222 Takeda— Old World Species of the Genus Mahonia. 



species but differing in the possession of larger leaflets and 

 longer pedicels (5-8 mm. in length) . The racemes are also longer 

 (over 20 cm.) and more numerous in the fascicle. As neither 

 flowers nor ripe fruits are present in the specimens, a closer 

 examination has been impossible. 



Hab.— Massouree (without collector's name, iii. 1895 ? Hb. 

 Kew) ; Saharampore garden (Jameson ! No. 421, Hb. Edm.). 



8. M. manipurensis, Takeda, sp. nov. (Plate IX and Plate 

 XXXIII, figs. 47-51.) 

 Folia 5-9-juga, jugo infimo stipulis filiformibus ad 7 mm. 

 longis valde approximate, ejus foliolis minoribus quadrato- 

 oblongis. Foliola coriacea, supra nitida, subtus subnitida, ovata 

 vel late ovata, 3-6 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. lata, basi subtruncata vel 

 truncata vel plus minusve cordata, e basi 5- vel sub-6-nervia, 

 nervis plus minusve prominentibus, margine pauci-sinuato- 

 dentata, dentibus in latere inferior e 3-5, in superior e 2-4; 

 foliolum terminale paulo majus, basi rotundatum. Racemi 5-8 

 fasciculati, ad 10 cm. longi, densiflori, rhachi subcrassa. Bracteae 

 riorum ovatae, acutiusculae, conspicuae, ad 5 mm. longae. 

 Pedicelli filiformes, sub anthesin erecto-patentes, 5 mm. haud 

 excedentes. Sepala externa ovata, acutiuscula, 4 mm. superantia, 

 2 mm. lata, mediana oblongo-ovalia, obtusa, ca. 7 mm. longa, 

 4 mm. lata, interna elliptica vel oblongo-obovalia ., 8-9 mm. longa, 

 4 mm. lata, omnia 3-5-nervia. Petala oblongo-ovalia, apice 

 bifida, basi nectariis binis distinctis praedita, 7 mm. longa, 

 3.5 mm. lata, trinervia. Stamina edentata, connectivo depresso- 

 triangulari, antheris filamento paulo brevioribus. Ovarium 4 

 mm. longum, stylo brevissimo praeditum, 1-2-ovulatum. Bacca 

 ignota. 



Hab.— Manipur : Kassonie range on the frontier of Burma, 

 6000 ft. (Watt ! No. 5956) ; Sirohifurad, N.E. ranges, 8000 ft. 

 (Watt ! No. 6472). Typus in Hb. Kew et Edinb. 



Obs. — In general appearance the present species seems to 

 possess the leaf of M. acanthifolia and the flower of M . borealis. 



9. M. Simonsii, Takeda, sp. nov. (Plate X and Plate XXXVII, 

 figs. 9-1 5-) 

 Folia 6-9-juga, jugo infimo stipulis valde approximante, ejus 

 foliolis quam cetera multo minoribus, jugo secundo ab infimo 

 distante. Petiolus brevissimus, basi dilatatus, stipulis binis 

 filiformibus ad 5 mm. longis praeditus. Foliola subcoriacea, 

 utraque pagina flavido-subnitida, venis venulisque conspicuis, 

 lanceolata, longe acuminata, basi rotundato-subcuneata, 7-11 cm. 

 longa, 2-3 cm. lata, margine serrato-dentata, dentibus in latere 



