14 SPICILEGIA FLOR.E SINENSIS. 



8-12-fioris, xDerigoiiio gracili sericeo-pubescente in sicco luteo- 

 purpurasceuti semipollicari lobis brevibus obtusiusculis tubo triplo 

 brevioribus, autheris superioribus subexsertis inferioribus medio 

 tubo sitis, ovario obloiigo apice sericeo-pubesceiite, stylo brevi 

 glaberrimo stigmate magiio capitato, squamulis hypogyiiis binis 

 lineari-oblongis viridibus ovario triplo brevioribus. In prov. 

 Cautouensi, secus fl. North Eivcr, m. Martio, 1877, coll. T. L. 

 Bullock. (Herb, propr. n. 19,989.) 



A pretty and delicate species, apparently quite distinct from 

 any yet described. 



49. Argyrothaimnia (SpercmsJcia) cantonensis, .s^^. nov. Caule 

 tomentoso, foliis alternis flaccidis ovato-oblongis utrinque obtusis 

 grosse et in^equaliter crenato-serratis serraturis sinubusque minute 

 glandulosis supra sparsim pilosis subtus tomentosis penninerviis 

 costa nervisque subtus prominulis copiose et minute pellucido- 

 punctatis 1^-2 poll, longis 7-9 lin. latis petiolo 3-9 lineali, stipulis 

 nuUis, racemis terminalibus hii-sutis, floribus binis v. saepius 

 ternis pedicellatis nunc in ramulos breves dispositis unisexualibus 

 1^ lin. diametro bracteis parvis lanceolatis fultis, sepalis extus 

 hirsutis lanceolatis, petalis tenerrimis albidis deltoideo-obovatis 

 unguiculo brevi sepalis paulo brevioribus, staminibus 10-15 

 triverticillatis parum exsertis filamentis glaberrimis, ovario tridymo 

 hirsuto tuberculis grossis oblongis obsito, stylis bii'sutis bifidis 

 stigmatibus laceris. Secus fl. North Kiver, i^rov. Cantonensis, 

 Martio, 1877, coll. T. L. Bullock. (Herb, propr. n. 19,955.) 



An interesting plant, resembling in general appearance its near 

 relative -i. tuhcrculata, Miill. Arg. ! from North China, but differing 

 by its long-stalked proportionally wider leaves, with crenate 

 teeth, the entke absence of stipules, and the smaller flowers and 

 bracts. 



50. Euphorbia Esiila, L. ; E. cyparissiuides, Boiss. Secus fl. 

 North Eiver, Mart. 1877, leg. Bullock. Common apparently in 

 the extreme north of China, but not previously recorded from the 

 south of the Emph-e. 



51. ChloranthuH japonicus, Siebold. Secus fl. North Eiver, 

 Martio, 1877, leg. Bullock. A singularly meridianal station for a 

 plant heretofore detected only m Japan, the Korean archipelago 

 and Machuria. 



52. Trcivia nudijlora, Willd. Li fruticetis juxta Cantonem, 

 ApriU, 1870, detexit T. Sampson. New to China. 



53. Erlucaulon echimdatinn, Mart. In uliginosis extra Can- 

 tonem, secus viam ad montes Pakwan ducentem, d. 16 Octobris, 

 1866, detexit T. Sampson. This pretty little species had hitherto 

 only been recorded from Burma. 



54. Cyperus Wiyhtii, N. ab E. Whampoa, Maio, 1875. The 

 Chinese plant is quite identical with an Assam specimen gathered 

 by Jenkins, for which I am indebted to Dr. George King, who gives 

 C. ZoUinfjeri, Steud. as a synonym. C. cwnpressufi, var. spicidis 

 aiKjustis, Thw. {Q. P. 807) is also undistinguishable, and Dr. Har- 

 land gathered tlie same plant in Singapore. His sj)ecimen in my 

 herbarium was doubtfully identified by Mr. Bentham with 6'. 



