">3. UMl ;]'.] JJFEE.1']. 51 



LameUigerous, shortly petiolulate. Cauliiie loaves sessile nearly like radical 

 ones 3-5-parted, segments cuneato-lanceolate. Umbels composite '2-3 at, the 

 apex of the stem, or axillary solitary, long pedunculate, (peduncles 3 cm. long), 

 5-7-radiate 6 mm. long 10 mm. in diameter, bracts a fe\v setaceo-dentiformed 

 minute. Umbellules smaller 2 1 mm. long 3 mm. in diameter, base bracte;- 

 late, bracteoles 5-(> minute, setaceo-dentiformed, 5-6-flowered, flowers ex- 

 terior male, long pedicelled, central one peiiect fertile. Flowers J : very 

 minute nearly jj mm. in diameter long pedicellate, pedicels l-.V mm. l<mg ; 

 calyx-lobes prominent setaceo-dentiformed, petals white, ovate, obtuse, or 

 acute at the apex, indexed ; stamens .">, filaments 2-times longer than petals ; 

 rudiments of ovary convex. Flowers ^ sessile minute, 3-times larger than 

 male flowers, 2 mm. long ; calyx-tube ellipsoid, echinate, lobes suberect 

 prominent setaceous ; petals and stamens the same as in the male ; styles 

 suberect slightly recurved. Fruits obovately orbicular ]_?. mm. broad. 



The present plant comes very near S. Ncd/.iiii.a>ta MAXTM., ljut differs 

 from it in having 5-parted leaves, less s pined fruits, smaller rioters, and in 

 the presence of cauline leaves. It differs also in the structure of fruits. 

 Also near 8. ortlwbcaniha S. MOOKK, but differs from it in having much 

 smaller flowers and stalked lobes of leaves. 



Sanicula satsumana MAXTM. ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. 

 p. 17r>. 



HAI;. Chikushiko. YTantan. 



Southern Japan, Loo-choo. 



3. Buplent'uiH LINN. 



Bupleurum falcatum Lrxx. ; HAYATA Mater. Fl. Formos. p. 120. 



HAP.. Biyoritsu. 



DTSTI;O'.. South of Europe, Asia Minor to China and Japan. 



4. Altitun LINN. 



KCIJ to /In 1 For HUM n< ,S/>'cvV.y. 



Leaflets deeply lobed ..................................... A. </r<i rcofa/x. 



Leaflets entire not lobed ................................. ./. infegrilobum. 



