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longis 2 J mm. latis apice obtusis, sinibus interlobos acutis vel outusis, lobis 

 a se angulo 45° divaricatis basi sequilateralibus) basi cuneato-attenuatis, 

 basi 1 J mm. latis squamis 2 instructis, squamis oblongis rectangiilaribus 2 mm. 

 longis 1 mm. latis basi sequilateralibus apice obtusis. Stamina 10, cum 

 unguibus petalorum seqmlonga. Ovarium oblongum, (gynophoris 1| mm. longis) 

 3^ mm. longum 2 mm. latum, styli 3. Fructus ignoti. 

 Hab. Monte Morrison, leg. S. Sasaki, Oct. 1909. 



Melaudrium transalpinum Hayata sp. nov. Perennis. CauHs cses- 

 pitosus ascendens, simplex 10 cm. altus toto longitudine foliosus, minute 

 tuberculoso-hirsutus, ad nodos plus minus tumidus. Folia linearia internodium 

 sequantia 1^ cm. longa 1 J mm. lata, apice acuminata, basi attenuata, cum eo 

 opposito connata vaginam 2 mm. longam formantia, utraque pagine minute 

 tuberculata, margine ciliolata. Calyx cylindrico-obconicus, 13 mm. longus, 

 1 cm. latus, erectus, basi interior intrudus, extus liirsutus intus subglaber, 

 5-nervatus, apice 5-lobatus, lobis triangularibus 3^ mm. longis 4 mm. latis 

 apice obtusis medio sursum margine ciliatis intus integris. Petala longe 

 ungniculata, cum unguibus 16 mm. longa, (unguibus 1 cm. longis sursum gra- 

 datim ad laminam abeuntibus, apice 3|- mm. latis basi attenuatis cuneiformibus), 

 lamina 7 mm. longa apice 6 mm. lata apice alte furcatim 2-lobata (lobis rec- 

 tangularibus apice truncatis 3^ mm. longis 2 mm. latis), basi leviter angustiore 

 ad unguim abeunte vel ad basin contracta squamis 2 instructa, squamis late 

 rectangularibus 2^ mm. latis 1^ mm. longis apice truncatis margine denticulatis. 

 Stamina 10. Torus vaMus tementosus 2 J mm. longus, gynophoris 10 mm. 

 longis. Styli 4. 



Hab. In montibus centraHbus, leg. U. Mori et S. Kato, Dec. 1909. 



Near M. morrisonmontanum Hayata, but differs from it in having 

 smaller leaves, broader petals and in its smaller form. 



Melandriiun vesiculiforme Hayata sp. nov. CauKs basi prostrato- 

 scandens, solum basi ramosus, ramis ascendentibus simplicibus, 30-40 cm. 

 longis, cortice infeme minute tuberculato, sursum dense retrorse liirsutus, in 

 toto longitudine foliatus. Folia opposita, linearia cum internodiis sequilonga, 



