July, 1919.1 S. MATSUDA. —PLANTS COLLECTED ON MT. OMEL lol 



(cauliiie) 3—4, linear, vcr^^ acuminate, not exceeding the inflorescence. 

 Inflorescence (5 or 6 cm. long) com[)osite or decomposite ; primary 

 branch elongated, erect, the following shorter, erect. The inferior 

 bracts subfiliform a little exceeding the inflorescence. Heads 10 or less 

 flowered, 6 or 8 mm. across. Bracteole ovate lanceolate, acuminate^ 

 subhyaline, a little shorter than the flower. Flowers shortly stalked, 

 tepala 6, subequal, ovate oblong, acute or subacuminnte, dull purple, 

 5 mm. long. Stamens 6, equalling tepals ; filaments filiform 4 times 

 or more longer than the anther, not fuscous towards the base. Ovary 

 ovoid, stigma 3, papillose, exerted, longer than the style. 

 The present specimen is of a well-developed plant. 



75. Jancus membranaceus Royle ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 

 397; BuCHENAU in Engl., pflanzenreich (Jnncaceae) 229. (On the slope). 



The present specimen well agrees with the descriptions of Buchenau. 

 If the ideutification is right, the species is new to the flora of central 

 China. It is closel}' allied to /. allioides Franch reported from that 

 region, but the characters of tepals, etc. are different. 



34. Gi;amine8e. 



76. Pogonantherum saccharoideum Beauv. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. VII. 141 ; Pilger in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 222 ; Hack. 

 Monogr. Andrp. 193 ; Renele in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXVI. 357 ; 



var. monandrum Hack I.e. ; Rendl. I.e. (At the foot). 



35. Selaginellaceae. 



77. Seleginella subcaulescence Hayata, contributions to the 

 flora of Formosa 99. (At the foot). 



If my identification is right, the species is new to the flora of China. 



36. Polypodiaceae. 



78. Adiantum capillus-Veneris l. ; Diels in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 

 XXIX. 202 ; Matt, in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXIX. 340. (On the 

 slope). 



79. Polypodium amaenum Wall. ; Diels I.e. 203. Matt. I.e. 

 377. (At the foot.) 



80. Polypodium sp. 



Rhizome short, suberect with fibrous roots. Stipes tufted, 5—10 



