36 CARYOPHYLLE^. 



centralibus 14- mm. longis apice obtusissimis), intus facie prope apicem supra 

 medium obscure 2-squamata, basi cimeato-attenuata, 3-nervia. Stamina 10, 

 petalis breviora, stylis 3. 



HAB. Nanto: Muslia, leg. U. MORI, Jan. 1908. 



Differs from S. Morii HAYATA by the much broader leaves and 4-lobed 

 petals. Also near S. firma, but distinguishable from it in haying less 

 emarginate petals and in the markings of seeds. 



Melandrium ROEHL. 



Melandrium morrisonmontanum HAYATA sp. nov. Perennis. 

 Rhizomata gracilia repentia, apice caules 5-6 gerentia. Caulis gracilis 

 simplex teres subscandens, i-1 mm. in sectioiiis diametro, brevissime hirsutus, 

 toto longitudine foliatus. Folia linearia angustissima opposita 24-3 cm. 

 longa, 2|- mm. lata, apice acuta, basi sequilata, caulem semi-amplectantia, 

 in exsiccato utraque pagine minute tuberculata, costis supra impressis incon- 

 spicuis, subtus elevatis distinctis, yen is et veuulis inconspicuis, margine 

 tenuissime marginata, ad marginem sub lente minute serrulata. Flores 

 terrninales, solitarii, pedicellis 6 mm. longis dense pubescentibus, pilis 

 retrorsis, basi bracteis 2 instructis, bracteis foliaceis lanceolatis 13 mm. longis 

 2.1 mm. latis apice acuminatis utraque pagine glanduloso-punctatis margine 

 ciliolatis, ciliis pateutibus vel retrorsis. Calyx inflatus, breve cylindrico- 

 campanulatus, 18 mm. longus apice latissime 12 mm. latus, basi interior 

 intrudus 5 mm. latus, extus intusque praesertim ad nervos hirsutus, 5-nervius, 

 et 5-internervis, tenuibus instructus, tenuiter semi-hyalinus, apice 5-lobatus, 

 lobis triangularibus 5 mm. latis 4 mm. lougis, versus apicem alis dilatatis 

 margine apice ciliolatis cleorsum 11011 ciliolatis integris instructis, dorso apice 

 costatis. Torus 4 mm. longus cum gynophora 6 mm. longus, gyuophoris 1^- mm. 

 longis. Petala 5, loiige unguiculata, cum unguibus 2 cm. longa, unguibus cum 

 calyce sequilongis 12 mm. longis apice dilatatis laminiformibus obovatis deorsum 

 h'nearibus, (partibus dilatis trinervis obovatis 5 mm. longis 4^ mm. latis subito 

 attenuatis ad linearem labeuntibus), deorsum liuearibus ^ mm. latis ; laminis 

 obcordatis gi'osse reticulatis 7 mm. longis quarn ungue brevioribus apice 7 mm. 

 latis a medio sursum furcatim 2-loliatis, (lobis oblongo-rectangularibus 4 mm. 



