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species it is J iii. loug"), aud l>y tlie irregiilarly loljate aud miuutely glaudiilarlv 

 ciliolate cah-x-limli. Capsule iu this species is always regularly 3-valved, 

 wliile in Himalayan species it is irregularly 2-3 valved. 



Laurinese. 

 Beilschmiedia Nees. 



Beilschmiedia erithrophloia Hayata sp. nov. Arbor, tiamcus erectus 

 et rectus, coiiioe rubescenti variegato. Eami recti subternatim ramosi longi- 

 tudinaliter rugulosi eicatricibus minutis elevatis notati. Folia tenuiter 

 coriacea, iu exsiccato costis et venis subrubescentibus, in vivo viridia supra 

 nitida oblonga ovato-oblonga vel ovato-lanceolata 9 cm. longa 41 cm. lata 

 apice acuminata sed ad summum obtusissima vel simpliciter obtusa basi 

 cuneato-acuta obtusa ad petiolum attenuata plus minus obliqua, costis rubes- 

 centibus supra subplanis vel tenuiter sulcatis subtus tenuiter elevatis, venis 

 et venulisque utraque pagine distincte elevatis elegante reticulatis, reticulis 

 subtus plus distinctis, utraque pagine glaberrima margine integerrima sed ifc 

 repando-uudulata, venis primariis iitroque latere costfe 5-6 arcuatis, petiolis 

 li-2 cm. longis semiteretibus ± complanatis sm"sum iutus planis deoi-sum 

 sulcatis. Flores ignoti. Bacca obovoidea 2 cm. longa 12 mm. lata apice 

 rotundata basi obtusa nigra nitida uui-sperraa, pedicello Iiaud incrassato. 



Hab. Mt. Arisan, (3000 ped. usque ad 7000 ped. alt.), leg. J\. Kanehiiia, 

 I. Tanaka et- B. Hayata, Aprili., 1914. 



One of tlie specimens of tliis species in my previous coUections was 

 brouglit to Ivew by Mr. W. E. Pkice for comparison, aud it ■was sent back 

 to me with the foUowing note. " Mr. Gamble identifies this as a species of 

 Beilschmiedin Nees., liut cau uot match. The venation and shape of buds 

 separate it from Ciitncmiomum. — W. E. P. The ti-ee is very common in the 

 Aiisau rauges. I found tlie tree bearing fruit in January, 1912, aud also in 

 April, 1914 ; Imt I could never seen the flowers. 

 Chinamomum Blume. 



Cinnamomum pseudo-Loureirii H\yata sp. nov. Fructus pisiformis 

 elUpsoideus 1 cm. kmgus 6 mm. latus, tubo calycis auctato late campanulato 

 3 mm. longo 4i nim. lato, pediceUis 6 mm. Idngis. 



