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Hab. Prov. Hitachi : Mito, side of Lake Semba-numa (T. Mcikino ! 

 Aug. 11, 1890); Prov. Kikuzen : Iwakiri {T. Makino\ Aug. 21, 1890); 

 Prov. UzEN : Otori-mura in Higasbi-tagawa-gori (T. Nacjasaioa\ Aug. 12, 

 1891); Prov. Ugo : Koidzumi in Kwan-ongi-mura (7. Sat6\ Sept. 26, 

 1891, Sept. 1892); Prov. Musashi : Koiwa-mura {T. I\Ialdno\ Aug. and 

 Sept. 1893); Prov. Shimoosa : Ichikawa {T. 3Ialdno\ Oct. 6, 1895); Prov. 

 Iyo : Matsuyaraa {Z. TJmemural Sept. 1, 1897). 



This seems to be distinct from Fimhristylis dipsacea Bentb. ( = Scirpus 

 dipsaceus Kottb. Descr. et Icon. PI. p. bQ, tab. 12, fig. 1), as Maximowicz 

 tbinks. Caryopsis is remarkable in having the curious verrucous append- 



Fimbristylis (Dichelostjdis) aestivalis Yahl. ; Nees in Linnrea IX. 

 p. 290; Koem. et Schult. Syst. Veg. II. p. 96, Mant. p. 55', Spreng. 

 Syst. Veg. I. 'p. 201 ; Steud. Syn. PI. Gyp. p. 110 ; Boeck. in Linntea 

 XXXVII. p. 11 ; Kunth Enum. PI. II. p. 226 ; F. Muell. Fragm. Phyt. 

 Austral. IX. p. 11 ; Bentb. Fl. Hongk. p. 392, et Fl. vVustral. VII. p. 

 310 ; Clarke in Hook. fil. Fi. Brit. Ind. VI. p. 637, et in Journ. Linn. 

 Soc. XXXIV. p. 59. 



. Scirpus cestivalis Ketz. ; Willd. Sp. PI. I p. 308 ; Pers. Syn, PI. I. 

 p. 69 ; Eoxb. Fl. Ind. I. p. 227. 



Fimhristylis Griffitldana Steud. 1. c. p. 110. 



Fimhristylis Griffitldi Boeck. in Flora XLIII. p. 241. 



Fimhristylis tricholepis Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. III. p. 319. 



Fimhristylis dichotortia Boeck. in Flora XLIL p. 70, non. Vahl. 



Fimhristylis leiocarpa Maxim. Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 301. 



Fimhristylis toliyoensis Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VI. (1892) p. 47 

 (nomen). 



Hah. Prov. Musashi : JSTegishi in Tokyo (T. llahino ! Sept. 30, 1888), 

 Tokyo (T. 3Iahino ! 1890), Akabane (T. Blahino ! Oct. |890), Tabata {T, 

 31akino\ Aug. 1900); Prov^. Shimoosa: Msunn (T. Makino \ Oct. 6, 1895); 

 Prov. IwAKi: Mimikai in Fuku-ura-mura (T. Makino \ Aug. 16, 1890). 



This species is distinguished from Fimhristylis squarrosa Vahl. by its 

 glabrous basal-bulb of the style, and also by its usually smaller spiculas 

 and less mucronate glume. 



Fimbristylis (Dichelostylis) squarrosa Vahl. var. esquarrosa Makino, 

 var. nov. 



