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Leaves green, slightly glaucous, linear or broadly linear, acuminate, 
scabrous on margin. Flower about 3|-4 cm. across. Calyx virid' 
purpurascent. Petals ^ ;lamina patent, broadly cuneate, irregularly 
laciniate on apical margin, tliinlj pilose, brilliantly purpureo-scarlet 
above, lighter in coloura at the base but deeper above it, flabellately 
longitudinally striate, light coloured beneath ;lacinas about 3-6 mm. 
long, acuminate. 
Nom. Jap. Tokonatsu. 
Hub. JAPAN, cultivated. 
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Belamcanda chinensis (Linn.) Leman in Red. Lil. tab. 121(1807). 
var. curtata Makino, nov. yar. 
Stem »erect, «hört, attaining about 7 decim. in height. Leaves 
short, equitant, much approximate. Common peduncle short, stout; 
pedicel about 1J-3 cm. long. Flower about 5-6 cm. across, explanate. 
Sepals 3, -elliptical or oblong', mucronato-subemargiiiato-rotmded at 
apex, shortly attenuated and nectariferous at base, 15-19 mm. wide; 
nectary yellow. Petals 3, smaller, shortly attenuated into a claw at 
base, retuso-emarginate at apex, about 22-25 mm. long, 10-15 mm. 
wide. Stamens 3, erect, about 2 cm. long; anther linear，with deep- 
yellow pollen, shorter than subulate filament. Style as long as or 
slightly longer than stamens,, narrowly obconicallj enlarged above. 
forma a. vulgaris Makino. 
Perianth ochraceous, punctate with reddish-purple. 
Nom. Jap. Daruma-hiogi. 
Hab. JAPAN, cultivated in gardens. 
forma b. flava Makino. 
Perianth yellow, punctate with deep yellow. 
Nom. Jap. Kibana-darumahiogi. 
Hab, JAPAN, cultivated 111 gardens. 
Bambusa nana Roxb. FI. Ind. II. p.199, a. typica Makino. 
forma albo-Yariegata Makino, nov. 
Culm green. Leaves albo-variegate. 
Nom. Jap. Fidri-lioocliiJcu (nov.). 
Hab. Prov. MUSASHI : Tokyo, cultivated. 
forma yiridi-striata Making, nov . ゥ ： \ 色，』 
Culm attaining 2cm. across, flavescent and often rosy, striate 
with green; striae few to many, loose or close. Leaves not variegated. 
,Nom. Jap. Beni-hoochiku,. Hime-hoochUcu (nov.). 
Hab. Prov. SETTSU : Ashiya and Hyögo, cultivated. 
The culm similar to that oi vor. normälis f. Alphonso Karri Makino. 
(To bs continued.) 
