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so rich in vegetable treasures. Thanks to the labours of Rumphius, 

 Blume, Spanoghe, Hasskarl, Teysmann, Junghuhn, Holle, Horsfield, 

 Zollinger, Korthals, Reinwardt, and, not least, of De Vriese, and the 

 previous writings of Miquel himself, etc. etc., much had been done, 

 vast materials had been provided, contributing towards a complete 

 botanical history of the Malay Archipelago ; yet no attempt had been 

 made to combine the whole, to collect the many species recently ob- 

 tained — but yet unpublished — into one systematically arranged work. 

 The honour of accomplishing this was reserved for Dr. Miquel ; and 

 the extensive collections at his disposal, together with his familiarity 

 with the vegetation in question, render this comparatively an easy task 

 to him; so that, though only commenced in July 1854, ten Parts, 

 each of about 160 pages, are before the public. These portions are not 

 however all consecutive : the first volume, for example, devoted to the 

 u Dicotyledones Polypetahp," but which includes Juglandinece and Cupu- 

 liferte, extending to 864 pages, is not yet complete. 



Of vol. ii. (volumen alterum), devoted to "Dicotyledones Monope- 

 talse," three parts only are yet published. Of vol. iii. {pars prima), 

 devoted to " Monocotyledones," two parts have appeared. The first of 

 these is indeed the earliest in point of date. The generic and specific 

 characters and descriptive matter are written in Latin; the observa- 

 sions, economic properties, etc., generally in Dutch. 



The work commences with Leguminos^e, which occupies 349 pages, 

 and includes upwards of 100 genera. Myrtace^e is also an extensive 

 family, embracing, as it does, 70 species of Jambosa ; the new genus 

 Macromyrtus of Miquel (allied to Jambosa, but with a very peculiar 

 calyx) ; 14 of Eugenia; 35 of Syzygium; 4 of Caryophyllus ; 4 of Jossi- 

 nia; 13 of Nelitris ; Rhodamnia, Jack, 8 species; Barringtonia has 20 

 species ; Planchonia, Bl., 2 species ; Sonneratk, 7 specie*. Melasto- 

 MACE.E reckons 28 genera; Cucurbitace^: 16. Begoniace^e is by 

 no means so numerous as on the Indian continent and in tropical 

 America. Modecca is the principal genus in Passiflore^e ; Hemlovia, 

 in Hensloviacejs, reckons 6 species; Umbellifer;E is poorly re- 

 presented in Netherlands India; Araliace^e has 10 genera, of which 

 Paratropia reckons 23 species ; Loranthacej: has 7 genera, but no 

 true Loranlhus, as now restricted. Among Cupulifer^, Quercus 



alone includes 43 species. 



The two first parts of vol. ii. are mainly devoted to Composite and 

 Ruriace.e; the third Part leaves Asclepiade^e unfinished. 



