70 AET. lU. — B. HAYATA : 



Hab. in monte Morrison, 7000 peel, alt., leg. T. Kawakami et 

 U. MoEi, Oct. 190G, (No. 1791). 



This new plant resembles E. echinatus Wall. ; but differs from 

 it in having very short and densely covering spines on the fruit. 



Celasfrus Lixx. 



Celastrus articulatus Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 97 ; DC. Prodr. II. p. 7 ; 

 Maxbl in Mel. Biol. XI. p. 200 ; Feaxchet, PI. David, p. 70 ; MiQ. Prol. 

 Fl. Jap. p. 17 ; Feaxch. et Savat. Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 80 ; Sieb, et Zucc. 

 Fl. Jap. Farn. Nat. I. p. 149 ; A. Geay, Bot. Jap. p. 384 ; Foebes et Hemsl. 

 Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 122 ; Hexey, I.ist PI. Eormos. p. 27 ; Dœls, Fl. Centr. 

 Chin. p. 446 ; P.vlibix, Conspect. Fl. Kore^e, I. p. 54 ; Matsum. et Hayata, 

 Eniina. PI. Formos. p. 84. 



Hab. TaitO : Iryokukakuslia, leg. T. Kawakami et U. Moei, 

 Dec. 190(), (No. 2178). 



DisTEiB. Central and northern China, and Japan northward 

 to Saghalien. 



Rhamnese. j , 



Mhcfiiutiis Tiixx. 



Rhamnus arguta ]Maxim. var. Nakaharai Hayata, n. v. Bami 

 glabeirimi, subalterne divaricati. Folia rotunda to -ovata basi rotun- 

 data vel acuta apice acuminata vel cuspidata 7 cm. longa 3i cm. 

 lata margine praeter basin apicemque crenulato-serrata, serra turis 

 setaceo-acuminatis recurvatis, venis utrinque 5-6 omnibus angulo 

 acuto emergentibus leviter arcuatis, membranacea, petiolis circ. 1 

 cm. longis. Flores J ignoti. Flores ^ in axiUis foliorum inferiorum 

 circ. 5-G fasciculati, fasciculis paulo supra -axillaribus cum ramiilo 

 connatis interdum 5-0 mm. supra axillam quasi insertis, pediceUis 

 tenuibus petiolurn paulo superantibus 1 cm. longis apice incrassa- 



