RHAMNACEAE. RHAMNUS 249 



serrata dentibus incumbentibus callosis, 1-2.2 cm. longa, 0.6-1.5 cm. lata; 

 petioli graciles, superne sulcati, pilosi, 3-6 mm. longi; stipulae pilosae, petiolis 

 Bubaequilongae v. paullo breviores, plus minusve persistcntes. Flores axillares, 

 singuli V. bini, tetrameri, glabri, dioeci, tan turn masculos vidi; sepala lanceolata, 

 triangularia, sensim acuminata, receptaculo fere duplo longiora; petala lanceolata, 

 sepalis fere duplo breviora, staminibus sublongiora; ovaria perparva, reducta. 

 Fructus obovato-globosus, circiter 5 mm. crassus; pedicelli glabri, 4-7 mm. longi; 

 semina 2, obovata, laevia, dorso sulco tantum basi aperto instructa. 



Korea: Hallaisan, alt. 1800 m., July 1907, U. Faurie (No. 1890, type; bush 

 1 m. tall); Quelpaert, "in sylvis Yeng sil" (?). alt. 1000 m., August 17, 1908, 

 Taquet (No. 1210); "in sylvis Hallaisan," June 1909, Taquet (No. 3081). 



This seems to be a dwarf, very branched, alpine species, which may be closely 

 related to R. globosus Bunge as interpreted above. 



23. Rhamnus Meyeri Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex, ut videtur valde ramosus, spinosus; ramuli suboppositi, homotini 

 graciles, tenuiter puberuli, flavo-cinerei v. leviter brunnescentes, vetustiores 

 cinerascentes ; gemmae parvae, ovato-globosae, squamis paucis rotundatis ciliatis 

 obtectae. Folia opposita, crasse papyracea, decidua, ovata v. ovato-rotunda v. 

 orbicularia, raro ovato-oblonga, basi rotunda v. fere subcordata v. obtusa, rare 

 acuta, apice acuta v. subito breviter-acuminata, supra viridia, opaca, tenuissime 

 sparse pUosa, subtus paullo pallidiora, praesertim ad nervos utrinsecus 2-3 paullo 

 prominulos pilosa et barbata, margine satis distincte crenato-dentata, latiora 

 1.5-3 cm. longa, 1-2.5 cm. lata, angustiora ad 3 cm. longa et 1.3 cm. lata; petioli 

 graciles, 3-8 mm. longi, supra sulcati, pilosi. Flores non vidi. Fructus solitarius, 

 globosus, circiter 6:5 mm. crassus, ? niger; semen obovato-oblongum, olivaceum, 

 dorso sulco lato elongato distincte aperto instructum. 



Shantung: near Lung-Tung, September 28, 1907, F. N. Meyer (No. 249). 



To this species may possibly belong a specimen of the same collector from 

 Shansi, Tsin-tse,May 5, 1907, (No. 406) with the same thin minutely pubescent spiny 

 branchlets, very young puberulous leaves and male flowers, which may be de- 

 scribed as follows: flores masculi, tetrameri, axillares, 1-4-fasciculati, tenuissime 

 puberuli; pedicelli vix ad 3 mm. longi; sepala late ovata, acuta, receptaculo vix 

 longiora; petala lanceolata, acuta, sepalis duplo breviora, staminibus aequilonga; 

 ovaria valde reducta. Folia valde juvenilia ut videtur lanceolata. 



It seems somewhat doubtful, however, if these two specimens really belong to 

 the same species, certainly No. 249 represents a good species, which may be nearly 

 related to R. globosus Bunge, though the seeds with their broad furrows are rather 

 different. 



24. Rhamnus Leveilleanus Fedde. See p. 237. 



25. Rhamnus dumetorum Schneider. See p. 237. 



26. Rhamnus koraiensis Schneider in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin, 1908, 77; 

 III. Handb. Laubholzk. II. 284, fig. 198 n-o (1909). 



Korea: "Syon ouen," 1901, U. Faurie (No. 233, type), " Ouen to" (No. 235), 

 "Ouen san," 1901 (No. 236), 1906 (No. 502); without precise locality, "in 

 dmnosis," June 1906, U. Faurie (No. 512); Pingyang, September 18, 1908, J. G. 6"/ 

 Jack (bush 0.25-0.5 m. tall). / 



This species seems to be closely related to R. globosus Bunge, see above, and 

 also to R. parvifolius Bunge, see p. 250. 

 The leaves are alternate or subopposite. 



27. Rhamnus rugulosus Hemsley. See p. 238. 



