14 BERBERIDE.5:. 



fasciciilati, fasciculis 10-15 floratis, ad apicem ramuloruni brevissimorum 

 terminalibus liasi penilis vel bracteis plurimis suffultis, bracteis oblongis 

 l^ mm. longis apice bi-aristatis vel obtusis, pedicellis 1 cm. longis. Sepala 9, 

 in foi-ma et magnitudine variabillima, exterioribus 3 minoriljus hiangulari- 

 oblougis 2\ mm. lougis apice acumiuatis, interioribus 6 majoribus obovatis 

 5 J cm. longis 4 mm. latis apice rotimdatis basi cuneatis a basi l^ mm. latis, 

 margine tenuibas, 3-nerviis. Petala 6, obovato-spatliulata, 5 mm. longa 2J 

 nmi. lata, apice rotimdata, bi-apiculata, basi cuneata, a basi 1 J mm. longa, 

 prope basin 2-glaudulosa, gLindulis elevatis 1 mm. longis oblongo-fusiformibus. 

 Stamina 6, patalis opposita, 3 mm. longa, pataHs breviora, filamentis com- 

 planatis incrassatis 2 nim. longis, antlieris J mm. longis, connoctivis productis 

 obtusis. Ovarium obovoideo-cyliudricum, 3 mm. longum 1 mm. latum, infra 

 stigma leviter contractum, 1-loculai-e, 2-ovulata, stigmate dilatato sessili 

 peltato crassiusculo. 



Hab. Montibus Centi-alibus, Aprili. 1910. 



Near B. WaRichiana, B. Barandana, aud B. Kaicalcaniii, but diffei-s 

 from them by tlie aristately semilate leaves. 



Berberis brevisepala H.iyATA sp. uov. Rami cinerascentes, glabri, 

 cortice longitudiualiter fisso gradatim soluto, aculeati, aculeis tematis 11 mm. 

 longis, uti-aque latere stipulo triangulari uuo iusti-uctis. Folia ad ramulos 

 brevissimos ad axillas aculeorum sitos ternatim verticilLatimque disposita, 

 obovato-lanceolata, 5^ cm. longa, li cm. lata apice aristato-acuta, basi cuneato- 

 attenuata, valde coiiacea, costa supra impressa basi elevata venis lateralibus 

 primariis uti-oque Latere costse 3-4, ad mediura fiircatis vix conspicuis 

 ruargine serris aristatis 3 utioque ktere iustructa, fere sessilia. Flores 

 7-8-fasciculati, fasciculis ad ramos brevissimos terminalibus, basi ix^iiilis 

 multiseriatis suffultis, x^edicellis florura 1 cm. lougis. Flores non visi. 



Hab. Mt. Morrison, leg. U. MoRi, 1910, Aprili. 



Seems to be different from B. Kaioahamii Hayata by tlie less deutate 

 leaves. 



