BERBERIDACEAE. — MAHONIA 379 
Mahonia Zemanii is a very distinct species, somewhat resembling in its lanceo- 
late leaves M. Fortunei Lindley which, however, differs by having the lowest pair 
of leaflets further from the base of the petiole. Before having seen flowers and 
mature fruits it is very difficult to indicate the correct position of this interesting 
species. There is à specimen collected by Henry (No. 3351), consisting only of 
three leaves which are not unlike those of Wilson's specimen. 
This species is named in compliment to Mr. Franz Zeman, head gardener of 
the Dendrological Society of Austria-Hungary in Pruhonitz, Bohemia. 
Mahonia decipiens Schneider, n. sp. 
Frutex 0.30-1.75 m. altus. Folia 3-juga, ad 20 em. longa, ima basi 
petioli stipulis 2 filiformibus minimis instructa, jugo infimo minore, 
a basi petioli 2-4 em. distante; foliola circiter 3-3.5 em. inter se 
distantia, coriacea, supra ut videtur paullo nitentia, subtus verisimili- 
ter opaca, viridia, nervis primariis laxe reticulatis paullo elevatis, 
lateralia oblique ovata, basi truncata, v. leviter cordata, breviter 
acuminata, margine utrinque spinis 2-6 sinuato-dentata, majora 4.5- 
6.5 em. longa et 2.3-3.5 cm. lata, terminalia ovata, breviter acuminata, 
basi cuneato-rotunda v. subcordata, infra medium ad apicem utrinque 
spinis plerumque 4 sinuato-dentata, 6.5-8 em. longa et 3-4.5 em. 
lata. Inflorescentia racemosa, densiflora, brevis, ad 5 cm. longa; 
bracteae late triangulares, acutae, ad 1.5 cm. longae; flores flavi ?, 
circiter 6-7 mm. diam.; pediceli 4-5 mm. longi, bracteis ovato- 
oblongis obtusis subaequilongis suffulti; sepala 3 externa minima late 
ovata, obtusa, 3 media majora, subaequiformia, 3 interna maxima, 
late ovato-oblonga; petala obovata, sepalis internis vix minora, apice 
incisa, basi breviter unguiculata, glandulifera; stamina petalis brevi- 
ora, normalia; filamenta antheris paullo longiora; ovaria stylosa, 
ovulis 2 sessilibus. Fructus nondum vidi. 
Western Hupeh: Changyang Hsien, woodlands, alt. 1500 m., 
April 1907 (No. 2884). 
This species is apparently most nearly related to M. nepalensis De Candolle, but 
the Chinese form differs in its fewer leaflets, of which the lowermost pair is rather 
distant from the base of the petiole, in its very short racemes and in its fewer 
ed two) ovules. The material being scanty the species needs further investi- 
gation, 
Mahonia nitens Schneider, n. sp. 
Frutex 1-1.30 m. altus. Folia 5-7-juga, ad 25 cm. longa, ima basi 
petioli stipulas 2 filiformes minimas gerentia, jugo infimo minore basi 
petioli magnopere approximato; foliola circiter 3 em. inter se distantia, 
coriacea, utraque pagina distincte nitida, fere concoloria, subtus 
nervis primariis laxe reticulatis, paullo elevatis, lateralia terminalibus 
