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axillis foliorum anni praecedentis brevissimi, ad basin squa- 

 mis scariosis muniti, foliis paucis (2-3) instructi et saepe 

 iloribus nonnullis terminati ; ramulorum folia quinato 

 pinnata stipulas e pelioli basi ortae lineari-lanceolatœ sca- 

 riosae; petioli longi supra sulcati, parce pilosiusculi, aculeis 

 paucis parvis instructi. Foliola argute duplicato-serrata 

 ulrinque viridia, supra glabra, subtus in nervis puberula; 

 nervis secundariis subparallelis utrinque c. 10-12; foliolum 

 terminale ellipticum acuminatun basin versus subcuneatum, 

 lateralia parum minora brevissime petiolulata. Flores 2-4 in 

 ramulo terminales; pedunculi glabri parce aculeolati; sepala 

 lanceolata utrinque tomentella in fructu reflexa. Filamenta 

 subulata. Carpella cum basi stylorum lanadensa alba obduc- 

 ta. Carpopborum siccum convexum stipite crasso paullulum 

 elevatum cum drupeolis rubris lana alba stylorumque fasci- 

 culo coronatis fungi fere pileum aemulans. Fructus grati 

 edules; drupeolse interne glabra?; putamen rugosum. 



Longitudo foliorum cum petiolo 30-36, petiolorum 8-10, 

 folioli terminalis 5-9 (latit, 4-4,5), ramuli fructiferi 3-4, 

 pedunculorum 2 cm; diameter fructus 2-5 cm. 



Hab. China, Prov. Hupeh, D r A. Henry (coll. n° 6849). 



The very short branches furnished generally with two 

 large pinnate leaves and the curious fruits « shaped like a 

 mushroom » (A. Henry) are very remarkable. I know no 

 species which I can regard as closely allied to this one; 

 perhaps it may bclong to the group of R. piingens Cambess. 



Hou-Pé; Chen-Si. 



107. — Rubus chinensis Franch. 



Rami vetusti levés, aculeis parvis armati; ramuli tlorentes 

 elongati, basi perulis squamosis cincti, pubescentes, non- 

 nullis glandulis aculeisque gracilibus intcrmixtis; stipula 1 

 lineares, acuminata?, ad quartam partem adnatae; folia 

 etiam floValia pinnata, bijuga, petiolo aculeato, foliola 

 subtus nivea, grosse dentata, dentibus acuminalis, terminali 

 îninc duplo majore, cordato, ssepius inciso; pedunculi 



