1902]. 



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N'om. Jap, Tsiichi-torimocld, tsucld-yamaniochi , tsucJd-mochi, yaraa- 

 dera-hoz u, sliozyo-dalce. 



Hah. Prov. TosA {T. Mrdcino !, T. YosJdnaga \, I. NaMmura \, M. 

 Fndzita\); Prov. Idzu (S. Okuho'.); Prov. llic^o {M. 3h(ralcami\, T. 

 Kawalcm)ii\): Pruv. TIvudA (!'. Tanalca); Prov. Etchu ; Prov. Shimo- 

 TSUKE ('/'. UcJdyama\); Amaini-Oshima (T. Ucldyama\). 



A species cIoppIv allied to Balanophora dioica R. Br. ; it may be 

 proba])]}- identical wit'.i that species, but I v/as nut able to fix the ques- 

 tion definitely, on account of the want of the specimens of B. dioica R. Br, 

 Parasitic on the roijt.s of SyvipJocos loncifolia Sieb. et Zucc, S. jjruni- 

 folia )Sieb. et Zucc, and S. japonica A. DC, in shady forests, Male 

 plants unknown. Bird-lime is made from the tuberous rhizome. 



I have not yet seen this species from Loochoo, where another s[)ecies 

 (Balanophora Kvroiiuai Ubikino ined,) was found by Mr. H, Kuroiwa. 



Sedum (Seda genuina) senanense Makino pp. nov. 

 Perennial, glabrous, 8tems creeping, terete, branched, rooting, dark- 

 purple or darkish reddish ; flowering stem terminal and lateral, erect or 

 ascending, slender, terete, usually simple or sometimes very laxly branched, 

 leafy throiighout, attaining about 9 cm. in height. Leaves sparse, erect- 

 patent or spreading, loosely disposed on the flowering stem but densely 

 imbricated in the sterile shoots, narrowly oblong to linear, or linear-sub- 

 spathulate, obtuse, truncate and very minutely auriculate at the base, 

 semiterete, succulent, 1-^-8 mm, long, green and usually tinged with red 

 beneath. Cyme alxmt 1-2;} cm. across, provided with 1 to 3 branches ; 

 branches spreading, not long, delicate, slightly flexuous, approximately and 

 secundly J-;")-flowerc;l ; bracts similar to leaves in fV.rm, but usually smaller. 

 Flower very shortly pedicellate, 6-8 mm, across, yellow. Sepals 5, sub- 

 unequal, lanceolate- oblong, obtuse, succulent, minutely auriculate at base, 

 longitudinally 3-veined, about 3- nearly 4 mm, long, persistent. Petals .5, 

 spreading, longer than the sepals, ovato-lanceorate, acuminate, attenuated 

 at the lower poz'tion as if form a broad claw, thin, 4-41 nim. long, the 

 midrib delicate, the lateral veins one on each side and soon disappear 

 before reaching the margin. Stamens 10, evidently shorter than the 

 petals, equal in length, the oppositipetalous ones inserted on the lower 

 portion of the petals ; filament subulato-filiform ; anther minute, elliptical, 

 red ; pollen yellow, Iiyi)ngynous scales minute, linear-rectangular, truncate, 

 Ovarirs ."), erect-patent, siiorter tlmn the petals, slightly connate at the 

 base, ovato-lanceolate, tapering toward^ the short and strai2:ht stvie : ,sti<'-ma 



