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longo a medic sursum 5-lobato, lobis elongato-triangularibus 1 mm. 

 Achamium maturum iguotum. 



HAB. Monte Morrison, ad 11000 ped. alt.; leg-. S. SASAKI, Oct. 1909. 



A. trinervius ; but differs from it by the very mucli slender form 



Avitli very much smaller lanceolate leaves. 



8.' Aster baccharoides STEETX. (Fig-. 26-5) : HAYATA I.e. p. 37. 



9. Aster lasioclada HAYATA (Fig. 26-1) sp. nov. Caulis molle fulvo- 

 tomentosus simplex vel ramosus. Folia ovato-oblonga 6cm. longa 2A cm. lata 



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apice obtusa ad summum mucronata basi acuta vel obtusa utraque pagine 

 fulvo-velutinoso-toinentosa margine subintegra vel remote mucronibus instructa, 

 petiolis 5 mm. longis velutinoso-tomeiitosis. Capitula laxe cymosa, brae te is 

 involucri iuterioribus linearibus 5 mm. longis mm. latis apice acuniinatis 







basi attenuatis. Capitula cum floribus marginalibus li cm. in dianietro. 

 Fl. ijl : marginales liguliformes 1-2 seriatim dispositi ; corollaj tubus 3 mm. 

 longus, limbo liguliformi lanceolato 7 mm. longo If mm. lato apice obtuso. 

 Fl. disci. j : ovarium hirsutum ; pappi seta? 5 mm. longw scabras ; corolla 

 tubuloso-carnpanulata 4i mm. longa, tulio 2 mm. longo, limbo 2^ mm. lougo 

 apice 5-lobato, lobis liueari-triangularibus 1^ mm. longis. Achrenium maturum 

 ignotum. 



HAC. Nanto : Kashigatani, leg. G. NAKAHAEA, Feb. 1907 ; inter Holisha 

 et Suisha. 



Near Aster trinervius, but differs from it by the soft tomentose leaves and 

 branches. 



10. Aster scaberrimus HAYATA sp. nov. Caulis subsimplex 40-60 cm. 

 altus scaber toto longitudine foliatus. Folia oblongo-lanceolata vel oblanceo- 

 lata ', 7 cm. longa 2 cm. lata apice acuminata obtusa vel acuta basi attenuata 

 subsessilia margine serrata supra scaberrima subtus scabra plus minus liirsuta. 

 Capitula dense cyniosa, cymis terminalibus 2 cm. longis totiusque latis. 

 Capitula cum floribus niargiualibus 7-8 mm. in diametro ; bracteis involucri 

 imbricatis 3-seriatirn dispositis, interioribus spathulatis 3J mm. longis 1 mm. 

 latis apice obtusissiinis margine erosis extus hirsutis. Fl. $. : marginales 

 liguliformes 2-seriatim dispositi ; ovarium hirsutum ; pappi seta3 3 mm. longa? 

 scabrte ; corolla3 tubus 1^ mm. longus, limbo liguliformi 3i mm. longo mm. 



