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s y п.: В. muttinerve, Gray Mem. Americ. Acad. Arts & Sei. VI 

 1857 59, 390.— non DC. 183 neque al. 

 В. muUinervis var. minor, Yàbe Journ. Coll. Sei. Imp. 

 Univ. Tokyo XVI 4 1902 B3.— 31atsumura Index pi. 

 Japon. II 2 19 12 428.— non DC, 1 8 3 0' nee L e d b., 

 18 44 neque al. 

 B. Leveillei, De Boissieu! Bullet, de la Soc. Botan. de 

 France LVII 1 9 10 413 Ч 

 Note: Variât involueellis umbellulas vix vel multiplo superantibus. 

 The Japanese iconographies, for instance Somoku-susetsu, 

 are sometimes very good and your illustrations represent a great 

 scientific interest for botany; therefore I cite here not only the 

 Latin transcription of some common Japanese nomina trivialia, 

 but also two more simple Japanese ones: a) Katakana alphabet 

 and b) Hirahana alphabet. 



I think that these notions can be of any use to an European and 

 will serve his turn upon a investigation of Bupleura contained 

 in the Japanese books. 



A, Hakusan s'a'iko ^= „B. Leveillei", also B. nipponicum. 



B, Hosobano-Mishimasa'iko = B. falcatum scorzonerifolium. 



C, Hotar usa'iko ^ = B. longiradiatum. 



D, Hotarusa'o = B. longiradiatum, also B. nipponicum? 



E, Kamakurasa'iko = B. falcatum scorzonerifolium. 



F, Mar ubasaiko * = B. longiradiatum. 



G, Mi s hi ma s a'i ko = В. falcatum scorzonerifolium. 

 H, Nir abasa'iko ^ = B. falcatum scorzonerifolium. 

 I, R e b u n s a'i к = B. triradiatum. 



K, T o'o g к u s a i к = „ B. Leveillei" . 



1 lu herbidis Hallaisan 13 Vlil 1908, Taquet PL Corean. n» 878. This 

 interesting specimen I have also received through the kindness of Prof. Dr. 

 Vladimir L. Komarow, Botanist oflmper. Petrograd Botan. Garden; I de- 

 sire to express here to him my sincere thanks. 



2 From Ha-ku-sa, Darnel-gross? more probabily from ^ j7 "H" tooth- 

 ache, according to the medical application? 



3 Ho-ta-ru, glow-worm. 



4 The root of this word is M a - г n, round. 



5 N i - r a, couch grass, generally forage plant. 



