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ed fruits, but diifers there-from iu the unequal length find colored margins of the 

 perianth-segments and also because of its larger seeds. From J. falcatus it 

 differs in its exserted fruits and dark-colored filaments. It differs moreover from 

 both of them in having three-colled fruits. 



9. Aucuba japonica Thunb. var. borealis Miyabe. var. nov. 



Humilis ; folia minora, nervis mediis plerumque parce adpresso-pilosis ; fructus 

 maturus late oblongo-ellipsoides vel rarius snbglobosus. 



NoM. JAP. Himc-aol-i 



Hab. HoJd'oido. ProY. Oshima : Ichinowatari (Miyabe and Tokubuchi ! July 

 16, 1890).— Prov. Shiribeshi : Okusliiri Island (Miyabe and Tokubuchi ! July 28, 

 1890) ; Furubira (S. Sugiyama P Aug. 1884 ; S. Nozawa P May, 1891).— Prov. 

 Ibm-i: Eebunge (K. Miyabe! Aug. 17, 1890). 



Honsm. Prov. Mutsu : Mt. Hakkoda (N. Hiratsuka P^ Aug. 28, 1897).— Prov. 

 Kikuchu : Mt. Ganju (Y. Takahashi !*) Aug. 24, 1897).— Prov. Echigo : Koshigun, 

 Mt. Fuya (T. Arai P May, 1897). 



DiSTEiB. Southern Hokkaido and northern Honsiu. 



Tliis marked variety seems to be restricted to Northern Japan. In Hokkaido, 

 it is closely associated in distribution with Ilex integra var. leucoclada Maxim. 

 {Ilex leucoclada Makino), both of them being dwarf representatives of the well 

 known evergreens. 



The plant is generally one foot to one and a half feet high, sometimes reach- 

 ing a height of two feet or more. The leaves are smaller than in the typical 

 form, being 6.5 to 10 cm in length and 2.5 to 4.5 cm in breadth, the average 

 size being about 8 cm long and 3.2 cm broad. They are generally sparingly 

 appressed hairy on the undersurface of the midrib. 



The fruit is also smaller than in the type, the average size of 23 measure- 

 ments being about 12 mm in length and 10 mm in breadth. It is broadly oblong- 

 ellipsoidal, or sometimes even subglobose. As a pot-plant, the present variety 

 forms a neat compact body and is exceedingly showy when laden with bright 

 scarlet benies. 



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