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Supplement.
ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF HONGKONG AND THE
NEW TERRITORIES.
1. Clematis Benthamiana, Hemsl.--Collected near Taipo by Mr. S. B. C. Ross. Previously known from several localities in Kwang-tung and elsewhere in China.
2. Tetracera sarmentosa, Vahl.--Near Taipo, collected by Mr. S. B. C. Ross. Common in the South of China.
3. Holboellia cuneata, Oliv.?--As the specimen is only in leaf there is some doubt about its identification. The same plant has been collected in a similar state in Hongkong. Near Sam Chung by Mr. S. B. C. Ross.
4. Camellia salicifolia, Champ.--Found in a wood near Lo Shu Tin. Only previously known from the island of Hongkong.
5. Sida rhombifolia, Linn.--Collected by Mr. S. B. C. Ross in the New Territories. Common in South China.
6. Grewia hirsuta, Vahl.--Near Taipo, by Mr. S. B. C. Ross. Known from the North and West Rivers in Kwangtung and from Southern India and Ceylon.
7. Triumfetta rhomboidea, Jacq.--New Territories, Mr. S. B. C. Ross. Common in South China and distributed in Tropical Asia, Africa and America.
8. Triumfetta pilosa, Roth.--Tatiyan. Common in South China and found in tropical Asia and Africa.
9. Ilex macrocarpa, Oliv.--One tree near Cheung Mi and another in the wood at U Kau Tin. Only previously recorded from the Lienchow River in Kwangtung but known from Hupeh and Szechuen.
10. Euonymus japonicus, Thunb.--In a wood at Lo Shu Tin. Known from several provinces in China and from Japan.
11. Rourea microphylla, Planch.--Found by Mr. S. B. C. Ross near Taipo. Recorded from various localities in Kwangtung.
12. Desmodium latifolium, DC.--Alongside the road near Taipo. Collected in Hongkong and Swatow and widely spread in tropical Africa and Asia.
13. Desmodium gangeticum, DC.--Collected at Taipo. Found in various localities in Kwangtung and diffused in tropical Africa and Asia.
14. Desmodium triflorum, DC.--Found by Mr. S. B. C. Ross in the New Territories. Common in Hongkong and known from most tropical countries.