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C ^ Mahonia Alexandri, n. sp. — Arbuscula ad 3 m. alta; ramuli 

 hornotini flavo-viridi, dense foliati. Folia jugo infimo incluso 12- 

 15-juga, ad 32 cm. longa, ad 28 cm. lata, rhachi lateraliter sulcata, 

 jugis inter se 1.5-2 cm. distantibus; foliola lateralia sessilia, anguste 

 lanceolata, versus apicem et basim folii paullo minora, ceterum 

 subaequalia, crasse coriacea, laevia, superne dilute viridia, fere 



in 



nervia 



mm 



mm 



secundariis fere invisibilibus, basi leviter inaequilaterali rotun 

 subcordata, apice acuminata, spinosa, utrinque satis crasse sin 

 spinoso-dentata, dentibus distantibus 3-5 divaricatis 1.5-3 

 longis, basalibus exceptis 4-7 cm. longa, versus basim 1. 2-1.7 cm., 

 lata, terminalia simillima, breviter petiolulata; stipulae in basi 

 dilatata petioli lineari-lanceolatae. Inflorescentiae densiflorae, 

 fructiferae ad 13 cm. longae; flores ut videtur lutei, ? S 

 diametientes ; pedicelli 2-4 (-5) mm. longi, bracteis oblongis satis 

 obtusis aequilongis vel paullo brevioribus suffulti ; sepala 3 externa 

 minima, late triangularia, 3 media late ovato-oblonga longiora, 3 

 interna maxima circ. 8 mm. longa, late ovato-elliptica, obtusa; 

 petala late obovata, circ. 6 mm. longa, apice incisa, basi contracta, 

 glandulis 2 subparvis instructa; stamina normalia, connectivo satis 

 obtuso, filamentis edentatis quam antherae fere duplo longioribus; 

 ovarium ovatum, in stylum attenuatum, ovulis 4-5 sessilibus 

 instructum. Fructus globosi, valde pruinosi, seminibus maturis 

 2-3, stylo brevi instructi. 



Szechuan australis: inter oppida Yen-yuan Hsien et Yung-ning inter 

 viculos Wo-lo-ho et Cho-so, ad latera montium, alt. circ. 2600 m., 15 Junii 



typus in Herb. Arb. Am 



prope 



Mengtsze, Lao Kwei-chou (?), 1 Novembris, A. Henry (no. 10309; frutex ad 

 1 .8 m. altus; in Herb. Hort. Bot. New York). 



My specimens with ripe fruits are identical with the flowering ones of 

 HENRY. It is a distinct species, probably most closely related to M. caesia 

 Schn. I take much pleasure in naming this species for my friend Mr. Alexan- 



mportant 



has rendered to the d 

 absence from Europe. 



qjcf* 9 Mahonia caesia, n. sp— Frutex 1-3 m. altus; ramuli (indistincte 

 reticulata costa subtus elevata) juveniles brunnescentes, leviter 



