April, 1914.] T. MAKING.— OBSERVATIONS ON THE FLORA OFJAFAN. 107 



stigma shortly bifid with obovoid-sphserical erect-patent lobes ; 

 ovary ovoid-globose, smooth, shortly tapering and continued 

 to the style at the apex, adnata to the basal portion of the 

 calyx-tube at the base, 2-celIed, subtliick-walled, about 1 mm. 

 across ; ovules about 6, pendulous from the apical portion 

 of the loculament, linear-spathulate, acute or obtuse at the 

 apex, compressed, about 1mm. long. Young capsule with 

 a marcescent cah'x at the base, compressed, ovoid, acutely 

 attenuated and long-beaked with the lower portion of the 

 style at the apex, glabrous. 



Nom. Jap. Yamato-rengyo (T. Making, meaning Japanese 

 Forsythia). 



Hab. Prov. BITCHU : Ishigasato-mura in Atetsu-gori (T. 

 Akagi ! April 1 ? 1906 ; Z. Yoshino ! May 23, 1906, April 25, 

 1907 in Herb. T. Making, and April 9, 1908 in Herb. Sc. 

 Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo). 



A wild species growing abundanth or clilfs m the above- 

 cited locality, according to Mr. Zensuke Y'oshino, who kindly 

 sent me the specimens. In spite of its smaller flowers and 

 shorter pedicels like those of Forsythia rirldissima Lindl., 

 this species comes nearer to F. suspensa Vahl than to F. 

 Yiridissima Lindl., the leaves obviously demonstrating the 

 true affinity; the leaves of F. suspensa Vahl are nearly 

 similar to those of my species, especially in the form, size 

 and venation, but differing from the latter species in having 

 entirely glabrous, all serrated-dentate, and often trisected 

 leaves. F. Yiridissima Lindl., which is not the native of 

 but has been recently introduced to this country, widely differs 

 from the present species chiefly in having the tetragonous 

 branchlets and serrated oblong leaves. 



Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Making, nom. nov. 



Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim. Prim. Fl. Amur. (1859), p. 

 85, et 470; Fr. Schmidt, Reis. im Amur. u. Ins. Sachal. (1868), 

 p. 124. 



Lespedeza striata var. stipulacea Debeaux, F1. Tche-fou 



