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narrow leaflets possesses in one of the leaves a " stalked " 

 terminal leaflet. Further, the specimen collected by Hugh on 

 Bit. Omei and above referred to has narrow leaflets (about 

 half an inch broad or less, and never reaching three-quarters 

 of an inch), yet all the terminal leaflets in this specimen are 

 " stalked." It is evident therefore that separation of forms 

 or species by means of " stalked " or " sessile " terminal leaflets 

 alone is not defensible. Not only in this species, but also in 

 many others the terminal leaflet is either " stalked " or " sessile " 

 in the same species, and often in the same specimen, as has 

 already been pointed out in the introduction. 



In the case of M. confusa it might be possible to distinguish 

 two forms by the width of the leaflets, but how far such a dis- 

 tinction may be practicable in nature is a question to which 

 the writer is not prepared to give an answer. 



13. M. Fargesii, Takeda, sp. nov. (Plate XXVI and Plate 

 XXXVI, figs. 173-178-) 

 Folia 7-juga, jugo infimo stipulis filiformibus ca. 10 mm. 

 longis patentibus vel deflexis magnopere approximato, ejus 

 foliolis minoribus. Foliola coriacea, marginata, oblonga vel 

 ovato-oblonga, cuspidata, basi rotundato-truncata vel sub- 

 truncata, 3.5-5.5 cm. longa, 2.5-4 cm. lata, margine pauci- et 

 grossi-dentata, dentibus in latere inferiore 3-5, in superiore 2, 

 utraque pagina subnitida, nervis venisque elevatis ; foholum 

 terminale majus, basi cuneatum. Racemi plures quam 10 

 fasciculati, erecti, strict!, rhachi virgata simphci. Bracteae 

 florum ovatae vel ovato-lanceolatae, acutae, 4-6 mm. longae. 

 Pedicelli capillares, erecto-patentes, apice subnutantes, cum 

 bracteis aequilongi. Sepala externa oblongo-deltoidea, acuta, 

 2.5 mm. longa, 1.5 mm. lata, trinervia, mediana ovato-oblonga, 

 obtusa, cymbi'formia, carinata, 5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm lata, 

 quinquenervia, interna oblongo-elliptica, obtusa, 5-5 mm. longa, 

 2 5 mm lata. Petala elliptico-oblanceolata, apice bifida, 5 mm. 

 longa 2 mm lata trinervia, basi nectariis binis distmctis ornata. 

 Stamina cum sepalis externis aequilonga, filamento ad apicem 

 subdilatato edentato antheris paulo longiore, connective lato 

 truncato. Ovarium parvum, oblongo-ovoideum, 2.5 mm. 

 longum, stigmate minuto, ovulis 5-7. 



Hab.— Szechwan : Chenkow (Farges ! in Ho. Kew, sine 



d obs —The leaf bears a similar appearance to that of M. 

 jahonica but the inflorescence is quite different, being straight, 

 and having smaller denser bracts. There is also a great differ- 

 ence in the flowers of these two species. 



