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PEOFESSOR OLIVER OK PLANTS rBOM JAPAN, ETC. 1G7 



a narrow cordate base, and small flowers, like those of a Meta- 

 stelma^ in numerous lateral shortly pedunculate small umbels. 

 I am at a loss to know what to do with it. Here is a description 

 of the flower. 



Calyx 5-fi(lus, lobis lanceolatis, ciliolatis, corolla dimiJio brevior. 

 Corolla breviter catnpanulata v. subrotata ad medium 5-fitla, lobis 

 ovato^oblongis, obtusis, intus pubescentibus. Corona staminea gamo- 

 phylla, ad basin 5-partlta, lobis g3*nostegio truncate incluso paululum 

 brevioribus, triangularl-ovatis, obtusis, inappendiculatis, Pollinia 

 geminata, pendula, minuta. Stigma obtusum, obsolete bilobum, 



Mephitidia, sp. ? in fruit from Nagasaki. 



JPhryma leptostacliya. Recorded by Maximowicz in Amurland, 

 it is at last sent from Nagasaki. 



HygropJtila salicifolia, Nees. This common Indian plant grows 

 at Nagasaki. 



ScRopHULARiA Oldhami, sp. nov. Glabra, caulc tetragono vix alato, 

 foliis petiolatis, e basi rotundata v. truncato-rotundata v. subcuneata 

 ovato-lanceolatis v. ovatis, acutis, serratis, petiolo inappendiculato, 

 thyrso elongato muttifloro spicifonne aphyllo, cymis densis v. sub- 

 densis breviter peduncidatis puberulis glabrisve, calycis lobis ovatis v. 

 ovato-rotundatis corollas tubo dimidio brevioribus, anthera stcrili 

 obovato-spathulata v. rotundata integra labio posteriore corollae bre- 

 viore. 



Nagasaki. 



An erect, unbranched plant, 2-4 ft. tall, with sharply serrate 

 leavea ; sometimes tlie lowest tooth on each side is larger than the 

 rest, forminc a small lateral basal lobe. Bracts linear. " Flowers 

 yellowish." 



Orolanche. Oldham sends a species from Nagasaki. 



Tltrieularia vulgaris? A submerged leafy axis only, but pro- 

 bably of this species, is sent from Nagasaki. U. intermedia oiAy 

 of this genus bad been previously recorded from Japan. 



OrtJiodon, Benth.* A new genus of Labiatae. § Satureiece. 



Calyx campanulatus, subaequalis, 10-nervius, 5-fidus, iutus uudus, fruc- 

 tifer basi aqualiter gibbus, fauce contracta. Corolla tubo calyce bre- 

 viore, exannulato, lobi 4 aiquilongi, breves, summo eniarginato, in- 

 firao lateralibus fere duplo latiore. Stamina corolla breviora, di- 

 stantia, 2 superiora perfecta antheranim loculis divergentibus, 2 infe- 

 riora antheris parvis cassis. Ovarium a basi 4-lobura. Stylus apic^ 

 «tiba?qualiter bifidus. Nuces (sub lente) areolato-nigosae. 



O.Japonicum, sp. unica. Nagasaki; the edges of woods. 

 Fl. September (no duplicates were sent for distribution). 



Herba annua, erecta v. diffusa, 4-8 poll., ramosa, ramis saepiui oppo- 



• For the generic diagnosis I am indebted to Mr. Bentham. 



