CONTENTS. Vll 



Macdonald Group : Heard Island.— Introductory Notes, p. 245 ; History of Botanical*Discovery, p. 251 ; 

 Composition of the Flora, p. 251 ; Tabular View of the Distribution of the Vascular Plants of Marion 

 Island, the Crozets, Kerguelon, and Heard Islands, p. 252 ; Enumeration of the Plants, pp. 255-258. 



Amsterdam and St Paul Islands.— Position and Physical Conditions, p. 259 ; Tabular View of the Distri- 

 bution of the Vascular Plants, p. 261 ; Enumeration of the Plants, pp. 263-281. 



Index, p. 283. 



IV.— Keport on the Botany of Juan Fernandez, the South-Eastern Moluccas, and 



the Admiralty Islands. 



By William Botting Hemsley, A.L.S. 



(First instalment received August 19, 1884 ; the last, February 26, 1885.) 



Juan Fernandez and Masafuera. — Introductory Notes, p. 1; Botanical History, p. 2; The Sandalwood, 

 p. 1 1 ; Table showing the Geographical Distribution of the Vascular Plants, p. 14 ; The certainly Indigenous 

 Plants, p. 18; Table showing the General Distribution of the Genera of Phanerogamic Plants, of which 

 there are Indigenous Species, p. 20; The Vascular Cryptogams, p. 21 ; Very Rare or Extinct Plants, 

 p. 22 ; The Plants of Masafuera, p. 22 ; Concluding Remarks on the Flora, p. 23 ; Enumeration of the 

 Plants, pp. 26-90. 



San Ambrosio and San Felix. — Introductory, p. 97 ; Enumeration of the Plants, pp. 98-100. 



The South-Eastern Moluccas. — Introductory Notes, p. 101; Table showing the Distribution of the Flower- 

 ing Plants, p. 107; Analysis of the Table, p. Ill; List of Plants from the Keeling or Cocos Islands, 

 p. 113; List of Plants from Diego Garcia, Chagos Islands, p. 115; List of Plants from various Pacific 

 Islands, p. 116 ; Enumeration of the Plants from the South-Eastern Moluccas, pp. 118-226. 



The Admiralty Islands. — Introductory Notes, p. 227 ; Table showing the Distribution of the Flowering 

 Plants, p. 232 ; Enumeration of the Plants from the Admiralty Islands, pp. 234-275. 



Appendix. — On the Dispersal of Plants by Oceanic Currents and Birds, p. 277 ; List of Plants regarded by 

 A. De Candolle as having probably or possibly been diffused by Oceanic Currents, p. 279 ; Darwin's 

 Experiments with Seeds in Sea-water, p. 280 ; Martins' Experiments with Seeds floating on Sea-water, 

 p. 282 ; Thuret's Experiments with Seeds in Sea-water, p. 283 ; Moseley's Notes on the New Guinea 

 Drift, p. 284 ; Enumeration of the Drift Seeds and Seed-vessels collected off the Coast of New Guinea, 

 p. 286 ; Stranded Seeds and Seed-vessels from the Sea-beach of the Arrou Islands, p. 296; Seeds Stranded 

 at Palisadoes Plantation, Jamaica, p. 298 ; Records of various Drifted Seeds Germinating after being cast 

 ashore, p. 304 ; Fruits and Seeds taken from the Crops of Pigeons shot in the Admiralty Islands, p. 307 ; 

 Vegetable Drift in the Solomon Islands, p. 309 ; Fruits and Seeds taken from the Crops of Pigeons shot in 

 the Solomon Islands, p. 311 ; Concluding Remarks on the Dispersion of Plants by Oceanic Currents and 

 Birds, p. 312. 



Index, p. 315. 



