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pauci-ramosus. Folia sessilia serniainplixicaulia linearia oblanceolata dentata 

 vel lacerata, radicalia 6-7 cm. longa, 5-6 mm. lata, caulina opposita breviora 

 minora 4-5 cm. longa, apice acuta, basi longe attenuata sensim dilatata. 

 Capitula terminalia, depressa, 3.5-4 cm. in diametro asquantia, longe pedun- 

 culata, pedunculis 5-6 cm. longis. Involucri bractea? 3-seriatae herbaceee, 

 libera?, bracteis sublanceolatis, plerisque 1-fl. gerentibus, extimis 13 mm. 

 longis, interioribus minoribus, paleis receptaculi spathulatis 5 mm. longis. 

 Involueellum 4 costatum, 8-foveolatum, apice in limbum 4-dentatum 

 expansum. Calycis limbus in 5 setas radiato-patentes diversus. Flores 

 radiantes involucrum fere excedentes ; corolla? 18 mm. longa?; limbus 5-fidus 

 2-labiatus. Stamina 4, omnia perfecta. Stylus filiformis. Acha?niurn 

 involucello basi adnatum, calycis limbo persistente coronatum, 3 mm. longum 

 ob-ovoideum. Setas breves 1 mm. longa?. 



Hab. in monte Morrison ad 13094 ped., leg. S. Nagasawa (No. 617) 

 T. Kawakami, et Gr. Nakaeara. Nov. 3, anno 1905. 



Nearly allied to Scabiosa Fischeri (DC. Prodr. IV. p. 658 ; Ledeb. Fl. 

 Ross. II. p. 456) and S. japonica (Miq. Prol. p. 277) ; but easily distin- 

 guished by its non-parted leaves. 



This genus is mainly distributed in Europe, West Asia, and Africa. 

 In East Asia, four species are found in the alpine regions of the Himalaya, 

 one species in North China, and also one in Japan. In either central or 

 southern China we utterly fail to find any species belonging to this genus 

 nor could we in any neighboring regions of Formosa. 



Arenaria? sp. Herbaa tenues, tomentosre vel pubescentes, decumbentes, 

 10-15 cm. longa?. Folia opposita sessilia, linearia vel lineari-lanceolata, circ. 

 1 cm. longa, pubescentia denum glabra. Flores longe pedunculati, pedunculis 

 1 \ cm. longis. Sepala 5, acuminata, margine scariosa, extus basi pubescentia, 

 5 mm. longa. Petala 13 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, oblongo-spathulata, apice 

 leviter 2-lobata, lobis oblongis rotundatis 3 mm. longis. Stamina 10, petalis 

 duplo breviora, filamentis basi glandiferis. Ovarium ovoideum 2mm. longum; 

 styli 5; liberi. Fructus ignotus. 



Hab. in monte Morrison ad 13094 ped., leg. S. Nagasawa (No. 617) 

 T. Kawakami, et G-. Nakahara. Nov. 3, 1905. 



Unfortunately this interesting specimen is destitute of any fruit. To 

 what genus this species exactly belongs demands further investigation, 



