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Bab. PrOv. Kttami in Hokkaido : Mt. Riishiri in Isl. Riishiri (£/*. 

 Faurie n. 8398 ; T. Kaivakami ! Aug. 1899 ; T. Mdkino ! Aug. 1903) ; 

 Prov. Rikuchu: Mt. Hayachine (T. MaMno'Jt Aug. 4, 1905). 



This is found in alpine or subilpine region of the mountains. Quite 

 new to Honsiu (main island) of Japan. 



Viola (Nomimium) ibukiana Makino sp. nov. 



Acaulescent. Rhizome slender, inarticulated, with delicate roots. 

 Leaves few, tufted, erect-patent, long-petiolate, deltoid, 3^-4^ cm. long, 

 2§-3cm. wide, acute at thejapex, truncato-cordate and shortly decurent 

 to the petiole at the base, inciso-cleft, crispate, membranaceous, thinly 

 puberulent towards the margin and albescent along veins above, glabrous 

 beneath, with loose veins ; petiole slender, much longer than the blade, 

 apterous, glabrous, attaining about 9 cm. in length ; stipule membranaceous, 

 loosely papillose on margins, about 2-2^ mm. long, adnate, but the upper 

 portion slightly free ; the free portion erect, deltoid or subuloto-deltoid, 

 acute. Pedicel slender, glabrous, but puberulent under the flower, bi- 

 bracteolate below the middle ; bracteoles linear-subulate, acuminate, thin, 

 papilloso-margined below, about 4 mm. long. Sepals subulato-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, glabrous, 3-nerved, the lateral veins with loose venules ; au- 

 ricles conspicuous, subovate, bifid or paucidentate, those of the lateral ones 

 smallest and deltoid with entire margin. Petal 



Nom. Jap. Hime-kikubasumire (nov.) 



Hab. Prov. Omi : Mt. Ibuki (Y. Makino ! Aug. 2, 1898). 



This comes near to Viola Tokubuchiana Makino, but the leaves very 

 different. 



Patrinia (Palaeopatrinia) sibirica (Linn.) Juss. in Anual. Mus. Par. 

 X. (1807) p. 311'; DC. Prodr. IV. p. 623; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I. p. 131, 

 et Fl. Ross. II. p. 426; Lessing in Linngea IX. pp. 154, 157; Spreng. 

 Syst. Veg. I. p. 385; Roem. et Schult. Syst. Veg. III. p. 89, et Mant. p. 

 47; Reg. et Til Fl. Ajan. p. 100 ; Herd. PI. Radii. III. 1, p. 34; Hock 

 in Engl, et Orantl, Nat. Pfl.-Fam. IV. 4, p. 176, fig. 61 B-D. 



Valeriana sibirica Linn. Sp. PI. p. 34; Richt Cod. n. 269, non Willd. 



Fedia sibirica Gasrtn. Fruct. II. p. 37, tab. 86, fig. 3 ; Vahl. Enum. 

 PI. II. p. 22 ; 0. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. I. p. 302. 



Valeriana sibirica ft. htcmilior Gmel. Fl. Sib. III. p. 123. 



