1 46 Hemsley . — New Plants 
stipitatum, placentis 3 et ovulis numerosissimis. Fructus lignosus, 
globosus, circiter 1 poll, diametro (an maturus?), stipite fere bipollicari; 
semina ignota. 
Formosa'. Bankinsing and Ape’s Hill (Hb. A. Henry, 501, 501 A, 
501 B, 501 C, 501 D). 
Camellia gracilis, Hemsl. 
Frutex 1 o-pedalis (fide A. Henry ) ramulis floriferis gracillimis 
primum parce pilosulis cinereis. Folia brevissime petiolata, tenuia, 
fere membranacea, anguste lanceolata, 2-3 poll, longa, et usque ad 
9 lineas lata, caudato-acuminata, simul obtusiuscula, minute apiculato- 
serrata, concoloria, pallide viridia, subtus secus costam primum parcissime 
pilosula ; petiolus circiter lineam longus, magis pilosus. Flores circiter 
9 lineas diametro, pseudoterminales, erecti, solitarii, pedunculis 3-4 
lineas longis bracteis paucis parvis instructis ; sepala 5, aequalia, parva, 
crassa, coriacea, rotundata, pubescentia; petala 5, saepius subor- 
bicularia, undulata, breviter unguiculata, mucronulata, extus plus 
minusve sericea ; stamina numerosissima, 5-6 interioris exceptis, alte 
monadelpha, filamentis dense barbatis, filamentis liberibus valde 
incrassatis clavatis ; ovarium hirsutum, triloculare ; stylus etiam 
hirsutus stamina excedens, alte trifidus. Capsula ignota. 
Formosa'. Bankinsing mountains (Hb. Henry, 1612). 
Closely allied to C. assimilis i Champ., and possibly a variety of it, 
though it has much thinner leaves, erect, smaller flowers, and exhibits 
other differences ; all of which however may be due to local conditions 
and not permanent. 
Aetinidia lanata, Hemsl. Species ex affinitate A.fulvicomae, sed 
magis hirsuta, foliis late ovato-cordatis, pedunculis saepius trifloris, etc. 
Frutex ramulis floriferis foliis fructibusque ferrugineo-lanatis vel 
tomentosis. Folia longe petiolata, crassa, chartacea, cum petiolo 
pollicari usque ad 6 poll, longa et 3J poll, lata, longe acuminata, basi 
breviter cordata, aculeolato-ciliata, supra hispidulo-strigillosa, subtus 
stellato-tomentosa vel lanata. Pedunculi petiolos vix excedentes. 
Flores .... calycis fructiferi sepala crassa, lanata, ovata, obtusa, 4-5 
lineas longa. 
Bacca (immatura tantum visa) villosa, ovoidea, 9-10 lineas longa, 
stylis numerosissimis coronata. 
China : Kwangtung along the North-west river, Mr. C. Ford’s native 
collector; 228 of 1890 collection. 
