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two species of this genus enumerated in Index Florae Sinensis.* 

 An examination of the specimen referred to by Hance shows 

 that the record is an erroneous one, since the specimen consists 

 of a rather abnormal leaf of M. Fortunei. Another specimen 

 referred to M. napaulensis by Hemsley (I.e.) is also M. For- 

 tunei. A third specimen similarly referred by the same botanist 

 on the authority of Maximowicz is very unlikely to be the 

 true M. napaulensis, DC. The third record of M. napaulensis 

 occurring in China is that of Franchet.| The writer has 

 had no opportunity of examining Delavay's specimen, but 

 suspects that the identification was incorrect. 



M. Bealei is fairly well characterised by Sir W. J . Hooker 

 in the Botanical Magazine.J and is a good distinct species. 

 This is however another plant which has been much confused 

 with allied species. 



Very little is known about M. tri/urca. The writer is of 

 opinion that this is an extreme form of M. Fortunei, since the 

 latter species sometimes has broad leaflets with few teeth. 

 For further discussion see under M. Fortunei. 



In 1887 Oliver published a description with figures of a very 

 distinct species under the name of Berberis gracilipes,\ which 

 has again been described by Franchet as B. subtrinervis.\\ 



Later, Fedde,^ Hemsley and Wilson,** Leveille,tf Sprague.JJ 

 and Schneider §§ have added more new species. The present 

 writer recognises twenty-five species including his eight new 

 species. In the following pages full descriptions of all the new 

 species and of some inadequately described species will be given. 

 There are six species, the specimens of which have not been at the 

 writer's disposal, and on these no discussion has been attempted. 

 1. M. Bealei, Carr. (Plates XII-XIII and Plate XXXIV, 

 figs. 83-103.) 



M. Bealei, Carr. in Fl. des Serres, x, p. 166, 1854-55. 



B. Bealei, Fort, in Gard. Chron. 1856, p. 212 ; Hook., Bot. 

 Mag. ser. 3, xi, sub. tabb. 4848, 4852, 1855. 



B. Bealei var. planifolia, Hook. ibid, sub tab. 4846, 1855. 



B. japonica, Lindl. in Lindl. et Paxt. Fl. Gard. i, p. n, 

 fig. 2, 1850-51, non R. Br. 



M. japonica, Fedde, I.e. p. 118, partim, excl. syn. 



M. japonica var. Bealei, Fedde, I.e. p. 119, fig. 3. B. 



* Forbes et Hemsl. Index Fl. Sin. i, p. 31, 1886. 



t Franch. PI. Delav. i, p. 35, 1889. 



% Bot. Mag. sub tabb. 4846, 4852, 1855. 



§ Oliver, in Hook. Ic. PL ser. 3, viii, tab. 1754. 1888. 



Franch. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Par. i, p. 63, 1895. * La 



** Kew Bull. 1906, p. 152. ft Fedde, Repert. vi, p. 372, 1909. 



It Kew Bull. 1912, p. 389- §§ PI- Wilsonianae, 1913- 



