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lata ; the white, and wbite-violascent forms, which were descended from 

 the violet-flowered one, are found uncommonly, and the wliite-violascent 

 form is that described under tlie name of Iris alhopurpurea by Baker. 

 This is a native species, but it is commonly now known only in cultivation. 



Platantliera (Bifolit^, Monophyllje) nipponica Makino sp. nov. 



Tubers 2, radiciform, oblong-fusiform at the base. Stem 25-44 cm. 

 high including the raceme, very slender, furnished with 2 cataphylls at the 

 base. Leaves 3-8 ; the lowest one which is situated in the lower part of 

 the stem largest and normal being broadly linear, acute, evaginate or very 

 shortly vaginate at the base, erect, 4-7 cm. long, .3-7^ nmi. wide ; thy. 

 superior ones much smaller, bract-like, linear, acuminate, evaginate, erect, 

 distant, 6-28 mm. long. Raceme erect, laxly 4-G-flowerecl, 3-G| cm, long ; 

 rachis slender ; bracts subulato-lanceolate, acuminate, half the length of the 

 ovary. Flower viridescent, about 4-7 mm. across. Sepals obtuse, membra- 

 naceous, 1 or 3-nerved ; the dorsal one erect, ovate ; lateral ones deflexed 

 down, very slightly longer than the dorsal one, oblong, somewhat oblique 

 in form. Petals erect, galeate with the dorsal sepal and equal to him in 

 length, carnosulate, oblong-lanceolate or ovato-oblong, very obtuse, 2-nerved. 

 Labellum a little longer than the perianth, simple, carnose, oblong-ligulate, 

 or narrowly oblong, slightly attenuated below, obtuse, 3-4^- mm. long. 

 Calcar slender, transversely turned backwards and curved upward, \\ or IJ 

 as long as the ovary, obtuse, slightly and gradually incrassate towards the 

 apex, 7-14 mm. long. Ovary cylindrical, curved, .3-9 mm. long. 



Hah. Prov. Rikuchu : Mt. Kurikoma {T. JIaJcino \ Aug. 1890); Prov. 

 ExcHir : Mt. Tate-yama (S. Reno ! herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Aug. 

 3, 1892); Prov. Iyo : Hatadera (K. Ohuda{ra\ June 1894), Xear Matsu- 

 yama {Z. Umemural July 4, 1897); Prov. Bitchu : Mt. Abemi-yama {Z. 

 Yosldnol July 1901). 



This species comes nearest to Flatantliera tipuloides Lindl., or its 

 variety ? 



Cymbidium scabroserrulatum Makino sp. nov. 



Terrestrial ; Cies[)itose. Roots densely tufted, simple, elongate, stout, 

 fleshy, yellowish-pale. Pseudbulbs not large, erect or ascending, ovate to cla- 

 vato-obovate, aggregated, hard, about l.^cm. across, the internodes short, the 



