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OBSERVATIONS' ON THE FLORA OF JAPAN. 107 



Hab. Prov. Shimotsuke : Hosoo-mura (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. To- 

 kyo, June 11, 1878), Nikko (T. Makino \ June 1901); Prov. Musashi : 

 Mt, Buko (K. Watanabel May 28, 1895), Tokyo, Bot. Gard. Koishikawa, 

 cult. (T. MaJrinol May 1891). 



This variety is common in Nikko. The typical one has the yellow or 

 pale yellow flower, and is widely distributed over Japan. 



Orchis pauciflora Fisch. ex Lindley; Koraar. Fl. Manshnr. 1.(1901) 

 p. 510. 



Gymnadenia pauciflora Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orchid, p. 280 ; Ledeb. Fl. 

 Ptoas. IV. p. 66; Korshiusk. PI. Amur, in Act. Hort. Petrop. XII. p. 39G. 



OrcMs Joo-IoMana Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XVI. (1902) p. 57. 



Tuhers 2 (erroneously "single" in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XVI. p. 57), 

 ellipsoid or ovoid, about 10— 15cm. long, one older and much larger than 

 theyounger one. Flowers 2-15; bracts sub-ibliaceous, viridescent tinged 

 with purple. Labellum rubro-violet as are sepals and petals, white and 

 disparsed with purple spots in the basal porton, pubescent with shorl hairs 

 towards the base on the upper surface. .Calcar stout, equal to or longer 

 than the ovary, rubro-violet. 



Hub. Prov. Shinano: Mf. Togakushi (II. Yaiabe and ./. Matsumura ! 

 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July L2, 1884; S. J/:eno\ July 20, 1892); 

 Near Honzawa in Mt. Yatsugadake (Y. Yabel herb. ibid. Aug. 19, 1902); 

 Prov. Shimotsuke :^ Mt. Nyoho in Nikko (K.Jo and I). Iohi\ July 1900; 

 T. Makino ! Sept. 7, 1901; //. Takedal herb. ibid. July 20, 1902), Mt. 

 Akanagi in Nikko (A'. .Jo ! July 25, 1902). 



IHstrib. Irkutsk, Uahnria, Amur-land, and Manshuria. 



Cymbidium nipponicum (Franch. et Saw) Makino. 



Bletia nipponica Franch. et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. IT. (1879) p. 511. 



Cymbidium pedicellatum Finet in Bull. Soc. Bot. d. France XL VI I. 

 (1900) p. 2G8, tab. IX. A. 



A terrestrial perennial aphyllous Orchid, attaining about 16 cm. in 

 height. Rhizome obliquely ascending or perpendicular, hypogseous, terete, 

 more or less thick, white when recent, with nodes, internodes about 7-15 

 mm. long. Scape erect, colourless when recent, terete, glabrous, the base 

 sometimes covered with scales ; scales membranaceous, adpressed, many- 

 nerved, acute or mucronato-obtuse, colourless when recent, basal ones lato- 

 ovate, sometimes imbricated, middle ones more or less remotely placed, 

 longer and vaginate below, attaining about 18 mm. long, upper ones re- 



