Plantse Japonenses novsB vel minus cognitse. 



{Continued from p. 82.) 



By 

 T. Makino, 



Assistant of Botany in the Science College, 

 Imperial University, Tokyo. 



Pogonia japonica Keichb. fil. in Linneea XXV. 1852, p. 228. 



Pogonia aimilis Bl. Orchid. PArchip. Ind. et Jap. 1858, p. 148, t. 

 32, fig. 4, A-B. et t. 54, A. 1-8. 



Pogonia ophioglossoides A. Gray Bot. Jap. 1859, p. 409; Miq. Prol. 

 Fl. Jap. in Ann. Mus. bot. Lugd.-Batav. III. 1865-66, p. 208 ; Franch. 

 et Sav. Enum. plant. Jap. II. p. 34, non Nutt. 



Pogonia ophioglossoides var. japonica Maxim, ex Miyabe. 



This species differs from the North- American Pogonia ophioglossoides 

 Nutt., and the point of difference between them is well mentioned by 

 Blume in his work cited above. 



Var. fl. minor Makino nov. var. 



Smaller than the typical one. Leaves more obtuse and often 



broader. Flower solitary, sub-erect. Perianth connivent, white tinged 

 with rose-colour, about 1-1 § mm long ; sepals linear-lanceolate ; petals 

 oblanceolate. Labellum nearly equal to petals in length. 



Pogonia ophioglossoides var. minor Makino in sched. herb Sc. Coll. 

 Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 



Nom. Jap. Yama tokiso. 



■ Hob. Prov. Kadzusa (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, June 14, 

 1882); Prov, Buzen: Mt. Inugadake (Z. Matsumural herb. 1. c. July 18, 

 1882); Prov. Idzu: Omuro (Herb.! 1. c. June 4, 1883); Prov. Tosa : 

 Nanokawa (K. Watanabe ! June 10, 1889), Enomura in Hata-gori (T. 

 Makino ! Aug. 5, 1889), Sakawa (T. Makino ! June 1893). 



