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species it is in. long), and by the irregularly lobate and minutely glandularly 

 ciliolate calyx-limb. Capsule in this species is always regularly 3-valved, 

 while in Himalayan species it is irregularly 2-3 valved. 



Laurineae. 

 Beilschmiedia NEES. 



Beilschmiedia erithrophloia HAYATA sp. nov. Arbor, truncus erectus 

 et rectus, cortice rubescenti rariegato. Kami recti subternatim ramosi longi- 

 tudinah'ter rugulosi cicatricibus minutis elevatis notati. Folia tenuiter 

 coriacea, in exsiccato costis et venis subrubescentibus, in vivo viridia supra 

 nitida oblonga ovato-oblonga vel ovato-lanceolata 9 cm. longa 44 cm. lata 

 apice acuminata sed ad summum obtusissima vel simpliciter obtusa basi 

 cuneato-acuta obtusa ad petiolum attenuata plus minus obliqua, costis rubes- 

 centibus supra subplanis vel tenuiter sulcatis subtus tenuiter elevatis, venis 

 et venulisque utraque pagine distincte elevatis elegante reticulatis, reticulis 

 subtus plus distinctis, utraque pagiiie glaberrima margine integerrima sed 

 repando-undulata, venis primariis utroque latere costse 5-6 arcuatis, petiolis 

 l-2 cm. longis semiteretibus complanatis sursum intus planis deorsum 

 sulcatis. Flores ignoti. Bacca obovoidea 2 cm. longa 12 mm. lata apice 

 rotundata basi obtusa nigra nitida uni-sperma, pedicello hand incrassato. 



HAB. Mt. Arisau, (3000 ped. usque ad 7000 ped. alt.), leg. R. KANEHIRA, 

 I. TANAKA et B. HAYATA, Aprili., 1914. 



One of the specimens of this species in my previous collections was 

 brought to Kew by Mr. W. K. PRICE for comparison, and it was sent back 

 to me with the following note. " Mr. GAMBLE identifies this as a species of 

 Beilsclimiedia NEES., but can not match. The venation and shape of buds 

 separate it from Cinnamomum. W. K. P. The tree is very common in the 

 Arisan ranges. I found the tree bearing fruit in January, 1912, and also in 

 April, 1914 ; but I could never seen the flowers. 



Cinnamomum BLUME. 



Cinnamomum pseudo-Loureirii HAYATA sp. nov. Fructus pisiformis 

 ellipsoideus 1 cm. longus 6 mm. latus, tubo calycis auctato late campanulato 

 3 mm. longo 4|- mm. lato, pedicellis 6 mm. longis. 



