July, mi] T. MAKING. -OBSERVATIONS ON THE FLORA OF JAPAN. 179 



Nom. Jap. Mitsuba-no-baikwawbren. 

 Hab. JAPAN, mountains. 



The leaves exactly similar to those of Coptis trifoUa Salish., 

 but the rhizome is always thicker ; the form of the follicles is 

 very different from the latter species. 



Aster viscidulus Making, nom. nov. 



Aster trinervius var. viscidulus Making in But. \Ia,t^., 

 Tokyo, XVIII. (1904), p. 105, et in Iinuma, vSomoku-Dxusctsu, 

 cd. 3, 4 (1912), 17, p. 16, tab. 17. 



Aster Maackii Maxim, in litt. non Regel. 



Nom. Jap. Miyama-giku. 



Hab. JAPAN, mountains (T. Making!). 



Solidago Virgaurea Linn. Sp. PI. p. 880. 

 var. minutissima Making, var. nov. 



Perennial, pusil, ^-2^ cm. high ; rhizome erect, thickish, 

 rather elongate, rooting ; roots fibrous, long. Radical leaves 

 tufted, petioled, oval to elliptical, mucronato-acute at the apex, 

 acute at the base, entire or few-serrate and patently ciliated on 

 margin, glabrous on both surfaces, 4-9 mm. long, 8-6 mm. 

 wide, anastomotic veinlets conspicuous beneath; petiole shorter 

 than the blade, patently ciliated on edges. Stem gracile, folii- 

 ferous, simple or few-ramose, with one to several heads. 

 Heads small, with several ray-flowers; ligules oblong. Achene 

 glabrous, nearly 3 mm. long. 



Nom. Jap. Issun-kinkwa (nov.). 



Hab. Prov. OSUMI : Mt. Miyanoura-dake in Isl. Yaku- 

 shima (T. Making! Sept. 1909). 

 An extremely small form. 



Solidago Yokusaiana Making, nom. nov. 

 Solidago Virgaurea var. angustifolia Making in Bot. Mag., 

 Tokyo, XII. (1898), p. 140. 



Nom. Jap. Okina-gusa, Aoyagi-so. 



