144 BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. [Voi.xix, 



obtuse, fulvous, about 5-7 mm. long. Glumes numerous, densely imbricat- 

 ed, ovato-elliptical or obovato-elliptical, rounded at the apex, subscarious, 

 ferruginous above, 1 -nerved. Setae 7-8, retrorsely spinuloso-scabrous, un- 

 equal in length, the longer ones slightly exceeding the nut intermixed 

 with shorter ones. Style exserted, bifid, with plumose branches, longer 

 than the nut. Nut obovoid, compressed, smooth, nigrc-castaneous, as 

 long as i-glume, \ mm. long ; style-base small, depressed, pale. 



Nom. Jap. Tama-harii (now). 



Hob. Loochoo : Isl. Okinawa (H. Kuroiwa ! herb. T. Makino). 



Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl, Enum. PI. II. (1806) p. 351, var. 

 spectabilis Makino. 



Cyperus Eragrostis var. spectabilis Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VI. 

 (1892) p. 47. 



Umbel simple or subcompound ; spikelets rather numerous, tufted, 

 radiate, elongate, linear, very complanate, many-flowered, attaining 3 cm. 

 long, 4 mm. broad. 



Nom. Jap. Shide-gayatsuri (T. Makino). 



Hob. Prov. Tosa: Osaki {T. Makino ! Nov. 1884), Asakura (T. 

 Makino !). 



Probably a lusus form. 



Cyperus Pseud o-llaspan Makino in Bot. Mag.. Tokyo, VI. (1892) p. 

 47.= Cyperus flavidus Retz. Observ. Bot. V. (1789) p. 13. 



Cyperus Haspan Rottb. Descr. et Ic. PI. p. 36, tab. 6, fig. 2, non Linn. 



Attaining about 38 cm. in height. Umbel attaining 24 cm. across. 



Nom. Jap. Midzu-hanagi (in Nagoya), Hime-gayatsuri. 



Hob. Prov. Tosa: Takaoka-gori (T. Makino \ 1885), Sakawa (T. 

 Makino ! 1884, Sept. 12, 1887), Kasutani in Sakawa (T. Makino ! Sept. 

 7, 1887), Kamo-mura (T. Makino ! Sept. 21, 1887), Kambara {T. Makino ! 

 Oct. 17, 1892); Prov. Iwashibo : Fukushirua (A". Nemoto ! Sept. 23, 1898) ; 

 Prov. Echizen (Herb.! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, 1881); Prov. Hitachi: 

 Atsuhata (J. Matsumura ! herb. ibid. Aug. 1885) ; Prov. Bitchu : Hara- 

 kosai in Takamatsu-mura (I). Nikail herb. ibid. Oct. 10, 1902); Prov. 

 Kai: Sashide (8. Goto I herb. ibid. Sept. 11, 1904); Prov. Owaui : Near 

 Ryusenji-yama (C. Funabasld ! 1905). 



