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2.— SAROOOOOGA. 



I. S. pruniformis, Lindl. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 266. On 

 the north side of Mt. Parker, Hongkong. Fl. yellow, 

 February. 



3.— BUXUS. 



1. B. sempervirens, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 315. Hills above 

 Causeway Bay, Taitam Tuk, and Hoktsui, Hongkong ; 

 Fungwongshan, in the rocky sides of a stream north of 

 Kowloon reservoir, Ukautin at the head of the waterfall, 

 and elsewhere, Hongkong New Territory ; crevices of 

 rocks on the brink of the torrent near Yit-hai, Swatow. 

 Fl. green, February. 



4.— BRIDELIA. 



Key to species. 



1. Flowers in sessile clusters ... ... 2. 



Flowers paniculate ... ... ... 1. Fordii. 



2. Leaves acuminate ... ... ... 2, Balansae. 



Leaves obtuse ... ... ... ... 3. tomentosa. 



1. B. Fordii, Hemsl. Enum. PI. China, ii. 419. Lienchow River. 



Fl. August. 



2. B. Balansae, Tutcher in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvii. 66. 



In the Happy Valley woods, on the ■ southern slope of 

 Mt. Parker, and at Little Hongkong, Hongkong ; Taimo- 

 shan at 1500 ft., Hongkong New Territory. Fl. March. 



3. B. tomentosa, Blume ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 309. Very common 



in Hongkong ; Swatow on the hills ; Kwangtung without 

 locality. Fl. September. 



5.— AGYNEIA. 



1. A. bacciformis, A. Juss. ; Phyllanthics bacciformis, Linn. ; 

 Benth. Fl. Hongk. 310. At Little Hongkong, and Sheko, 

 Hongkong ; seashore at Ngautaukok, Hongkong New 

 Territory. Fl. August. 



7.— PHYLLANTHUS. 



Key to species of Phyllanthus (No. 7) and Glochidion (No. 8). 



1. Herb annual or short-lived ... 2. 

 Tree or shrub ... ... ... 5. 



2. Flowers nearly sessile ... ... 3. 



Flowers shorter than the pedicel 4. 



3. Capsule muricate ; perianth seg- 



ments oblong ... ... ... 1. P. urinaria. 



Capsule smooth ; perianth segments 



obovate ... ... ... 2. P. maderaspatensis. 



