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OBSFRVATIOSS 0-\ THE FLORA OF JAPAN. 1.j5 



above and whitish below, imrple-spotted on the trout .--arface ; clinandrinm 

 obhquely tx'uucate, subdeltoid, with the obtuse or sliortly produced dorsal edge ; 

 anther depressed-semiorbicular, truncate on the front margin ; pollinia 4, 

 deltoid-orbicular, compressed, yellow, waxy, the inner ones sniallei", the gland 

 lunate. Ovary narrowly cylindrical, shorter than the outer perianth, gla- 

 brous, iG-25 nun. long including the short pedicel. Fl. A})ril. 



Hah. Prov. Musashi : Tokyo, cult. {T. Maldno ! April 1902). 



Native of China ; it was recently introduced, and cultivated in Tokyo, 

 under the name of Ikkei-hyuhica {—1^%Vc). The leaves very closely 

 resemble those of Cyiahidium virescens Lindl. (Jap. Bohuro). 



Elaeagnus Yoshinoi Makino sp. no v. 



Shrub, attaining about 3m. in height; the trunk and main branches 

 armed with many tliorns ; branches and branchlets darkish-grey, darkish 

 brownish-grey, darkish brown, or castaneous, appressed-leprous ; branchlets 

 alternate, those of tliis year tomentose with gilvous or rufous peltate scurfs 

 which are provided witli stellato-fasciculate hairs in its centre. Bud ovate, 

 covered with bay-ferruginous scurfs. Leaves deciduous, alternate, shortly 

 petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, elliptical, ovate, or broadly ovate, from acumi- 

 nate to abruptly very shortly acuminate with an obtuse tip, rounded or obtuse 

 or acute at the base, entire, 3-8 cm, long, l|-5 cm. broad, membranaceous, 

 sparsely pubescent with stellate hairs above, pubescent-tomentose with pale- 

 brown stellate soft hairs beneath, but the inferior leaves moreover disparsed 

 with rufo-ferruginous peltate scurfs beneath ; midrib impressed above and 

 prominent beneath as are lateral veins which are delicate erect-patent and 

 about .5-9 on each side ; veinlets inconspicuous ; petiole 3-.5 mm. long, tomen- 

 tuse with stellate hairs, canaliculate in front. Flower solitary, axillary, pedi- 

 cellate ; jiedicel short, gracile, tomentose with scurfs and stellate hairs, 4-8 mm. 

 long. Perigone about l|-2 cm. in whole length, 10 mm. or more across when 

 full-expanded, dispersed v^rith stellate scurfs, but tomentose in the basal tube ; 

 lobes (superior liml)) 4, ])atulose, rounded-ovate, shortly acuminate, greenish- 

 yellow, not thick, O-G mn). long ; the inferior limb (quadrangular-cylindrical, 

 slightly enlarged above, not thick, glabrous within, longitudinally S-nerved, 

 obtuse at the base, about 3i mm. across; the })erigone-tube shorter than 

 the inferior limb, about 4-.5 mm. long, nanow, linear-cylindrical, very 

 slightly attenuated above, thickish, persistent. Stamens 4, inserted to the 

 throat of the perigone-limli, alternate with the lubes ; anther oblong, about 

 2 mm. liiug ; filament very short, dursilixed. Pistil a little excecMling the 

 throat of the perigone-limb in lieight ; style gracile, glabr'jus, stigmatiferous 



