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by the densely red-hairy flower-shoots and the petals flushed 

 with red. It is hardy at Edinburgh, and, flowering in July, 

 escapes the mischance to which the hite-fiowering S. Forhmei, 

 Hook, and S. cortusae folia, Sieb. et Zucc. are liable. 



Of the other known species not yet introduced there 

 are the Japanese >S'. sendaica, Maxim., an erect grower, 

 with palmatifid cuneate-based leaves and without runners ; 

 this character is shared by the Chinese *S'. fiabellifolia, 

 Franch. and S. iiniiarilis, Balf. fil., both of which resemble 

 S. cortusaefolia, Sieb. et Zucc, but differ — the former in its 

 truncate or cuneate leaf -bases, the latter in its truncately 

 topped fruit. S. geifolia, Balf. fil. and S. dumetorum, Balf. 

 fil. are trailing Chinese species with flagella and leaves 

 the shape of which recalls that of our native S. Geum, Linn. 

 The former has copiously branched panicles of small flowers, 

 the latter has inflorescences bearing few branches, and it 

 also has white blotches on the upper leaf surface. 



Not one of the unintroduced species noted above gives 

 promise of gardening value, unless perhaps 8. geifolia, 

 Balf. fil. 



It is otherwise with the plant I have named, S. Henry i, 

 Balf. fil. This, one of Henry's finds in the neighbourhood 

 of Szemao, is peculiar in the section, having oblique peltate 

 leaves like a begonia, and whilst the upper surface is 

 grey of hue, the under is of a rich purple with darker 

 purple dots all over it. The margins, too, are somewhat 

 prickly. Henry says the flowers are red. For the foliage 

 alone the plant should be worth having — the red flowers 

 add an attraction. Coming from Szemao its hardiness is 

 open to suspicion. 



From Szemao comes also another of Henry's finds, S. 

 aculeata, Balf. fil., a form evidently nearly allied to S. 

 Henryi, Balf. fil. but not showing the brilliant colouring 

 of the leaves, which are here symmetric and develop upon 

 their margins a series of more pronounced prickles. The 

 colour of flowers is not recorded but in the dried plant 

 these have all the features shown by *S'. Henryi, Balf. fil., 

 and may be red as in that species. 



That we are to regard as fixed characters the presence 

 or absence of the white veining of the leaf appearing in 

 species of the flagelliferous series is by no means certain. 



