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44. Bocrhaatia diffusa, Linn. In collibus graniinosis agri 

 Amovensis, Oct. 1857 ; in ruderatis circa Cantonem, necnon in 



mcEnibus nrbis ipse legi. 



45. B. repens, Linn. In herbidis juxta Amoy, ipse legi m. 



Oct. 1857. 



46. Lindera sericea, Bl. In collibus Feng-wang-shan, prope 



Shanghai, exeunte Aprili 1877 leg. F. B. Forbes. Not to my 

 knowledge previously recorded from China. L. (flatten, BL, grows 



in the same locality. 



47. Aristolochia recurvilabra, Hance. Ad ripas fluvii Siang, reg. 

 sept. prov. Hu-nan, test. 1878 leg. Bullock. The only truly wild 

 specimen of this plant I have seen. 



t i»fe>48. Loranthus bibracteolatus, sp. ncv. Glaberrimus, ramis 

 ramulisque subteretibus cortice ruguloso griseo obductis, folds 

 oppositis brevissime petiolatis coriaceis oblongo-lanceolatis nunc 

 subfalcatis obtusiuscuiis supra nitidulis subtus opacis creberrime 

 reticulatis venis venulisque utrinque satis conspicms 2§-4 poll, 

 longis, 11-14 lin. latis, pedunculis axillavibus 2-8 aggregates 

 crassiusculis 1-2 lin. longis bifioris, pedicellis basi articulatis hli- 

 formibus 3 lin. longis, calycis tubo pedicello teqmlongo subclavato 

 basi bracteolis 2 oppositis semiorbiculatis basi leviter connatis 

 stipato limbo integerrimo truueato semilineali, corolla? (ex sicco 

 forte rubral) 15 lin. longae curvulso inferne ancipitis medio paulo 

 ampliat® et subquadrialatse superne tetragonao petahs 6 ad medium 

 coalitis loriformibus a3quahbus, genitahbus corolla tequilongis, 

 filamentis ad medium usque tubo corollino adnatis anthens lmeari- 

 bus adnatis, stigmate subgloboso. . 



In prov. Cantonensi, secus fl. North Eiver, m. Januano 18/9 

 legit Dr. C. Gerlach. (Herb, propr. n. 20792.) 



This seems to me most nearly allied to the Australian L. dictyo- 

 Phhbm, F. von Muell. Amongst all the species I am acquainted 

 with I know no other with similar opposite bractlets, nor do 1 find 

 such alluded to in the arrangement sketched out a tew years since 

 by Prof. Oliver. (Journ. Linn. Soc. vn. 97 sqq.) 



49. Salix pentandra, Linn. ? Ad Pmg^vu, juxta Ka-slnng (piov. 



Kiang-su ?) d. 15 Apr. 1877 coll. F. B. Forbes. 



The serratures of the leaves are incumbent , id more conspicuous 

 than in the English plant ; but as far as he specimens -female 

 and in flower-enable me to judge, it must be referred here. If 1 



am correct in my determination the Upper Amur is the nearest 



- flavo rubentibus obtecto, spica oblonga 7-pollica n 



ovatis glabris vivide coccineis H pott, longis ™^™™> 



floribus ?, seminibus piceis nitidissmus arillo albo laceio- 



In alveis umbrosis ins. Hai-nan, ml lavas, m. Dec. 18/8 coil, 

 cl. W. Hancock. (Herb, propr. n. 20747.) 



Closely allied to Z. Castummar, Boxb. 



