FLORA OF THE KURILE ISLANDS. 239 



the subsoil is entirely composed of disintegrated lava; as at Chitose, Prov. Ibim, N'aka- 

 ware, Prov. Kemuro, and Shari, Prov. Kitami. 



According to Prof. Maximowicz, it is said to be closely i-elated to L. covjugialls, Kel- 

 logg, of California. 



127. Lonicera Chamissoi, Bunge in Kirol. Lonic. d. rnss. P. p. 28; Max. Fl. Amur. p. 



136; Herd. PI. Eadd. in, p. 19, t. 2, f 1, 2, and Add. and Emend, p. 25; Max. 

 Mel. Biol. X, p. 60. Lonicera nigra, Ledeb. Fl. Koss. ii, p. 389 (in part). 

 Hah. Kurile Islands! (herb. Fisch.). Etorofu, in grassy places on the top of hills, 

 at Shibetoro. 



Distrih. Kamtschatka, Eastern Siberia on the Ochotsk border, northeastern Manchu- 

 ria, Saghalin and Yezo: Mt. Poroshiri, Prov. Tokachi (S. Tanouchi, 1882). 



128. Diervilla Middendorffiana, Carr. in Eev. Hoit., 1853, p. 306, 1854, p. 261, t. 14; Max. 



Mel. Biol. XII, p. 482. Galyptrostigma Middendorffianum, Trautv. & Mey. in 

 Bull. phys. math. Petersb. xiii, p. 220, and Fl. Och.' p. 46, t. 25, f. a, b; Max. Fl. 

 Amur. p. 135; F. Schm. Fl. Sach. p. 142; Herder, PI. Eadd. in. Add. and Emend. 

 I, p. 12. 

 Hah. Kurile Islands ! (Max.). 



Distrih. Eastern Siberia about Ochotsk, northeastern Manchuria, Saghalin, northern 

 and middle Japan. 



EUBIACE^. 



129. Rubiatatarica, F. Schm. Fl. Sach. p. 143. Galium tataricum, Trev.; Ledeb. Fl. 



Eoss. n, p. 410.— Var. grandis, F. Schm., I. c; Max. Mel. Biol. LX,p. 266; Herd. 



PL Eadd. Ill, Add. and Emend, ii, p. 4. G. jezoense, Miq. Prol. p. 276. 

 Hah. Shilxotan, in wet grassy places along the beach. Etorofu, at Eausu. 

 Distrih. Yezo, Saghalin and Manchuria. 



The typical form is found in the stej^pes of middle and southern Eussia, extending 

 eastward to Songaria. 



130. Galium verum, L. Sp. p. 107; Ledeb. Fl. Eoss. II, p. 414; Herder, PI. Eadd. in, 



p. 32; Max. Mel. Biol, ix, p. 265; Fr. & Sav. Enum. i, p. 215. 

 Hah. SMTcotan, in grassy places along the beach. Etorofu, at Tsurubetsu and 

 Shibetoi'o. 



Distrih. Europe, northern Africa, northern and eastern Asia and Himalaya. 



131. Galium kamtschaticum, Steller in Ecnm. & Schult. Syst. ni, Mant. p. 186; A. Gray 



Proc. Am. Acad, xix, p. 80, Synoj). Fl. i, ]). 37. Galium ohovatum, Ledeb. 

 Fl. Eoss. n, p. 412 (not HBK.) ; Max. Mel. Biol, ix, p. 262. 

 Ilab. Etorofu, at Furubetsu. 



Distrih. Saghalin, northern and middle Japan in alpine woods; Kamtschatka; the 

 Aleutian Islands to the mountains of Oregon and Washington, and also in those of lower 

 Canada and New England. 



132. Asperula odorata, L. Sp. p. 103; Ledeb. Fl. Eoss. Ii, p. 400; A. Gray, Bot. Jap. 



p. 393; Max. Mel. Biol, ix, p. 267; F. Schm. Fl. Sach. p. 144; Fr. & Sav. i, p. 

 211; Herder, PL Eadd. in. Add. and Emend, u, p. 5. 



