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the top, usually longer than the flower, red. Flowers in October-December. 



Nom. Jap. Tsuclii-torimoclii, tsucM-yamamocM, tsiccM-mochi, yama- 

 dera-hozu, shozyo-dahe. 



Eah. Prov. Tosa {T. Mahino !, T. Yoshmaga !, I. Nahamura !, M. 

 Ftidzita !) ; Prov. Idzu {S. Okuho !) ; Prov. Higo (i!/. Murakami !, T. 

 Kawalcami \) ; Prov. ?Iyuga (7. Tanaka); Prov. Etchu {T. Mayeda); 

 Prov. Shimotsuke {T. UcJiiyama \) ; Amami-Oshima (T. Uchiyama \). 



A species closely allied to Balanopliora dioica E. Br. ; it may be 

 probably identical with that species, but I was not able to fix the ques- 

 tion definitely, on account of the want of the specimens of B. dioica R. Br. 

 Parasitic on the roots of Symplocos lancifolia , Sieb. et Zucc, S. pruni- 

 folia Sieb. et Zucc, and S. japonica A. DC, in shady forests. Male 

 plants unknown. Bird-lime is made from the tuberous rhizome. 



I have not yet seen this species from Loochoo, where another species 

 {Balanopliora Kuroiwai Makino ined.) was found by Mr. H. Kuroiwa. 



Sedum (Seda genuina) senanense Makino sp. nov. 



Perennial, glabrous. iStems creeping, terete, branched, rooting, dark- 

 purple or darkish reddish ; flowering stem terminal and lateral, erect or 

 ascending, slender, terete, usually simple or sometimes very laxly branched, 

 leafy throughout, attaining about 9 cm. in height. Leaves sparse, erect- 

 pa ient or apreaJiug, luosely disposed on the flowering stem but densely 

 imbricated in the sterile shoots, narrowly oblong to linear, or linear-sub- 

 spathulate, obtuse, truncate and very minutely auriculate at the base, 

 semiterete, succulent, l^-S mm. long, green and usually tinged with red 

 beneath. Cyme about 1-2| cm. across, provided with 1 to 3 branches ; 

 branches spreading, not long, delicate, slightly flexuous, approximately and 

 secundly 1-5-flowered ; bracts similar to leaves in form, but usually smaller. 

 Flower very shortly pedicellate, 6-8 mm. across, yellow. Sepals 5, sub- 

 unequal, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, succulent, minutely auriculate at base, 

 longitudinally 3-veined, about 3- nearly 4 mm. long, persistent. Petals 5, 

 spreading, longer than the sepals, ovato-lanceorate, acuminate, attenuated 

 at the lower portion as if form a broad claw, thin, 4-41 mm. long, the 

 midrib delicate, the lateral veins one on each side and soon disappear 

 before reaching the margin. Stamens 10, evidently shorter than the 

 l)etals, equal in length, the opi)ositipetalous ones inserted on the lower 

 portion of the petals ; filament subulato-filiform ; anther minute, elliptical, 



