60 MR. W. T. TUTCHER ON NEW SPECIES 
hills are almost perpendicular, and after cutting a path through 
to a likely spot, one is often confronted with a perpendicular 
rock which bars all progress. The only thing to do is to make 
the assault from another direction ; but this will give some idea 
of how it is species are being constantly added to the Flora and 
the difficulty of the collector. 
Ferns are represented by over 100 species and grasses by 
nearly as many. There are between 90 and 100 species of 
Leguminosz, and between 70 and 80 of Cyperaces. The Com- 
posites are between 60 and 70 and Orchids about 60. Although 
many additions are found in almost inaccessible places, others, 
on the other hand, are obtained in the most unlikely places, such 
as alongside publie roads which are traversed daily. Sloanea 
hongkongensis, for instance, grows quite close to and overhangs 
a road leading from Mt. Vietoria to Aberdeen, a village on the 
south side of the island. Lagerstremia Fordii, which was first 
discovered on the island of Lantao, grows close to the road leading 
from Pokfulum to Aberdeen. A curious instance of overlooking 
à species which had been found by Champion 50 years ago may 
here be noticed. Champion stated that Quercus Eyre? was 
abundant in the Wong-nei-cheong wood, east of the Happy 
Valley; but some years later Hance said he could uot understand 
Champion making such a statement, as he could not find the plant 
there at all, and came to the conclusion that an oak which he 
found in the Happy Valley wood was the species Champion 
referred to. Hance’s error is pointed out by Skan in the ‘ Index 
Flora Sinensis, where Hance's plant is described as Quercus 
alternata. All other collectors as well as Hance were unable 
to find Champion's plant, and the only specimens known were 
those in the Kew Herbarium. In the spring of last year I was 
looking up the Hongkong Oaks, and wanted to get living 
specimens of as many as possible, as some of them were not in 
the Hongkong Herbarium, so I thought I could not do better 
than look for Quercus Eyrei in the wood mentioned by Champion, 
where to my surprise I found it without difficulty. It was quite 
common in the wood, many of the trees being 30 feet high, and 
some of them overhanging the public road. Mucuna macrobotrya, 
stated by Hance to grow near the Buddhist Temple, Causeway Bay, 
I have never been able to find, although I have often looked for it. 
The general aspect of the Hongkong Flora is that of a more 
northern latitude, although most of the species are tropical. 
