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latis, floribus 5-10 aggregatis pedimcnlo brevissimo ferrugineo- 

 piloso bracteis ovalibus albidis ciliatis munito suffultis, calycis 

 membranacei albidi glaberrimi lobis ovatis obtusis apice macula 

 purpurea iiotatis - tubum aequantibus, coroUae nivete segmentis 

 oblongis, baccis ovoideis glabris calycis dentibus coronatis. 



In monte Victoria Peak, ins. Hong-Kong, d. 13, August! 1881 

 fructiferam, Novembrique floriferam invenit cl. C. Ford. (Herb, 

 propr. n. 21799.) 



A very pretty species, exceedingly rare where found, remark- 

 able for its neat foliage ; the nearest ally of which is no doubt the 

 Singalese S. elegans, Thw. 



6. Tylophora macrantha, sp. nov. — Latissime scandens, 

 caulibus leviter tomentellis, foliis tenuibus glaberrimis ovatis 

 acuminatis basi truucatis v. subcordatis ad petioli insertionem 

 supra minute glandulosis veuulis reticulatis nou prominulis subtus 

 pallidioribus 4^ poll, longis 3^ poll, latis petiolo If poll, longo, 

 umbellis circ. 80-floris pedunculo glabro petiolo dimidio breviore 

 V. aequilongo suffultis, pedicellis gracilibus pollicaribus pilosulis, 

 floribus pallide viridulis diametro 9-linealibus, sepalis ovato-lan- 

 ceolatis linealibus, corolla lobis conniventibu s late oblongis apice 

 obtusis leviter oblique emarginatis 4 lin. longis, corouje staminese 

 basi adnata foliolis cucuUatis ex apice depresso in acumen breve 

 productis dorso profunde sulcatis gynostemium adaequantibus, 

 stigmate subplano mutico. 



In silvula ad pagum Heong-Kong, insulae Hong-Kong, ineunte 

 Maio, 1881, coll. C. Ford. (Herb, propr. n. 21728.) 



A well-marked species, noticeable for the large size of its 

 flowers. 



7. Cryptocarya concinna, sp. nov. — Ramulis angulatis 

 tenuissime tomentellis, foliis chartaceis e basi s^epius oblique 

 cuneata elliptico-oblongis breviter obtuse acuminatis penninerviis 

 supra glaberrimis sublucidis vix reticulatis subtus glaucescentibus 

 dense prominulo-reticulatis sub lente minute hirtellis, 2-4 poll. 

 longis 13-16 lin. latis petiolo 3-6 lineali, paniculis axillaribus et 

 terminalibus laxiusculis thyrsoideis tomentellis folio brevioribus v. 

 longioribus, floribus tomentosis. 



In silvis vaUis Wong-nei-chung, ins. Hong-Kong, d. 23, Aug., 

 1880, detexit C. Ford. (Herb, propr. n. 21748.) 



A very neat species, allied to C. florihunda, Nees ! C. obliqiia, 

 Bl. ! and C. glaucescens, R. Br. ! 



8. Beilschmiedia {Eubeilschniiedia) cmxENSis, sp. nov. — 

 Frutescens, ramulis foliisque novellis aureo-tomentellis adultis 

 glabris, foliis oppositis v. alteruis coriaceis elliptico-oblongis basi 

 cuneatis apice breviter obtuse acuminatis supra glaberrimis vix 

 nitidis subtus glaucescentibus pilisque brevibus oculo tantum 

 armato conspicuis conspersis penninerviis utrinque sed supra magis 

 reticulato-venosis 3-pollicaribus petiolo 5-lineali, paniculis petioluui 

 duplo circiter superantibus basi nudis rachi floribusque aureo- 

 tomentellis, pedicellis brevissimis, perigonii 2-linealis tubo cam- 

 panulato limbi laciniis subobovatis duplo breviore, filamentis 



