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BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. [.Vol. xvih, 



The figures illustrated in the Botanical Gazette attracted the attention 

 of Yalie who tried to compare them with the specimen from the Kuriles. 

 Thev were identical in every respect. He further compared with the 

 Honshu specimens and found in them that often three or four flowers, in 

 stead of five, form a cluster ; ami that the three leaves in a whorl are 

 never disturhed at the upper portions of the branches hut often apparently 

 alternate at the lower; Maximowiez omitted to remark the latter character ; 

 on the other points exactly similar. 



Studying the floral structure of the plant, Mr. Makino has formerly 

 referred it to the genus Pierls and with reason. The inserting point of the 

 filament to the anther easily separates Pieris with Andromeda. 



Yahe believes that Arcieria Oxycoccoides, judging by the descriptions 

 and illustrations in the Botanical Gazette, is nothing but our common plant 

 Pieris nana Makino. He adds also that it is curious why Mr. Coville 

 lias not related anything about the comparison of his plant and the American 

 Pieris or our Pieris nana. 



