36 CARYOPHYLLE.3:. 



centralibus 1^ mm. longis apice obtusissimis), intus facie prope apicem supra 

 medium obscure 2-squamata, basi cuneato-attenuata, 3-nervia. Stamina 10, 

 petalis breviora, stylis 3. 



HAB. Nantd: Muslia, leg. U. MORI, Jan. 1908. 



Differs from S. Morii HAYATA by the much broader leaves and 4-lobed 

 petals. Also near S. firma, but distinguishable from it in having less 

 emarginate petals and in the markings of seeds. 



Melandrium KOEHL. 



Melandrium morrisonmontanum HAYATA sp. nov. Perennis. 

 Rhizomata gracilia repentia, apice caules 5-6 gerentia. Caulis gracilis 

 simplex teres subscandens, ^-1 mm. in sectionis diametro, brevissime hirsutus, 

 toto longitudine foliatus. Folia linearia angustissima opposita 2^-3 cm. 

 longa, 2|- mm. lata, apice acuta, basi sequilata, caulem semi-amplectantia, 

 in exsiccato utraque pagine minute tuberculata, costis supra impressis incon- 

 spicuis, subtus elevatis distinctis, venis et venulis inconspicuis, margine 

 tenuissime marginata, ad marginem sub lente minute serrulata. Flores 

 terminales, solitarii, pedicellis 6 mm. longis dense puljescentibus, pilis 

 retrorsis, basi bracteis 2 instructis, bracteis foliaceis lanceolatis 13 mm. longis 

 2| mm. latis apice acuminatis utraque pagine glanduloso-punctatis margine 

 ciliolatis, ciliis patentibus vel retrorsis. Calyx inflatus, breve cyliiidrico- 

 campanulatus, 18 mm. longus apice latissime 12 mm. latus, basi interior 

 intrudus 5 mm. latus, extus intusque prsesertim ad nervos liirsutus, 5-nervius, 

 et 5-internervis, teiiuibus instructus, tenuiter semi-hyalinus, apice 5-lobatus, 

 lobis triangularibus 5 mm. latis 4 mm. longis, versus apicem alis dilatatis 

 margine apice ciliolatis deorsum non ciliolatis integris instructis, dorso apice 

 costatis. Torus 4 mm. longus cum gynophora 6 mm. longus, gynophoris 1 mm. 

 longis. Petala 5, longe unguiculata, cum unguibus 2 cm. longa, unguibus cum 

 calyce aequilongis 12 mm. longis apice dilatatis laminiformibus olx>vatis deorsum 

 Knearibus, (partibus dilatis trinervis obovatis 5 mm. longis 4 mm. latis subito 

 attenuatis ad Hnearem ^beuntibus), deorsum linearibus ^ mm. latis ; laminis 

 obcordatis grosse reticulatis 7 mm. longis quam ungue brevioribus apice 7 mm. 

 latis a medio sursum furcatim 2-lobatis, (lobis oblougo-rectangularibus 4 mm. 



