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membranaceous towards the apex and margins, pale and thinly mem- 

 branaceous in centre, strongly remotely 2-nerved, subtilely scaberulous 

 externally, involving the genitals, light green towards the nerves, subhyalino- 

 membranaceous and one-folded ia centre, not carinate, about 4 mm. or more 

 long. Lodicules 3, as long as the ovary, ovate, oblique, shortly acuminate 

 or subobtuse, entire, hyalino-membranaceous, two of them thick at the 

 base. Stamens 3, exserted ; filament fihform, not exceeding the spicula ; 

 anther oblong-linear, about 3 J mm. long, the cells acute at the apex, 

 obtuse at the basal end. Ovary obovato -fusiform or obovato-oblong, 1mm. 

 long, smooth ; styles 2, erect, plumose, pale, distinct or very shortly connate 

 at the base. Oaryopsis obovoid-globose or oval-globose, somewhat oblique, 

 mucronulate at the top, more or less transversely rugose, shorter than 

 the fruiting glumes but half-exposed, brown, 2 J mm. long. 



Nom. Jap. Taki-ldhi (in lyo), Kashima-gaya (in Nagoya). 



Hah. Prov. Iyo : Dogo {T. Nagasaiva 1 May 1889 ; Z. Umemura ! Aug. 

 1897), Fudzinoishi (Y, and T. Yoshmaga ! August 1890), Uwazima (Z. 

 Umemura ! June 7, 1896) ; Prov. Mikawa : Kaikuku, cult, from Nagoya 

 {G: Nagura\ n. 397, June 20, 1900); Prov. Tsushima: Idzugahara (F. 

 Yahe ! July 25, 1901), Kutamichi (/f. Hiroia ! July 6, 1902) ; Prov. Br- 

 TCHu: Kawanose in Kamiichi-mura {Z. YosJiinol Jane and July 1, 1902), 

 Takahashi, cult, from Kawanose (Z. Yoshinol July 7, 1903}. 



This grass is new to the Flora of Japan, and not uncommon in 

 south-western parts of this country, having the remarkable caryopsis. 



Disirih. China. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum Linn. Cod. n. 227. 



Culm attaining 38 cm. in height including the spike. Leaves thin, 

 glabrous, attaining 5 mm. broad. Panicle spiciform, 3-4 cm. long ; rachis 

 and pedicel glabrous. Inferior 2 glumes quite glabrous and shining. 



Hah. Prov. Kitami in Hokkaido : Mt. Eishiri in Isl. Eishiri {T. MaJdno ! 

 Aug. 1903). 



It grows among grasses on and near the summit of the mountain. 

 New to the Japanese Flora. 



Eriophorum japonicum Maxim, in Mel. Biol. XIL p, 558, (1886). 

 Perennial, attaining 45 cm. in height. Leaves short, linear or linear- 

 lanceolate. Corymb compound; radii several, all reclinate to one side, 



