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RAINFALL,

Particulars of the rainfall registered in the Botanic Gardens will be found in Appendix E.

REVENUE.

A summary of the Revenue of the Department is given in Appendix G.

I have, &c.,

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT.

Appendix A.

ADDITIONS TO THE HONGKONG FLORA.

Melodorum Oldhami, Hemsley.—Rather common in a ravine on the southern slope of Mt. Parker, flowering in March. First found by OLDHAM in Formosa, but not previously recorded from elsewhere.

Limacia sagittata, Oliver.-Collected in a shady ravine on the south of Mt. Parker in April and afterwards to the south of Slicko Gap. The species was described from specimens collected by Dr. A. HENRY at Ichang, but had not until now been found anywhere else. There is a single leaf in the Hongkong Her- bariam with a label bearing the above name in Dr. HENRY's handwriting, but Mr. Fonn has queried the accuracy of the determination. The leaf is certainly different in shape from those on the plants collected by me, which are identical with the fehang specimens.

Prunus japonica, Thunb.-Collected on the northern slope of Mt. Victoria near the Peak Rd., flowering in February. Found also by Col. BIRDwoon in the New Territory. A native of various parts of China and Japan.

Kalancha laciniata, DC.--Found under cultivation in a Chinese garden at Sookunpo. Only previously collected in China by AnNDERSON in Yunnan, although figured in BRAAM's Icones Plantarum sponte China nascentium, published in 1821. According to BRETSCHNEIDER. BRAAM came to China in 1758 and resided at Macao and Cauton till 1773, when he returned to Holland. He came back to Canton some years later and accompanied the Dutch embussy to Peking in 1794. It would be interesting to know whether this species is really wild in the neighbour- hood of Canton or Macao. It is not likely to be found near Peking as it is a native of India, Java and Tropical Africa.

Apium leptophyllum, F. Muell.~Collected on roadsides in June. The first record for China.

Uncaria hispida, Haviland.-Two plants only, growing in a ravine south of Sheko Gap. Previously collected in Lantao but not recorded elsewhere from China,

Ardisia pusilla, A. DC.-Common in a deep ravine on the south side of Mt. Parker. Previously collected by Dr. B. C. HENRY near Lungmun, 100 miles east of Canton. A native of Japan.

Hygrophylla salicifolia var. assurgens, C. B. Clarke.-Iu a swamp at Soo-

kunpo.

Herniaria hirsuta, Linn.-Collected by Col. BIRDWOOD in September. The first representative of the Order, Illecebraceae, found in Hongkong. A native of Europe.

Machilus macrophylla, Hemsley.-This magnificent species with leaves 9 to 10 inches long was found in a ravine on the southern slope of Mt. Parker where it was represented by several trees 20 feet high and many smaller specimens, flower- ing in March. Only previously recorded in Hupeh and Szechuen.

Asplenium ruta folium, Kunze.-Plentiful in a shady ravine on the south of Mt. Parker. The first record for the island.