it to tl.o A n ta r c t ic r e g io n s ; ju s t a s th o e n d em ic a lp in e F lo r a s o f T a sm a n ia anti V ic to r ia are to an
ap p r e c ia b le d e g r e e c om p o sed o f a lte r ed lo iv la n d sp e c ie s, o r m c e v c r s d . T a k in g for ex am p le sn ch an
em in e n t ly a n ta r c tic g e n u s a s A e a m a ,f w liich is n o t k n ow n in th e n o r th e rn h em isp h e r e , e x c e p t in
A m e rm a an d th e S a n dw ich I s la n d s (b u t wh ich is e ls ew h e r e in th a t h em isp h e r e r ep r e sen ted by
P o te n u m and S a n gm s o r b a ), it s d is t r ib u tio n is v e r y w id e an d d is c o n n e c te d , y e t it is so n iiiv c r sa lly
p r e s e n t m a ll Ingb s o u th e r n la n d s , b o th u n d e r th e fo rm s o f tem p e r a te , a lp in e , an d a n ta r c t ic sp e c ie s,
th a t I t IS im p o s s ib le to r eg a rd i t u n d e r .any o th e r c a te g o r y th a n th e v a g u e o n e o f a n ta r c tic .
P r em is in g th a t th e so -c a lle d a n ta r c t ic v e g e ta tio n is th a t o f th e is la n d s so u th o f N ew Zealand
V e s t C liil, so u th o f Cap e T r e sm o n te s , F u e g ia , th e F a lk la n d s an d o th e r is la n d s s o u th o f th em .
I n s t a l l d ’A c u n h a , a n d K e r g u e le n ’s L a u d , I shaU p ro c e ed t o in d ic a te w liic h o f th e p la n ts o f th e s e
cou n tn e s^ a r e a c tu a lly p r e sen t, o r are r ep r e sen ted b y a llied g en e r a o r sp e c ie s in A n s t r a l i a . -E p r e-
fix ed d is tin g u ish e s th e E u r o p e a n sp e c ie s.
Australk and Tasmania.
Caltha introloba, M u e ll.
Tasmania aromatica, B r.
E Cardamine hir suta, L.
D rosera Arc tur i, Hook.
E Stellaria media, Sin.
E S a g in a procumbens, L .
Colobanthus Biilardieri, Fenzl.
Colobanthus subulatus, H.f.
E Geranium dissec tum, L .
Geranium p o ten tillo id e s, L 'H é r it.
Pe largonium A cugnaticum , P e t. Th.
Oxalis Magellanica, Forst.
E P o ten tin a anserina, L.
E Geum urbanum, L .
Acmua Sanguisorba, Vahl.
E E pilobium te tragonum , L.
MyriophyUum elatinoides, Gaud.
Gunne ra cordifolia, H .f.
B CaUitriche r em a , L.
E M on tia fontana, L .
Crantzia lineata, N u tt.
A pium australe, P e t. Th.
Oreomyrrhis Colensoi, H .f.
Coprosma pumila, H .f.
N e r te ra depressa, B . ^ S.
Trineuron scapigerum, Mu e ll.
Seleroleima fo rsteroides, H .f.
Islands south of New Zealand.
C. Novie-Zelandiffi, H .f.
D . *a.sillaris, F o rst.
C. hirsuta, L.
D. Arc tur i, Ho o k .
S. media, Sm.
C. Biilardieri, F en zl.
C. subulatus, H .f.
G. p o ten tillo id e s, L 'H é r it.
P. «Acugnaticum, P e t. Th.
0 . Magellanica, Forst.
P. anserina, L.
G. «urbanum, L.
A . Sanguisorba, Vahl.
E . «tetragonum, L .
M. «elatinoide s, Gaud.
G. «monoica, B l.
C. verna, L.
M. fontana, L.
C. «lineata, N u tt.
A. «australe, P e t. Th.
0 . «Colensoi, H . f
0 . pumila, H .f.
N . depressa, B . ^ S.
T. spathulatum, H . f
Fuegia, etc., Trislau d’Aciinha,
and Kerguelen’s Land.
C. sa gittata, Cav.
Dr im y s ‘Winteri, Forst.
C. hirsuta, L .
D . uuiflora, W illd .
S . media, Sm.
S. procumbens, L.
C. crassifolius, H . f
C. subulatus, H .f.
G. dissectum, L.
G. P atagonicum, H .f.
P. «Acugnaticum, P e t. Th.
0 . Magellanica, Forst.
P . auserina, L.
G. urbanum, L.
A. lævigata, A it.
E. te tragonum, L .
M. elatinoides, Gaud.
G. Magellanica, Lam.
C. verna, L .
M. fontana, L .
C. lineata, N u tt.
A. australe, P e t. Th.
O. andicola, F n d l.
N . depressa, B . ^ S.
Abrotanella emarginata, Cass.
t One speclB, lJ j i „ n n t i / d a , E. & P.), i , h„tli in Chili and i„ California, bnt not in any Intermediate
hemriphere 8 “ “ “ “
• An astemk indicates those species which, being common to Tasmania and Pnegia, etc are fonnd on the
monntams of New Zealand, tbongh not in the islands sonth o f it.
Australia and Tasmania. Islands soutli of New Zealand. Fuegia, etc., Tristan d’Acunha,
and Kerguelen’s Land.
Lep tin e lla intricata, H .f. L . piumosa, H .f. L, scariosa, Cass.
Er e ch tite s prenanthoides, DC. E. prenanthoides, DC.
Forste ra be llidifolia, Hook. F . clavigera, H.f. F . muscifolia, W illd .
Selliera radicans, Cav. S. «radicans, Cav. S. radicans, Cav.
P em e tty a Tasmanica, H .f. P. pumila. Hook.
P rionote s cerinthoides, Lah. P . Americana, Hook.
Gentiana montana, Forst. G. montana, Forst. G. Magellanica, Gaud.
E Calystegia sepium, B r . C. «sepium, B r . C. sepium, B r .
E L im ose lla aquatica, L . L. «aquatica, L. L . aquatica, L.
Ourisia integrifolia, B r . 0 . *macrophylla, Hook. 0 . Magellanica, Juss.
Samolus litto ra lis, B r. S. «littoralis, Br. S. littoralis, Br.
Plantago Brownii, P a p . P. Brownii, P a p . P . barbata, Forst.
E Chenopodium glaucum, L . C. «glaucum, L . C. glaucum, L.
Lomatia tinc tor ia, B r. L . ferruginea, Br.
D rap e te s Tasmanica, H .f. D . L yallii, H f D . muscosa, Lamie.
F a gu s Gunnii, H .f. F . Antar ctica, Forst.
F a gu s Cunninghamii, Hook. F . Men ziesii, H .f. F . b etu loid e s, Mirh.
A ste lia alpina, B r . A . linearis, H .f. A . pumila, B r .
Triglochin triandrum, Mirh. T. «triandrum, Mirh. T. triandrum, Mirh .
J u n cu s planifolius, B r . J , «planifolius, B r . J . planifolius, B r .
Oreobolus Pumilio, B r . 0 . Pumilio, B r . 0 . obtusangulus, Gaud.
Carpha alpina, Br. C. «alpina, Br. C, schoeuoides, B . ^ S.
E Iso lep is pygmæa, K th . I. «pygmæa, K th . I. pygmæa, K th .
Carex appressa, Br. C. appressa, Br.
H ie ro ch lo e redolens, B r . H . redolens, B r . H . r edolens, Br.
E Deschampsia cæspitosa. P a l. D . cæspitosa. P a l. D . cæspitosa, Pa l.
E Trisetum subspicatum, P a l. T. subspicatum, P a l. T. subspicatum. P u l.
E F e stu ca duriuscula, L. F . «duriuscula, L . F . duriuscula, L .
F e stu ca litto ra lis, Lab. F . littoralis, Lab.
T h e m o s t cu r io u s p o in t in th is lis t is th e n um b e r o f E u r o p e a n sp e c ie s it c o n ta in s , am o u iitin g to
sev en te en , o f w h ic h m o s t are B r it ish ; th e r e are b e s id e s tw o o th e r sp e c ie s w h ich in h a b it th e nor th
tem p e ra te z o n e o f th e N ew W o r ld , T r ig lo ch in tr ia n d r u m an d C r a n tz ia lin e a ta ; A p ium a u s tr a le is in
som e o f it s s ta te s w ith d ifficu lty d is tin g u ish e d from A . g r a v e o h n s .
T h e g en e r a th a t are m o s t c h a r a c te r istic o f th e A n ta r c tic r eg io n s am o n g s t th em ar e ,— Coloban-
th u s , A c a n a , D o n a tia , N e r te r a , F o r s te r a , L e p tin e lla , O u r is ia , D r a p e te s , F a g u s, Oreobolus, and C a rph a .
O n ly o n e {L om a tia ) can b e said to b e tr a y an y g e n e r ic a ffin ity b e tw e en th e p e cu lia r F lo r a o f A u str a lia
and th e A n ta r c tic r e g io n s ; th o u g h F o r s te r a , a s b e lo n g in g to S ty lid ieæ , m a y b e c la ssed u ith Austi-a-
lia n r ep r e sen ta tiv e s.