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subvar. Taraoi Makino. 



Adonis villosa Miyabe in Tarao, Chishima-Tanken-Jikki [^T^BM^KIE] 

 (1893) p. 105, cum icon, non Ledeb. 



Plant densely clothed with long silky pale villose hair?. Leaves 

 many-cleft. Flower appearing before the leaves. Sepals about 11, 



linear-spathulate to angustato-oblong, obtuse, densely covered with long silky 

 pale villose hairs externally, glabrous and closely many-veined internally, 

 22-27 mm. long, 4j-8 mm. wide, ochroleucous. 



Nom. Jap. Kataolm-so (K. Miyabe). 



Hah. Prov. Chishbia (Kurile Islands) : Isl. Brat Chirpoef {C. Tarao ! 

 June 18, 1892). 



It is distinguished from the type by its numerous sepals. My specimen 

 I owe to the kindness of Mr. T. Kataoka, a chamberlain in the Imperial 

 palace, who was making an Official inspection in the Kurile islands at the 

 time of the collection, and was collected by Mr. C. Tarao, who went to 

 the islands in his suite. The Japanese name Kataoka-so was proposed 

 by Dr. K. Miyabe as a memorial name. 



var. intermedia (Kegel) Makino. 



Pulsatilla patens var. intermedia Kegel PI. Kadd. I. (1861) p. 21, 

 in adnot. 



Pulsatilla patens var. Wolfgang iana Trautv. in PI. Schrenk in Bull. 

 Nat. Mosc. (1868) p. 61, excl. syn. ex Pvegel I.e. 



" Pulsatilla patens? var.foliis decompositis Maxim. Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 19. 



Nom. Jap. Tsul{umo-gusa (K. Jo). 



Hah. Prov. Shinano : Mt. Yatsugadake {K. Jd\ July 17, 1902: K. 

 Tanaka Aug. 1902). 



This variety new to the Flora of Japan. 



Braba (Chrysodraba) japoiiica Maxim. . in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 608 ; 

 Franch. et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. II. p. 282 ; H. de Boiss. in Bull. Herb. 

 Boiss. VII. p. 795. 



Loosely c^espitose, stoloniferous. Kosulate leaves narrowly lanceolate, 

 entire, thinly pubescent w^ith stellate hairs ; cauhne ones ovato-oblong, 

 dentate. Stem, rachis, and pedicels pubescent. Silicle oblong or obovato- 

 oblong, compressed, glabrous, oligospermous. 



Noni. Jap. Namhu-inicnadzuna (K. Yatabe). 



Hah. Prov. Kikuchu : Mt. Hayachine (0. Satol July 28, 1902). 



