9Q THE JOURNAL OF JAPANESE BOTANY. L^oi. iii. Xo. 5, 



Nom. Jap. Hosoba-misaonoki. 



Hah. Prov. KII: Higashitonda-mura in Nishinuiro-,Q;6ri {N.I"i! May 29, 1921.). 



Pirus hidaensis IMakino, nov. sp. 



Tree. Pome not large, long-pedicellate, pyriform, aliout 2|-3cm. long, 

 bright yellow when mature, smooth, sprinkled with minute sooty spots. 

 Nom. Jap. HeWd-nashi. 

 Hah. Prov. HIDA : Takayama, cult. (T. :\Iakixo ! 1924.), 



Solanum nipponense IVIakixo, nov. noni. 



Solammi Dulcamara var. Jieterophijllum Marino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XXIV. 

 (1910), p. 19. 



Xom. Jap. Yam/i-horoshi, Hosoha-no-horo.'ihi. 

 Hah. JAPAN. 



Elaeagnus Numajiriana Making, nov. sp. 



A shrub or small tree, deciduous, numerous-! )ranched, the largest one 

 attaining about 7 m. in height with, the trunk \\ decim. in diameter. Branches 

 griseo-fuliginous ; branchlets closely and densely covered with dark-brown 

 scurfs or fulvous and gilvous scurfs ; those of this year covered with bay 

 scurfs. Leaves alternate, petiolate, o\-al-ovate or ovate, attenuato-acuminate 

 with an obtuse or acutish tip, rounded or truncato-rounded at the base, 

 entire, green and thinly scattered Avith minute pale scurfs above, argentate 

 with pale scurfs, tliinly mixed with cinnamon scurfs, which are denser on tlie 

 midrib, chartaceous, Ij-öjcm. long, 5-211 cm. broad; petiole 2-Gmm. long, 

 canaliculate in front. Flower pedicellate, mostly 1 sometimes 2, axillary on 

 the lower portion of the liranchlets of this year, pendulous, covered with 

 scurfs as is the pedicel. Calyx about 9-11 mm. long ; the lowest part which 

 is closely enclosed the ovary within much narrowed and fusiform or cylindrical- 

 fusiform in form ; the tube campanulato-cylindrical ; lobes 4, patent, ovato- 

 rounded, acute at the apex, ?>l mm. long ; j:)edicel 4-8 mm. long. Stamens in the 

 throat of the calyx. Style slightly exserted. Pseudo-Drupe small, ellipsoid, 

 scattered with minute pale scurfs on the whole surface, red in mature, 8 mm. 

 long ; pedicel gracile, gradually enlarged above, al)out 20 cm. long. 



Nom. Jap. Kdya-gumi. 



Hab. Prov. KII: Mt. Koyasan (T. Makixo ! sterile; Yosnnii Xuma.tikiI 

 flowers and fruits.); Prov. ISE : Mt. Komono (T. Marino!). 



This was first found and collected by me several years ago. Afterwards 

 the materials in flower and fruit were kindly sent to me hj Mr. Yoshimi 

 NuMA.iiRi, Teacher of the Koya Middle School, and in his memory I have 

 named this new species. 



(To J)i'. continued ) 



