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the base ; involucral scales narrowly subulate-linear, aculeato-acuruinate, 

 ciliated on margin, convex dorsally, erect or ascending, subglabrous or 

 thinly arachnoid, subrigid, the exterior ones about ^ as long as the internal 

 ones, viridescent but purple above in the internal ones. Flolets numerous, 

 purple ; corolla about 18-21 mm. long, longer than pappus ; lobes equal 

 to the throat and a as long as the filiform tube. Pappus about 14 mm. 

 long, avellaneous. Ovary about 2A-lmm. long, lato-linear. 



Nom. Jap. Tachi-azami (nov.). 



Hab. Prov. Iwashiro : Aidzu (J. Matsumura ! herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. 

 Univ. Tokyo, Aug. 1879), Mt. Iide (J. Matsumura ! herb. ibid. Aug. 13, 

 1879), Mt. Bandai (G. Nakahara ! herb. ibid. Aug. 26, 1904) ; Prov. 

 Etchu : Yao (B. Kitasawa ! Sept. 1903) ; Prov. Shinano : Idzuna-hara 

 and Togakushi-hara (T. Makino \ Aug. 1904). 



Cirsium yezoense (Maxim.) Makino. 



Cnicus yezoensis Maxim, in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 328 (1874) ; Franch. 

 et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 261. 



Nom. Jap. Sawa-azami (Somoku-Dzusetsu, XV. n. 41), 



Hab. Prov. Shinano: Fudosawa in Mt. Togakushi (T. Makino ! Aug. 

 1904); Prov. Etchu: Otosavva-mura (M. Yuki\ Oct. 5, 1904). 



Cirsium nipponicum (Maxim.) Makino. 



Cnicus nippoaicus Maxim, in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 311 (1874); Franch. 

 et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 258. 



Nom. Jap. Hime-azaml (Somoku-Dzusetsu, XV. n. 40) ? ; Nambu- 

 azami (K. Miyabe). 



Hab. Prov. Rikuchu : Mt. Iwate (G. Nakahara 1 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. 

 Univ. Tokyo, Aug. 1, 1903), Near Miyamori (I 7 . MakinoX Aug. 1905). 



Cirsium Buergeri Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 117. 



Cnicus Buergeri Maxim, in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 319 ; Franch. et Sav. 

 Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 260. 



Nom. Jap. Hime-yamaazami (nov.). 



Hab. Prov. Yamashiro : Mt. Hiei (T. Makino\ Sept. 1905.); Prov. 

 Omi : Mt, Ibuki (T. Makino ! Sept. 29, 1905). 



