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lobis ob sinunm latitudinenem basi constrictis basalibus iterum bi- 

 mediis terminaliqne tri-lobis lobiilis nunc clentatis supra xDilis 

 brevibus septatis crispulis consitis 3^-poll. longis petiolo 1^-polli- 

 cari, cirrhis versus apices ramulorum oppositifoliis bifidis, paniculis 

 folio oppositis eique sequilongis, floribus 5-meris glabris, calyce 

 satis conspicuo margine integro uudulato, petalis calyptratim 

 secedentibus, disco cupulato, stylo brevi conico stigmate simplici. 



Juxta oppidum Wu-bu, j)rov. An-hwei, m. Maio 1881, leg. 

 T. L. Bullock. (Herb, propr. n. 21978.) 



Allied to V. bryoiiiifoiia, Bge., but is, I believe, quite distinct. 



15. Ehus vernicifera, DC. — In prov. Sz-cb'uan, a. 1881, fructi- 

 ferum leg. E. H. Parker. The specimen appears identical with 

 the Japanese tree. The Chmese name is ' Ghe-shu,' and they 

 recognise it as the true ' Varnish-tree.' 



16. Lotus corniculatus, Linn. — In prov. Sz-ch'uan leg. cl. E. H. 

 Parker, a. 1881. I do not think this had been previously gathered 

 in China, though it occurs both in Nipal and Japan. 



17. MiLLETTiA (Otosema) sericosema, sp. nov. — Frutescens, ra- 

 mulis teretibus ferrugineo-tomentosis, foliolis 5 brevissimo petiolatis 

 lanceolatis basi obtusis apice acutis supra glaberrimis opacis sub- 

 tiliter reticulatis subtus dense ferrugineo-tomentosis costa nervisque 

 primariis elevatis 2-3^ poll, longis 7-11 lin. latis, stipulis stipellis 

 bracteisque setaceis, paniculae dens^e fulvo-velutin^ ramis erecti- 

 usculis, floribus confertissimis brevissime pedicellatis 6-7 lin. 

 longis purpureis, calycis fulvo-tomentosi dentibus lanceolatis 

 supremo lateralibusque tubo parum brevioribus infimo ei aequi- 

 longo, vexiUo ovali apice emarginato basi utrinque auriculis duabus 

 inflexis aucto extus densissime cmerascenti-sericeo cum alls carina 

 incurva obtusa duplo brevioribis tenuiter striato-venoso, staminibus 

 ad medium usque monadelphis, ovario fulvo-pannoso, stylo gla- 

 berrimo. 



In prov. Sz-ch'uan, a. 1881, leg. E. H. Parker. (Herb. prop, 

 n. 21961.) 



A well-marked species, the first of the section, I believe, yet 

 found in China. 



18. SphcBrophijsa salmla, D.G. — Ad lacum Ko-ko-nor, Martio, 

 necnon copiose in campis circa oppidum Hami, Turkestaniae 

 chinensis, Maio 1881, invenit W. Mesny. Mr. Mesny notes that 

 the flowers are dark purple. 



19. GLYCYRRfflZA PAuciFOLioLATA, sp. nov. — Kamis angulatis albi- 

 dis tenuissime glandulosis et furfuraceis, foliis 1-2 jugis cum impari 

 foliolis ellipticis v. elliptico-oblongis obtusis v. emarginatis glabris 

 utrinque tenuiter granuloso-glandulosis, racemis laxis folio circiter 

 requilongis, floribus 4 lin. longis, calycis breviter sparsim hirtelli 

 granuloso-glandulosi laciniis lanceolatis tubo vix brevioribus, vexillo 

 albido, alis carinaque apice violaceis, legumine oblongo breviter 

 tomentello granuloso-glanduloso circiter 7-spermo. 



Ad lacum Ko-ko-nor, a. 1881, leg. cl. W. Mesny. (Herb, propr. 

 n. 22033.) 



This seems altogether different from any species yet described. 



20. Vicia Cracca, Linn. — In prov. Sz-ch'uan, a. 1881, coll. 



