BERBERIDACEAE. — MAHONIA 379 



Mahonia Zemanii is a very distinct species, somewhat resembling in its lanceo- 

 late leaves M. Fortunei Lindlcy which, however, differs by having the lowest pair 

 of leaflets further from the base of the petiole. Before having seen flowers and 

 mature fruits it is very diflicult to indicate the correct position of this interesting 

 species. There is a specimen collected by Henry (No. 3351), consisting only of 

 three leaves which are not unlike those of Wilson's specimen. 



This species is named in compliment to Mr. Franz Zeman, head gardener of 

 the Dendrological Society of Austria-Hungary in Pruhonitz, Bohemia. 



Mahonia decipiens Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex 0.30-1.75 m. altus. Folia 3-juga, ad 20 cm. longa, ima basi 

 petioH stipulis 2 fiUformibus minimis instructa, jugo infimo minore, 

 a basi petioH 2-4 cm. distante; fohola circiter 3-3.5 cm. inter se 

 distantia, coriacea, supra ut videtur paullo nitentia, subtus verisimih- 

 ter opaca, viridia, nervis primariis laxe reticulatis paullo elevatis, 

 lateralia oblique ovata, basi truncata, v. leviter cordata, breviter 

 acuminata, margine utrinque spinis 2-6 sinuato-dentata, majora 4.5- 

 6.5 cm. longa et 2.3-3.5 cm, lata, terminaha ovata, breviter acuminata, 

 basi cuneato-rotunda v. subcordata, infra medium ad apicem utrinque 

 spinis plerumque 4 sinuato-dentata, 6.5-8 cm. longa et 3-4.5 cm. 

 lata. Inflorescentia racemosa, densiflora, brevis, ad 5 cm. longa; 

 bracteae late triangulares, acutae, ad 1.5 cm. longae; flores flavi ?, 

 circiter 6-7 mm. diam.; pedicelli 4-5 mm. longi, bracteis ovato- 

 oblongis obtusis subaequilongis suffulti ; sepala 3 externa minima late 

 ovata, obtusa, 3 media majora, subaequiformia, 3 interna maxima, 

 late ovato-oblonga; petala obovata, sepalis internis vix minora, apice 

 incisa, basi breviter unguiculata, glanduhfera; stamina petalis brevi- 

 ora, normalia; filamenta antheris paullo longiora; ovaria stylosa, 

 ovuhs 2 sessilibus. Fructus nondum vidi. 



Western Hupeh: Changyang Hsien, woodlands, alt. 1500 m., 

 April 1907 (No. 2884). 



This species is apparently most nearly related to M. nepalensis De Candolle, but 

 the Chinese form differs in its fewer leaflets, of which the lowermost pair is rather 

 distant from the base of the petiole, in its very short racemes and in its fewer 

 (only two) ovules. The material being scanty the species needs further investi- 

 gation. 



Mahonia nitens Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex 1-1.30 m. altus. Foha 5-7-juga, ad 25 cm. longa, ima basi 

 petioli stipulas 2 filiformes minimas gerentia, jugo infimo minore basi 

 petioli magnopere approximato; foliola circiter 3 cm. inter se distantia, 

 coriacea, utraque pagina distincte nitida, fere concoloria, subtus 

 nervis primariis laxe reticulatis, paullo elevatis, lateralia terminalibus 



