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210. CiTRULLUs vulgaris, Schrad. — Cucumis Citrullus, Ser. in De Cand. Prodr. voL iii. p. 301. 
— Cucurbita Citrullus, Linn. In sunny places (Hance!). 
Zit^a acutangula, Roxb., Coccinia Indica, Wight et Am., Melons, Cucumbers, and other eeculent 
Cucitrhitacew, commonlj found in the Tropics, are grown in Hongkong; TricJiosanihes didca, Koxb. (T. 
Chinensis, Ser. ?) is cultivated at Whampoa.* 
PAPAYACE^. 
211. Carica Papaya, Linn. Cultivated on account of its edible fruit (Hance! Seemann!). 
BEGONIACE^. 
212. DoRATOMETRA Bovfririffiana, Seem. — Begonia Bowringiana, Champ, in Hook. Joum. of 
Bot. and Kew Misc. vol. iv. p. 120 ! In half-shady places (Champion ! Hance !). 
CRASSULACEiE. 
213. Bryophyllum calycinum, Salisb., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iii. p. 396. In waste places 
(Hance! Hinds!). 
SAXIFRAGACEiE. 
214. Adamia versicolor. Fortune in Joum. Hort. Soc. vol. i. p. 298. Lindl. in Paxt. Flow. 
Gard. t. 5. — A. Chinensis, Gardn. et Champ, in Hook. Journ. of Bot. and Kew Misc. vol. i. p. 311 ! 
Ravines of Mounts Victoria and Parker (Champion ! Hance !). 
215. Itea Chinensis, Hook, et Am. Bot. Beech, p. 189. t, 39. Happy Valley, on the outskirts 
of the woods at the top of the ridge (Champion ! Hance !). 
PORTULACE^. 
216. Portulaca oleracea, Linn., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iii. p. 358. On roadsides and in waste 
places (Hance!). 
PARONYCHIE^. 
217. Polycarp^a corymbosa, Lam.— Wight et Arn. Prodr. vol. i. p. 358. Hongkong (Hance !) ; 
also at Macao (VacheU !) . 
UMBELLIFER^. 
218. HvDRocoTYLE AsioHca, Linn., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 62.— H. lurida, Hance in 
Wlprs. Ann. vol. ii. p. 690 ! In swampy meadows (Hance !), in ricefields (Champion !)^ 
219. Hydrocotyle rotundifolia, Roxb., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 64>.—~I{. perexigua, Hance 
in Wlprs. Ann. vol. ii. p. 691 ! In damp, half-shady places (Hance) ; in ricefields (Champion !). 
Coriandnm sativim, L., and the Fennel {Fanicuhm mlgare, Gaertn.) are cultivated. 
* Pa&sifiora fcBtida, Cav., is cultivated in the gardens, but not wild in the Island. 
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