EDITORIAL NOT'E. 



THE author of Flora Antarctica and the pioneer of botanical research in the Antarctic 

 regions has passed away just as this volume was going to press. Our desire, therefore, 

 to dedicate it to him can no longer be fulfilled, nor can we look forward, as we had 

 hoped to do, to his friendly criticism of our efforts in this branch of our researches in 

 high southern latitudes. 



To Dr R. N. Rudmose Brown have fallen practically all the editorial duties, while 

 little more than publisher's duties, made light by Dr Brown's excellent editing, has 

 fallen upon me. Dr Brown is also the author of Part I., "The Problems of Antarctic 

 Plant Life." He is, with Dr Darbishire, joint author of Part II., "The Botany 

 of the South Orkneys " ; and with Dr Darbishire and Mr C. H. Wright, author of 

 Part III., "The Botany of Gough Island." Part IV., "Contributions towards the 

 Botany of Ascension," we also owe to him. It has been an exceptional chance that 

 three of us who worked together in the field have been able to co-operate in the pro- 

 duction of this Report Dr J. H. Harvey Pirie, who was bacteriologist to the Scotia, 

 contributing Part X., " Antarctic Bacteriology." 



My cordial thanks are due not only to Dr Rudmose Brown and Dr Harvey Pirie, 

 but also to Dr O. V. Darbishire, Mr C. H. Wright, M. Jules Cardot, Mr and 

 Mrs Gepp, Mr E. M. Holmes, the late Mr M. Foslie, and Dr F. E. Fritsch. All 

 these have made important and valuable additions to the late Sir Joseph Hooker's 

 Flora Antarctica. 



It is unfortunate that the Report on the Phytoplankton is not ready to include 

 in this volume, but the rest of the contributions have been already too long delayed 

 for lack of funds ; that Report, in consequence, must stand over for a future volume. 



WILLIAM S. BRUCE, 



Editor. 

 EDINBURGH, March 1912. 



