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4 mm. lata apice acuta basi leviter contracta 2 mm. lata valde imbricata 

 7-nervia glabra. Corolla late campanulata 8 mm. longa leviter 5-loba, lobis 

 brevibus 3 mm. longis 5 mm. latis rectangularibus apice late trancatis vel 

 rotundatis altiuscule crenulatis, venis lateralibus utroque latere 3, utraque 

 facie glabra. Stamina 5, lobis corollse alterna, antheris sessilibus ad 

 medium inter sinus et basin corollse sitis cordato-reniformibus apice 

 emarginatis basi cordatis 1 mm. longis 1^ mm. latis. Staminodia 0. 

 Ovarium globosum glabrum 2 mm. in diametro, stylo 4 mm. longo simplici, 

 stigmate terminali non lobato. Calyx fructifer accrescens, sepalis late 

 ovato-triangularibus 5 mm. longis basi latissimis 3-4 mm. latis. Capsula 

 ovoidea 5 mm. longa, sepalis inclusa, loculicide dehiscens, valvis a columna 

 solutis, columna centrali crassa. Semina angulato-fusiformia obliqua 

 1 mm. longa atro-rubra minute reticulata. 



HAB. Rakuraku, leg. G. NAKAHARA, Aug. 1905; Mt. Muslia, ad 7000 

 ped. alt., leg. U. MORI (No. 1153) ; Randaisan, leg. U. MORI, Aug. 1908. 



Differs from all the known species of the genus by the sessile anthers, 

 not divided styles of the capsules, and by the absence of the staminodes. 

 It may constitute a new genus Shortiopsis (I should propose to call it) on 

 account of the characters just mentioned. 



Shortia subcordata HAYATA sp. nov. Ut plants prsecedentis, sed folia 

 rotundata, 4 cm. in diametro, margine crenata, ad summum crenarum mucro- 

 nata, basi rotundata vel cordata. Mores minores. 



HAB. Shintiku: Kareizan, leg. U. MORI, 1906, Juni., (No. 1422.) 

 Differs from the preceding plant by the round- or cordate-based leaves. 



Shortia transalpina HAYATA sp. nov. Rhizomata erecto-ascendentia 

 basi radices tenues fibrosas emittentia, apice 2-3 ramosa, ramis simplici- 

 bus foHos et scapum gerentibus. Folia omnia radicalia 5-6 ad apicem 

 rhizomatum sita rotundato-spathulata vel rotundato-ovata longe petiolata ; 

 laminae obovato-spatulatse vel obovatse 2 cm. longse l cm. latse apice perfecte 

 rotundatee basi subito attenuate gradatim ad petiolum abeuntes utraque 

 glabrse, costis et venis utraque pagine vix conspicuis vel tenuissime elevatis, 



