144 RHAMNE.E. 



the tube, style cylindrical, 2 mm. long, 3-4-fid at the apex, style-branches 1} 

 mm. long, stigmatic, recurved, patent. Fruits not yet known. 



Rhamnus arguta MAXIM, var. Nakaharai HAY ATA Fl. Mont. Formos. 

 p. 70. 



HAB. Taichu. 



The present plant is described in my paper " Fl. Mont. Formos." as re- 

 presenting a variety of liliamnns arguta MAXIM. I have examined the type of the 

 latter plant at Kew, and found that the difference between the type and the 

 variety is so great that I think it better to raise up the latter to specific 

 rank. The Formosan Rliamnus differs from the other in having slender 

 flowers and longer styles, and especially in the supra-axillary inflorescence. 



Rhamnus formosana MATSUM. in MATSFM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. 

 Formos. p. 88. t. 8 ; HAYATA Materials for a Flora of Formosa p. Gl. 



The plant is very near R. triqiictra WALL, and perhaps further study 

 will prove that they are identical. 



HAB. Nausho, Bioritsu, "Washn., Kurarusha. 



6. Saffcretia BRONGN. 



Sageretia theezans BRONGN. " in Ann. Sc. Nat. l e serie, X. p. 360 "; 

 BENTH. Fl. Hongk. p. 68 ; MAXIM, in Mem. Acad. Sc. Petsrsb. 7 e serie, X. 

 (1866) p. 20; HANCE in Journ. Linn. Soc. XIII. p. 115; DC. Prodr. II. p. 

 27 ; LAWS, in HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Lid. I. p. 641 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Lid. Fl. 

 Sin. I p. 131 ; HENRY List PI. Formos. p. 27 ; MATS, in Tokyo Bot. 

 Mag. XH. p. 22; LrO et MATSUM. Tent. Fl. Lutch. p. 377; PALIBIN 

 Couspect. Fl. Korere I. p. 55 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 88. 



HAB. Takow, Suichoryii, Niki, South Cape. 



DISTPIB. Loo-choo, Philippines, China, India and Coroa. 



7. Colu-brina L. C. RICH. 



Colubrina asiatica BRONG. ; BESTH. Fl. Austral. I. p. 413 ; LAWS, in 

 HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. I. p. 642 ; HENRY List PL Formos. p. 27 ; MATSUM. in 

 TOkyo Bot, Mag. XII. p. 23; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 89. 



