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Cultivated at Peking (Bretschneider!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. 
Kew. 
Widely spread in Asia. 
2. Datura Stramonium, Lina. Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p. 179; DC. 
Prodr. xiii. 1. p. 540; Franchet, Pl. David. p. 221. 
Cuna : various localities (Ross! Henry ! Mesny! and others). 
Herb. Kew. 
Now all over the world in temperate and tropical regions. 
[Datura Metel, Linn., and D. feroz, Linn., both widely spread 
plants, are also recorded as occurring in China. | 
1. Scopolia japonica, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. viii. p. 629 ; Franch. 
et Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. i. p. 341. 
Corra: Soul mountains (Carles!). Herb. Kew. 
Japan. 
2. Scopolia sinensis, Hemsi., n. sp. 
S. luride simillima, differt omnino glaberrima, calyce quam 
corolla dimidio breviore, corolle lobis minus rotundatis, calyce 
fructifero fere globoso circiter pollicari (in S. lurida calyx 
elongatus est et bipollicaris), seminibus distincte reticulato- 
rugosis. 
Hurrn: Patung district and Chienshih (A. Henry!) ; SZE- 
CHUEN: North Wushan (A. Henry!) Herb. Kew. 
There are excellent fruiting specimens of this plant, but only 
one perfect flower, which we have not dissected, because it 18 
better to keep it whole; and the decided different characteristics 
indicated above readily distinguish it from S. lurida, Dunal, which 
it otherwise closely resembles. 
3. Scopolia tangutica, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. xi. p. 275. 
Kansun: head of the Hoangho (Przewalski ex Maximowicz). 
1. Physochlaina physaloides, G. Don, Gen. Syst. iv. p. 470. 
Scopolia physaloides, Dunal in DC. Prodr. xiii. 1. p. 554. 
Hyoscyamus physaloides, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 1. p. 180; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 
iii. p. 184; Mazim. Ind. Fl. Pek. in Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 475; Bot. Mag. 
t. 852; Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. i. t. 13. 
Norta Curva (ex Dunal et Maximowicz). 
Widely spread in Siberia. 
