irrna». i9av r. ifAKLSO—COyTELB. TO FLOE A OF J^iPAX. l-> 



var. pendula (ilirosni) Maklso, nov. o^mb. 



C'lstonei s-iiiv-i v^r. pendvln Mnosni in Bot. Mai:.. Tokyo. XXXIII. 1919), 

 p. 187. 



Casfanea pubinervis vjr. p^nivla MiYOsni. 1. <:: XXXIV. (1920), p- 1^^- 

 Branches pendulous. 

 Xom. Jap. Sfiidere-n'.iri. 

 Hih. JAPAX. 



miciam anisatam L. var. rosea Makino. nov. var. 



Leaves oblong or obovato-oblong, petiolate. Pedicels long, attaining alx>ut 

 2jcm. long, greenish-rosy. Flowers subnutant. st^Uato-patent, about 4cni. 

 across. Outer-perianth rosy, narrowly oblong; the inner yellowish white, 

 linear-lanceoLite, with narrowly revolute mai-gins. Ovaries about 10. 



Xom. Jap. Usubeni-.-^hiki'iii (nov.), 



Hib. Prov. ToSA: Sakawa (T. Maktso). 



Colocasia antiquorum Schott, var. esculentrom Scnorr. forma multi- 

 folia ^L\KI\0. 



CotocJ-sii ardiquorurn vir. nntUifoHi Makhvo in Joum. Jap. Bot. I. p. 4 |.1916). 



Xom. Jap. Ydtsug^shirft'l'ito. 



Hah. JAPAX, cultivated. 



forma patens ^iiIakixo. 



Cciocfisin aniiquorum var. jiotens Maktso in Ilsuma, S6mok\i-Dzusetsu, ed. 3, 

 IV. p. 1253. 



Branch-rhizomes elongate, trailing along the ground, attaining about 3 

 decim. or more in length. 



Xom. Jap. Take-imo. 



Hiib. JAPAX, cultivated. 



forma rosea Makixo. 



CoiociiVi an^iqiiomjim vir. ro^en Makxso in Iesxtma, Idem. 



The very base of petioles rose-coloure^l, tuberous rootstock comparatively 

 smalL 



Xom. Jap. 2£e-'ik'T. 



Hib. JAPAX, southern, cultivated tor the edible petiole. 



forma Maimo Makixo, leaves gi^een; f. Oyasetage Making, the main 

 rootstock f»:imparatively small. branch-ro<:>tst«:»cks very numerjus. leaves green; 

 f. Eguimo 3L\Krso. leaves deep-green, the rootst<:K?k strongly pimgent; f. 

 Hgunai Makino, leaves green, the ro<?tstock modertely pimgent : f. purpurea 

 Makino. larger, rootstock large, the branch-roctstock very sc-anty. ]:>etiole tall, 

 dark-purple. - Jap. name: Tdnoi'no; 1 Yamatoimo Makino. rootstock very 

 large, skin rosy, petiole purplish towartls the i-ase; f. aquatica Makino. 

 growing by the spring, leaves green. 



These forms are commonly cultivated f<:>r food in Jai>an. 



nes serrata TnrxB. var. Sieboldi L< »es. for 3ja leucocarpa Makino, nov. t. 

 Flowers and fruits white. 



