8 Proceedings of the Ro//fd Irish Acudemji. 



on the pedicels, described by Hance, but omitted by Maximowicz, there is no 

 trace. The leaves, as seen by transmitted light, are densely dotted with red. 

 Widely spread in Eastern China, from south to north. 



Sedum viscosum Praeger. 



Chikangshan, bor<ler of the provinces of Hupeli and Honan, on the divide 

 between the Yang-lse and Hwai-ho rivers. Lat. about 32°. Alt. 1 500-2500 ft. 

 June 13 and 30, 1917. L. H. Bailey, Sedum nos. 10 and 11.) 



Quite recently descrilied from Yunnan specimens (Journal of Botany, 

 1919, p. 57). Tiie plant comes near the northern race of S. drymarioides 

 as described by Ma.\imo\vicz {/.<■.), but dill'ers from that species in its inflores- 

 cence simple (not bilid), corolla flat (not campanulate) and nearly twice as 

 large, and other characters. It is also nearly related to S. steUarwefolium 

 Franchet, but the (jnwers are iu>arly twice as large as described fur that plant, 

 and there are otlier dillerences. 



DKSCIMITIOX OF 1M,.\TFS. 



Plate 1. 



Sedvm limidoidfi sp. no v. 



f, plant, X li ; h, leaf, x 5 ; r, ditl« by transmitted light, showing venation and 

 •lotting, X 5; d. young fruit; '•. petal;/, scale; </, stamen: all x 5; 

 /(, leaf of a. Balfoari, x 1. 



Plate 11. 



Sedinn qito/eniatinn sp. nov. (upper figure). 



II, plant, X 2 ; ft, leaf, x n ; c, llowcr, x 3 ; d, sepal ; r, petal ; /, stamen ; 

 If, scale : li, cftvi>el ; all x .'i. 



Srdum BnUeifi sp. nnv. (lower figure). 



II, plant, X 2 ; h, Hower, x 3 ; c, sepal ; d, petal ; r, stamen ; ./', carpel ; 7, scale ; 

 all X 5. 



I'LATE Hi. 



Sidinn dr;/niarioides Hance (left-hand figuie). 

 a, plant, x 1 ; t, flower, x 3 ; c. sepal ; d, petal ; e, stamen ; /, carpel ; ;/, scale 



all X 5. 



Sedum Alfredi Hance (right-hand figure). 



a, plant, x 1 ; 6, leaf, showing venation, x 3 ; c, flower, x 'd; d, sepal ; e, petal, 

 /, stamen ; g, carpel ; h, scale ; all x 5. 



