae vel paulo ultro breviter stipitatae ;- lobus basalis
subrotundatus diametro circ. 1.4 cm.; distalis fere duplo
longior falcatim flabelliformis obtusus. Labellum late saccatum
cum calcare circ. 3 cm. longum medio (in sicco) circ. 1.5 cm,
latum, basi in calcar circ. 1 cm. longum incurvum abrupte
attenuatum ore 1.8 cm. lato ascendente apiculato. Filamenta
3-4 mm. longa antheris acutatis. Ovarium lineare acutum.
Fructus deest.

“ Plant of 1-3 ft. Flowers rose purple with darker markings.
Moist open and shady situations on humus-covered boulders in
side valleys on the eastern flank of the Tali Range, West Yunnan.
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo-10,000 ft. July 1906.” G. Forrest.

0. 4275.
“ Branched plant of 1~2 ft. Flowers rose-red. Sides of
streams and similar moist shady situations on the Irrawadi-
Ming-Kwang divide, also in the Irrawadi basin, Upper Burma.
Lat. 25° 50’ N. Alt. 8000-10,000 ft. -Oct.1905.”": G. Forrest.
No. 1002.
Impatiens pinetorum, Hook. f. nomen tantum in Herb. Kew.
et Herb. Edin. descr. W. W. Sm.
Species inter J. loulanensem, Hook. f. et 7. dichroam, Hook. f.
in Herbario Kewensi a claro Hookero f. sub numero 26 apud
species chinenses posita.

340 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

Herba erecta ramosa glabra 30-60 cm. alta floribus majus-
culis caule sat robusto ramisque foliosis. Folia 4-10 cm. longa,
2-4.5 cm. lata, alterna apicem versus approximata petiolata
membranacea ovato-elliptica vel subelliptica acuta vel acumi-
nata, crenata setulis nigris inter crenaturas interjectis, subtus
glauca basi in petiolum brevem (5-10 mm.) angustata, nervis
utringue 6-8. Pedunculi foliis breviores vel subaequantes
graciles erecti saepe apices ramulorum versus aggregati multi-
flori ; pedicelli filiformes usque ad 1 cm. longi; bracteae ovatae
usque ad 5 mm. longae in aristam glanduligeram circ. I mm.
longam productae. Flores ad 2 cm. vel paulo ultro expansi
luteo-albi kermesino-maculata. Sepala 2, oblique ovata 8-10
mm. longa in aristam brevem acuminata membranacea nervis
obscuris. Vexillum rotundatum 10-12 mm. diametro costa
dorso carinata mucronata. Alae ad 2.5 cm. longae basi cuneatae;
lobus basalis subrotundus ; distalis multo longior a basi per-
paululum dilatata sensim angustatus acutus. Labelli infundi-
bularis limbus symmetricus ad 3 cm. longus in calcar gracile
ascendens vel (saltem in sicco) fere rectum limbo multo longius
sensim attenuatus ore ascendente cuspidato. Filamenta circ.
3 mm. longa. Ovarium haud maturum fusiforme rectum.

“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers yellowish white with a spot of
crimson on the lower lobe. Very moist situations in pine woods
on the Teng Yueh-Talifu road, near Shiu-Chai. Lat. 25° 15’ N.
Alt. 7000-8000 ft. Sept. 1905. West Yunnan.” G. Forrest.
No. r104.

_ Impatiens polyceras, Hook. f. nomen tantum in Herb. Edin,

descr. W. W. Sm.

Species inter I. cynantham, Hook. f. et I. margaritiferam,
Hook. f. in Herbario Kewensi a claro Hookero f. sub numero
47 apud species chinenses posita.

Herba erecta ramosa glabra 20-75 cm. alta floribus parvis
caule robusto ramisque foliosis glandulis stipitatis hic illic
Sparse conspersis. Folia 5-7 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. lata, alterna
petiolata in sicco tenuiter membranacea ovato-lanceolata vel
lanceolata acuminata crenata setulis nigris inter crenaturas
interjectis, subtus glauca basi in petiolum alatum circ. I cm.
longum late cuneata nervis utrinque 5-7. Pedunculi folia
suprema subaequantia graciles erecti multiflori; pedicelli =
formes I-1.5 cm. longi; bracteae lanceolatae 2-3 mm. lon
in aristam brevem glanduligeram productae. Flores sted
minores aurantiaci. Sepala 2, oblique lanceolata 3-4.5 mm
longa, in aristam glanduligeram producta. . Vexillum ochical-
are vel oblatum circ. 6 mm. diametro dorso bene carinatum.

» seasiles I.5-2 cm. ache ; lobus basalis subrotundatus ;

SPECIES CHINENSES. 341

distalis paullo longior dolabriformis obtusus. Labelli limbus
cymbiformis usque ad 2.5 cm. longus in calcar gracillimum
incurvum limbo longius attenuatus, ore 8-9 mm. diametro
paullo ascendente apiculato. Filamenta circ. 2 mm. longa
antheris obtusis. Ovarium lineare apiculatum. Capsulae 1-1. 5
cm. longae lineares oligospermae. Semina obovoidea circ.
2.5 mm. longa subtuberculata fulva.

“Sides of streams on descent of pass between Sung Kwei
and Lang Kung Valleys. Alt. gooo ft. Yunnan, 1904.” G.
Forrest. No. 483. Type.

“ Plant of 1-2} ft. Flowers orange. Moist pasture along
the base of cliffs on the eastern flank of the Tali Range, Yunnan.
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. godo-10,000 ft. Aug. 1910.’’ G. Forrest.
No. 6904.

Also at Tsekou, Yunnan; coll. Pére T. Monbeig, in Kerb. Kew.

Po Magnolia taliensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate M. pumilae, Andr.; foliis subobtusis
subtus fulvo-pilosulis, ovariis glabris recedit.
Arbor vel frutex 3-7 m. alta, ramulis rubridis primo sparse

rufo-pilosulis, mox glabris. Folia (superiora juniora tantum

visa) 5-9 cm. longa, 2-4 cm. lata, oblonga, basi subrotundata,
apice obtusa vel subobtusa, tenuiter membranacea, supra glabra
costa rufo-pilosula excepta, infra pallidiora plus minusve sparse
rufo-pilosula, nervis circ. Io paribus, supra obscuris, infra
eminentibus, ut costa densius rufo-pilosulis. Pedunculi breves,
5-15 mm. longi, arcuati, uniflori, rufo-pilosuli. Flores subcernui
8-9 cm. diametro, albi. Sepala 3, ovata, obtusa, ad 3 cm. longa.
Petala 6, ovato-oblonga, ad 4 cm. longa. Stamina numerosa
antheris 8 mm. longis filamentis 2 mm. longis, spica ovariorum
minora. Carpella (immatura) glabra, rostrata, 2-seminifera.
“Shrub or tree of 8-20 ft. Flowers cream-coloured.
open situations amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the

‘Tali Range. Alt. 7000-8000 ft. Lat. 25° 40’ N. July roro.”

204

G. Forrest. No. 7182.

Pleurospermum aromaticum, W. W. Sm.

Species affinis P. David, Franch. sed foliis bracteisque inter
alia manifeste divergit.

Rhizoma crassum. Caulis 60-90 cm. altus, basi reliquiis
petiolorum pristinorum loriformibus cinctus, glaber. Folia
firme papyracea glabra subtus glauca venis utrinque conspicue
glandulis conspersis, petiolo 15-20 cm. longo robusto praedita ;
lamina ambitu ovata 20-25 cm. longa, 4-pinnata ; pinnae
primariae tres; segmenta ultima ovata circ. 2.5 cm. longa,

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" 342 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM GVARUM.

1.5 cm. lata, ad medium sabkoesas: lobulis ultimis ovatis
circ. 5 mm. longis obtusiusculis margine minute scabridulis ;
folia superiora vaginis usque ad 6 cm. longis praedita. Umbel-
larum pedunculi usque ad 20 cm. longi robusti glabri; involucri
phylla 5-7, foliacea, 10-20 cm. longa pinnata vel bipinnata
segmentis similibus eis foliorum radicalium sed angustioribus,
vagina -+ magna praedita; umbellae radii 30-50, robusti
glabri 7-10 cm. longi; involucelli phylla + to, linearia, non-
nunquam apicem versus tripartita, complanata, dorso margine-
que albo-glanduloso-serratula, 3-5 cm. longa, flores superantia
viridia nec scariosa; umbellulae 30-50-florae ; pedicelli 6-8
mm. longi. Petala obovata circ. 2.5 mm. longa, circ. 2 mm. lata
apice inflexa albida. Ovarium (immaturum) atro-viride circ.
2 mm. longum.

“Plant of 2-3 ft, strongly aromatic. Petals dull white,
gynaecium dark green. Root used medicinally by the Chinese.
Ledges of cliffs-and rocky alpine pasture on the western flank of
the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 12,000—13,000 ft.
July 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6188.

Pleurospermum linearilobum, W. W.Sm._ Sp. nov.

Species valde affinis P. foetenit, Franch. sed habitu elatiore
foliis aliter divisis inter alia differt.

Rhizoma sat crassum. Caulis 60-120 cm. altus, robustus,
vaginis foliorum inferiorum hornotinorum et pristinorum mem-
branaceis usque ad 10 cm. cinctus, glaber. Folia papyracea
glabra subtus glaucescentia, vaginis angustis 4-5 cm. longis
petiolis 6-10 cm. longis praedita ; lamina ambitu ovato-oblonga,
8—1o0 cm. longa, 3-pinnata; pinnae primariae 3-4 -jugae;
segmenta ultima circ. I cm. longa in lobulos lineares 3-5 mm.
longos partita. Umbellarum pedunculi 15-20 cm. longi robusti
striati glabri; involucri phylla 8-12, foliacea, 2-4 cm. longa
pinnata vel bipinnata lobulis ultimis similibus eis foliorum

- Tadicalium, vagina latiuscula praedita; umbellae radii + 25,

robusti glabri usque ad 8 cm. longi; involucelli phylla 6-8,
elliptica vel obovata, 5-Io mm. longa, nunc omnino scariosa,
nunc | 4 parva viridi 3-5-fida apice praedita, flores sub-
aequantia ; umbellulae + 2o0-florae; pedicelli 8-10 mm. longi

glabri. Petala suborbicularia 1 mm. longa, alba. Ovarium

(immaturum) circ. 2 mm. longum circ. 2 mm. latum ei P. foe-
tentis, Franch. simillimum

“ Plant of 2 ft. Flowers white. Shady situations amongst

_ serub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat.

27° 20’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. July 1910.” G. Forrest.
hh abel Type.

Plant of I-2 ft. Petals nian _ Shady openings in pine

€ Jf “\

Ww,

SPECIES CHINENSES. 343.

and mixed forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27°20'N. Alt. 10,000-11,o00 ft. July1gzo.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 6051.

This species does not appear to have the rank odour character-
istic of P. foetens, Franch., which is its nearest ally.

Rhododendron Ciementinae, G. Forrest.

Species cum nulla specie foliis subtus tomentosis praedita
adhuc descripta congruens; ex descriptione ad R. Principfis,
Franch. spectat a quo sepalis haud ciliolatis staminibus fur-
furaceo-pilosis inter alia discrepat.

Frutex 2-3 m. altus erectus ; rami hornotini breves crassis-
simi glabri vetustiores cinerei decorticantes ; gemmae foliares
ovoideae perulis ovatis apiculatis glabris. Folia 9-11 cm. longa,
4-6 cm. lata ovalia apice rotundata vel obtusissima vix vel
breviter indurato-apiculata basi aeque rotundata vix vel breviter
cordatula margine paullulo revoluta valde coriacea supra atro-
viridia rugosula nervulis reticulatis haud lucida glabra subtus
tomento denso mollissimo cinnamomeo induta; costa supra
leviter impressa subtus prominula ; petioli + 2 cm. longi crassi
glabri. Inflorescentia densa floribus 7-10 fere umbellatis com-
posita ; pedicelli sub anthesin 2~3 cm. longi erecti glabri, in
fructu crassati rigidissimi. Calyx minimus + 1 mm. longus in
lobos triangulares partitus, fructu in discum lignosum 4-5 mm.
diametro auctus. Corolla lactea kesmesino-maculata late cam-
panulata 4-4.5 cm. longa siccitate complanata ore + 6 cm. lata ;
tubus 2.5—3 cm. longus basi fere 1 cm. lata extus glaber intus
basi ipsa pilosulus ; lobi rotundati 1.5-2 cm. diametro breviter
emarginati glabri. Stamina usque ad 15 inclusa inaequalia
longiora 2 cm. longa filamentis basi fere ad medium albido-
furfuraceo - pilosis, antheris 2 mm. longis ochraceis. Ovarium
oblongum sulcatum 7-8 mm. longum glabrum; stylus vix
2 cm. longus deflexus glaber.stigmate lobulato praeditus.
Capsula fere 2 cm. longa, circ. I cm. lata, cylindrica recta 7-8-
sulcata, ante maturitatem saturate atropurpurea, stylo vulgo
delapso nonnunquam persistente. Semina numerosa + I mm.
longa angulata brunnea.

“Shrub of 6-9 ft. Flowers creamy-white with crimson
markings. Fruits deep black-purple. In open thickets on the
mountains of the Chungtien plateau. Lat. 27° 55’ N. Alt.
II,000 ft. Aug. 1913.” G. Forrest. No. 10,857.

‘Duplicate of No. 10,857 in mature fruit. Oct. 1913.”
G. Forrest. No. 11,486.

“Duplicate of above collected in 1914 in flower.” G.
Forrest. No. 12,789.

The species is dedicated to my wife.

344 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

>’ Rhododendron Roxieana, G. Forrest. Sp. nov.

Species distinctissima affinis R. taliensit, Franch. a quo foltis
confertis anguste oblanceolatis subtus densissime ferrugineo-
tomentosis pedicellis multo minoribus ovariis tomentosis inter
alia recedit.

Frutex 1.5-3 m. altus erectus; ramuli hornotini breves
crassi foliis congestis fere omnino velati densissime ferrugineo-
tomentosi, vetustiores squamis petiolisque emarcidis atratis in-
duti demum cinerei decorticantes; gemmae florales ovoideae
perulis + late ovatis usque ad 2.5 cm. longis apice rotundatis

_ vel breviter acuminatis extus dense tomentosis intus sparsius.
Folia 7-10 cm. longa, I-1.5 cm. lata, lineari-oblanceolata vel
rarius anguste lanceolata apice vulgo acuta indurato-apiculata
basi sensim in petiolum angustata margine paulo revoluta
(juventute multo magis revoluta) coriacea supra atroviridia
rugosula nitida glabra subtus densissime ferrugineo-tomentosa
(juventute prima tomentum sordide album); costa supra
impressa subtus elevata; petioli + 1 cm. longi crassi dense
ferrugineo-tomentosi. Inflorescentia densa floribus + ro fere
umbellatis composita; pedicelli sub anthesin 1-1.5 cm. longi
tomento denso sordide albido induti. Calyx minimus 0.5 mm.
longus vel paulo ultro albido-tomentosus lobis triangularibus
haud distinctis. Corolla alba extus roseo-tincta campanulata
2.5-3 cm. longa, siccitate complanata ore 3—3.5 cm. lata; tubus
+ 2 cm. longus, basi circ. 5 mm. latus, extus intusque glaber ;
lobi rotundati I-1.5 cm. diametro breviter emarginati glabri.
Stamina 10, inclusa inaequalia longiora 1.6-1.7 cm. longa
filamentis complanatis supra glabris in triente inferiore albo-
pilosulis antheris t mm. longis ochraceis. Ovarium oblongum
sulcatum circ. 3 mm. longum, longiuscule albido-tomentosum ;
stylus vix 2 cm. longus glaber stigmate lobulato praeditus.
Fructus maturus deest.

“Shrub of 4-6 ft. Flowers white, flushed rose on
exterior. Boulder-strewn slopes on the mountains in the
N.E. of the Yangtze bend, Yunnan, West China. Lat.
27° 45° N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. July 1913.’’ G. Forrest.
No. 10,540.

“Shrub of 8-r0 ft. Flowers rose? In open thickets
on the mountains in the N.E. of the Yangtze bend.
Lat. 27° 45’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. Aug. 1913.” G. Forrest.
No. 10,991.

“ Flowers white. 1914.’’ G. Forrest. Nos. 12,609, 13,005.

N.W. Yunnan. 1907. Monbeig. No. 169 in Herb. Edin.

This very distinct-looking plant is akin to Rhododendron

__ taliensts, Franch., but differs markedly in the narrow, closely set

_ leaves. I take this opportunity of acknowledging my indebted-

SPECIES CHINENSES. 345

_ ness for kind hospitality to Mr. and Mrs. Hanna, of Tali-fu, by
dedicating this plant to the latter.

_, Saxifraga macrostigma (Franch.) Engl. et Irmscher, var.
wie cordifolia, W. W.Sm. Var. nov.

Habitus et magnitudo varietatis Georgeanae, Engl. et Irm-
scher. Dense caespitosa. Caules bene foliati, dense et longe
glanduloso-albo-pilosi. Folia caulina late cordato-ovata, 5-7
mm. longa, 4~5 mm. lata, pilis brevibus glanduliferis supra et
margine plus minusve dense obsita, infra glabra vel sparse |
glandulosa. Pedicelli uniflori dense et longe glanduloso-pilosi.
Petala quam sepala 2-plo longiora, oblongo-ovata, circ. 7 mm.
longa, circ. 4 mm. lata.

China :—Lichiang Range, Yunnan. G. Forrest. Sine num.
in Herb. Edin. Cult. in Hort. Reg. Bot. Edin.

Tanacetum Delavayi, Franch. mss. in Herb. Paris. ex Diels
in Roy. Bot. Gard., Edin., Notes, vii (1913), 405—-nomen.
Ex speciminibus Forrestianis tantum descr. W. W. Sm.

uiyol

Species nana foliis fere omnibus radicalibus, capitulis in
globulum congestis conspicua. Planta 10-20 cm. alta, erecta,
aromatica, rhizomate crasso tuberoso praedita. Caules 1-2
basi bene foliati, supra fere nudi, infra + dense incano-villosi,
sub inflorescentia dense incano~tomentosi. Folia radicalia
6-10, petiolata petiolo 3-5 cm. longo incano-villosulo ; lamina
3-6 cm. longa, circ. 2 cm. lata, ambitu oblonga, 2-plo pinnati-
partita ; segmenta ultima 5-7 mm. longa linearia acuta supra
viridia glabra vel subglabra subtus albo-villosa ; folia caulina
remota, multo reducta, 1.5~2.5 cm. longa, segmentis linearibus
pinnatifida. Capitula 15-20, in globulum circ. 2 cm. diametro
plerumque congesta, raro paulo diffusa, 6-7 mm. diametro,
Sessilia vel pedunculo 2-4 mm. longo praedita. Involucri
phylla circ. 4 mm. longa, circ. t mm. lata, oblonga acuta vel
obtusiuscula, pallida scariosa glabra, apice marginibusque pur-
purascentia. Corolla aurantiaca glabra circ. 4 mm. longa;
pappus deest.

“ Plant of 3-9 inches, strongly aromatic. Flowers bright
orange-yellow. Open rocky situations on mountain meadows
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range, Yunnan. Lat.
27° 25’ N. Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. Sept. rgo6.”” G. Forrest.
No. 3047.

‘Aromatic plant of 4-9 inches. Flowers yellow. Open
mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. Sept. 1910.” G. Forrest.

No. 6557. _

346 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

q/? Trachydium ? simplicifolium, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.

Planta distinctissima, dubie ad Tvrachydium relata; cum
illo genere ob folia simplicia ob involucri phyllorum absentiam
bene non quadrat ; fructus (immaturus) ad Tvachydium certe

- Spectat ; fortasse typus generis novi sed sime fructu maturo
vix recte describi potest.

Planta perennis 7-Io cm. ifs rhizomate modice crasso
praedita. Caulis solitarius erectus + sparse albo-patenti-
pilosulus. Folia 3-5, simplicia; radicalia vel subradicalia 1-2,
petiolo 3-7 cm. longo dense albo-pilosulo vagina ampla I-2 cm.
longa praedita, 1.5-3 cm. longa, 2-4 cm. lata, saepius latiora
quam longiora, ambitu latissime ovata breviter vel usque ad
medium in lobos tres ovatos grosse crenatos divisa, basi +
alte cordata, subcoriacea utrinque glabra vel subglabra rarius
Iargine minute pilosula supra viridia subtus pulchre purpura-
scentia nervis 5 basi digitatim abeuntibus ; folia caulina radicali-
bus subsimilia sed minora petiolis multo reductis laminis non-
nunquam vaginae insidentibus, suprema ad vaginam magnam
et laminam perpusillam reducta. Inflorescentia folia vix
superans; umbellae 2-3; involucri phylla nulla; umbellae
radii 6-10, 1-1.5 cm. longi, glabri; involucelli phylla + 10,
circ. 5 mm. longa, linearia ; umbellulae radii + 20, circ. 5 mm.
longi. Sepala inconspicua. Petala alba saepe purpurascentia
obovata vel suborbicularia apice paulo inflexa basi in unguem
brevissimum angustata, I mm. longa vel paulo ultro. Ovarium
atro-viride I-1.5 mm. longum. Fructus (immaturus) a latere
paulo compressus ad commissuram constrictus jugis carpelli
5 obtusis vittis ad valleculas solitariis vel rarius binis.

“ Plant of 3-4 inches. Petals white, gynaeceum dark green.
Barren limy pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range.
Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. gooo-10,000 ft. Oct. rg10.”’ G. Forrest.
No. 7394.

A very distinct plant which has been put provisionally in the
genus Tvachydium. The simple leaves and the want of involucre
make it a very anomalous member of that genus, and it may yet
have to be transferred. The fruit bearing a very close relation-
ship to that of Trachydium is unfortunately not mature.

SPECIES AFRICANAE.

Bulbophyllum inopinatum, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.
Species ex affinitate B. nudiscapi, Rolfe a quo petalis nigro-
purpureis suborbicularibus longe ciliatis facile distinguitur.
8 Pseudobulbi ovoidei teretes nec angulati 3-4 cm. longi
-Vaginis fepuiter membranaceis emarcidis hinc inde obtecti,

SPECIES AFRICANAE. 347

monophylli. Folia oblonga, ad 15 cm. longa, ad 3 cm. lata,
subobtusa, basi in petiolum 4 cm. longum alte canaliculatum at-
tenuata. Scapi elongati, ad 50 cm. longi, glabri, parte superiore
florigera deflexa nigrescente minute punctulata, parte inferiore
erecta viridi vaginis spathaceis distantibus circ. 1 cm. longis
praedita ; spicae multiflorae bracteis ovato-lanceolatis acutis
circ. 4 mm. longis nigridis. Sepala 8-9 mm. longa, basi 3 mm.
lata, ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, glabra viridia lineis purpureo-
brunneis + 5 percursa. Petala orbicularia circ. 1 mm. diametro,
atro-purpurea margine pilis fuscis longiusculis ciliata basi
viridia glabra. Labellum mobile circ. 5-6 mm. longum lineari-
lanceolatum, basi circ. 2 mm. latum, atro-purpureum, medio
labello excepto densissime crinitum apice pilis 2-3 mm. longis
patentibus purpureo-fuscis basi praesertim in marginibus pilis
circ. 1 mm. longis fuscis. Columna circ. 2 mm. longa dentibus
falcatis longe acuminatis.

Cultivated in Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Its
origin is obscure, but from its very marked similarity to B.
nudiscapum and its allies it is in all probability from West
Tropical Africa. The structure of the petals is the most marked
distinction between it and its nearest allies. The labellum ‘is
very mobile, densely clothed, except in the middle, with long
hairs; the hairs near the tip are susceptible to the slightest
current of air.

Polystachya Hamiltonii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov,

Species in vicinitatem P. Kirkit, Rolfe et P. afinis, Lindl.
ponenda ; foliis longis, inflorescentiis racemosis, floribus circ.
8 mm. longis, labello trilobo appropinquat, structura floris
valde recedit.

Pseudobulbi caespitosi anguste ovoidei, circ. 2.5 cm. longi,
vaginis membranaceis striatis praediti, 3~4-phylli. Folia usque
ad 12 cm. longa, + 2 cm. lata, oblonga, apice obtusa breviter
et oblique emarginata, subcoriacea. Scapi erecti compressi
pauciflori (4-6-flori) 4-5 cm. longi, minute pubescentes. Brac-
teae squamiformes ovatae acuminatae 2-3 mm. longae sparse
pubescentes. Pedicelli circ. 5 mm. longi dense pubescentes.
Sepalum dorsale ovatum acutum 5-6 mm. longum, 2 mm. latum,
planum, extus sparse pubescens intus glabrum ; sepala lateralia
oblique triangulari-ovata acuta 8-9 mm. longa 3 mm. lata paululo
concava extus puberula. Petala anguste spathulata 4 mm.
longa, I mm. lata, glabra. Labellum trilobum paululo recurvum
7 mm. longum, medio 4 mm. latum , lobi laterales erecti subauri-
culaeformes 2 mm. lati glabri ; lobus intermedius late ovatus
obtusus 2 mm. longus vix 2 mm. latus ; per totum labellum
apice excepta currit linea intermedia 1 mm. lata dense albido-

348 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM.

furfuraceo-tomentella. Columna circ. 2 mm. longa, vix 2 mm.
lata basi in pedem 3 mm. longum producta.

Nigeria :—Exact locality as yet unknown. Sent to the
Royal Botanic Garden by Mr. Kenneth Hamilton in 1913, and
flowered in July 1914. The flowers are of a greenish yellow ;
the trilobed labellum is traversed longitudinally by a narrow
strip of whitish scaly tomentum.

SPECIES HIMALENSIS.

Sedum Praegerianum, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov.

Species ex affinitate S. linearifolii, Royle ; foliis floribusque
minoribus, petalis erectis apice approximatis haudquaquam
patentibus inter alia recedit; haud remota a Sedo Hobsoniz,
Hamet quod foliis ovatis differt.

Planta perennis radicibus crassiusculis. Caudex erectus
crassus. Caules floriferi 7-12 cm. longi graciliusculi simplices
glabri rubri, in cultura certe + prostrati, in speciminibus siccis
ut videtur nonnunquam suberecti.. Folia alterna, infra inser-
tionem in calcar non producta, 8-9 mm. longa, circ. 3 mm. lata,
lineari-oblonga apice obtusiuscula, vix petiolata, integerrima,
glabra, apice marginibusque rubro-tincta. Inflorescentia sub-
_corymbiformis 3~7-flora; bracteae foliis subsimiles vel multo
minores lineares; pedicelli calyce multo breviores vel non-
nunquam subaequantes. Calyx circ. 4 mm. longus, glaber,
fere ad imum fissus in lobos lineari-lanceolatos acuminatos,
pallido-viridis roseo-suffusus. Corolla circ. 6 mm. longa glabra
rosea ; petala basi paululo concreta, lineari-lanceolata, acumi-
nata, brevissime apiculata, erectissima. Stamina Io glabra,
filamentis 4-5 mm. longis roseis. Carpella 5, circ. 5 mm. longa ;
squamae subquadratae, I mm. longae, brunneo-rubridae.

East Himalaya :—In the Chumbi Valley, Tibet, at Tarkarpo,
at an elevation of 12,000 ft. Rohmoo Lepcha, No. 137 in Herb.
Calc. et Herb. Edin. Also in cultivation in the Royal Botanic
Garden, Edinburgh, where it flowered July 1914. A Sedum of
very distinct appearance; the rose-coloured petals remain so
erect, even approximate, that the flower has quite the semblance
of an Erica.

The specific name is in honour of R. Lloyd Praeger, Esq., B.A.,
who has devoted much attention to the elucidation of the
nomenclature of the species of this genus which are in cultivation.

Moultonia.
A New Genus of Gesneraceae from Borneo.
BY
ProressoR BAYLEY BALFOUR, F.R.S.,
AND

W. W. SMITH, M.A.

With Plates CKLVI-CXLVII.

Moultonia, Balf. fil. et W. W.Sm. Genus novum.

Genus Gesnervacearum ex affinitate M. onophyllaeae, R. Br. et
Epithematis, Bl.; floribus petiolo et costae folii unici insidenti-
bus, calyce quadrifido, fructu quasi-calyptrato e calyce tandem
paulo protruso inter alia recedit.

Herba robusta folio unico magno cordato-ovato vel cordato-
oblongo longe petiolato praedita. Pedunculi brevissimi lati ;
pedicelli breves ; bracteae bracteolaeque minimae. Flores parvi
numerosi haud regulariter distributi plerumque approximati,
umbellis paucifloris fere sessilibus e sulco petioli et costa media
uniseriatim orientes. Calyx alte 4-fidus lobis oblongis sub-
coriaceis paulo imbricatis intus pulvinulo calcario praeditis.
Corolla parva; tubus brevis; limbus 2-labiatus. Stamina
4 perfecta; filamenta brevia linearia medio tubo affixa;
antherae omnes cohaerentes reniformes vel subauriculiformes.
Ovarium superum tI-loculare ; stylus brevis linearis; stigma
minutum. Capsula membranacea, maturitate e calyce paulo
protrusa, apice longe quasi-calyptrata infra irregulariter rupta ;
placentae duae parietales bifidae undique ovuligerae. Semina
numerosa minuta ovoidea vel subquadrata testa foveolato-
rugosula praedita.

Species unica borneensis.

Moultonia singularis, Balf. fil. et W. W. Sm. Sp. nov.
FLGALVI.

Herba robusta unifolia ; rhizoma vel radices non visae ; caulis
epigaeus nullus; petiolus 30-40 cm. longus, I cm. vel ultro
diametro, striatus, supra canaliculatus ibique flores gignens,
undique calcario-furfuraceus ; folii lamina 30-35 cm. longa
(Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. XL, March 1915.)

350 BALFOUR AND SMITH—MOULTONIA.

20-30 cm. lata ovata vel oblongo-ovata basi cordata (apice in
speciminibus siccis deficiente) integra in vivo aliquatenus
carnosula supra atroviridis glabra infra undique scabridule
calcario-furfuracea ; costa supra canaliculata flores numerosos
fere per longitudinem totam gerens, infra robusta eminens 5 mm.
lata vel ultro, calcario-furfuracea; mnervi primarii 20-30,
‘valde conspicui subparalleli, inter se 1-3 cm. distantes, a costa
recto angulo abeuntes marginem versus multo inflexi. Pedun-
culi brevissimi lati 1—3-flori; pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi fructu
usque ad I cm. aucti, calcario-furfuracei ; bracteae bracteolae-
que minimae circ. I mm. longae lineares carnosulae. Flores
parvi in sulco petioli atque costae folii crebre et fere continuo
enati. Calyx campanulatus circ. 4 mm. longus deinde in fructu
usque ad 5 mm. elongatus alte 4-fidus; lobi paulo imbricati
erecti fructu conniventes oblorrgrpius minusve obtusi marginibus
membranacei medio subcoriacei extus calcario-furfuracei intus
marginibus exceptis pulvinulo calcario obtecti. Corolla parva,
(evoluta non nobis visa, in alabastro inaperto examinata) ; tubus
brevis ; limbus 2-labiatus labio postico 2-fido, antico nondum
(in alabastro) partito. Stamina perfecta 4, in alabastro sub-
aequalia circ. 1 mm. longa medio tubo affixa; filamenta circ.
0.5 mm. longa, nigrida, glabra ; antherae omnes latere cohaer-
entes vix I mm. diametro subauriculiformes vel reniformes.
Discus cupularis fere ad medium ovarium pertinens. Ovarium
superum globosum stylo lineari ovarium paulo superante
stigmate inconspicuo truncatulo. Capsulae maturae pars in-
ferior seminifera globosa circ. 1.5 mm. diametro membranacea
fragilis irregulariter transverse rupta; pars superior calyptri-
formis anguste conicum circ. 4 mm. longa basi 1 mm. lata,
solida, e calyce paulo protrusa. Semina numerosa vix 0.25 mm.
longa ovoidea vel globoso-ovoidea vel aliquatenus subquadrata
honnunquam paulo angulata atrobrunnea testa foveolato-
rugosula praedita.

- Borneo :—Sudan, Sarawak. Feb. 1914. Native Collector.
No. D53.
~~. The generic name is given in honour of J. C. Moulton, Esq.,
Curator of the Sarawak Museum, to whose endeavours the
discovery of this and other interesting Bornean plants is due.
We have described this plant as possessing a single leaf with a
leaf-petiole and epiphyllous inflorescence, and the dried material
at our disposal sanctions no other course. If we follow con-
_ vention in this we by no means intend thereby to express our
__ view of the morphological value of the vegetative parts de-
__ scribed. The plant seems to us to have special interest from the
norphological side, but the true explanation of its parts can only

BALFOUR AND SMITH—MOULTONIA. 351

be arrived at by an investigation of the living plant. To enable
this to be made we must hope that Mr. Moulton may be able to
obtain ripe seeds for the cultivation of the plant. Meanwhile
we may give here the morphological interpretation which
appears to us as probably the right one of the parts as we
know them.

We suggest that the stalk and broad lamina are the parts of an’
outgrowth from the primitive protocorm of the plant—the stalk
being hypocotyl, the lamina cotyledon—which it will not
surprise us to learn has no other vegetative organs. From this
protocormic outgrowth which possesses great meristematic
activity the flowers arise. The whole construction of Moultonia
is to us that of a plant showing a permanently embryonic
vegetative state.

Let us clearly understand what this means.

Of the egg out of which every angiospermous plant develops
one-half is devoted to the formation of a body of meristem-cells
which is the primitive corm—protocorm—of a future plant ;
to the other half which forms the suspensor is assigned the
primary duty of regulating the position of the protocorm within
the seed and of aiding in the feeding of it. The whole product
of the egg—suspensor and protocorm—is commonly known as
the proembryo, and is adapted to the intraseminal phase of life
of the organism preceding the period of rest incidental to the
seed habit. The degree to which development proceeds up to
rest varies. As a minimum the suspensor may be no more
than a single cell and the protocorm an undifferentiated body
of a few meristem-cells. More advanced the suspensor may be
pluricellular, even massive, with haustorial outgrowths pene-
trating far in search of food, and likewise the protocorm becomes
a body with haustorial extension in the form of lobes (one
in Monocotyledons, two in Dicotyledons)—the cotyledon; so
that there is differentiation into a central mass—hypocotyl—
and cotyledon one or more. This may be all. But in more
advanced states—and these are perhaps the more usual—a
primordium of the hypogeous axis of the mature plant is laid
down at the basal end of the protocorm as the primary root, and
a primordium of the epigeous axis is laid down—at the apical
end of the protocorm when there are two or more lateral cotyle-
dons, at the side when there is one terminal one—as the plumular
bud. There may be several such primordia. What has to be
emphasised here is that the ordinary angiospermous plant, as we
see it, is the product of two primordia arising out of the proto-
corm. The protocorm is the embryonic stage. The root and
shoot of the plant are the mature stage. In the former potential
meristematic activity is spread through the whole protocorm,

352 BALFOUR AND SMITH—MOULTONIA.

and this is very different from the restricted meristematic
activity that is found in the epicotylar shoot. In most Angio-
sperms the embryonic protocorm, shedding its haustorial
cotyledons after they have performed their function during
transition of the organism from intraseminal to extraseminal
life, loses individuality in its fate as connecting link betwixt the
root and shoot of the mature plant.

In the light of what we have just said, we suggest that Mouw/-
tonia is one of those plants which never goes beyond the stage
of the protocorm. It never forms primordia of primary root or
plumula rbud. The vegetative apparatus—long-stalked lamina—
is a primitive outgrowth, become assimilating, of the protocorm.
That it will have at its base many adventitious absorbing roots
we expect, though our material gives no indication of them

fhe laminar portion we take to be cotyledon. Probably fhe
stalk part of it may be less Se a hypocotyl, but of
that we can say nothing definite. We are more certain of
the correctness of the suggestion we make that this outgrowth
is persistently meristematic throughout, and in the mid-line of
its upper surface at least, for it is there that the flower-buds arise
in linear series but not in age sequence from below upwards

or from above downwards. Young and old are intermingled
throughout the length.*

It may be asked what are the grounds upon which we base
the views expressed above. We will explain.

do this we recall the well-known features of germination
exhibited by other genera of Gesneraceae. Let us begin with
Streptocarpus.+ Taking in the first instance S. polyanthus,

* A cotyledon is often like a leaf in its later stages of life, and is perhaps most

oken of as a leaf. But a leaf is an organ of the epicotylar axis

Si les in Trans. Bot. S 4 IY, (7883) 262) Fl. aay,
Hielscher, Anatomie und Biologie der Gattung Streptocarpus in Cohn’s Beitrage
it (1883); x, tt. 1-107 5 tse xr die Entwicklun nr Gesneraceen in Ber.

h, Ueber di
d. deutsch. Bot. Gesellsch. (Gen. — i (1894), 2
Crocker was foreman of the Propagatio n Departmen : ‘Royal Gardens, Kew,
Hi

= Observations were
trace of plumule. His figures found their way into the botanical text-books of

‘ Noy period. We mention this because his work, as well as that of Dickie and
ored by , who is quoted in most modern German books
arent who first made known the facts

BALFOUR AND SMITH—MOULTONIA. 353

Hook., we find within its seed at the period when it is ripe
the protocorm of the embryo as an elongated ovoid body show-
ing towards the apical end two lateral outgrowths of equal size
—the cotyledons. There is no trace of a primordium of a primary
root, nor of a plumular bud, and there never is. When germina-
tion takes place, the whole surface of the protocorm becomes
covered with absorptive hairs. One of the cotyledons is arrested
in growth, the other elongates and growing rapidly by basal
intercalary growth forms in time a broad green lamina without
stalk. Soon a series of adventitious roots develop from the
hypocotyl and also from the cotyledon base. The top of the
hypocotyl where the cotyledons are does not in this species show
much growth in length, and the cotyledons remain about the
same level. Soon the smaller arrested one withers and dies off,
so that the whole vegetative organisation of the plant is an
enlarged green cotyledon with a basal portion of hypocotyl and
adventitious rootlets. Year by year the intercalary growth of
the cotyledon proceeds and further rootlets are formed. That
is the whole mature vegetative plant. If at an early period the
enlarging cotyledon be removed, the arrested one opposite to
it on the protocorm may develop into the same form. Here
there is never a vegetative epicotyl, never a primary root. The
vegetative body is a persistently growing extension of the
embryonic state. A like explanation covers the case of Lemna
amongst Monocotyls—only there the embryonic form repeats
itself in successive branchings.

This is the type of what in systematic works is named the
s* Unifoliate ’’ Streptocarpi.

At flowering period the inflorescence takes origin in the
hypocotyl within the sinus at the base of the enlarged cotyledon
and develops a scapose axis or scapose axes with many flowers
in biparous. cymose branching. It never spreads over the
laminar area. Meristematic activity seems to be located in the
hypocotyl at the base of the cotyledonary lamina. How exactly
the flower-axis arises has not been really observed in this species.
We do not yet know whether the apex of the hypocotyl forms a
primordium which can be interpreted as a postponed plumular
bud with destiny of flower production only, or whether the
origin of the inflorescence is spread over a wider linear or broader
area of the hypocotyl. The figure of Acanthonema strigosum,
Hook. f., in the Botanical Magazine (1862), t. 5339, indicates a
like history of development in that species.

Take now the case of S. Rexi, Lindl., as described by Dickie
(with which that of S. primuloides, Dickie, conforms). Here the
development starts as in the preceding case, but the top of the
hypocotyl on the side next and below one of the cotyledons

354 BALFOUR AND SMITH—MOULTONIA.

grows out for a short distance so that the two cotyledons are
separated by a length of hypocotyl. The cotyledon left behind
is the arrested one. The other enlarges, and a cursory examina-
tion of a seedling at this stage might suggest the presence of two
cotyledons: one sessile small, and one petiolate large. The
apparent petiole—and it is so called by Hielscher—is really the
hypocotyl. When S. Rexi, Lindl., flowers it forms one-
flowered scapes and these take origin close to the sinus of
the cotyledonary lamina from the hypocotyl meristem tissue
in a “simple tangential row.” Here we have the case of
S. polyanthus over again, only that the elongation of the hypo-
cotyl has created the appearance of a petiole, and so the flower-
axis seems to come from where an apparent petiole joins a
lamina. This is not all, however. In S. Rexii, Lindl., there
appears at the cotyledonary sinus a cluster of stalked leaf-like
structures. These form a sort of rosette and are characteristic of
the “ Rosulate”’ Streptocarpi. The published accounts of their
origin are vague in terms, and their relation to the inflorescence
is not clear. They are said to come off alternately from a whole
series of centres whilst the inflorescences are developed in a
simple basifugal row. We are in no better case here than
with S. folyanthus, Hook., for the determination of the
morphological relationship of these later vegetative structures
and of the inflorescence to the protocorm. All we can recognise
is that there is a vegetative organisation superposed upon the
condition that is permanent in S. folyanthus, Hook. For its
reconciliation with normal plumular development further in-
vestigation is required.
en we have a state of further differentiation in S.
caulescens, Vatke, as Dickson showed, typical of the whole
series of “ Streptocarpi Caulescentes.’’ Here the same general
lines of early development of the protocorm are followed, and
there is an elongation of the hypocotyl between the coty-
ledons the upper of which is the larger. This upper cotyledon
does not reach extravagant size ; it has quite the appearance of a
petiolate cotyledon coming off from the hypocotyl. From the
hypocotyl and in apparent upward continuation of it ascends an
axis like an ordinary epicotylar noded axis bearing foliage-leaves
which are like the larger cotyledon in form. How this axis
arises, if from a plumular bud or no, is not described. Its appear-
ance suggests such normal evolution as occurs in many other
_ Gesneraceae.
The suggestions conveyed in the construction of these
__ Streptocarpi have led us to the interpretation we have predicated
_ for Moultonia. One may suppose that the hypocotyl below an
ape _—— cotyledon has grown out to form the stalk with

BALFOUR AND SMITH—MOULTONIA. 355

the lamina of the cotyledon at its end and that the inflorescence
meristem instead of being strictly limited to an area at the base
of the cotyledon, is spread along the hypocotyl and also along
the lamina.

As an intermediate condition we may bring into the case
the evidence offered by Monophyllaea.

We have pointed out that Moultonia is allied to Monophyllaea.
This genus we only know from the description and figure given
by Clarke.* Clarke suggests, we think rightly, that the folium
unicum of his plant is a cotyledon. There appears to be in
Monophyllaea a single stalked leaf—to speak conventionally—
as in Moultonia, but the stalk is shorter and at the junction of
lamina and stalk scapose inflorescences arise. At the summit
of the scapes the flowers are disposed in a unilateral spicate
raceme which curls over circinately. We should interpret all
this construction as that of a hypocotyl elongated in the form
of a petiole and bearing at its extremity a cotyledonary lamina.
We should expect in the young protocorm to find a second
smaller arrested cotyledon. At the point where cotyledonary
lamina and hypocotyl join the inflorescence arises from the
hypocotyl. The meristem for the inflorescence is localised at

Of the allied Epithema we have insufficient knowledge to
allow of our making a suggestion of interpretation.
The following morphological series within the plants named
issues from what we have said :—
Streptocarpus polyanthus, Hook.—hypocotyl not elongated,
cotyledon sessile, scapose inflorescence with open biparous
branching developing from hypocotyl base of cotyledonar

lamina.

Siveptocarpus Rexii, Lindl.—hypocotyl shortly elongated,
giving apparent stalk to cotyledon, scapose inflorescence
(x flower) developing from hypocotyl at base of cotyle-
donar lamina.

Monophyllaea—hypocotyl much elongated, giving apparent,
long stalk to cotyledon, scaposé inflorescence with
unilateral racemes developing from hypotyl at base of
cotyledonar lamina. tc

Moultonia—hypocotyl very much elongated, giving apparent
very long stalk to cotyledon, ‘inflorescence disposed in
umbels originating along middle line on upper surface
of whole length of elongated hypocotyl and on midrib of
lamina (but not showing special relation to the primary
veins). :

* C, B. Clarke, Cyrtandreae in De Candolle Monogr. Phanerog. v (1883-87),

181, t. xx.

356 BALFOUR AND SMITH—MOULTONIA.

We do not overlook other explanations that might be given
of the construction in Moultonia. Thus, in absence of all
evidence of the seedling condition it might be held that in both
Moultonia and Monophyliaea the folium unicum is really an
epicotylar leaf with which the inflorescence is more or less
“congenitally concrescent.”” In such a view, the unilateral
disposition of the flowers on the scapes in Monophyliaea might
be regarded as a stage towards the complete fusion of scape
with leaf in Moultonia. To us such concrescences do not
appeal

A more illuminative comparison may be made with what is
seen in Chirita hamosa, R. Br., of which, however, we have not
yet the clear explanation. In Plate CXLVII. is a figure of this
plant when in flower. The opposite leaves are petiolate, and the
flowers arise in a line upon the upper surface of each petiole.
They are epipetiolar. The buds on the petiole are not, however,
all flower-buds ; some are foliage. The sequence is irregular.
The position of the inflorescence recalls partially that of Moul-
tonia. There is no concrescence here; simply foliar evolution
of flower and buds. The seedling of Chirita hamosa has cotyle-
dons differing in size and separated by a hypocotylar elongation.
The upper is the larger, becomes stalked, and has quite the form
of the adult leaf, but it never bears flowers or buds. Possibly
then what we have been describing in Moultonia as a protocorm
outgrowth may be after all an epicotylar leaf with epiphyllous
inflorescences more extended than in Chirita hamosa.

The flower-structure of Moultonia is not without special
interest. The gynaeceum is closed at the top by a solid cone
like a style supported upon a stylopod, and this seems to separate
as an operculum from the lower portion of the capsule which
remains enclosed in the calyx. For a clear understanding of the
mechanism of dehiscence better material than that at our dis-
posal is necessary.

EXPLANATION OF PLATES CXLVI-CXLVII.
Illustrating Professor Bayley Balfour and Mr. W. W. Smith’s paper on Moultonia.
(The plates are taken from photographs by Mr. Robert M. Adam.)

PiaTE CXLVI. Moultonia singularis, Balf. fil. et W. W. Sm
CXLVII. Chirita hamosa, R. Br. Plant in flower in n the Royal Botanic
Garden, Edin.

Notes, R.B.G., EpIN. PLate CXLVI.

MOULTONIA SINGULARIS, BALF. FIL. ET W. W. SMITH,

Pirate CXLVII.

CHIRITA HAMOSA, R. BR.