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red ; pollen yellow. Hypogynous scales minute, linear-rectangular, truncate. 

 Ovaries 5, erect-patent, shorter than the petals, slightly connate at the 

 base, ovato-lanceolate, tapering towards the short and straight st3'le ; stigma 

 punctiform ; ovules 9-14, cylindrical-oblong. Follicles 5, horizontally patent, 

 narrowly ovate, rather abruptly attenuated at the apex, with the per- 

 sistent style, the ventral appendages evident ; carpel thin. Seeds 9-14, 

 cylindrical-oblong, very minutely granulato-rugulose under microscope, 

 shaded with *very light lead-colour, about | mm. long. Flowers in July- 

 August. 



Hal). Prov. Shinano : Mt. Togakushi (E. Yatabe and J. Matsumiira ! 

 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July 12, 1884; B. Hattori\ Aug. 

 1897; S. Eara\ Aug. 2, 1901), Mt. Shirouma {M. Orii\ Aug. 1902), 

 Mt. Yatsugadake {K. Tanaka ! Aug. 1902). 



This alpine specit^ is very closely allied to Sedutn japonicum Sieb., 

 having much smaller leaves and more delicate stems. Leaves are usually 

 beautifully tinged with red, and the red colour is manifest on the under 

 surface. It grows abundantly in rocky places on alpine mountains. 



Cotyledon malacophylla Pall. ; Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XY. 

 (1901) p. 143. 



Stolons short, hypogteous, or subhypogteous. Leaves usually green, 

 but sometimes glaucous ! or subglaucous ! 



This species grows abundantly on littoral rocks on the coast near 

 Hachinohe in' the province of Mutsu, where their leaves are green, 

 glaucous, or subglaucous in colour. Last year, I have described in 

 this Magazine (1, c.) their leaves as "not cfesious or not glaucous" but 

 this was not correct. 



var. Bcehmeri Makino nov. var. 



Cotyledon Bcehmeri Makino in herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 



Eosettes about 3-6 cm. across, emitting several or many stolons among 

 the leaves. Stolons axillary, radiately spreading, elongate, attaining 

 about 6 cm. or more long, about 1-3 mm. across, fleshy, pale green, 

 glabrous, furnished with few opposite small leaves, and also with a small 

 crown of sparse and approximate leaves at the end. Leaves spreading or 

 erect-patent, rosulate, succulent, glabrous, liglit green, concolorous, obovato- 

 spathulate or elliptical-spathulate, acute at the apex, shortly and slightly 

 narrowed at the base, acute and smooth-edged, more or less concave on 



