5 
Topography.—In a country so little known to western travellers 
there is naturally great difficulty in locating the mountains 
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stance of this may be mentioned that, of the five or six villages 
referred to by Dr. Tate, as the localities’ of his collection of 
January, 1863, which is now preserved at Kew, not one can be 
found on European maps. These and other similar place names are 
quoted in the enumeration of species pending their rediscovery and 
are included in the index with the note “not yet located.” The 
position of all other places quoted in the list are there explained 
further information being added when necessary in the index. Som 
of the more important localities are shown on the ma 
The list of localities cited in the text under each specie Mes 
with those in Hongkong and continues with the Hongkong N 
Territory ; then follow the coastal regions, beginning from the d 
and» finally inland places in order of their remoteness from the coast. 
The area designated Hongkong refers to the island of that name, 
which is in one of the numerous groups situated off the south-east 
coast of China at the mouth of the Canton River. It is about 
11 miles long by 2 to 5 broad with an area of some 30 square miles. 
But the term usually includes the small Kowloon peninsula, a portion 
of the mainland which approaches closely to the island, and the 
islets of Stonecutters, Aplichau and a few others, ceded to Great 
Britain in 1860. 
e New Territory, or New Territories as it was originally 
lea, was leased to Great Britain in 1898. It comprises about 300 
square miles of the mainland behind or north of Kowloon, as well 
as several adjacent islands. The largest of the latter, Lantao, is 
larger than Hongkong Island. The eastern shores of the mainland 
portion are washed by the waters of Mirs Bay, its western side 
forming the eastern shore of the Canton River estuary. No special 
reference is necessary here to the topography of the British 
territory as excellent maps on various scales are available. Further 
inland the location of collectors’ stations is less easy, but much 
valuable topographical information has been collected by mission- 
aries and other residents. This and a few small-scale native maps 
are so far our only sources of information. No general survey 
rn instruments has yet been made. e German and 
French maps, on a pete of 16 miles = the inch, showing the 
mountain ranges by shading, provide a neat and convenient summa 
of our present knowledge of the physical features and topography 
of the province. 
ines comm ication. access to the interior is Mme ye: to a 
Emiiod. extent by Chinese rapid-boats. By m the r 
the North and East Rivers and some of their tributaries as 
well as the H be ed, and the vegetation within 
. easy reach of them has bees more. or less ex 
