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rotundatum saccatum 3 mm. longiim, 2 inferiora exteriorum sepalor- 

 um late rotundata basi obliqua 1 J mm. longa ; 2 interiora petal- 

 oidea oblique oblonga 5J mm. longa. Petala alte coalita, lateralia 

 arte imbricata 7 mm. longa apice rotundata, carina breviter cucul- 

 lata dorso longe cristata incrassata bisaccata. Ovarium glabrum 

 breviter stipitatum, disco late annulari. Stj^lus apice dilatus, infra 

 stigma appendicmlatus. Capsula 5 mm. lata 4 mm. longa, mem- 

 branacea compressa obreniformis v. late crbiculata emarginata ad 

 margines loculicide dehiscens. Semina ovoidea 2 mm. longa, pendula 

 pilosa stropliiolata, strophiolis in utroque latere 1.2 mm. longis. 



Hab. Taicliû : Kashigatani, leg, G. Nakahaea, Feb. 1907. 



Somewhat resembles P. Tya^^e^'öii Hange, in Journ. Bot. (1881) 

 p. 209 ; but differs from it in having obreniform fruits, much 

 smaller flowers, divided crests, and in many other points. 



Polygala japonica Houtt. ; DC, Prodr. I. p. 324 ; Baker et S. Mooee, 

 in Journ. Linn. Soc. XVH. p. 379 ; Feanchet, PL David, p. 45 ; Feanch. 

 et Savat. Ennm. PI, Jap. I. p. 4;") ; Heney, List PI, Formes, p, 18 ; Itô et 

 Matsum. Tent, Fl. Lutch. j). 311 ; Palibin, Conspect. Fl. Korea?, I, p, 37 ; 

 Matsum. et Hayata, Enum. PI, Formos. j). 34. 



Polygala sibirica Linn, 8p. PI. ed-2, p. 987 ; DC. Prodr. I. p. 324 ; 

 A. W, Benn. in Journ. Bot. (1878) p. 277 ; Hance, in " Journ. Bot, (1882) 

 p. 257 "; FoEBES et Hemsl. lud, Fl. Sin, I, p, 61. 



Hab. in monte Morrison, leg. G. Nakahaea, Oct. 1906. 



DiSTEiB. From Siberia to Japan and India, and occurs also 

 in Australia. 



Caryophylleae. 



nianthus Linn. 



Dianthus superbus Linn. Sp, PI. ed-2, p. 589 ; DC. Prodr, I. p. 365 ; 

 Hange, in Journ. Bot. (1883) p, 296 ; Feanchet, PI, David, p. 4(5 ; Ledeb. 



