Aliquot Novae Plantae ex Asia orientale. 



By 

 T. Nakai. 



1) Cnicus Maackii (Maxim.) 

 Cirsium Maackii Maxim. Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 172. 

 var. koraiensis Nakai. var. hoy. 



Caulis simplex. Folia sessilia amplexieaulia oblonga, pin- 

 natim grosse dentata, subtus dense araneo-floccosa. 

 Korea : sine loco indicato (Y. Hanabusa). 



2) Cnicus diamantiacus Nakai sp. no v. Caulis ultra 3 

 pedalis sulcatus glaber v. ad apicem pilosus ; folia glabra 

 ambitu elliptica v. ovata profunde inciso-pinnatifida basi 

 auriculato-amplexicaulia, lacinis lanceolatis oligodontis, den- 

 tibus apice setaceis, setis tenuibus 2mm. longis ; inflorescentia 

 simplex v. paulum ramosa ; florcs lerminali-solitarii, pedunculis 

 foliaceis, involueri squamis elongatis, intcrioribus exterioribus 

 duplo longioribus (non reginosis). Corollas tubus limbum 

 2M;plo longior ; stylis exertis, puppis ])lumosis biserialibus tub > 

 corolla." aequilongis ; semina obovato-oblonga leviter compressa 

 4-quctra. 



Korea: monte Kumgangsan (T. Uchiyama). 



A Cnidium dipsacolepis cui affinis differt, foliis amplexi- 

 caulibus capitulis majoribus. Ad C. japomcum var. yesoense 

 etiatn proxima venit, sed caul'- pedunculoque glabriore el 

 tenuiore, floribus autantibus statim distinctum. 



3) Cymbidium virescens Lindl. var. sinense. Nakai. A 

 typo differt venis involueri tota atro-purpureis, floribus fragran- 

 tissimis sepalis petalisque viridissimis dorso purpureo-striatis, 

 labiis atigustioribus. 



Nom. Jap. To-shunra a. 



Xotii. sin. fc Jg fc (To-to-shan). 



Icon. Meijitsuzuko Vol. 28. fol 9. 



Rather recently imported from China. Flowers are less 

 showy than the Japanese i ne ; bu\ ■ iccel it by their fragrance. 



