TAKEDA—CLADRASTIS AND MAACKIA. 103 
EXCLUDED SPECIES. 
There is a plant described by Franchet as Dalbergia Delavayi,' 
which was subsequently excluded by Prain from this genus and 
relegated to Cladrastis.2, So far as the writer can make out 
from Franchet’s description, the plant, if it is a Cladrvastis, 
resembles C. sinensis, Hemsl., differing, however, by the length 
of the pedicel and the size of the fruit. However, his description 
of the androecium * would not admit of its being a Cladrastis. 
For the present the writer is inclined to leave out this plant 
from consideration until the original specimen is closely examined. 
ADDITAMENTUM. 
After I had finished writing the present article Mr. W. G. 
Craib of Kew kindly placed in my hands specimens of the two 
genera I have been describing, collected by E. H. Wilson in 
Western China. Examination of them has convinced me that 
each of the genera is enriched by a new species. 
The new Cladrastis (C. Wilsomit, Takeda), so closely resembles 
C. shikokiana, Makino, that it is not an easy matter to dis- 
tinguish the two by foliage alone. The Chinese species possesses, 
however, a pod very shortly stipitate, broader than in the other 
species (10-12 mm.), and hirsute. The flower is almost as large 
as that of C. Jutea, Koch, and as far as I can judge from the 
dried material, is pale purplish, and the standard is marked 
with a yellow s 
The Maackia (M. chinensis, Takeda) is to be placed bet ween 
M. amurensis, Rupr. et Maxim., and M. Fauriei, Takeda, and 
is more closely allied to the latter by its foliage. It differs 
from its nearest ally in having a slightly larger flower, longer 
bract, and densely hirsute leaf (the full-grown leaf is hirsute - 
only underneath). The fruit, which afiords a good distinguishing 
character, is unfortunately unknown. The ovary contains 
about 6 ovules 
The full descriptions of these two new species will be published 
in the “ Plantae Wilsonianae.”’ 
1 Franch.; Pl. Delav., a 186 (18 
? Prain, in Ann, Ro oy. Bo es Caeitn X, p. 109 (1905). 
* “ Stamina 9 (10 ?) coghdeha 
