60 ART. I.—B. HAYATA! 
costis elevatis, venis inconspicuis, petiolis 8mm. longis intus 
suleatis. Capsula cymose disposite, (cymis axillaribus, pedunculis 
gracilibus 3cm. longis), lato globose 6mm. in diametro, 2-4 
lobate, 2-4-loculares, apice truncate, facie echinate, spinis inter- 
dum cire. 30, interdum 5-6, recurvis 1-2, mm. longis, stylis persis- 
tentibus. Semina quadrantiformia, rubescentia, 5 mm. longa, levia, 
testis coriaceis. 
Has. Loo-choo et Formosa. 
When I mentioned the present plant in my ‘Fl. Mont. 
Formos.”, | was merely comparing it with a Loo-choo plant which 
had been determined by Dr. T. Ivo, and referred to LF. echinatus 
Watt. in the Tent. Fl. Lutch. p. 371. As the Formosan plant is 
exactly identical with Dr. [70's plant, I used the same name for 
my plant. While working here at Kew, I have compared with 
Mr. Spracve the present plant with the type of the named species, 
and have found that they are clearly not identical. The former 
is easily distinguishable from the latter by many points but 
especially by the very much fewer and much more slender prickles 
on the fruit. In Wattiicn’s species, the prickles are much more 
numerous and stronger. Our plant is very near E. subsessilis 
SPRAGUE (=Z. echinatus Lour;), but differs from it in having much 
fewer and more slender prickles. The new species is named in 
honour of Mr, T. A. Spracuz who has cordially assisted me in 
many ways during my work at Kew. 
Celastrus LiIXN. 
Celastrus Kusanoi Hayata sp. nov. Scandens, ramis fuscen- 
tibus, longitudinaliter rugulosis, lenticellis pauce punctatis, ramulis 
divaricatis. Folia alterna petiolata, late globosa 8 cm. longa 9 em. 
