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UMBELLIFER/E. 

 Azorella selago, Hook. f. 



Azorella selago, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., p. 284, t. 99, et in Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. LonJ., clxviii. p. 20. 

 Kerguelen Island. — Very abundant throughout the island. 



RUBIACE^E. 



Galium antarcticum, Hook. f. (Plate XL.) 



Galium antarcticum, Hook, f., FL Antarct, p. 303 bis, et in Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond., clxviii. 

 p. 20. 



Kerguelen Island. — Common, but not found at Christmas Harbour. 



COMPOSITE. 



Cotula (Leptinella) plumosa, Hook. 



Cotula (Leptinella) plumosa, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., p. 26 et 308, t. 20, et in Phil Trans. Roy. Soc. 

 Lond., clxviii. p. 21. 



Kerguelen Island. — On cliffs, especially near the sea, often forming immense 

 luxuriant blue-green patches where the soil is enriched by the dung of birds and seals. 



SCROPHULARINEiE. 

 Limosella aquatica, Linn. 



Limosella aquatica, Linn. ; Hook, f., Handb. Fl. N. Zeal., p. 204, et in Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond., 

 clxviii. p. 21. 



Kerguelen Island. — Common in the freshwater lagoon at Christmas Harbour. 



-JUNCACE^E. 



Juncus scheuchzerioides, La Harpe. 



Juncus scheiichzerioides, La Harpe, ex Gaud, in Ann. Sc. Nat., v. p. 100 ; Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., pp. 79, 

 358, et in Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond., clxviii. p. 21. 



Kerguelen Island. — Common in spongy places. 



CYPERACE^E. 



Uncinia compacta, R. Br. 



Uncinia compacta, R. Br. ; Boott in Hook. f. Fl. Tasman., ii. p. 103, t. 153, B. ; Hook. f. in Phil. 



Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond., clxviii. p. 21. 

 Uncinia moseleyana, Boeckel. in Flora, 1878, p. 170. 



Kerguelen Island. — Royal Sound and Observatory Bay. 



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