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1. E. Ribes, Burnt. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 204, Common in ravines, 



Hongkong ; Lantao Island, Hahang, Hongkong New 

 Territory ; hUl near Chaochaufu ; Lofoushan. Fl, white, 

 January. 



2. E, oblongifolia, Hemsl. Enum. PL China, ii, 62. Taimoshan at 



1500 ft., Hongkong New Territory ; Lienchow Eiver ; 

 North River ; Lofoushan at 300 ft, Fl, white, Novem- 

 ber — February. 



3. E. myrtifolia, Hemsl. et Mez ; Mez in Engl. Pflanzenr. Myrsin. 



323. Taimoshan, Hongkong New Territory ; top of the 

 Phoenix Mt., Swatow, Fl. white, December, 



4. E. nervosa, A.DC. ; DC. Prodr. viii. 87. Pakhoi. Fl. , 



5. E. Pordii, Mez in Engl, Pflanzenr. Myrsin. 326. Lienchow 



River. Fl. , August. 



6. E. longifolia, Hemsl. ; Samara longifolia, Benth. Fl, Hongk. 



205. Little Hongkong arid Mt. Nicholson, Hongkong ; 

 Lantao Island at 1500 ft,, Hongkong New Territory. Fl, 

 green, April. 



7. E. obovata, Hemsl. ; Samara ohovata, Benth. 1. c, 205. Common 



in ravines, Hongkong ; Hahang, Hongkong New Terri- 

 tory ; hUl near Chaochaufu ; Canton ; Macao ; Pakhoi, 

 Fl, yellowish-white, March, 



4.— ARDISIA. 



Key to species. 



1. Leaves acutely and densely serrate ... 

 Leaves crenate or entire 



2. Leaves in a basal rosette 

 Stem elongated, leafy ... 



3. Hairs on leaves not bulbous . . , 

 Hairs on leaves bulbous at base 



4. Sepals fringed with long hairs 

 Sepals not fringed with hairs ... 



5. Leaf margins with regular distant 



glands 

 Leaf margins not so provided... 



6. Sepals minutely ciliate throughout .,, 

 Sepals eciliate or ciliate at tip only ,,. 



7. Style base and top of ovary minutely 



hairy 

 Ovary and style glabrous 



8. Petals glandular 

 Petals egladular 



9. Flowers \ inch in diam. 

 Flowers \ inch in diam. 



2. 



5, 

 3. 



4. 



1. primulaefolia. 



2. mamillata. 



3. pvsilla. 



4. chinensis. 



6. 

 9. 

 7. 

 8. 



6. punctata. 



7. affbnis. 



8. crispa. 



9. H<xncea,na. 

 10. quinquegona. 



b. humilis. 



1. A. primulaefolia, Gardn. et Champ. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 207. 

 In grassy places in ravines on Mt. Victoria, Mt. Cough 

 and Mt. Parker, Hongkong ; Hahang, Hongkong New 

 Territory ; Lanfa Mt., Hoifung ; Lofoushan. Fl. pink, 

 J une. 



