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longo a medio sursum 5-lobato, lobis elongato-triangularibus 1 mm. longis. 

 Achamium niaturmn ignotum. 



HAB. Monte Morrison, ad 11000 ped. alt.; leg. S. SASAKI, Oct. 1909. 



Near A. trinervius ; but differs from it by the very much slender form 

 with very much smaller lanceolate leaves. 



8. Aster baccharoides STKETZ. (Fig. 26-5) ; HAYATA I.e. p. 37. 



9. Aster lasioclada HAYATA (Fig. 26-1) sp. nov. Caulis molle fulvo- 

 tomentosus simplex vel rainosus. ' Folia ovato-oblonga 6 cm. longa 2^ cm. lata 

 apice obtusa ad summum niucronata basi acuta vel obtusa utraque pagine 

 fulvo-velutinoso-tomentosa margine subintegra vel remote mucronibus instructa, 

 petiolis 5 mm. longis velutinoso-tomentosis. Capitula laxe cymosa, bracteis 

 involucri interioribus linearibus 5 mm. longis mm. latis apice acuminatis 

 basi attenuatis. Capitula cum floribus marginalibus 1J cm. in diametro. 

 Fl. .$ : marginales liguliformes 1-2 seriatim dispositi ; corollas tubus 3 mm. 

 longus, limbo liguliformi lanceolato 7 mm. longo If mm. lato apice obtuso. 

 FL disci. _?_ : ovarium hirsutum ; pappi seta3 5mm. longre scabraa ; corolla 

 tubuloso-campauulata 4| mm. longa, tubo 2 mm. longo, limbo 2^ mm. longo 

 apice 5-lobato, lobis lineari-triangularibus 1^ mm. longis. Achamium maturum 

 ignotum. 



HAB. Nanto : Kashigatani, leg. G. NAKAHARA, Feb. 1907 ; inter Holisha 

 et Suisha. 



Near Aster trinervius, but differs from it by the soft tomentose leaves and 

 branches. 



10. Aster scaberrimus HAYATA sp. nov. Caulis subsimplex 40-60 cm. 

 altus scaber toto longitudine foliatus. Folia oblongo-lanceolata vel oblanceo- 

 lata 7 cm. longa 2 cm. lata apice acuminata obtusa vel acuta basi attenuata 

 subsessilia margine serrata supra scaberrima subtus scabra plus minus hirsuta. 

 Capitula dense cymosa, cymis terminalibus 2 cm. longis totiusque latis. 

 Capitula cum floribus marginalibus 7-8 mm. in diametro; bracteis involucri 

 imbricatis 3-seriatim dispositis, interioribus spathulatis 3| mm. longis 1 mm. 

 latis apice obtusissimis margine erosis extus hirsutis. Fl. ^ : marginales 

 liguliformes 2-seriatlm dispositi ; ovarium hirsutum ; pappi seta? 3 mm. longre 

 scabras ; corollaa' tubus 1^ mm. longus, limbo liguliformi 3^ mm. longo mm. 



