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glabrous. Radical leaves long petiolate, petioles nearly 5 cm. long, base 

 slightly dilated, blades roundly reniformed, apex obtuse, base reniformed, 

 re panda tely palinately 6-7 nerved, 4 cm. long as broad, subglabrous, sparely 

 ciliolate. Cauline leaves shortly petiolate, nearly like the radical ones. 

 Scapes few-flowered, flowers small, 3 mm. long, pedicellate. Sepals 4, oblong- 

 elliptical, obtuse at both ends, 2-i- mm. long. Petals spathulate, 2 mm. 

 long. Stamens 6, 2.1- mm. long. Ovary cylindrical, 2 mm. long, style short, 

 stigma globose. Siliques linear, 2 cm. long, 1|- mm. broad ; seeds oblong, 

 compressed 2 mm. long. 



H'AB. l\lt. Morrison. 



The present species differs from other species of this genus in having 

 reniformed leaves. The leaves are somewhat like C. asarifolia LINN., in 

 which species they are never cordate or reniformed. The plant is also near 

 C. violcefolia O. S. SCHUTZ. from which is separable in having rather augulate 

 leaves and very much smaller flowers. Flowers of my plant aie 3 mm. long, 

 while those of the Chinese C. violcefolia are 8 mm. long, or even more. 

 Those of C. asarifolia LINN, are also much larger. 



Cardamine parviflora LINN. Sp. PI. ed-2, p. 914; DC. Prodr. T. p. 

 152; S. MOOUE in Jonrn. Bot. (1875) p. 230; MAXIM, in Mtl. Eiol. IX. p. 

 10; FHANCHET II. David, p. 34; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 

 44 ; HENRY List Fl. Forir.os. p. 17 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. 

 Formos. p. 23. 



HAB. Hikaku. 



DISTRIB. Europe, northern Africa, and temperate Asia ; Japan to 

 Manchuria. 



As is suggested by Mr. T. NAKAI, the Formosan plant is very like or 

 perhaps the same as, var. manchurica KOMAR. I have examined with Mr. 

 T. NAKAI the co-type of the variety, and found that it is very similar 

 to the Formosan plant. 



Cardamine hirsuta I INN. Sp. PI. ed-2, p. 915; BENTH. Fl. Hougk. 

 p. 10; MAXIM, in Mel. Eiol. IX. p. (> ; FEANCHET PI. David, p. 31; 

 FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 43 ; DIELS Fl. Ceutr. Chin, in ENGL. 



