314 
Fl. of British India-1 p: 18, Komarow, 1. ce. p.;62;-0. &-'B.-Fedt- 
schenko, 1. c. p. 414. 
I do not agree with Hooker, Regel etc. in considering R. na- 
tans a mere variety of the Arctic BR. hyperboreus, the leaves, the 
heads of achenes and the whole habit are very different. 
N. 512, Alai-Mountains, in the Taldyk-stream at Olgin Lug, 
alt. 2600 m., June 23., 1898 (fl. and fr.). 
N. 696. Pamir, in pools at Pamirsky Post, alt. 3800 m.,- July 8., 
1898 (fl. and fr.). 
N. 1113b. Pamir, in the lake Jashil Kul, alt. 3800 m., August 15., 
1898 (fl. and fr.). 
Årea: Altai, Himalaya, Tjanschan, Pamir, Alai. 
14. R. pulchellus C.A. Meyer in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II p. 358; 
Ledeb., Icon. Pl. FL Ross. Alt., tb. 111, Fl. Ross. I p. 383; Boiss. 
Fl. Orient. I p. 32; Hook. Fi. of British India I p. 17; 0. & B. 
Fedtschenko, 1. c. p. 414; Komarow, 1. c. p. 60. 
— — var. pseudo-Hirculus (Schrenk) Trautv., Enum. Pl. 
Songor., Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 1860 p. 68; BR. pseudo-Hirculus 
Schrenk in Fisch. & Meyer, Enum. pl. Schrenk II p. 65. 
N. 805. Pamir, on moist ground at the Alitshur-stream by Bo- 
sala, alt. 3900 m., July 16., 1898 (f.) 
N. 1194. Pamir, at the shore of the lake Bulung Kul, alt 3800 m., 
August 30., 1898 (fl.). 
— — var. longicaulis (C: A. Meyer) ;Trautv., 1.0. p. 68; 
Duthie, Plant coll. in the Pamirs; R. Jongicaulis C. A. Meyer in 
Ledeb., Fl. Alt. II p. 308; Ledeb., Icon. Pl. Fl. Ross. Alt. tb. 114; 
FL Ross. I p. 33. 
N. 698. Pamir; in a pool near Pamirsky Post, alt. 3800 m:. July 
8., 1898 (fl. and fr.). 
:… Area:: Mongolia, hplneip: West Tibet, Pamir, Himalaya, ene 
Afghanistan, Dschungaria 
15. R. alaiensis n. sp. 
Caespitosus sine stolonibus; radix fibroso-grumosa; caules ad- 
scendentes, 1 — pauciflori, adpresse' 'pilosi vel: in parte inferiori 
glabri; scapus primarius 5—10 cm. altus infra medium. folio s0- 
