68 CARYOrHYLLEJE. 



HAD. Gaiizau, Suizau, the central mountains ; Taito : Tairon-kosha ; 

 Toroku : Gnnkei ; Nanto : Hinokiyama. 



DISTRIB. Europe to Mongolia ; China throughout, Saghalien and Japan. 



Dianthus sp HAYATA Fl. Mont. Fonnos. p. 56. 

 HAD. Mt. Morrison. 



This differs from D. superlus LINN, in having elongate bracts, and 

 especially in two inferior ones. 



2. Stleiie LINN. 



Silene Fortune! Vis. in Linnsea XXIV. p. 181, et XXXVI. p. 688 ; 

 FRANCHET PL David, p. 47 ; FORBES et HEMKL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. G5 ; 

 HENRY List PI. Formos. p. 19; DIELS Fl. Ceutr. Chin. p. 318; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 7649 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. p. 35 ; HAYATA Fl. Mont. 

 Formos. p. 56 



HAB. In lowlands as well as in highlands ; Mt. Morrison, Tamsui, 

 Taihoku. 



DISTEIB. Central and southern China. 



The plant found in the high regions is very like the specimen collected 

 on the sea-shore. Excepting that the flowers of the former is almost as 

 half as those of the latter, I can find no distinction whatever between 

 the two. 



3. Cucnltalus Linn 



Cucubalus baccifer LINN. Sp. PI. ed-2, p. 591 ; DC. Prodr. I. p. 367 ; 

 LEDEB. Fl. Ross. I. p. 332; MAXIM. Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 56; PIEGEL PL 

 Radd. p. 333; FRANCH. et SAVAT. Euum. PI. Jap. I. p. 48; KOMAEOV Fl. 

 Maushuric-e, H. p. 205; DIELS Fl. Ceutr. Chin. p. 319; HAYATA Fl. 

 Mont. Formos. p. 57. 



HAB. Mt. Morrison, at the height of 13000 ft. ; Ilakuiakusha. 



DISTEIB. The Himalayas, China throughout, eastward to Japan as far 

 as North America, westward to Europe. 



