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brauaceis. Stamina 5 cixm loLis disci alterna, filamentis comi^lanatis 2^ mm. 

 longis basi ciim disco connatis apice angustioribus glabris, antheris late cor- 

 datis 1 mm. latis niinus quam 1 mm. longis latioribus quam longis apicc 

 emarginatis basi lobatis glabris. Ovarium inferius, stylo columuari 1 mm. longo 

 glabro apice 3-fido, ramis J mm. longis apice triaugularibus acutis stigmatosis. 



Hab. Mt. Arisan : inter Jfijiro et lleisbana, leg. B. Hay.\.ta, Ai>rili. 1914. 



Fruits of this species are not yet observed. I found a few fruit-like 

 bladders caused by an insect in the ovaries, which bladders may liavo been 

 mistaken for fruits. Tlie foUowiug is the doscrii)tion of the same bhidder 

 which was at first taken for a fruit. 



Galla ovarii globosa 6-7 mm. in diametro succulenta apicc rotundata 

 cum lobis calycis persistentibus adpressis coronata basi rotuudata sed ad es- 

 tremitatem bi-evissime apicuhxto-attenuata hevis in exsiccato fulvescens ghibra. 



Very near C. lelocarptis Hay., but difFers from it liy tlie mui;h tliinner 

 lcaves witli clevated veius on tho upper surface. 



Celastrus geminiflorus Hayata sp. nov. (Fig. 9) Frutex scandentissimus 

 fusco-purpuraseens longitudinaliter rugulosus lenticeUatus, lenticellis minutis 

 clevatis rotundatis medio lissis § mm. longis. Folia ut videntnr deeidua mem- 

 branacea oblonga vel obovato-oblonga 4J cm. longa 27 mm. lata apice abrupte 

 acuta ad summnm acuta basi trianguhxri-acuta vel acuta margine (partibus 

 basilaribus cxceptis) brevissime serrulata, serrulis mcdiis a sc 3 mm. rcmotis, 

 iuferioribus a se G nim. remotis asceudentibus, costa supra phiua haud impressa 

 vix elcvata, \enis primariis lateralibi^s gracillimis utraque x^agine teuuissimis 

 phis minus elevatis utroquo hxtere costa? 3-4 a costa angulo 45° egressis sub- 

 rectis sursum arcuatis, utrarpic pagine ghiber- 

 rima subtus pallida, petiolis 4-5 mm. longis 

 glabris intus canaliculatis, stipulis filiformi- 

 bus crispatis l^mm. longis a basi 2-3-fim- 

 briatis vel simplicibus. Flores J ad axilhis 

 foliorum solitarii vel gemiui sub folio 

 penduli vel desccndenter siti gracilitcr 

 pedicellati, pedicellis pendulis 3mm. longis Fig. 9, Ceto,.« se«m(/?«m HAv.viu ; 



a, :i male flower ; I', tlie same, expunued 



glabris medio articnlatis. Calyx obconicus t-, a stamen. 



