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equal narrow lobes. Ovary deeply 4-parted, accompanied by a minute 

 rounded disk at the lower side ; lobes oblong, glabrous, minute. Nutlets 

 erect, elliptical, compressed, obtusely subtrigonous, smooth, 2 J mm. long. 



Hab. Prov. Sagami : Mt. Hakone (B. Yatabe and Z. Matsumura ! 

 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July 26, 1881); Prov. Musashi : Mt, 

 Buko (T. Makino \ July 20, 1888); Prov. Hitachi : Mt. Tsukuba (C. 

 Owatari ! herb. 1. c. July 8, 25, 1895) ; Prov. Yamashiro : Mt. Hiei (N. 

 Tal-emura\ June 16, 1901). 



It may be separable into two forms of a. crenata and b. lobato- 

 crenata ; the former being usually more robust, with broader and crenate 

 leaflets, and usually light-coloured flowers, while the latter being gracile, 

 small and pauci-lobato-crenate leaflets and deep-violet flowers. 



Var. pumila Franch. et Saw 1. c. ; Makino 1. c. 



Bab. Prov. Tosa: Punato (T. Makino \ November 10, 1885), Sakawa, 

 cult, (T. Makino \ 1887), Oyashiki in Ogawa-mura (T. MaMnal May 21, 

 1889), Akinokawa in Aki-gori (T. Makino ! June 3, 1892). 



This variety extends to Loochoo Islands southward. The leaves are 

 variable, and the flower is white. 



Vicia sativa Linn. var. normalis Makino Notes on Jap. PI. NV. 

 in Hot, Mag., Tokyo, VI. 1892, p. 53, et IX. 1895, p. 231. 



Leaves without tendril, with an odd leaflet smaller than lateral ones; 

 the latter are more numerous than those of the type. Others as the 

 type. 



Both. Prov. Tosa: Sakawa (T. Makino ! 1889, May 1889), Kochi 

 (S. Yano ! July 1888 ; T. Makino ! 1892) ; Prov. Shima : Toba (Z. TJme- 

 mirral April 20, 1893); Prov. Musasht: Tokyo (T. Makino} May 1895, 

 1900), Tokyo, Pot. Gard. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. 

 Tniv. Tokyo, June 10, 1878, April 10, 1880), Chichibu (12. Yatabe and 

 /. Matsumura \ herb. 1. c. April 25, 1878), Shinagawa (T. Makino \ 

 April 23, 1890) ; Prov. Suimoosa : Kaizin-mura (Herb. ! 1. c. May 27, 

 L885); Prov. Hitachi: Itako (Y. Suzuki ! May 5, 1901). 



This variety is found in field widely spreading over Japan, though 

 less common than the type. 



Dry as octopetala Linn. Sp. PI. p. 501 ; G?ertn. Fruct. et Semin. PI. 



1. 1788, p. 352, tab. LXXIV. fig. 2 ; Pers. Syn. PI. II. p. 57 ; Spreng. 

 Syst. Veg. 11. p. 527; Willd. Sp. PI. II. p. 1118; Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 



2, III. p. 281; DC. Prodr, II. p. 549; Ledeb. Fl. Alt, II. p. 267; Id. 



