116. LAURINER. 391 
13. Lindera precox, Blume, Mus. Bot. i. p. 324; Meisn. in 
DC. Prodr. xv. 1, p. 244; Franch. et Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. i. 
p. 414. 
Benzoin praecox, Sieb. et Zucc. Fi. Jap. Fam. Nat. n. 709. 
Corea: Soul and Chemulpo (Carles!). Herb. Kew. 
Japan. 
» 14. Lindera reflexa, Hemsl., n. sp. 
Arbor vel frutex novellis sericeis, ramulis glauco-purpureis. 
Folia sparsa, petiolata, membranacea, rotundato-ovata vel leviter 
cordata, 23-3 poll. longa et 23 poll. lata, obtusa, supra glabra, 
opaca, subtus pallidiora, plus minusve puberula, venis primariis 
lateralibus utrinque circiter 6 inter se arcuatim anastomosan- 
tibus; petiolus gracilis, glaber, circiter semipollicaris. Flores 
precoces, prope apices ramulorum nudorum producti, umbellati, 
umbellis brevissime pedunculatis circiter 5-floris involucratis, 
bracteis cucullatis cito deciduis, pedicellis 3-4 lineas longis dense 
pilosis. Perianthii segmenta petaloidea, late obovato-oblonga, 
vel spathulata, circiter sesquilineam longa, arcte reflexa, plus 
minusve pilosa, simul glandulis pellucidis crebre punctata ; 
anthere etiam pellucido-punctate. Bacca non visa. 
Kwanetune: North River (Ford, 128!). Herb Kew. 
The flowers boiled for dissection emitted a powerful aromatic 
odour. Mr. Ford’s dried specimens were from an individual 
cultivated in the Hongkong botanic garden, brought by a native 
from the North River, above Canton. 
15. Lindera sericea, Blume, Mus. Bot. i. p. 324; Meisn. in 
DC. Prodr. xv. 1, p. 245; Hance in Journ. Bot. 1881, p. 301; 
Franch. et Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. i. p. 415. 
Benzoin sericeum, Sieb. et Zucc. FI. Jap. Fam. Nat. n. 708. 
Huren: Patung district and Tunghu (A. Henry, 2829, 6452). 
Herb. Kew. 
Japan. l 
Several other Chinese specimens in the Kew Herbarium are 
named Lindera sericea, Blume; but we are not clear about the dis- 
tinctions between this and Z. glauca, Blume, though the former 
is described as having “ folia precocia” and the latter as having 
* flores preecoces.” 
