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Inflorescentiae fructiferae racemosae, glabrae, nutantes, circiter 5-8- 

 florae, ad 3 cm. longae; flores ignoti; pedicelli 3-7 mm. longi, basi 

 bracteis triangularibus acuminatis circiter 1 mm. longis suffulti. 

 Fructus eorallini, ut videtur leviter pruinosi, ovato-rotundi, circiter 

 6:4-4.5 mm. magni, stigmatibus sessilibus; semina 2. 



Western Szech'uan: Mao-chou, Min valley, alt. 1600-2000 m., 

 October 1908 (No. ii66, type). The following number may be the 

 same: Min valley, alt. 2200 m., September 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 

 3156; bush 1-2 m. tall, fruit scarlet). 



This species is most nearly related to B. thihetica, which differs in the pruinose, 

 not shining under surface of the leaves, and in its larger fruit with short style. 

 Unfortunately the flowers of this new species have not been collected. 



This species is named in honor of Mr. Louis von Boschan, the vice-president of 

 the Dendrological Society of Austria and Hungary. 



I cannot yet say whether the two following species belong to this section or to 

 a new one, intermediate between the Sinenses and Heteropodae. 



Berberis SUva-Taroucana Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex 1.50-3 m. altus, ut videtur habitu B. heterophyllae; ramuli 

 glabri, juniores sulcati, fuscescentes, vetustiores rotundati, cine- 

 rascentes; internodia 2-3 cm. longa; spinae ramulorum floriferorum 

 1-fidae, debiles, vix 6 mm. longae, v. nullae; folia ad 6 fasciculata, 

 papyracea, oblongo-lanceolata v. obovato-oblonga, apice rotunda 

 v. obtusa, tenuiter mucronulata, basun versus subito in petiolum 

 ad 13(-25) mm. longum contracta, 1.5:0.7 cm. ad 5.5:2.5(-2.8) cm. 

 V. 5:3.5 cm. petiolis exclusis magna, margine Integra v. utrinque 

 dentibus tenuibus brevibusque 1-10 instructa, supra viridia, subtus 

 pallida, pruinosa, sed non papillosa, utroque latere laxe sed distincte 

 reticulata. Inflorescentiae laxe racemosae, sessiles v. breve-pedun- 

 culatae, (6-)9-12-florae, 3-7 cm. longae; flores flavae, satis parvae 

 (circiter 6-8 mm. diam.); pedicelli 0.8-2 cm. longi, basi bracteis 

 minutis vix 1.5 mm. longis triangulari-acuminatis instructi; pro- 

 phylla minute ovata; sepala interiora late ovata petalis ovatis glan- 

 duliferis apice raro incisis paullo majora; stamina apice pauUoapiculata, 

 petalis breviora; ovaria ovulis 2 fere sessilibus instructa; fructus 

 ovato-globosi, rubri (" scarlet " Wilson) verisimiliter leviter pruinosi, 

 ad 9:7-8 mm. magni, stigmatibus sessilibus coronati; semina matura 

 1-2. 



Western Szech'uan: Chiu-ting-shan, thickets, alt. 2000 m., May 

 23, 1908 (No. 2860, type); west of Kuan Hsien, summit of Niu-tou- 



