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There are, before us, several siiecimens, which are quite sterile or 

 bear very young rece[)tacles, from Yaeyama Archipelago (Y. TasMrol 

 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Aug. 1887), Amami-Oshima Archipelago 

 {Y. Tashirol herb, ibid. Sept. 1887), Itsube-mura in Amami-Oshima 

 (Herb. ! ibid.), Sonoki in prov. Hizeu (Herb. ! ibid. Aug. l.">, 1882), and 

 Karatsu in Kita-mat8Uura-gori of prov. Hizen (Herb, ! ibid. Feb. 1, 1895) ; 

 those will belong whether F. jmmila Linn, or /''. Hanceaua Maxim., but 

 I have nothing to say about them. 



Above three species, which api»car confused each other, are analytically 

 keyed as following : — 



Achene oblong-fusiform; style filiform with a tapering 



stigma, exceeding the achene 2. 



Achene globose ; style very sliort, with a peltato- 



patelliform stigma, much shorter tlian the achene... F. pnmila Linn. 

 Leaves ovalo-elliptical, sparingly pale-pubescent beneath, 



5-6-costate on each side F. Eancemvt Maxim. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, fulvo-pubescent beneath, about 



8-10-costate on each side F. Aukeotmwj Makino. 



Croomia kiusiana Makino sp. nov. 



Croo7ma iKiuciflora Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 3.57 ; Franch. et Sav. Enum. 

 PI. Jap. II. ]). 93, non Torr. et Gray. 



Perennial, about 3-4decim. high, glabrous. Pthizome subterranean, 

 repent, slender, closely nodose, with truncate tubercles (which are the very 

 base of old stems) situated in a little distance, loosely rooting but densely and 

 fasciculatly so in the apical portion; roots stout-fibrous, spreading, strong, with 

 rootlets towards the end. Stem simple, erect, slender, smooth, provided 

 with 4-5 alternate sheaths at the base, foliate towards the top ; sheaths 

 adpressed, membranaceous, mucronato-obtuse or mucronato-retuse, entire, 

 loosely pluri-nerved, the lowest one smallest, the upfiermost one largest and 

 '27-35mm. long. Leaves erect-patent, or subpatent, alternate, distichous, 

 7)-Q, shortly petioled, oblong -lanceolate to ovato- lanceolate, acuminate, 

 rounded (not cordate) and slightly decurrent to the petiole at the base, 

 su'bscabrous and subcrispulate on the entire margin, membranaceous, 5-9- 

 costate, with delicate and closely placed transverse veinlets, 5-11 cm. long, 

 li-4^Gm. wide; petiole 2-7mm. long; rachis 6-8 cm. long, narrow, slightly 

 flexuous. Peduncle axillary, imtent-nutant, simple or rarely geminate, 

 filiform, much shorter than leaves. Raceme 2-4-flowered ; rachis very 

 short or obscure ; bracts erect-patent or suberect, sessile, linear or subulate- 



