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many, erect-patent, arcuate upwards ; petiole pilose ; sheath longer than 

 the petiole, about 5-13 mm. long, truncate, antrorsely adpressed pilose, long- 

 ciliated with erect hairs. Infloresence loosely ramose with filiform branches, 

 the internodes of the rachis and branches glabrous and glutinous towards 

 the top. Spikes slender, angustate, IJ-TJ cm. long, about 4 mm. across, 

 rather densely flowered, but often interruptedly flowered below ; bracts oval, 

 thinly pilose, long-cihated, green but scarious on the margin. Flowers 3-7- 

 fasciculate, shortly pedicellate, 2 mm. long ; pedicel very slightly longer than 

 the bracts. Perianth 4-5-fid, pale; segments oval or oval-elliptical, rounded- 

 obtuse, concave. Stamens 7-8, included ; filament subulato-filiform. 

 Ovary ellipsoid ; styles 3, connate below, shorter than the ovary. Akene 

 completely enclosed in the perianth, ellipsoid, acutely pointed, at the top, 

 trigonous with obtuse angles, castaneous-black, smooth, shining. If mm. 

 long, the face concave in centre. 



Hab. Prov. Tosa : Sakawa (T, Makino\ 1884, July 14, 1889), Kamo 

 {T. Blakino \ Sept. 21, 1887), Mitani {T. Blakino ! Oct. 6, 1892), Mt. 

 Kuromori {R. Yatahe ! herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Aug. 3, 1888 ; 

 Prov. Kii : Mr. Shiromi-toge (J. Matsumtira and S. Ohuho ! herb. ibid. 

 July 24, 1883) ; Prov. Sagami : llbago in Hakone {S. Olubo ! herb. ibid. 

 Aug. 18, 1883); Prov. Musashi : Okusawa {T. MaJdnol Aug. 14, 1900), 

 Shibuya-mura (T. MaJcino ! Aug. 4, 1900), Near Nakano (T. Maldno ! Sept. 

 22, 1896), Near Arai (T. Mahinol Sept. 22, 1896); Prov. Shimoosa : 

 Konodai {T. Makino\ Sept. 1894), Shimoshidzu {T, MaUno ! Sept. 10, 1895). 



var. /?. robustum Makino. 



More robust and taller. Stem glabrous, or slightly pilose towards 

 the top of the internodes. Leaves angustato-lanceolate, narrowly acuminate, 

 minutely pilose above, pilose on the midrib and veins beneath, aculeato- 

 ciliated, attaining 14cm. long, 2icm. wide; petiole very short, sheath 

 attaining 1 J cm. in length. Spike attaining about 9 cm. long. Flowers 

 smaller. If cm. long. Akene smaller, li mm. long. 



Hah, Prov. Tosa: Sakawa {T, MaJdnol 1884), Kamo (T. Makino \ 

 Sept. 21, 1887) ; Prov. Mikawa : Nakakakiuchi in Higashi-kamo-goro (G, 

 Nagura ! Sept, 17, 1897) ; Prov. Iwashiro : Aidzu {J. Matsumura ! herb. 

 Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Aug. 23, 1879), Foot of Mt. Bandai {J, 

 Matsumura ! herb. ibid. Aug. 17, 1879) ; Prov. Iwaki : Mimikai in Fukuura- 

 mura {T, Mahino \ Aug. 16, 1890); Prov, Suo : Kano-mura in Tsunogori 

 (D, NiJcail herb. ibid. Aug. 13, 1896); Prov. HroAKA : Horomui (Y. 

 Tohubuchi ! herb. ibid. Aug. 19, 1892), Horoidzumi ; Y. Tohuhuclii ! Aug. 

 17, 1892). {To he continued.) 



