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182. n. 530 (1918). Tab. III. fig. a. 



S. hirsuta var. forniosissima, Naked in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XXXII. p. 133. 



An allied sjiecies °f Syringa Bretschneideri, from which the present 

 one is distinguished as follows. 



S. Bretschneideri. 

 Bami homotini lenticellis distituti 



v. sparsissinii. 

 Inflorescentia erecta. 

 Flores in primo mensis Juni patent 



roseo-lilaoini v. roseo-violacei. 



S. forniosissima 

 Bami hornotini lenticellis crebris 



punctati. 

 Inflorescentia dependens. 

 Flores in mensis Julio-Augusto 



patent, intense purpurei v. 



violacei. 



Schneider has reduced S. Bretschneider to S. villosa, hut according to 

 X. E. Brown the latter has more smaller and rounder leaves, less copious 

 panicles and smaller flowers. 



Frutex 3-4 metralis altus sed truncus apice arcuato-dependens et usque 

 4-5 metralis attingit. Cortex flavo-cinereus lenticellis punctulatus, horno- 

 tinus glaber purpurascente-cinereus lenticellis crehri punctatus. Folia 

 ohlonga v. ohlongo-elliptica v. obovata v. ovato-oblonga usque 14 cm. 

 longa, petiolis glahris, supra glabra viridia infra pallida glabra margine 

 minutissime ciliolata utrinque acuta v. acuminata. Panicula apice rami 

 homotini terminalis glabra. Flores glomeratim congesti grave odorati. 

 Pedicelli 0-3 mm. longi cum calyce obovato glabri. Calyx truncatus v. 

 4-dentatus. Corolla intense purpurea v. violacea tubo 10-12 mm. longo, 

 lobis patentibns apice unguiculatis inflexis. (Stamina inserta. Fructus 

 10-13 mm. longus lucidus apice obtusus interdum attenuatus. 



Xom. Jap. Hana-hashidoi. 



Hab. in montibus Corea? media? et septentrionalis. 



var. hirsuta, Naked: 



Bami hornotini juveniles pilosi. Folia subtus venis pilosis. Pedicelli 

 et calyx albo-villosi. Corolla tubo S-10 mm. longo. 

 Xom. Jap. Ive-hana-hashidoi. 

 Hal), in montibus Coreaa septentrionalis. 



