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Add. Descr. Loosely aespitose, attaining about 6 decira. or more in 

 height, glabrous. Rhizome ascending or repent-ascending, ramose, rooting 

 terete, smooth, ferruginous, covered with nigrescent adpressed vaginate 

 scales, attaining about 5 mm. across ; internodes attaining about 21 cm. 

 long. Culm erect, green, but orange-coloured towards the base. Leaves 

 erect-patent, the upper ones often slightly exceeding the inflorescence, the 

 basal ones passing into the scales ; lamina smooth, green, concolorous, at- 

 taining about 31 decim. long, 12 mm. broad. Inflorescence about 3-11 cm. 

 long; bracts reflexed or patent-reflexed, green, the lowest one attaining 

 about 20 cm. long, the uppermost one setaceous and slightly exceeding the 

 corymb. Corymbs light leather-coloured with viridescent colour, forming a 

 terminal and 2-4-axillary heads, the upper heads closely placed. 



Bab. Prov. Mikawa : Futakawa (J. Umemura I Sept. 1, 1905). 



For the material, my thanks are due to Mr. Jintaro Umemura of the 

 Okazaki Middle School in the province of Mikawa. 



{To be continued.) 



