G 1. BANUNCULACE^). 



quhart ! Hance ! Wright !) ; Kwangtung : islands near Macao 

 (Vachell\); Luchf {Wright !) . Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 



This species, as here limited, is very variable in foliage ; but 

 the extreme forms in the Kew Herbarium named by Kuntze 

 respectively C. oreophila, Hance, and C. Meyeniana, Walp., are 

 connected by intermediate ones of every degree, 



21. Clematis nannophylla, Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 707. 

 Kansuii : south of the Hoangho (Przewalski Sf Piasezki ex 



Maximowicz). 



22. Clematis orientalis, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 1, p. 543 ; DC. 

 Prodr. i. p. 3 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 583; Franchet, PI. 

 David, p. 12 ; Hance in Journ. Bot. 1885, p. 321. 



Var. intricata, Maxim. 1. c. (cum synon.) ; Bunge, PI. China 

 Bor. p. 1 (species). 



Chihli : Peking (Bretschneider ! Bushell !) ; Kansuh : south of 

 the Hoangho (Piasezki ex Maximowicz MSS.), Hami (Mesny ex 

 Hance). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 



Persia, through Northern India to Mandshuria. 



23. Clematis paniculata, Thunh. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ii. p. 337 ; 

 DC. Prodr. i. p. 3 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 595 ; Franchet, 

 PI. David, p. 12. 



Suxngking: Chianshan (Bossl); Kiangstj (Poli ex Franchet 

 MSS.) ; Chekiang : Meichi (Poli ex Franchet) ; Kiangsi : 

 Kiukiang (David, 882, ex Franchet) ; Cokea (WyJceham Perry !). 

 Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 



Japan. 



24. Clematis parviloba, Oardn. et Champ, in Hook. Few Journ. 

 Bot. i. 1841, p. 241 ; Benth. Fl. Honglc. p. 6 ; Maxim, in Mel. 

 Biol. ix. p. 597. 



Hongkong (Champion I Wright I Wilfordl Lamontl). Mus. 

 Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 



25. Clematis patens, Morr. et Dene, in Bull. Acad. Brux. iii. 

 1836, p. 173 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. ix. p. 599 ; Hance in Journ. 

 Bot. 1880, p. 257. 



Clematis caerulea, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1955. 

 Hupeh : Ichang (Waiters ex Hance). 



The only wild specimens we have seen are from Japan ; and 

 the cultivated ones at Kew are of the same origin. 



