106 



Sagittaria sagittifolia Lour. Fl. Cochinch. p. 570 (ed. Willd. p. 

 698), ex Sims. 



Sagittaria sagittifolia a. edulis Sieb. Syn. PI. Oecon. Jap. 1830, p. 

 17 ; Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 70. 



? Sagittaria obtusa Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 242, excl. no in. Linn. 



Norn. Jap. Kuivai. 



Hob. Prov. Musashi : Mikawazima-mura, cult. (T. MaMno\ Sept. 

 27, 1888), Adzusawa near Akabane, cult. (T. Makino\ Oct. 30, 1898), 

 Tokyo, cult. (T. Makino ! Aug. 1901). 



This is commonly cultivated throughout Japan for their edible tubers. 



Sagittaria sagittifolia Linn. var. pygmaea (Miq.) Makino. 



Sagittaria pygmwa Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 70 ; Franch. et Sav. 

 Enurn. PI. Jap. II. p. 17. 



Sagittaria sagittifolia ft. oligocarpa Micheli in DC. Monogr. Phane- 

 rog. III. p. 68. 



Hab. Prov. Musashi : Tokyo (B. Yatabe and Z. Malsumura ! Oct. 

 1.4, 1884), Shimura (T. Makino ! Oct. 1890, Sept. 7, 1893) ; Prov. Tosa : 

 Kaida in Nagaoka-gori (S. Yano ! herb 1. c. July 25, 1890) ; Prov. Suo : 

 Ochi-mura (Z>. Nikail herb. 1. c. June 16, 1899). 



Alisma reniforme Don Prodr. F\. Nepal, p. 22 ; Spreng. Syst. Veg. 

 IV. Pers II. p. 144; Kunth. Enum. PI. III., p. 151; Wight Ic. tab. 

 322; Benth. Fl. Austral. VII. p. 186; Hook. fil. Fl. Brit, Ind. VI. p. 

 560 ; Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VIII. 1894, pp. 



Alisma parnassifolium F. Muell. Fragm. Phyt. Austral. VIII. p. 214, 

 et Sec. Syst. Cens. Austral. PI. I. 205, non Bassi. 



Alisma parnassifolium ;3. majus Micheli in DC. Monogr. Phanerog. 

 III. p. 36. 



Alisma calophyllum Wall. 



Hab. Prov. Kadzusa : Hongo-mura (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. 

 Tokyo, Aug. 13, 1880); Prov. Shimoosa: Mama (T. Makino\ Sept. 1891); 

 Prov. Musashi: Negishi in Tokyo (T. l\[akino\ Aug. 12 and 17, Sept, 

 Oct. 1888). 



Asparagus lucidus Lindl. var. pygmaeus Makino in Bot. Mag., 

 Tokyo, XL 1897, p. 281. 



Densely csespitose, quite glabrous, deep-green, attaining about 38 cm. 

 in height. Boots densely fasciculate, thick and fleshy, oblong-fusiform 



