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150 
46.—CREPIS. 
C. japonica, Benth. Fl. Hongk. 194. Roadsides and waste 
places, Hongkong ; common weed, Canton. Fl. yellow, Mar. 
47.—TARAXACUM. 
T. officinale, Web.; T. Dens-leonis, Desf. ; Benth. l. c. 192. In 
cultivated ground, Hongkong. Fl. yellow, April. 
48.—LACTUCA. 
Key to species. 
1. Achenes compressed .. vis. de 6. 
Achenes serai ose = sey 2. 
2. Stems creeping . "i Eas 4 
Stems not creepi ng : 
3. Beak fine, ve the length of achene .. l. versicolor. 
Beak sho ck 2. denticulata. 
4. Leaves Sedatie 3. repens. 
Leaves usually undiv 5. 
Leayes abruptly or hastately ovate 4. stolonifera. 
eaves obovate, entire or lyrate — ... 5. debilis. 
6. Upper and lower leaves ovate. 6. elata 
Upper leaves linear, lower pinnatifid 7. brevirostris. 
1. L. versicolor, Schultz-Bip. ; M versicolor, DC.; Benth. Fl. 
Hongk. 193. Pokfulam onduit, Hongkong ; ; hill near 
Chaochaufu. Fl. yellow, March-Oet ober. 
2 L d Maxim, ; Izeris i oia ume A. Gray ; Benth. 
l. c. 193. Victoria Peak, Hongkong; Lantao Island, 
Hongkong New Territory ; Swatow ; Kwaisin, Hoifung. 
Fl. — MA Pe vember. 
3. L. repens, ; Ireris repens, A. Gray ; Benth. l. c. 194. 
At Shaki, eis; Lamma Island, Hon gkong New 
Territory ; Pakhoi. Fl. ellow, January, August. 
4. L. stolonifera, Mazim. in Md. Biol. ix. es At East Point 
and —€— Hongkong. Fl. yellow, 
5. L. debilis, Mazim.; Izxeris debilis, A, cub. i Benth. FI. Hongk. 
193. On the seacoast without locality, cepa $ 
Lantao Island, Hongkong New Territory; fields n 
Swatow. Fl. yellow 
6. L. elata, Hemsl. Enum. PI. China. i 481. Swatow; Sanning. 
Fl. — w, July. 
7. L. breviros 
iris, Champ. Benth. Fl. Hongk. 192. Hongkong 
without locality , Shameen, Canton; Sanning ; Lienchow 
iver ; Paih Fl. yellow, August- Decem 
49.—SONCHUS. 
Key to species. 
Auricles of leaves acute l. oleraceus. 
