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cm. longa. Flores ^ brevissimc stipifcati, circa stipites graciles 

 spaclicellorum clavato-capitatorum clispositi, stylis gracillimis quam 

 ovario 3-plo longioribus. Planta J gracilis circ. 14 cni. alta. 

 Pedunculus fere per totam partem bracteatus, bracteis siiboppositis. 

 Inflorescentia incrassata circ. 4 cm. longa. Flores J sessiles, 

 laxiuscule spicati. Perianthiiim crassiusculum, segmentis G in- 

 sequalibus, postice et antice majoribiis ovatis truncatis, lateralibus 

 parvioribus, oblongo- ovatis acutis. Antherarmn loculi circ. 20, 

 irregulariter clispositi. 



Hab. in monte Morrison, ad 6000 ped. alt., leg. T. Kawakami 

 et U. MoKi, Oct. 1906, (No. 2227). 



This differs from the preceding species in the shape of the 

 segments and the cells of the anthers. 



Euphorbiacese. 



JSuxKs Linn. 



Buxus sempervirens Linn. ; Muell. Arg. iu DC. rrodr. XYI.-I, p. 

 18 ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. p. 267 ; Benth. F1. Hongk. p. 815, (excl. 

 syn. B. sinensis Link.) ; Foebes et Hemsl. Ind. Fl. Sin. IT. p. 418. 



Buxus japaiiica Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XVI.-l. p. 20 ; Franch. et 

 Savat. Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 428. 



Buxus szmpervirens Linn. var. japonica Makino, in Tokj'o Bot. Mag. 

 IX. p. 281, et XV. p. 169 ; Hayata, Revis. Eupliorb. et Biix. Jap. in Jonrn. 

 Scie. CoU. XX.-3. p. 82. 



IIab. loco non indicata. 



DisTKiB. This plant extends from Japan and China through 

 North Africa and Europe to the Canary islands. 



The plant presents a great range of variation. Although 

 my plant does not exactly agi*ee with this species, still I think 

 it may be regarded as a form of it. 



