BERBERIDACEAE. — MAHONIA 383 



Fedde has not seen any Chinese specimen, and only cites specimens from Shensi, 

 Szech'uan and Yunnan according to statements of other authors. I have not seen 

 any of these Chinese specimens, but only those from Nepal, Sikkim and from 



5. Mahonia Fordii Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex. FoUa T-S-juga, ad 35 cm. longa, ima basi petioli stipulis 2 filiformibus 

 instructa, jugo infimo multo minore basi petioli valde approximate; foliola inter 

 se 3-3.5 cm. distantia, coriacea, supra nitentia, subtus opaca, discoloria, primo ad- 

 spectu fere enervia lateralia ovata v. ovato-lanceolata, basi obliqua, rotunda, apice 

 satis subito acuminata utrinque fere a basi spinis brevibus 5-8 dentata, magni- 

 tudine foliolorum (jugo infimo excluso) ab inferiore parte rhachidis versus apicem 

 pauUo sensim decrescentia, infcriora ad 8:2.5 cm. superiora tantum 6:2 cm. 

 magna, terminalia oblanceolata, basi cuneata, circiter 7:2.5 cm. magna. Raccmi 

 satis parvi, 5-8 cm. longi, satis laxiflori, earum bracteae late-triangulares, acutae 

 V. breviter acuminatae, circiter 1-1.5 cm. longae; fioresflavi, circiter 6 mm. diam.; 

 pedicelli 3-5 mm. longi bracteis lanceolatis acuminatis subaequilongi v. pauUo 

 longiores; sepala tantum 6 (an semper?), 3 externa minima, ovata, 3 interna duplo 

 majora, ovato-oblonga; petala oblonga, sepalis breviora, apice minime emarginata, 

 basi vix unguiculata, glandulifera; stamina normalia, petalis breviora, filamenta 

 antheris paullo longiora; ovaria stylo brevi sed distincto coronata, ovulis 2 sessilibus 

 instructa. Fructus ignoti. 



Kwangtung: North River, C. Ford (No. 17). 



From M. nepalensis De Candolle to which it seems most nearly related, M. Fordii 

 differs by the much paler and not shining under side of its differently shaped leaflets 

 and by the short racemes. The leaflets somewhat resemble those of M. Sherida- 

 niana, but this species belongs to the group with sessile stigmas, their leaflets 

 have a rather different shape, and they are dull on the upper side. 



6. Mahonia polyodonta Fedde, in Bot. Jahrb. XXXI. 126 {Monog. Mahonia) 

 (1901). 



Szech'uan: without locality, A. von Rosthorn (No. 2043, ex Fedde). 



Of this species I have not seen a specimen. In the numerous spinose teeth of its 

 leaflets it somewhat resembles the following species, but differs clearly from it in 

 the characters given in the key on p. 381, 



7. Mahonia Veitchiorum Schneider, n. comb. 



Berberis Veitchiorum Hemsley & Wilson in Kew Bull. Misc. Inform. 1906, 152. 



Frutex ad 1-metralis. Folia 4-5-juga, ad 20 cm. longa, jugo infimo multo minore 

 ima basi petioli sessili; foliola 2-2.5 cm. inter se distantia, valde coriacea, utrinque 

 nitentia, subtus tantum paullo pallidiora, nervis primariis vix elevatis, satis difficile 

 visibilibus, lateralia ovato-lanceolata, paullo obliqua, basi truncato-rotunda, apice 

 satis acuminata, margine spinoso-serrata, spinis utrinque 9-15, inferiora circiter 

 4.5:1.8 cm., superiora ad 7:2.8 cm. magna, terminalia anguste elhptico-oblonga, 

 ad 9:3.5 magna. Flores ignoti. Racemi fructiferi tantum ad 6 cm. longi, den- 

 siflori, earum bracteae late triangulatae, acutae, ad 2 cm. longae; bracteae eximie 

 elongatae, lanceolatae, acuminatae, ad 1 cm. longae, pedicellos duplo superantes; 

 fructus immaturi late-ovati, circiter 6 : 5 mm. magni, stylo brevissimo, non semper 

 bene distincto coronati; semina 1-2. 



Western Szech'uan: alt. 500-2200 m., July 1903, cliffs (\'eitch Exped. No. 

 3142; shrub 0.5-1 m. tall). 



This seems to be a good species well distinguished by the very long bracts of the 

 pedicels and also by its leaves. Its nearest relation is M. -pohjodotan Fedde. 



