24 THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. [Vol. xxvu. Ko. sm. 



(1892), p. 367 ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 

 p. 32 (1889), non Linn. 



Nom. Jap. Beni-ichiyakusb , Benibana-ichiyakusb. 



Hah. JAPAN, alpine and subalpine regions. 



The type of Pyrola rotundifolia Linn., which has the albes- 

 cent flowers, is not found in Japan. In both the type and 

 the var. incarnata, the leaves are entirely similar in size, form 

 and texture, and when dried they are dark-reddish and the 

 epidermis on the under surface become loosened. 



forma subaphylla (Maxim.) Makino. 



Pyrola subaphylla Maxim, in Mel. Biol. VI. p. 206 (1867), 

 et VIII. p. 625 (1872); Mio. Prol. Fl. Jap. (1866-67), p. 382 ; 

 Franch. et Say. Enum. PI. Jap. I. (1875), p. 295 ; Boissieu in 

 Bull. Herb. Boiss. V. (1897), p. 923 ; Makino in Bot. Mag., 

 Tokyo, XI. (1897), p. 451; Matsdm. Ind. PL Jap. II. 2 (1912), 

 p. 450. 



Nom. Jap. Hitotsuha-ichiyakuso . 



Hab. Prov. OSHIMA in Hokkaido (Yuma Kudo!); Prov. 

 SURUGA : Mt. Fuji (Herb.! T. Makino). 



An accidental form, occurring in the habitat of the var. 

 incarnata. 



Arabia Kawasakiana Makino, sp. nov. 



Arabis petraea var. ? Making in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XL 

 (1897), p. 157. 



Arabis petraea var. nipponica Makino in Iinuma's Somoku- 

 Dzusetsu, ed. 3, III. (1912), 12, p. 10, tab. 11. 



Annual, flaccid, attaining about 35 cm. in height ; primary 

 root slender and perpendicular, often curved, loosely ramose, 

 pale. Stem erect, solitary or few-casspitose, simple or loosely 

 ramose, slender, terete, smooth, glabrous throughout, subglau- 

 cous-green, often purplish at the base. Leaves thinly mem- 



branaceous when dried, subglaucous-green ; radical ones rosulate, 

 few to several, erect-patent or spreading, petiolate, lyrato-pin- 

 natifid, attaining about 5 cm. long including the petiole and 11 

 mm. broad, thinly pubescent above and ciliated with patent 

 pale Y-foi'm hairs, glabrous beneath, often dark-purpurascent ; 



