sept., wis.-, //. TAKE!) A.— NOTES ON FAR EASTERN PL ANTS.- 1- VI. 



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I. — Gaultheria Miqueliana sp. no v. 



The plant which is here described under the name of Gaul- 

 theria Miqueliana has long been known as G. pyroloides Hook. f. 

 et Thoms. Miquel was the first who mistook our plant for the 

 Indian species, which was published later as G. pyrolaefolia 

 Hook, f., 15 and he gave a short description of the Japanese speci- 

 men.-' Nearly ten years afterwards Maximowicz, when working 

 out the Japanese species of Gaultheria, also held the view that 

 the plant in question was conspecific with the Indian G. pyroloi- 

 des {=G. pyrolaefolia).^ 



Gaultheria Mi'iuelinna Takkda. 

 1. Rip? fruit (=llcshy calyx . X 2. 2. The same seen from above X 2. 

 3-5. Seed. X 2, 



A comparison of our plant with the description of G. pyro- 

 lacfolia X) at once shows that these two arc altogether different 

 species- Above all the 4-aristate anther and the snow)' colour 

 of the fleshy calyx of (>. Miqueliana give a sharp contrast with 

 the 2-aristate anther and the blue-black calyx of G. pyrolaefolia. 



Although our plant has already been briefly described by 

 both Mionci.-' and Maximowicz" a full description will be given 

 below : — 



Gaultheria Miqueliana Tak., sp. nov. (figs. 1-5). 

 Fruticullus bumilis ad .'if> vulgo 20cm. altus, basi procum- 



l, Book, f., PI. Brit. fad. iti, p. 467 (18£ 



2 Mi.,. in \,,n. Mo . Bot Lug.-Bat. i. p. 80 - 1863-64). 



8 Maxim, in Bnll. Acad. Imp. 8c. St. Petersb, .Tviii, p, 1 1, el In M«'l. 



viii, p. 610 (1872). 



