214 BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. [Voi. xvi. 



pnnctiforra ; ovules 9-14, cylindrical- oblong. Follicles 5, horizontally patent, 

 narrowly ovate, rather abruptly attenuated at the apex, with the per- 

 sistent style, the ventral appendages evident ; carpel thin. Seeds 9-14, 

 cylindrical-oblong, very minutely granulato-mgulose under microscope, 

 shaded with very light lead-colour, about ^ mm. long. Flowers in July- 

 August. 



Hah. Prov. Shinano : IMt. Togakushi {R. Yntahe and ,/. Matsumura ! 

 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July 12, 1884: 11. Hattori\ Aug. 

 1897 ; S. Hara ! Aug. 2, 1901), Mt. Shirouma {M. Orv ! Aug. 1902), 

 Mt. Yatsugadake {K. Tanaha ! Aug. 1902). 



This alpine species is very closely allied to Sediim japonicum Sieb., 

 having much smaller leaves and more delicate stems. Leaves are usually 

 beautifully tinged with red, and the red colour is manifest on the under 

 surface. It grows abundantly in rocky places on alpine mountains. 



Cotyledon malacophylla Pall. ; Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XV. 

 (1901) p. 143. 



Stolons short, hypogseous, or subhypogjeous. Leaves usually green, 

 but sometimes glaucous ! or subglaucous ! 



This species grows abundantly on littoral rocks on the coast near 

 Hachinohe in the province of Mutsu, where their leaves are green, 

 glaucous, or subglaucous in colour. Last year, I have described in 

 this Magazine (1. c) their leaves as "not cfesious or not glaucoiis" but 

 this was not correct. 



var. Bcehmeri Makino nov. var. 



Cotyledon Boehmeri Makino in herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 



Eosettes about 3-G cm. across, emitting several or many stolons among 

 the leaves. Stolons axillary, radiately spreading, elongate, attaining 

 about 6 cm. or more long, about 1-3 ram. across, fleshy, pale green, 

 glabrous, furni^^hed with few opposite small leaves, and also with a small 

 crown of sparse and approximate leaves at the end. Leaves spreading or 

 erect-patent, rosulate, succulent, glabrous, light green, concolorous, obovato- 

 spathulate or elliptical-spathulate, acute at the apex, shortly and slightly 

 narrowed at the base, acute and smooth-edged, more or less concave on 

 the upper surface, attaining about 3i cm. long, 2icm. broad; nerves im- 

 mersed and invisible superficially. Flower as in the type. 



Nom. Jap. Tatsugashira, homochi-renge. 



Hab. Hokkaido (L. Boehmer ! herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, sub 

 nom. Tcdsngash'ra) ; Prov. Musashi : Tokyo, cult. {T. Makino \ 1902). 



