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t!ian the ct ■rollu-lubes, 2^-3 mm. ]<>ng; filament narrow, a little longer 

 than the anther; anther uval, obtuse at apex, auriculato at ba.se, the 

 connective large. KiKlimentaiy pi.stil minute, erect, ovato-subulate, acut 

 or acutisii at the tij). i^ : Flower yet unknown to me. 



Osmaiithi/s Jqui/olinni var. japoniciis MaUiuo in heil). So, Coll, Imp. 

 Univ. Tokyo. 



Hal). Prov. Musasiii: Tokyo, liot. Gard. Koishikawa, cultivated (Herb! 

 So. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Oct. 17, 1878; T. Mnldno\ April 2], and 

 Autumn 1890, Feb. 11.102), Komaba, Bot. Card. Agric. Coll. Imp. Univ. 

 Tokyo, cult. {T. 3Iahhio\ Feb. 1902); Prov. Ivo : Matsuyama, cult. {K. 

 Okudairal Nov. 27, 1897). 



This may be the hybrid between Oshtuntlm-H Aqui/oiituii tSieb. ami 

 0. fraijrana Lour., as given above, havijig leaves and tlower.^ wiiich are 

 just intermediate 1o them. It is only known in cultivation. 



Osmantlms fragrans L.mr. var. aurantiacus Makino. 



Tree. Leaves ])atent, lanceolate, acuminate, acute at bas(;, interrujited- 

 ly serrulate or entire, 7-l(i cm. long, 1^-4^ cm. or sometimes more wide, 

 coriaceotis ; midrib prominent beneath; veins loose and also prominent 

 beneath. Inflorescence axillary. ^ : Flower orange-coloured, exceedingly 

 fragrant, fasciculate, with filiform pedicel longer than the Mowers them- 

 selves. Calyx minute, 4-l()bed ; lobes often unequal, subdeltoid, minutely 

 sul)erose. Corolla ]>atent, about 8 \\\m. across, deej)ly 4-i)arted ; lobes 

 obovate-oblong, obtuse, entire thick. Stamens 2, inserted to the corolla- 

 tube ; filament extremdv short : anther ovato-orbicular, longer than tiie 

 filament. lludimentary pistil minute, erect, oblong-subulate, })ointed ujt- 

 wards. S^ : Flower not yet seen. 



Koh. I'rov. MusABHi : Tokyo, Hot. Ciard. Koishikawa, cult, (llerli. ! 

 Sc. Coll. Ini].. Univ. Tokyo, Oct. 1,3, 1879; '/: Mak/'nol Oct. 1890, Oct. 

 1897, Oct. 4, 1898). 



This has formerly biren introduced from China next to the l/jpicc, and 

 now is commonly cultivated. The tiiplca has whitish fiuwers. 



Var. latifoiius Makino. 



Branches erect or ascending. Leaxes decussate, erect-patent, or 

 patulous, loosely apia-oximate towards the top of branchlets, petioiate, 

 oblong, abruptly acuminate, obtuse at the base, uninterrui)tedly serrulate 

 but entire at the base, glaljrous, coriaceous, deep green above, ]>aler 

 beneath, {i?,--l.'> cm, loiig, 2!^-''Jcui. wid- : n.idrib iirominent l)('n('a{h ; 

 veins 5-7 on each side, loose, prominent beui^ath, i-rect-patt^nt, arcuate 



