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/5. dissectum (Franch. et Sav.) Maldno in Bot. Magj., Tokyo, XII. i). UJ. 



Segments of leaves laciniated or incised [)inuatifid ; lobes unequal, inciso- 

 serrate. Flower as in the typlca. 



Sf7jlophorum japonicum var, dissectum Francli. et Sav. 1. c. 



Chelidonium japonicum var. dissecta Prain 1. c. p. .584. 



Hah. Prov. Hitachi : Mt. Tsukuba {T. Maldno ! ]\Iay 1897). 



There is the gradation to the typica. 



r- lanceolatum (Yatabe) Maldno 1. c. 



Kadical leaves similar to the typica. Segments of the cauline leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminate, regularly serrulate with numerous sharp teeth, the 

 largest one attaining about 9 cm. long and 2§ cm. broad in flower, but 

 about 13cm. long and 4cm. broad in fruit; lateral veins more regular, 

 many. Flower and fruit are as in the typica. 



Stylopliorum lanceolatum Yatabe in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VI. (1892) p. 308. 



Eah. Prov. Etchu : Iwase (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July 

 21, 1884); Prov. Hitachi: Mt. Tsukuba {C. Owataril herb. ibid. May 

 13, 1895 ; T. 3Iahino ! May 1897, May 1900) ; Prov. Musashi : Mt. Mitake 

 {J. 31atsnmura, Y. Yahe and S. Matsuda ! herb, ibid. May 15, 1900). 



This variety sometiujes passes into the typica. On Mt. Tsukuba, three 

 forms as given above are found associated. 



Rubus Thunbergii Sieb. et Zucc. var. simplicifolius J\Iakino var. nov. 



Under-shrub, attaining about 5 decim. or more in height. Branches 

 slender, terete, flexuous, covered with glandular purple hispidulous hairs 

 and eglandular white pubescent hairs intermixed with laxly placed patent 

 straight prickles. Leaves simple, orbicular, ovato-orbicular, or broadly ovate, 

 often subtrilobed in those of shoot, obtuse, or shortly acute, cordate at base, 

 unequally serrate or mucronato-crenate or often also scarcely lobed, sparsely 

 pubescent and ciliated with eglandular hairs, thin, herbaceous, rugose, 

 |-7^ cm. long, |-7| cm. broad, deciduous, or rarely partly persistent ; 

 midrib as well as veins prominent beneath ; veins 3-6 on each side, 

 erect-patent but the lowest one spreading and branched outwards, reach- 

 ing to the margin ; petiole shorter than the blade, semiterete, sharrowly 

 canaliculate in front, covered with sparse glandular hispidulous hairs and 

 eglanduliir pubescent hairs ; stipules adherent by its base to that of the 

 petiole, ovate to lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, somewhat oblique in form, 

 acute, or acuminate, entire, pubescent and ciliated with eglandular hairs. 



