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Asa Gray (Proc. Amer. Acad. v. 326), that Stijrax is best divided 

 into two subgenera or sections, Eusttjrax and Strigilia, the latter 

 inchiding Cyrta. 



33. Jasminum Mesnyi, s}^. nor. — Suffruticuhis 3-4-pedahs, 

 glaberrimus, ramis angnlatis vimineis, fohis synanthiis oppositis 

 trifoholatis petiolo 4-hneah articulatis fohoHs oblongis v. oblongo- 

 lanceolatis papyraceis venis inconspicuis utrinque opacis snbtus 

 pallidis ajDice mucronatis terminah majore 2 poll, longo 5-7 lin. 

 lato basi in petiolulum bilinealem cimeato lateralibus 1-1^- poll, 

 longis 3^-5 lin. latis sessilibus, floribus axillaribus solitariis pedim- 

 culo 4-5 lineali paria 2-3 bractearum oblongarum calyci sequi- 

 longarum gerente fiiltis, calycis lobis lineari-oblougis acuminatis 

 3 lin. longis tubnm campaniilatuni duplo superantibus, corollas 

 aureae tubo 5^ lin. longo lobis latis obtusis 6 lin. longis, staminibus 

 stylo longioribus coroUcB tubo aequilongis. 



Prope Mei-chu-chiu, prov. KAvei-chau, alt. s. m. 6000 ped., d. 11 

 Aprilis 1880, legit W. Mesny, quo teste, in variis xn-ovinciae locis, 

 hieme praesertim laete florens, viget. (Herb, propr. n. 21211.) 



Appears quite distinct from its near ally J. nudijlonim, Lindl., 

 by its synanthous leaves, with much larger narrowly oblong leaflets, 

 and by its corolla being only half the size. 



34. Forsythia viridissima, Lindl. — Juxta oppidum Shi-fung, 

 prov. Kwei-chau, alt. 6500 ped., d. 10 Aprihs 1880, leg. W. Mesny. 



35. Osmanthus fragrans, Lour.-ln montosis provinciarum Kwei- 

 chau atque Sz-chu'an, sponte nee raro vigentem, altitudinemque 

 15 pedum adtingentem, mensibus Aug. 1879, Sept. 1880, invenit 

 W. Mesny. Leaves narrower and flowers smaller than in the 

 cultivated plant. 



36. Bnddleia (Neemda) madagascariensis, Lam. — Prope I-chang, 

 prov. Hu-peh, Apr. 1880, legit T.Watters. New, I believe, to China. 



37. Ge7itiana scahra, Bge., /3. Bilrgeri, Maxim. ? — In locis um- 

 bratis collium siccorum, Ning-po, rara, d. 7 Sept. 1877, leg. Han- 

 cock. I am very doubtful as to this being referable to the 

 Ja}3anese plant, of which no diagnosis has, I believe, been given. 

 The flowers are solitary or in pairs, and the leaves, which are 

 ovate-lanceolate, are less approximate than in 6r. septemfida, Pall. ! 

 G. Boissieri, Schott ! and G. gelida, M. B. ! next which G. scahra 

 is stationed. 



38. Sicertia (^Ophelia) diluta, Benth & Hook. f. — In collibus siccis 

 ditionis Ningpoensis copiose, d. 7 Sept. 1877, flor. et frf. legit W. 

 Hancock. I have never before seen specimens from any locality 

 south of Chi-fu, by the Shan-tung promontory. The collector 

 describes the flowers as pale grey, and streaked. They are usually 

 pentamerous in all my specimens. 



39. Mazus stachydifolius, Maxim. — I-chang, prov. Hu-peh, vere 

 1879, coll. Watters ; circa Chin-kiang, Maio 1880, leg. Bullock. 



40. JEginetia jjediinculata, Wall. — Ad ripas fluvii, prope oppid. 

 Liu-chu, prov. Kwang-si, d. 20 Junii 1879, coll. W. Mesny. Only 

 hitherto known from the hill districts of India. 



41. Catalpa Bnngei, C. A. M. — Frequens ad latera collium, 

 Ning-po, prov. Che-kiang, 29 Apr. 1879, altitudinem 15-20 ped. 



