dec. 1909.] MAKIXO.—OBSERV. OX THE FLORA OF JAPAN. 251 



The capitulum and florets are similar to those of Ainslisea 

 apiculata Schult-Bip. 



Viburnum Carlesii Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXIII. 

 p. 350 ; Bean in Gard. Chron. (1906), I. p. 306 ; Hemsl. in 

 Curtis's Bot. Mag. tab. 8114 (1907). 



Viburnum hitchiuense Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XVI. 

 (1902), p. 156, reprint, p. 70. 



Xom. Jap. Choji-gamazumi, Bitchu-gamazumi. 



Hab. Prov. Bitchu : Kawanose in Hongo-mura {Z. Yoshi- 

 no ! June and Aug. 28, 1902 ; Ma} r 12, 1903), Taniai in Kusama- 

 mura (T. Akagil comm. Z. Yoshino, April 25. 1906, floriferous) ; 

 Prov. Tsushima (S. Hara !; Z. Tashiro !). 



Rhododendron indicum (Linn.) Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 

 Ser. 2, tab. 12S. 



var. mikawanum Makino, var. nov. 



A shrub, deciduous. Leaves shortly petioled, oblong-elliptic- 

 al, obovato-clliptical, obovato-oblong, or oblanceolatc, mucro- 

 nato- acute or obtuse at the apex, cuneato-acutc at the base, 

 attaining about 3^ cm. long, 1 .', cm. broad, thinly hirtellous. 

 Flower purple ! 



Xom. Jap. Murasaki-yamatsutsuji (nov.). 



Hab. Prov. Mikawa : Takashi-mura (T. Makino'. Oct. 25, 

 1893). 



Corydalis incisa (Thunb.) Pers. Syn. PI. II. p. 269. 



forma pallescens Makino. 



Flowers pallescent, often slightly purpurascent partly. 



Xom. Jap. Sbiro-yabukeman (nov.). 



Il.ih. Prov. MusASHr : Adzusawa (V. Makiool). 



Boehmcria nivea (Linn.) Hock el Am. Bot. Voy, Beech 

 ]». L'l I 



var. concolor Makino, var. nov. 



Sinn often woody, ramose. Leaves usually smaller and 



