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2) Cirsium yatsugatakense, Nakai sp. no v. 



C. mpponicutn proximum est, sed exquo foliorum spinis 

 longioribus, involucri squamis omnibus spinescentibus differt. 



Caulis 3-4 pedales apice sub anthesin lanuginosus, angulato- 

 striatus. Folia radicalia ignota, caulina sessilia lobulis valde 

 spinescentibus semiamplexicaulia, ambitu ovata v. ovato-lan- 

 ceolata pinnatim incisa glabra, lobis subulatis elongatis, infra 

 costis rigidis ad spinum contiguis. Spinas lobi terminalis 

 brevissima 2 mm. longae, lobi lateralis ad basilarem 10 mm. 

 longam sensim elongate. Pedunculi axillares gracilescentes 

 elongati, superiores nudi, inferiores folia 1-2 qua caput axillare 

 solitarium subsessile habent portant. Caput primo nutans, sub 

 anthesin erectum v. nutans. Involucrum basi rotundatum v. 

 leviter excavum 2 cm. longum 15-18 mm. latum. Squamas 

 angustas 7— seriales, omnes spinulosas, extremal intimis duplo 

 breviores mediaeque reflexae, intimae rectae. Corolla purpurea, 

 tubo basi angusto ubi 5 mm. longo, apice inflato 5-6 mm. 

 longo, lobis 3—5 mm. longis. Pappus sordide albus 8 mm. 

 longus. Stylus exertus. Stigma 3.5 mm. longum. 



Hab. in monte Yatsugatake, VIII. 1913 (Faurie n. 193). 



3) Cirsium confertissimum, Nakai sp. nov. 



«. saxatile, Nakai var. nov. 



Caulis 3 pedales dense barbatus angulato-striatus. Folia 

 numerosissima proxime congesta sessilia amplexicaulia bipin- 

 natim incisa, ambitu ovata, lobis lanceolatis v. subulatis, 

 spinis 2-3 mm. longis terminatis, infra secus venas barbata, 

 supra papillosa v. ciliata. Inflorescentia foliacea racemosa. 

 Racemus densus brevis. Pedicelli foliacei. Caput basi rotunda- 

 tum v. acutum. Involucrum 17-18 mm. longum 8 mm. latum 

 araneosum sed demum glabrescens. Squamae extremae intimis 

 6—7 plo breviores, mediaeque purpureo-virides, intimae purpureae, 

 omnes acutae non spinescentes. Corolla purpurea, tubo basi 

 angusto ubi 7-10 mm. longo, apice inflato ubi 5-6 mm. longo, 

 lobis 5 mm. longis. Pappus sordidus 16 mm. longus. Stamina 

 et stylus exerta. Stigma 3.5 mm. longum leviter bifidum. 



