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Morus nigra Matsura. in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XVI. (1902) p. 18, non Linn. 



A tree, often large. Stigmatic arms slender, subulato-filiform, attenu- 

 ated towards the apex, longer than the ovary, softly pubescent throughout. 

 Otherwise as in the type. 



Nom. Jap. No-guica (in prov. Nagato), Yama-gmoa (in prov. Bitchu 

 and Kii), Ke-guva (nov.). 



Hab. Prov. Nagato: Misumi mura in Otsu-gori (D. Nilcail herb. Sc. 

 Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Sept. 22, 1895, April 28, 1902) ; Prov. Bitchu : 

 Hokinosaka in Higashinariwa-mura, Kawakami-gori (Z. Yoshino ! May, 17, 

 1904, May 12, 1905), Near Fuse in Fiika-mura, Kawakami-gori [Z. Yoshino ! 

 May 10, 1905); Prov. Kir : Foot of Mt. Katsuraki in Naka-gori (7 7 . 

 Yamashita ! July 1 905). 



Yama-guwa is the popular name to Morns indica Linn, in more 

 common use. 



Thea sinensis Linn. var. rosea Malcino var. nov. 



Thea rosiflora Matsum. Shokurmtsu Mei-i (1895) p. 292, n. 3104, 

 non O. Kuntze. 



Leaves dark green. Petals rosy. Carpels more or less purpurascent. 



Icon. Honz6 Dzufu, LXX. fol. 20 recto (by Franchet in his Enura. PI. 

 Jap. I. p. 60, this plant was wrongly referred to Thea maliflora 8eem.= 

 Thea rosiflora O. Kuntze). 



Nom. Jap. Benibana-cha. 



Hab. Prov. Musashi : Komaba, Bot. Card. Agric. Coll., cult. ( T. 

 Makinol Oct and Nov. 8, 1900, Nov. 1905). 



A garden variety. 



In Japan, I have not yet found Thea rosiflora O. Kuntze ( = Camellia 

 roscefiora Hook. = Camel Ha maliflora lAin\].= Thea maliflora Seem.) which is 

 said to have a resemblance to Thea japontca Nois (= Camellia japonica 

 Linn.), 



Thea Sasanqua (Thunb.) Nois. var. vernalis Makino var. nov. 



Branches terete, fulvous, glabrous. Leaves petiolate, elliptical-oblanceo- 

 late, acuminate with an obtuse point, cuneately attenuated below, crenulato- 

 serrulate with a mucronate tip, coriaceous, glabrous, green and shining 

 above, paler beneath, about 3^-7|cm. long, 1^-3 cm. wide; midrib prominent 

 beneath, glabrous ; veins about 6-9 on each side, inconspicuous superficially ; 



