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FLORULA HONGKONGENSIS: an Enumeration of the Plants collected 
in the Island of Hong-Kong, by Major J. G. Champion, 95/2 Reg., 
the determinations revised and the new species described by GEORGE 
BENTHAM, Esa. 
(Continued from p. 237.) 
STYLIDIEÆ. 
1. Stylidium uliginosum, Sw.—S. Sinicum, Hance, in Walp. Ann. 
vol. ii. p. 1030. 
Moist situations, Hong-Kong. Upon a careful comparison with spe- 
cimens sent by Dr. Gardner, of the original Ceylonese species, I cannot 
discover any difference. De Candolle’s character, taken probably from 
Swartz’s figure, is so far incorrect that the rosulate leaves are not in 
fact sessile; and it does not appear that the S. Kunthii, Wall., from 
Silhet and Mergui, is anything but a rather more robust variety, with 
the leaves usually somewhat larger and firmer. 
CAMPANULACEZÆ. 
1. Piddingtonia nummularia, A. DC. Prodr. vol. vii. p. 341. 
. Common in rice-fields. Flowers purple, in February. 
2. Lobelia £rigona, Roxb.—L. trigona et L. trialata, A. DC. Pm 
vol. vii. p. 359, 360. 
Not common in Hong-Kong. . As suspected by De Candolle, the 
inspection of numerous specimens shows that the L. érialata, Ham., 
cannot be specifically distinguished from the common Z. trigona. The 
leaves vary from cordate to almost acute at the base, sessile or pe- 
tiolate. 
"The plant gathered by Mr. Hinds, which I had referred to Lodelia 
... Chinensis, Lour., is not in Major Champion's collection; my specimen 
.. 3s however so poor that it is very doubtful whether my determination . 
- be correct. 
3. Platycodon grandiflorum, A. DC. Monogr. Campan. p. 125, var. 
Chinense.—P. Chinense, Lindl. et Paxt. Fl. Gard. vol. ii. t. 61. 
On the Chukchow side of the island only ; flowering in June. The 
first flower I examined had a three-celled ovary, and I was disposed to 
. consider it as a true Wahlenbergia, different from the Dahurian Platy- 
codon; a further comparison however shows that it is more probably 
