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232 FLORULA HONGKONGENSIS. 
Plant with somewhat the habit of Bellis or Brachycome ; the heads 
from one-third to half an inch in diameter, 
Froruta Honexoncensts: an Enumeration of the Plants collected 
in the Island of Hong-Kong, by Major J. G. Champion, 954% Reg., 
the determinations revised and the new species described by GEORGE 
BENTHAM, Esa. 
(Continued from p. 199.) 
COMPOSITÆ. 
1. Cyanopis pubescens, Blume.—DC. Prodr. vol. v. p. 69. 
Hong-Kong, a single specimen. ; 
2. Vernonia (Tephrodes) cinerea, Less.—DC. Prodr. vol. v. p. 24. 
Hong-Kong. 
3. Vernonia (Strobocalyx) solanifolia, Benth. in Lond. Journ. Bot. 
vol. i. p. 486. 
A beautiful species, abundant on the hills. Flowers purple, highly 
perfumed. These specimens and those gathered by Fortune (n. 175) 
are much further advanced than those of Hinds formerly described. 
The leaves are sometimes almost pointed. The involucral scales are 
short and blunt, almost rounded; the pappus more than twiee the 
length of the involucre, the outer sete short and rather numerous; the 
achenia smooth or with only a very few short hairs. 
4. Vernonia (Lepidaploa) congesta, Benth. l.c. p. 487. 
Very abundant at Hong-Kong. Flowers yellow, sweetly perfumed. 
= 5. Vernonia (Lepidaploa) Cumingiana, Benth., sp. n.; fruticosa, sub- 
‘scandens? ramulis ferrugineo-tomentosis teretibus, foliis breve pe- . 
. tiolatis ovali-oblongis acuminatis supra puberulis subtus rufo-tomen- 
.. tosis, paniculis terminalibus oligocephalis, capitulis pedicellatis circa 
. 20-floris, involucri ovato-globosi squamis ovatis interioribus oblongis 
acutiusculis, achenio vix puberulo, pappi setis exterioribus paucis. 
—Halitu et foliis F. extense, DC., subsimilis, differt tomento ferru- 
gineo densiore, capitulis majoribus, squamis acutioribus. Achenia 
10-striata, vix compressiuscula, glabra v. minute puberula. Pappus 
rufus, involucro duplo longior; sete exteriores quam interiores 
pleræque paulo breviores, nonnullz tamen triplo breviores. 
Victoria Peak and elsewhere; gathered also by Mr. Cuming in the 
