KOSACE.E. 91 



HAB. Kotosho, leg. K. MIYAKE, 1889 ; S. SASAKI 1913. 

 Near JR. fraxinifdius POIE., but differs from it by the unarmed branches 

 and petioles, and much smaller flowers. 



Rubus laciniato-stipulatus HAYATA sp. nov. Rvbiis mduccanus 

 HAYATA Ic. PI. Formos. I. p. 228, (non LINN.). Kami dense piloso-villosi 

 aculeolati, aculeis 2-3 mm. longis descendento-patentibus recurvatis 

 basi longitudinaliter dilatatis. Folia in ambitu cordato-orbicularia 10-5 cm. 

 longa totiusque lata 5-lobata (lobis brevioribus) margine duplicato-denticulata 

 vel grosse dentata (dentibus denticulatis) apice obtusa basi late cordata, supra 

 f nscentia rugosissima, (venulis impressis reticulatis, areolis reticulorum elevatis 

 ad centrum areolarum pilo recto uno instructis) supra pilosa, (pilis adpressis), 

 subtus tomentoso-villosa albicantia, (venis venulisquo subtus elevatis reticulatis, 

 areolis reticulorum subtus impressis), 5-nervata, nervis rectis supra inermis subtus 

 basi aculeolatis, petiolis dimidium laminae foh'i sequantibus villosis aculeolatis, 

 stipulis 9-10 mm. longis profunde laciniatis, laciniis 7-6 mm. longis lineari- 

 filiformibus, extus tomentosis intus glabris. Racemi brevissimi petiolo breviores 

 vel sequilongi axillares pauciflorati, floiibus 2-3 rarius solitariis, pedicellis circ. 

 1 cm. longis bracteis 2-3 instructis, stipulis conformibus sed minus laciniatis 

 valde angustioribus. Calyx patens subplanus extus basi dense pilosus 

 5-lobatus, lobis ovatis 7 mm. longis apice cuspidato-acuminatis 5 mm. latis 

 iutegris vel pauci-serratis extus medio dense pilosis versus marginem villosis, 

 intus breve villosis. Petala 5 ovata 8 mm. longa 6* mm. lata apice obtusa ad 

 centrum retusa basi late cuneato-contracta ad unguiculum circ. 1 mm. longum 

 abeuntia margine obscure crenulata utrinque glabra. Stamina oo, 2-3 seriatim 

 disposita 4| mm. longa, filamentis glabris 4 mm. longis i mm. latis sub- 

 complanatis, antheris orbicularibus connectivis longe barbatis. Receptaculum 

 carpelloram convexum glabrum vel pancissime pilosum. Carpella 1 cm. longa, 

 stylis filiformibus. Achsenia semi-cordata 2 mm. longa, exocarpiis tenuibus 

 exsiccatis, pyrenis dorso profunde transverse rugosis facie irregulariter rugosis. 



HAB. Sokeiton, leg. G. NAKAHARA. 



Near It. alcecefoUus POIR. and E. yttvus FOCKE ; but diifei-s from them 

 in having veiy slenderly laciniate stipules. 



