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of Hucommia, collected in Hupeh in 1887 by Dr. A. et was 
described in 1890 by Prof. Oliver in the Icones Plantarum. 
Henry’s specimens were accompanied by the following note : 
e Tu chung tree, 20-30 feet. The bark of this tree is a most 
salsa medicine with the Chinese, selling at 4s. to 8s. a1 
Mons. Pierre concurred that the suggested identification with 
cio must be aba ndon ed. 
arttisvel Naturelle, Paris. These had been collected in Szechuen 
in 1874 by — Pére Farges. They were accompanied by the 
following note 
Lorsqu’on iiss l’écorce les vaisseaux corticaux s’étirent comme 
des fils. de gsoies ; ¢’est pour cela qu’il est appelé aussi vulgairement 
sé mien. Kcorce officinale usitée dans les maladies des reins et 
comme une charpie dans les blessures. 
Eucommia isa tree of mountainous districts. The name Tu 
chung i is, sehstete applied by the Chinese to a tree of the plains, 
which is ost ‘cortai inly a Huonymus, and not improbably 
E. hamiltondcitas. Wall, (See Kew Bulletin, 1899, p. 219). 
IlI—SOUTH AFRICAN LOCUST FUNGUS. 
(With Plate.) 
specimens were o Kew i = Shuey 1 1900, by the Doyakenrani 
r eeamniiaion and report. 
discussed in the following 
paper by Mr. Massee, F.L.S., Prin eretpal eer a (Cryptogams) in 
the Hertarrait of the —— ‘Botanic Garden 
insec mong sue 
Cordyceps sinensis, Sacc., the celebrated Chinese drug, called 
Tong-chong-pa-cho, signifying that it is a plant in summer an 
