20 LAUEINEJE. 



species it is $ in. long), and by the irregularly lobate and minutely glandularly 

 ciliolate calyx-limb. Capsule in this species is always regularly 3-valved, 

 while in Himalayan species it is irregularly 2-3 valved. 



Laurineae. 

 HeilscJiinieclia NEES. 



Beilschmiedia erithrophloia HAYATA sp. nor. Arbor, truncus erectus 

 et rectus, cortice rubescenti variegato. Kami recti subternatim ramosi lougi- 

 tudiualiter rugulosi cicatricibus minutis elevatis notati. Folia teuuiter 

 coriacea, in exsiccato costis et veuis subrubescentibus, in vivo viridia supra 

 nitida oblonga ovato-oblonga vel ovato-lanceolata 9 cm. longa 4.V cm. lata 

 apice acuminata sed ad summum obtusissima vel simpliciter obtusa basi 

 cuneato-acuta obtusa ad petiolum attenuata plus minus obliqua, costis rubes- 

 centibus supra subplanis vel teuuiter sulcatis subtus teuuiter elevatis, veuis 

 et venulisque utraque pagine distiucte elevatis elegante reticulatis, reticulis 

 subtus plus distiuctis, utraque pagine glaberrima margine integerrima sed 

 repando-undulata, venis primariis utroque latere cost?e 5-6 arcuatis, petiolis 

 1 J-2 cm. lougis semiteretibus complanatis sursum intus plauis deorsum 

 sulcatis. Flores iguoti. Bacca obovoidea 2 cm. louga 12 mm. lata apice 

 rotundata basi obtusa nigra uitida uui-sperma, pedicello hand incrassato. 



HAB. Mt. Arisan, (3000 ped. usque ad 7000 ped. alt.), leg. R. KANEHIEA, 

 I. TANAKA et B. HAYATA, Aprili., 1914. 



One of the specimens of this species in my previous collectious was 

 brought to Kew by Mr. W. II. PRICE for comparison, and it was sent back 

 to me with the following note. " Mr. GAMBLE identifies this as a species of 

 Beilschmiedia NEES., but can not match. The venation and shape of buds 

 separate it from Cinnamommn. "\Y. E. P. The tree is very common in the 

 Arisau ranges. I found the tree bearing fruit in January, 1912, and also in 

 April, 1914 ; but I could never seen the flowers. 



Cinnamomum BLUME. 



Cinnamomum pseudo-Loureirii HAYATA sp. nov. Fructus pisiformis 

 ellipsoideus 1 cm. longus 6 mm. latus, tubo carycis auctato late campanulato 

 3 mm. longo 4 J- mm. lato, pedicellis 6 mm. longis. 



