Supplement I.
ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF HONGKONG AND NEW TERRITORIES.
1. Drymaria cordata, Willd.-Collected near Cheung Mi. Recorded from Hongkong and from Kwangtung without locality. A common tropical weed.
2. Pentaphylax euryoides, Gardn. & Champ.-In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Not previously found out of the island of Hongkong.
3. Thespesia populnea, Corr.-Near the seashore at Cheung Mi. A tropical seashore plant recorded from the Loochoos and Formosa but not hitherto from the mainland of China.
4. Elaeocarpus sp.-A tree 12 feet to 15 feet high. Flowers white. In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Apparently new.
5. Elaeocarpus lancefolius, Roxb.-In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Previous localities Hongkong, Formosa, Java and India.
6. Alysicarpus vaginalis, DC.-Near U Kan Tang. Found in Hongkong and throughout the tropics of the Old World.
7. Lespedeza striata, Hook. & Arn.-At Kowloon. Gathered in Hongkong and various places in China.
8. Altingia gracilipes, Hemsl.-Several trees 40 feet to 60 feet high in the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Only previously recorded from Fokien. The U Kau Tang tree differs from the type in having serrate leaves.
9. Casearia grewiifolia, Vent. In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Only previously known from Malaya and the Philippines.
10. Viburnum odoratissimum, Ker.-On the banks of a stream near Fanling. Found in Hongkong, Fokien, the Loochoos, Japan and eastern India.
11. Adina globiflora, Salisb.-On the banks of a stream near Maipo. Gathered in various localities in Kwangtung and in Shensi.
12. Hedyotis tenelliflora, Bl.-Growing on the southern slopes of the Kowloon hills. Recorded from Hongkong, Macao, Malaya and the Philippines.
13. Webera attenuata, Hook. f.-In a wood near Taiwai, collected in Hongkong, and recorded from China without locality.
14. Lasianthus Wallichii, Wight.-In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Known from Hongkong, the Han River, the Lienchow River, Formosa and eastern India and Malaya.
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Supplement I.
ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF HONGKONG AND NEW TERRITORIES.
1. Drymaria cordata, Willd.-Collected near Cheung Mi. Re- corded from Hongkong and from Kwangtung without locality. A common tropical weed.
2. Pentaphylax euryoides, Gardn. & Champ.-In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Not previously found out of the island of Hongkong.
3. Thespesia populnea, Corr.-Near the seashore at Cheung Mi. A tropical seashore plant recorded from the Loochoos and Formosa but not hitherto from the mainland of China.
4. Elaeocarpus sp.-A tree 12 feet to 15 feet high. Flowers white. In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Apparently new.
5. Elaeocarpus lancæfolius, Roxb.-In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Previous localities Hongkong, Formosa, Java and India.
6. Alysicarpus vaginalis, DC.-Near U Kan Tang. Found in Hongkong and throughout the tropics of the Old World.
7. Lespedeza striata, Hook. & Arn.-At Kowloon. Gathered in Hongkong and various places in China.
8. Altingia gracilipes, Hemsl.-Several trees 40 feet to 60 feet high in the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Only previously re- corded from Fokien. The U Kau Tang tree differs from the type in having serrate leaves.
9. Casearia grewiœfolia, Vent. In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Only previously known from Malaya and the Philippines.
10. Viburnum odoratissimun, Ker.-On the banks of a stream near Fanling. Found in Hongkong, Fokien, the Loochoos, Japan and eastern India.
11. Adina globiflora, Salisb.-On the banks of a stream near Maipo. Gathered in various localities in Kwangtung and in Shensi.
12. Hedyotis tenelliflora, Bl.-Growing on the southern slopes of the Kowloon hills. Recorded from Hongkong, Macao, Malaya and the Philippines.
13. Webera attenuata, Hook, f.-In a wood near Taiwai, col- lected in Hongkong, and recorded from China without locality.
14. Lasianthus Wallichii, Wight.-In the forest reserve at U Kau Tang. Known from Hongkong, the Han River, the Lienchow River, Formosa and eastern India and Malaya.
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