productions of Lord Auckland’s group. Por the futiu'e volumes of this work, I shall, in
describing the species, follow where it is practicable the plan pm-sued by Mr. Bentham, the
excellency of whose specific descriptions is acknowledged.
Most of the materials in this Part were amassed by myself, with the kind aid of Captain
Sii- James Ross, Lieutenant Smith, Mr. Davies, and particidarly of Dr. Lyall, to whose exertions
I feel constrained throughout to acknowledge my obligations. For many important additions
to the plants of Fuegia and particidarly of the west coast of Patagonia, I am iudebted
to Captain King and Mr. Darwin*, both of whom most generously confided their collections
to me for the pm-pose of examination and description. Captain King’s is certainly the most
complete flora ever fomied in those countries, whether in number of species or specimens of
the flowering plants. To Dr. Lemann I owe the use of another set of the same plants, gathered
by Mr Anderson, the gardener who accompanied Captain King, and to Commodore Sulivan,
a collection formed by his son, Captain Sidivan, dm-ing Captain Fitzroy’s voyage. With aU
these advantages the materials for a Fuegian flora would stdl be incomplete, without the plants
discovered by Menzies during Vancouver’s expedition; and stdl more valuable is the access
afforded by the kindness of Mr. Brown and Mr. Bennett, to the specimens, drawings, and
manuscripts of Banks and Solander, who preceded all other botanists, except Commerson, in
the investigation of Natural History in the high southem regions.
The collections of Banks and Solander, wherever formed and under whatever difficulties,
are lasting proofs not only of the extraordinary zeal and abdity of those distinguished inchvi-
duals, but of the spirit which pervaded every member of the gallant band that Cook led in
Ids path of discovery. Our knowledge of the Botany of New Zealand is still mainly due to the
labours of the companions of Cook’s first voyage, for no subsequent travellers or even residents
in that country have made equally extensive collections ; and that their researches in Tien-a del
Puego were no less eminently successful, the constant mention of their names in this volume
will abundantly prove. Valuable as the dried plants are, their utility is doubly increased by
the excellent descriptions and by the beautiful coloured drawings executed on the spot, wldch
accompany them, and were made at Sir Joseph Banks oivn expense. There are daily occurring
instances, to the honour of the British nation be it mentioned, of individuals who undertake
and conduct scientific expeditions on their own resources, and who return richly laden to reap
the honours that await themselves as the projectors and commanders of their several efforts ;
but how few examples have we of men of birth and fortune, who like Banks will peril a life
and spend a fortune as the zealous cooperator in an expedition not his o\ni, and the main
gloi-y of wldch justly belongs to another. In scientific as in all other pursuits there are ever
many to lead, but few who w il stoop to be followers. This just tribute to the memory of
Banks is pecidiarly due from me, who owe so much to Ids labours in the Southern Ocean.
* Mr. Dan\-nTs valuable berbarmm is presei*ved in tbe Cambridge Museum, and it is to the liberality of the
Eev. Professor Henslow that I am more immediately indebted for their temporary transference to my care.
It was during Cook’s second voyage that he was accompanied by the two Forsters, men
whose names are inseparably connected with the subject of Antarctic Botany. They visited
New Zealand and Tierra del Fuego, making important collections at both, excellent ch-awings,
and finally publishing two works, which as regards the plants of those countries, must ever
be considered as classical; these are the “ Characteres Generam Plantarum Maris Australis,”
and the “ Prodomiis Plorulm insularum Australium.” Sets of the plants, the drawings, and
coUections are. as well as those of Cook’s third voyage, deposited in the British Museum.
Cook’s third voyage was not accompanied by any professed naturalist; all that we know
of the flora of South Georgia, and, previous to the visit of the Antaretic Expedition, of the
plants of Kerguelen’s Land, we owe to Mr. Anderson, the surgeon of that expedition.
My own Llerbarium of Falkland Island plants is particularly rich, and has also received
accessions from Mr. Darwin, Captain Sulivan, Mr. Wright, and mtliin the last few days from
Mr. Chartres, Surgeon of H. M. S. ‘ Philomel,’ now surveying these islands under the command
of Captain Sulivan; to all of whom I here tender my sincere thanks.
I. RANUNCULACEÆ, Jims.
1. ANEMONE, Haller.
1. Anemone decapetala, Linn. Mant. 79. DC. Syst. Teg. vol. i. p. 200. Prodrom. vol. i. p. 19. Hook,
et A rn. Bot. Beechey, p. 3. t. 1. Delessert. leones, t. 16. e t i . l l . Hook, et A rn. in Bot. Misc. vol. iii. p. 133.
A. niLÜtificla., Boiret, Suppl. vol. i. p. 61. DC. Syst. Veg. vol, i. p. 209. Prodr. vol. i. p. 21. Hook. Flor.
Bor. Am. vol. i. p. 7. Torrey and Gray, Flora o f North Am. vol. i. p. 13. A. trilobata, Juss. Ann. Mus.
vol. iii. p. 2-1-7. t. 21. f. 3. A. maci-oriiLza, Dombey. (fid. D C ) . A. triternata, Herh. Reg. Berol. (fid. Herh.
Hook.) 110)1 Vahl. A. bicolor, Poeppig. (fid. JValpers, vol. i. p. 22.).
Hab . Strait of MagalRaer^; P o ri Famine; Capt. King. Cape Negro and Elizabetli Is lan d ;
C. Danoin, Esq..
Pilosa V. subsericea, spithamea ad 1-^ ped. alta. Radix tuberosa. FoUa 3-5-partita; segmentis linearibus v.
cuneatis, crenatis incisis midtifidisve. Pedicelli 1-3, unico nudo, cæteris involucellatis. Petala 5-10. Recepta-
cultm globosum, demum clougatem, cylindraceum. Achænia lanata, stylo laterali filiformi.
llatlier a variable species aud having a very extended range throughout the American, continent. I have no
hesitation in referring to it aU the species quoted above. In North America it abounds from the Ai’ctic cfrcle to
the Colombia river on the west coast, and New York on the east. The specimens, especially those from the Rocky
Mountains and from Lake Huron, differ from those of the strait of JIagalhaens only in having rather larger ami
more deeply coloured flowers, in South America this plant re-appears in Peru (Dombey) and in Chfii (Brotero) on
the west side, and in South Brazil (Sellow) on the east, extending from each as far south as the Strait of JIagalhaens.
There are eight other South American species of Aiienione described, which ai-e—1. A. triter)iata, Yahl. ; 2. A . hepa-
ticifoUa,\loo\.. Ic. Plant, 1 .1 ; 3. A . Jamesoiii, Hook. 1. c. t. 670; 4. A . æqubioctialis, Pceppig. ; 5. A . Antu-
coisis, Poeppig.; (u A. Sellovii, Pritzil ; 7. A. Hellehorifolia, DC.; 8. A. sphoiophylla, Poepiîig. ; the last is pro