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simplicifoliu, Takeda, in Téky6 Botanical Magazine, xxiv, p. 63). 
he colour of the achene is not always nigro-fuscous, but very 
often light-fuscous. 
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Potentilla eta Bunge var. Dickinsii, Kordz. Achenes.—1. Dickins. 
2. Faurie, no. 13,395. 3. Faurie, no. 13,240; all (22). 
reasons above stated I really think P. Dichinsii should be united to 
P, ancistrifolia, as its variety ; and it is equally obvious that this 
ened should not be considered entirely the same as the typical 
orm, 
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NEW SPECIES AND Form. 
Potentilla megalantha, Takeda ; P. fragiformi, Willd., affinis, a 
qua foliorum forma texturaque, floribus majoribus, calyce post. 
anthesin paululum excrescente, petalis leviter retusis nec profunde 
emarginatis, annulis staminiferis pilosulis nec glabris, staminibus 
numerosioribus, acheniis alatis nee leviter carinatis satis dis- 
tinguenda est. 
Caudex crassus, pluriceps, caules plures_pauci-vel plurifloros 
emittens. Caules crassi, validi, subcaespitosi, diffuse adcendentes, 
saepius ultrapedales (in speciminibus in rupibus siccis crescentibus 
ovata, obtusa, anticum tridentatum vel subintegrum, breviora quam 
interna ovata ovato-lanceolatave acutaque. Petala late-obcordata, 
