BERBERIDACEAE. — MAHONIA 383 
Fedde has not seen any Chinese specimen, and only cites specimens from Shensi, 
Szech’uan and Yunnan according to statements of other authors. I have not seen 
any of these Chinese specimens, but only those from Nepal, Sikkim and from 
Assam. 
5. Mahonia Fordii Schneider, n. sp. 
Frutex. Folia 7-8-juga, ad 35 cm. longa, ima basi petioli stipulis 2 filiformibus 
instructa, jugo infimo multo minore basi petioli valde approximato; foliola inter 
se 3-3.5 cm. distantia, coriacea, supra nitentia, subtus opaca, discoloria, primo ad- 
spectu fere enervia lateralia ovata v. ovato-lanceolata, basi obliqua, rotunda, apice 
satis subito acuminata utrinque fere a basi spinis brevibus 5-8 dentata, magni- 
tudine foliolorum (jugo infimo excluso) ab inferiore parte rhachidis versus apicem 
paullo sensim decrescentia, inferiora ad 8:2.5 em. superiora tantum 6:2 cm. 
magna, terminalia oblanceolata, basi cuneata, circiter 7:2.5 cm. magna. Racemi 
satis parvi, 5-8 cm. longi, satis laxiflori, earum bracteae late-triangulares, acutae 
v. breviter acuminatae, circiter 1-1.5 cm. longae; flores flavi, circiter 6 mm. diam.; 
pedicelli 3-5 mm. longi bracteis lanceolatis acuminatis subaequilongi v. paullo 
longiores; sepala tantum 6 (an semper ?), 3 externa minima, ovata, 3 interna duplo 
majora, ovato-oblonga; petala oblonga, sepalis breviora, apice minime emarginata, 
basi vix unguiculata, glandulifera; stamina normalia, petalis breviora, filamenta 
antheris paullo longiora; ovaria stylo brevi sed distincto coronata, ovulis 2 sessilibus 
instructa. Fructus ignoti. 
Kwangtung: North River, C. Ford (No. 17). 
From M. nepalensis De Candolle to which it seems most nearly related, M. Fordii 
differs by the much paler and not shining under side of its differently shaped leaflets 
and by the short racemes. The leaflets somewhat resemble those of M. Sherida- 
niana, but this species belongs to the group with sessile stigmas, their leaflets 
have a rather different shape, and they. are dull on the upper side. 
Tr races polyodonta Fedde, in Bot. Jahrb. XXXI. 126 (Monog. Mahonia) 
Szech’uan: without locality, A. von Rosthorn (No. 2043, ex Fedde). ; 
Of this species I have not seen a specimen. In the numerous spinose teeth of its 
leaflets it somewhat resembles the following species, but differs clearly from it in 
the characters given in the key on p. 381. 
7. Mahonia Veitchiorum Schneider, n. comb. 
Berberis Veitchiorum Hemsley & Wilson in Kew Bull. Mise. Inform. 1906, 152. 
. Frutex ad 1-metralis. Folia 4—5-juga, ad 20 cm. longa, jugo infimo multo minore 
ima basi petioli sessili; foliola 2-2.5 cm. inter se distantia, valde coriacea, utrinque 
nitentia, subtus tantum paullo pallidiora, nervis primariis vix elevatis, satis difficile 
visibilibus, lateralia ovato-lanceolata, paullo obliqua, basi truncato-rotunda, apice 
satis acuminata, margine spinoso-serrata, spinis utrinque 9-15, inferiora circiter 
4.5:1.8 em., superiora ad 7:2.8 cm. magna, terminalia anguste elliptico-oblonga, 
ad 9:3.5 magna. Flores ignoti. Racemi fructiferi tantum ad 6 cm. longi, den- 
siflori, earum bracteae late triangulatae, acutae, ad 2 cm. longae; bracteae eximie 
elongatae, lanceolatae, acuminatae, ad 1 em. longae, pedicellos duplo superantes; 
fructus immaturi late-ovati, circiter 6:5 mm. magni, stylo brevissimo, non semper 
bene distineto coronati; semina 1-2. 2 
Western Szech'uan: alt. 500-2200 m., July 1903, cliffs (Veitch Exped. No. 
—À— hrub 0.5-1 m. tall). : oF READS 
his seems to be a good species well distinguished by the very long 80 
pedicels and also by its leaves. Its nearest relation is M. polyodotan Fedde. 
