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Soclayama {T. MaJcinol Nov. 1892), Ogawa-ranra {T. 3IaMno\ Nov. 1892); 

 Prov. Settsu: Suma (T. MaIdno\ May 1, 1893); Prov. Sagami : Hakone 

 {T. Mal:ino\ Sept. 25, 1886); Prov. Hitachi: Mt. Tsukuba {T.Mahino\ 

 April 6, 1894); Prov. Awa (Boshu) : Mt. Kiyosumi (2'. Makinol April 

 1898). 



This is frequent in this country. It is probably to be considered as the 

 hybrid of Akebia lohata Decne. and A. quinata Decne., as above mentioned. 



Osmanthns japonicus Sieb. Syn. PL Oecon. Jap. (1830) p. 36. = ? 

 0. Aquifolium x fragrans. 



Evergreen tree, attaining about 7 m. in height, many ramose and 

 densely leaved ; trunk grey, disparsed with corky protuberances ; branches 

 terete, glabrous, grey-white, scattered with small lenticels. Leaves patent, 

 petiolate, decussate, loosely approximate towards the top of branchlets, elliptical 

 or elliptical-oval, shortly acuminate, obtuse or acutish at base, coarsely 

 spinoso-dentate with many teeth, but the superior ones pauci-spinoso-dentate or 

 quite entire, rigidly coriaceous, glabrous, deep green and shining above, paler 

 beneath, .5-lli cm. long, 2|-7cm. wide; midrib prominent beneath ; lateral 

 veins about 8-10 on each side, erect-patent, delicately prominent beneath, 

 straight or slightly arcuate upwards and connected above ; veinlets incon- 

 spicuous superficially, loosely reticulated ; petiole semiterete, glabrous, 7- 

 13 mm. long. Inflorescence axillary or sometimes terminal. ^ : Flowers 

 white, fragrant, 8-10 mm. across ; pedicels fasciculate, longer than the 

 flower, filiform, glabrous, 5-11 mm. long; scales small, ovato-orbicular, 

 obtuse or mucronate, entire- margined, subglabrous, thick, concave, often 

 carinate dorsally, Calyx minute, 1^ mm. across, patelliforni, 4-lobed, 

 glabrous, thin towards the edges ; lobes ovate or ovato-hemispha3rical, 

 obtuse or acute, minutely suberose. Corolla glabrous, deeply 4-partite ; 

 lobes patent or reflexed, obovato- elliptical or oblong, slightly oblique, 

 rounded at the apex, entire, thickish, the tube very short and broad. 

 Stamens 2, erect, inserted to the middle ])art of the corolla-tube, sliorter 

 than the corolla-lobes, 2^-3 mm. long; filament narrow, a little longer 

 than the anther ; anther oval, obtuse at apex, auriculate at base, the 

 connective large. Rudimentary pistil minute, erect, ova to-subulate, acute 

 or acutish at the tip. ^ : Flower yet unknown to me. 



Osmavtlms Aquifolium var. japonicus Makino in herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. 

 Univ. Tokyo. 



