60 AET. I. — B. H AY AT A : 



costis elevatis, venis inconspicnis, petiolis 8 mm. longis intus 

 snlcatis. Capsular cymose dispositae, (cymis axillaribns, pedunculis 

 gracilibns 3 cm. longis), lato globosse (3 mm. in diametro, 2-4 

 lobatse, 2-4-loculares, apice truncatse, facie ecliinatse, spinis inter - 

 dam circ. 30, interdum 5-6, recnrvis 1-2, mm. longis, stylis persis- 

 tentibus. Semina quadrantiformia, rubescentia, 5 mm. longa, laevia, 

 testis coriaceis. 



Hab. Loo-choo et Formosa. 



When I mentioned the present plant in my '• Fl. Mont. 

 Formos.", I was merely comparing it with a Loo-choo plant which 

 had been determined by Dr. T. Itô, and referred to E. echinatus 

 Wall, in the Tent. Fl. Lntch. p. 371. As the Formosan plant is 

 exactly identical with Dr. Ito's plant, I nsed the same name for 

 my plant. While working here at Kew, I have compared with 

 Mr. Speague the present plant with the type of the named species, 

 and have found that they are clearly not identical. The former 

 is easily distinguishable from the latter by many points but 

 especially by the very much fewer and much more slender prickles 

 on the fruit. In Wallich's species, the prickles are much more 

 numerous and stronger. Our plant is very near E. subsessllis 

 Speague ( = £'. echinatus Loue.), but differs from it in having much 

 fewer and more slender prickles. The new species is named in 

 honour of Mr. T. A. Speague who has cordially assisted me in 

 many ways during my work at Kew. 



Celastrus Linn. 



Celastrus Kusanoi Hayata sp. nov. Scandons, ramis fusccn- 

 tibus, longitudinaliter rugulosis, lenticelHs pauce punctatis, ramulis 

 divaricatis. Folia alterna petiolata, late globosa 8 cm. longa 9 cm. 



