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inferiore 3 mm. longis latere superiore ^ mm. longis valde ascendentibus inter- 

 dum ad mucronem reductis apice sursum recurvis), versus basin Integra vel 

 subintegra, costis venis reticulis venularum supra tenuiter impressis, subtus 

 eostis venis lateralibus primariis et secundariis principalibus tenuiter elevatis, 

 sed reticulis venularam subtus minutis distincte impressis, areolis reticulorum 

 subtus elevatis subhexagonis - mm. in diametro, venis lateralibus primariis 

 utroque latere costas 10-12, mediis a costa angulo 35 egressis prope apicem 

 subito ramosis evanescentibus, petiolis 8 mm. longis subglabris intus profunde 

 sulcatis basi plus minus dilatatis vel haud dilatatis sursum subalatis. Gemma 

 ovoidea apice acuta. Flores ignoti. Fructus cymoso-paniculati, paniculis ter- 

 minalibus 3 20-fructiferis, rhachibus glabris fusco-purpurascentibus minute 

 densiusculis lenticellatis, lenticellis oblongis. Fructus calycibus inclusus cum 

 calycibus 8 mm. longus 6| mm. latus obovoideus apice truncatus basi subito ad 

 pedicellum circ. 1 cm. longum abeuns facie in exsiccato fuscens sublasvis apice 

 calycis lobis persistentibus coronatus, calycis lobis recurvis ad fructus adpressis 

 semirotundatis triangularibus 1mm. longis 1 J mm. latis intus concavis glabris; 

 fructus apice ad circ. 2| mm. liber, supra calycis tubum circ. 1 mm. exsertus, 

 partibus liberis glabris pallidioribus apice rotundatis parte basilari styli coro- 

 natis. Semina in fructu singulo 3-4 rubro-purpurascentia glabra oblongo-poly- 

 gona latere valde complanata 5-6 mm. longa 4J mm. lata, testa rubro-purpuras- 

 centi longitudinaliter reticulato-ruminato-sulcata coriacea; albuminibus paucis- 

 simis ; embryo amplus cavum seminum fere perfecte occupans 5 mm. longus 

 3 mm. latus valde complanatus plus minus obliquus, cotyledonibus valde com- 

 planatis oblique oblongis apice basique rotundatis 4 mm. longis 3 mm. latis, 

 radicula brevissima mm. longa ^mm. lata. 



HAB. Tonnofushirowan, leg. S. NAKAI et I. TANAKA, Oct. 1913, (Fr.). 



So far as is concerned the description given by SCHNEIDER, our plant may 

 very probably be identical with this species. Our specimen is lacking flowers. 

 It should be compared again with the original description, when flowering 

 specimens are collected. 



Photinia impressivena HAYATA sp. nov. Arbriuscula ; ramuli in exsiccato 

 fusco-purpurascentes teretes lenticellati laBves vel sursum longitudinaliter rugulo- 

 si, lenticellis minutis subrotundatis rubescentibus ^mm. in diametro. Folia 



