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A. uncinatum. 

 Stem scandense or flexiious. 

 Inflorescence rather loose. 

 Dentation of leaves round. 



Leaves mostly palmately 3- 



5 lobed. 

 Rostrum hardly elongate. 

 Carpels mostly 5. 



A. japonicum. 

 ditto. 

 Inflorescence rather dense. 

 In the mountain variety, it 



becomes lanceolate or li- 



neari-lanceolate. 

 Leaves mostlj^ 3— parted, 



lateral ones 2— lobed. 

 Rostrum more orless elongate. 

 Carpels mostly 3. 



By this comparison, we can conclude that our Aconitum 



japonicum is a local variety of Aconitum uncinatum and some 



forms of species quite coincide w^ith the latter ; but I have used 



the name of Aconicum japonitum for the convenience' sake to 



express the extent of variation. 



In September of last year, on the slope of Dokwanyama, I 

 have collected more than 100 individuals of Aconitum japoni- 

 cum, within an area extending about 100 m. long, and 40 

 meter wide ; from which I have selected 100 individuals and 

 counted their number of pistils ; the result being as follows : 



