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1902; B. Iohi\ Aug. 1903), Mt. Yarigadake near Mt. Shirouma {K, 

 TanaJca ! Aug. 1903). 



This alpine species has an affinity to Anaphalis pterocaulon (Franch. 

 et Sav.) Maxim. 



Gymnadenia Keiskei Maxim, in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. (1879) p. 61, 

 var. angustifolia (Finet). 



Gymnadenia gracilis var. angustifolia Finet in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 

 (1900) p. 280. 



Gymnadenia Keishei var. Kinosliitai Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, 

 XVII. (1903) p. 113. 



Bulblets about 1-5-aggregate at the top of the fruiting raceme or 

 between the leaves at the top of sterile individuals, small, 3-6mm. Ions ; 

 root oblong, smooth, viridi-flavescent ; bud terminal, short, pale, with very 

 short sheaths. 



Athyrium Fauriei (Christ) Makino. 



Nephi'odiitm Fauriei Christ in Bull. Herb. Boiss. IV. (1896) p. 671. 



Athyrium nihkoense Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XVII. (1903) p. 43. 

 V Hah. Northern (Z7. FaurieX) and Middle {T. Maldno\) Japan. 



Though sori are short and resemble those of Nephrodium, this species 

 should properly be referred to Athyrium, coming near A. yokoscence 

 (Franch. et Sav.) Christ, having a simpler and much smaller frond. 



Arabis (Sisymbrina ?) Tanakana Makino, sp. nov. 



Small perennial, 3-6 cm. high in flower. Caudex ramose, branches 

 gracile, ascending, with a tuft of radical leaves at the top. Stem erect, 

 simple, gracile, thinly pubescent with white stellate hairs, with 2-3 leaves. 

 Radical leaves densely caespitose (the tuft 1-1 Jem. across), subspathulato-linear, 

 obtuse or acutish, gradually narrowed below, entire, rather thinly covered with 

 white stellate hairs on both surfaces and margins, .VlOmm. long, 1-2 mm. 

 broad ; veins parallel to the midrib below ; cauline leaves remote, sessile, 

 semiamplexicaul, oblong-lanceolate to oblong-ovate, obtuse or acutish at the 

 apex, obtuse at the base, entire, 3-8 mm. long, li-3mm. broad. Raceme 

 short, laxly 3-10-flowered ; rachis nearly glabrous. Flower white, 4 mm. 



