24 ART. I.—B. HAYATA: 
lata, supra glabra, subtus hispido-tomentosa, costis venisque 
prominentibus, margine integra. Racemi pauci-florati, axillares. 
Opsery. Very interesting plant. This is the only shrubby 
plant belonging to this family from Formosa. 
Berberidee. 
Berberis LINN. 
Berberis Kawakamii Hayata sp. nov. Berberis sp. Hayara 
Fl. Mont. Formos. p. 48. Frutex erectus ramosissimus, ramulis 
angulatis sulcatis, spinis ternatis 2-3 cm. longis. Folia fasciculata 
corlacea obovata oblanceolata vel lanceolata acuta basi cuneata 
subsessilia remote spinuloso-dentata 5-3 cm. longa, 2-1 cm. lata, 
venis supra impressis subtus prominulis, venulis utraque pagine 
prominentibus, subtus pallidiora. Flores 10-15 fasciculati basi 
fasciculorum perulati, perulis 2-3-seriatis, squamosis, late triangu- 
laribus brevissime aristatis, pedicellis inclinatis, 1 cm. longis. 
Sepala 5-6, inzequalia, lanceolata acuminata vel subulata, petalum 
superantia, extimis minimis. Petala 5-6, oblongo-rotundata, 44 mm. 
longa, obtusa vel rotundata, basi intus 2-glandulifera. Stamina 5-6, 
2% mm. longa, filamentis 14 mm. longis incrassatis, antheris 1 mm. 
longis oblongis, connectivis leviter productis truncatis. Carpellum 
breve cylindraceum 3 mm. longum, stigmate sessili peltato. Bacce 
5-10-fasciculate, nigricantes, oblongo-ovoidee, 7 mm. longex, ut- 
rinque obtuse, 2-3-spermz, seminibus lunaribus, curvis, 5 mm. 
longis, minute rugulosis fuscentibus, pedunculis 1 em. longis. 
Has. in monte Morrison, ad 9000 ped. alt., leg. T. Kawaxamr 
Oct. 1906, (No. 1941). 
The present plant comes very near B. barandana Vipau; but 
differs from it in having much shorter peduncles and especially in 
