April, i us j r. MA KINi ). -0 BSER 1 r A TIONS ON THE FLORA OF J. 1 VA N. 8 1 



ly attenuated and petiolulated at the base ; midrib and veins 

 prominent beneath ; veins loose, nearl\ r parallel to the midrib ; 

 lateral segments much smaller, linear, acute, narrowly cuneate 

 and often shortly petiolulate at the base. Heads usually pu'r- 

 purascent. 



Norn. Jap. Mitsuhasawahiyodori (nov.). 



Hab. JAPAN, not uncommon. 



Crotalaria sessiliflora Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 2, p. 1004. 



forma a. typica Makino. 



Crotalaria Oldhami Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. in Ann. Mus. Bot. 

 Lugd.-Bat. III. (1867), p. 42. 



Crotalaria sessiliflora iorma obtusata Matsum. in Bot. 

 Mag. Tokyo, XYI. (1902), p. 38. 



Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate. 



Nom. Jap. Hiroha-tanukimame. 



Hab. JAPAN, southern, rather rare. 



forma b. eriantha (Sieb. et Zucc.) aIakino. 



Crotalaria eriantha Sieb. et Zucc. iu Abhandl. Akad. 

 Aluench. IY. 2 (1845), p, 121. 



Crotalaria sessiliflora Alio. 1. c. ; Fraxch. et Sav. Enum. 

 PI. Jap. I. (1875), p. 94, non Linx. 



Leaves lanceolato-linear or linear. 



Nom. Jap. Tanuki-mame. 



Hab. JAPAN, common. 



forma c, angustifolia Makino, nov. 



Leaves augustato-linear, acuminate, 3-5 mm. broad, 1(H cm. 

 or less long. 



Nom. Jap. Hosoba-tanukimame (nov.). 



Hab. Prov. HIGO (Z. Tashiro ! 1912). 



(To be continued.) 



