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Trochodendraceae (Rehder and Wilson): Eriptelea pleiosperma 

 H. et Th., E. franchetii Van Tieghem. A short enumeration of the 

 characters of the three species of this genus is given at the end of 

 the description. 



Cercidiphyllaceae (Rehder and Wilson); CercidiphyUum japonicum 

 S. et Z. var. sinense R. et W. nov. var. 



Ranunciilaceae (Rehder and Wilson): Paeonia delavay t Franchet 

 var. atigHstüoba R. et W. nov. var., a note on the habität of F. 

 suffruticosa Andrews, based on the Studium of living plants intro- 

 duced b)' W. Purdom. Cleinatis. A large number of species already 

 mentioned in literature, is represented in the coUections. To almost 

 all of these notes on synonymy. habitat and distributions are added. 

 New names: C. pogonandra Max. var. pilosula R. et W., C. hera- 

 cleaefolia De Cand. var. ichangensis R. et W., C. pterantha Dünn 

 var. grossedentata R. et W., C. nutans Royle var. thyrsoidea R. etW., 

 C. Armandi Franch. f. Farguhariana R. et W., in the aftinity of C. 

 Armandi belongs C. fiUvicoma R. et W., a new species of Yunnan 

 from Henry's collection, C. chine)isis Retzius f. vestita R. et W., C. 

 gracilifolia R. et W., C. rnontana Buch.-Ham. var. Wilsonii Sprague 

 f. platysepala R. et W., C. Spooneri R. et W., C. apüfolia De Cand. 

 var. obtusidentata R. et W., C. grata Wall. var. lobulata R. et W. 

 and var. grandidentata R. et W., C Goitricuia Roxb. var. Finetii R. 

 et W., C. hrevicaiidata D.C. var. lissocarpa R. et W., var. subsericea 

 R. et W., and var. filipes R. et W., the latter variety from Henry's 

 collection, C glanca Willd. var. akebioides R. et W. nov. comb. (C. orien- 

 talis var. akebioides Max.), C. tangutica Korsh. var. obinsiuscula R. et W. 



Lardisabalaceae (Rehder and Wilson). Beside a number of older 

 species of Decaisnea, Stanntonia, Holboellia, Akebia and Sinofran- 

 chetia a new genus Sargentodoxa R. et W. is described. To this be- 

 longs S. cuneata R. et W. nov. comb. {Holboellia cuneata Oliver). 

 One specimen of Stauntonia is probably a new species. 



Berberidaceae (C. Schneider). New names: Berberis dictyophylla 

 Franchet var. epruinosa S., B. diaphana Max. var. circumserrata S. 

 (from W. Purdom's collection), with remarks on the characters by 

 which B. diaphana, B. inacrosepala H. f. et T. and B. yunnanensis 

 Franchet can be distinguished. [B. Tischleri S., 1908, with new 

 diagnosis), B. Atnbrosyana S. from Veitch Expedition, B. Asmyana 

 S., B. Sargentiana S., B. Julianae S , B. Berginanjiiae S. and var. 

 acanthophylla S., B. Veitchii S. from Veitch Expedition and ^. si<ö- 

 acuminata S, B. FerdinandiCobuvgii S. and B. Delavayi S. from 

 Henry's and Delavaj'-'s collections. To many of the older species, 

 notes on habitat or corrections of the diagnoses are added. An 

 analytical key of all the species of the section Wallichianae is given 

 at the end of this part. To other sections of this genus belong: B. 

 Francisci-Ferdittandi S., B. Boschanii S., B. Silva-Taroucana S., B. 

 Monillacana S., B. Poiretii f. weichangensis S., B. Purdomii S. and 

 B. Vernae, the last three species from the collection of W. Purdom, 

 B. Leconttei S. from Delavay's collection, B. dictyoneura S., B. 

 polyantha Hemsle}?- var. oblanceolata S., B. Prattii S. and var. recur- 

 vata S., B. Liechtensteinii S. Among the specimens belonging to the 

 genus Mahonia, four species are represented, from which three are 

 new: M. Zemansii S., M. decipiens S. and M. nitens S. An analytical 

 key of the species found in Asia and a critical enumeration with 

 notes on Synonym}^ and distribution, are given at the end of this 

 genus. In this enumeration some new species are described: M.fla- 

 vida, M. Fordii, M. Veitchiorwn nov. comb. {Berberis. Veitchiorum 



