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Supplement.
ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF HONGKONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
1. Portulaca pilosa, L.-Found by Mrs. C. G. Alabaster on Cheung Chau Island. Previously recorded from Kiaochau and Hainan in China.
2. Galactia tenuiflora, Wight et Arn.-Collected on Cheung Chau Island. Recorded from Hongkong last year for the first time but diffused over tropical Asia.
3. Angelica citriodora, Hance.-Not uncommon in swamps at Fanling. Only previously recorded from White Cloud Hills, Canton.
4. Buddleia officinalis, Max.--One bush, with white flowers, about 10 feet high, on Mt. Gough. The typical form with lilac-coloured flowers has been collected in Hupeh, Szechuen, Shansi, and Kansu, and has been cultivated in the Botanic Gardens since 1913.
5. Ipomoea sinensis, Choisy.-Found near Chinwan. Known from Hongkong and Macao.
6. Hewittia bicolor, Wight.-Collected on Cheung Chau Island. Recorded from Hainan, tropical Asia and Africa.
7. Litsea verticillata, Hance.-From Taimoshan, Shataukok and Lantao. Previously collected north of Canton.
8. Loranthus ampullaceus, Roxb. At Kanghau and Shataukok. Known from the North River, Kwangtung, Chochaufu, India, and Malaya.
9. Dioscorea daemona, Roxb. In a wood at Deepwater Bay. Collected in 1914 at Homuntin and previously known from India, Burmah, and Malaya.
10. Tricholaena Teneriffae, Parlat.-One of the commonest grasses on Cheung Chau Island but not previously recorded from China, although known from India and Africa.
N 18
Supplement.
ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF HONGKONG AND
THE. NEW TERRITORIES.
1. Portulaca pilosa, L.-Found by Mrs. C. G. Alabaster on Cheung Chau Island. Previously recorded from Kiaochau and Hainan in China.
2. Galactia tenuiflora, Wight et Arn.-Collected on Cheung Chau Island. Recorded from Hongkong last year for the first time but diffused over tropical Asia.
3. Angelica citriodora, Hance.-Not uncommon in swamps at Fanling. Only previously recorded from White Cloud Hills. Canton.
4. Buddleia offinialis, Max.--One bush, with white flowers, about 10 feet high, on Mt. Gough. The typical form with lilac- coloured flowers has been collected in Hupeh, Szechuen, Shansi, and Kansu, and has been cultivated in the Botanic Gardens since 1913.
5. Ipomoea sinensis, Choisy.-Found near Chinwan. Known from Hongkong and Macao.
6. Hewittia bicolor. Wight.-Collected on Cheung Chau Island. Recorded from Hainan, tropical Asia and Africa.
7. Litseu verticillata, Hance.-From Taimoshan, Shataukok and Lantao. Previously collected north of Canton.
8. Loranthus ampullaceus, Roxb. At Kanghau and Shataukok. - Known from the North River, Kwangtung, Chochaufu, India, and Malaya.
9. Dioscorea daemona, Roxb. In a wood at Deepwater Bay. Collected in 1914 at Homuntin and previously known from India, Burmah, and Malaya.
10. Tricholaena Teneriffae, Parlat.-One of the commonest grasses on Cheung Chau Island but not previously recorded from China, although known from India and Africa.
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