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nearly equal to tlie midlobe itself in length. Calcar short, saccate, rounded 

 at the end, G3'nostemium very short, stout, connected to the calcar and 

 labellum in front. Anther 2-celled, with a groove externally, the front- 

 projected portion parted into 2 rounded lobes ; pollinia 4, in two pairs, 

 clavate, sessile on the gland. Ovary cylindrico-subobovate or cylindrico- 

 oblong, glabrous, very shortly pedicellate. Capsule oblong, usually somewhat 

 curved, 3^-5 mm. long, very shortly pedicellate, dehiscing on one side. Seeds 

 numerous, very minute, cylindrical, about i mm. long, mixed with white 

 delioate threads. Flowers June. 



Hah. Prov. Tosa : Sakawa {T. McJdno ! 1885), Ikenouchi-mura {T. 

 Mnldno\ April 7, 1S87), Kochi {T, MaJdnol July 1892, June 1893, Nov 

 1895) ; Prov. Awa (Boshu) : Mt. Kiyosumi (T. Maldno ! Aril 6, 1896) ; 

 Prov. MusASHi: Ikegami {T. 3Iakino.\ June. 2, 1895). 



An inconspicuous Orchid, allied to Tceniophjlbn Ahoisii Lindl. of 

 Ceylon. It grows on Pieris japonica D. Don, Ilex j^edimcidosa Miq., I. 

 crenata Thunb., Vaccinium hracteatum Thunb,, Teo-nstrcemia japonica 

 Thunb., Photinia glabra Maxim., Primus pseudo-Cerasus Lindl., and Pinus 

 densiflora Sieb. et Zucc, and is constantly destitute of leaf. In this 

 country it is called Kwno-ran, meaning Spider Orchid, from the general 

 appearance of the plant having a resemblance to a resting spider with his 

 feet spread. 



Asperula trifida Makino Illustr. Fl. Jap. I. n. 11, (1891) p. 2, 

 tab. 68. 



Perennial, 1-4 decim. high. Ehizome slender, long-creeping, rooting 

 at the nodes. Stems erect, slender, tetragonous, smooth and glabrous 

 even on the angles, pilose at the nodes. Leaves 4- rarely 5-verticillate, 

 spreading, very shortly petiolate, elliptical-oblong, mucronato-obtuse or 

 acutish, acute at the base, membranaceous, antrorsely spinuloso-ciliated, 

 thinly pilose towards the margin above, attaining 17 mm. long, ' 8 mm. 

 wide, the midrib antrorsely pilose beneath. Cyme coryraboso-paniculate, 

 l|-20cra. long; 1)ranches erect-patent; peduncles twice tri- or dichoto- 

 mous, glabrous, erect-patent, or sometimes soon divaricate after flowering ; 

 bracts linear-oblong ; bracteoles usually shorter than the pedicel. Flowers 

 pedicellate, small, 2| mm. across, white ; pedicels gracile, slightly longer 

 or shorter than the flowers. Corolla 3- rarely 4-fid ; lobes erect-patent, 

 ovate, obtuse, 3-nerved. Stamens 3, rarely 4, inserted on the upper 



