122 



6. V. odoratissimun, Ker ; Benth. 1. c. 143. At Chaiwan, on 



Mt. Parker and near Taitam Tuk, Hongkong; on the 

 river bank near Swatow. Fl. cream-coloured, April. 



7. V. lutescens, Blume ; DC. Prodr. iv. 325. Lienchow Kiver. 



Fl. white, March. 



3.— ABELIA. 



1. A. chinensis, R. Br. ; DC. Prodr. iv. 339. On a hiU above 

 road leading from Repulse Bay to Stanley, Hongkong ; 

 Lantao Island, Hongkong New Territory ; Lienchow 

 Eiver ; North River. Fl. white, October. 



4.— LONICERA. 



Key to species. 



1. Branches with long spreading hairs; 



leaves acuminate ; flowers 2-2| 



inches long ... ... ... 1. rnacrantha. 



Branches glabrous or shortly pubescent 2. 



2. Ovary pubescent ... ... ... 3. 



Ovary glabrous... ... ... ... 4. 



3. Inflorescence and under side of leaves 



tomentose ... ... ... ... 2. reticulata. 



Inflorescence and under side of leaves 



pubescent or thinly hairy .. . ... 3. con/usa. 



4. Leaves abruptly narrowed at the base 4. longifixyra. 

 Leaves rounded at the base ... ... 5. 



5. Bracts subulate... ... ... ... 6. 



Bracts foliaceous ... ... ... 6. japonica. 



6. Leaves acuminate ... ... ... 5. affinis. 



Leaves acute or obtuse ... ... 2. reticulata. 



1. L. rnacrantha, D C. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 143. Very conunon 



in various parts of Hongkong ; Lantao Island, Hongkong 

 New Territory. Fl. white changing to yeUow, March. 



2. L reticulata, Champ. ; Benth. 1. c. 144. At Taitam Tuk and 



on the tops of hiUs, Hongkong ; Taimoshan, Hongkong 

 New Territory ; lull near Chaochaufu. Fl. white changing 

 to yellow, July. 



3. L. confusa, DC; L. multiflora. Champ.; Benth. 1. c. 144. 



Hongkong without locality ; Lantao Island and uplands 

 near Hahang, Hongkong New Territory ; Lienchow 

 River ; Lofoushan. Fl. white changing to yellow. May. 



4. L. longiflora, DC; Benth. 1. c. 143. In the Happy Valley 



and on Mt. Victoria, Hongkong. Fl. white changing to 

 yellow, May. 



5. L. affinis, Hook, et Am. ; Maxim, in M61. Biol. x. 68. On the 



bank of the Han River, Swatow. Fl. white changing to 

 yeUow, April. 



6. L. japonica, Thunb. ; L. chinensis, Wats. ; DC. Prodr. iv. 333. 



At the side of Conduit Road between Castle Road and 

 Hatton Road, Hongkong. Fl. white changing to yellow. 

 April. 



