60 BOTANICAL MAGAZINE [Voi, xvi. 



Id. Tent. Fl. U.ssur. p. 20; Id. Gartenfl. (18G2) p. SO, tab. 355; Korsli. 

 ill Act. Hurt. Petrop. XII. p. 305. 



Hijloweron vernale Maxim. Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 3G, till). 3. 



Hah. Prov. Musasiii : Shimnra (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, 

 April 25, 1881 ; C. Owaiari ! herb. ibid. May 1897 ; T. Maklno ! May 13, 

 1888, May 1, 189J, April 14, 1894), Clzi {T. Malcmo\ April 14, 1891), 

 Hiratsuka-zinsha (Herb. ! ibid. May 1, 1878), foot of Mt. Biiko {J. BJatsu- 

 mura and R. Yutabel herb. ibid. April 30, 1878), Mt. Mitake (Y. Yabel 

 herb, ibid. May 15, 1900) ; Prov. Shimotsukk: Nikko (Herb.! ibid.); Prov. 

 Hitachi: Mt. Tsukuba {T. 31akino\ May 1897). 



/5. dissecta (Franch. et Sav.) Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XII. p. 16. 



Segments of leaves laciniated or incised pinnatifid ; lobes unequal, inciso- 

 serrate. Flower as in the typica. 



Sti/lophm'um japonicum var. dissectum Franch. et Sav. I. c. 



Chelidonmm Japonicum var. dissecta Prain 1. c. p. 584. 



Hah. Prov. Hitachi : Mt. Tsukuba {T. Makino ! May 1897). 



There is the gradation to the typica 



y. lanceolata (Yatabe) Makino 1. c. 



Radii.al leaves similar to tlie typica. Segments of the cauline leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminate, regularly s^errulate witli numerous shar^) teeth, the 

 largest one attaining about 9 cm. long and 2§ cm. broad in flower, but 

 about 13cm. long and 4cm. broad in fruit; lateral veins more regular, 

 many. Flower and fruit are as in the typica. 



Styloplwrum lanceolatum Yatabe in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VI. (1892) p. 308. 



llah. Prov. Etchu : Iwase (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July 

 21, 1884); Prov. Hitachi: Mt. Tsukuba {G. 6watari\ herb. ibid. May 

 13, 1895 ; T. Makino ! May 1897, May 1900) ; Prov. Musasiii : Mt. Mitake 

 {J. Matsnmura, Y. Yabe and S. Matsmla ! herb. ibid. May 15, 1900). 



This variety sometimes passes into the typica. On Mt. Tsukuba, three 

 forms as given above are found associated. 



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{To he continued.) 



