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tended and possibly continuous belt, because the present con- 

 ditions cannot be accounted for by the ordinary means of 

 dispersal.* 



List of Plants collected. 



Ranunculus crassipes, Hook. f. Variable size; growing in the 

 swamps and on tbe sides of the " stools " of the Poa. In 

 exposed situations the ripe carpels become scarlet and very 

 conspicuous. The leaves are also smaller and stouter. 

 [Note by Mr. Kirk: "Some of the carpels have a faint 

 marginal ridge in the young state, which becomes absorbed 

 before they reach maturity. This is probably the B. aitck- 

 landicus of my list,! tbe B. acaulis of Professor Scott's 

 paper, | which was represented by a mere scrap. This 

 species should be placed next to B. macropus, Hook, f."] 



Garddminc hirsuta, L., var. corj/mbosa. This plant formed 

 a green margin to the vegetation on the top of the 

 beach wherever a creek or swamp ran out to the sea. 



Colobanthus muscoidcs, Hook. f. Tufts on the rocks on the 

 beach and cliffs ; in some cases must be frequently drenched 

 with salt water. [Note by Mr. Kirk: "Doubtless the 

 Azorella lycopodioides of Professor Scott's list. The larger 

 tufts are very like the masses of Azorella selago."' 



Colobanthus billardieri, Fenzl. Not so plentiful as the pre- 

 ceding. 



Stellaria decipiens, Hook. f. [Note by Mr. Kirk : " Through 

 a slip of the pen, ' S. elatinoides ' was inserted in my list (of 

 1891) instead of ' S. decipiens.' "] 



Stellaria media, L. One of the plants wdiich have succeeded 

 in naturalizing themselves near the factories, having pro- 

 bably been introduced in the straw packing of the 

 machinery, &c, together with 



Cerastium triviale, Link. [Note by Mr. Kirk : " An unusually 

 luxuriant state, with almost fleshy leaves."] 



Montia fontana, L. Grows in the same situation as Garda- 

 mine and Callitriche. It is recorded from Kerguelen's 

 Land and from South Georgia, lat. 51° S., and long. 37° 

 W.§ All these three might easily be dispersed by the 

 mud of their habitat containing the seeds adhering to the 

 feet of ducks, &c. 



* Botany, vol. i. ; Introduction, p. 57. See also Science Progress, 

 July, 1894, p. 395 : W. Botting Hemsley. 



t On the Flora of Macquarie Island : Report of the third meeeting of 

 the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 226, 

 227 ; 1891. 



I Professor J. H. Scott: "On the Fauna and Flora of Macquarie 

 Island "; Trans, and Proc. N.Z. Inst., xv., pp. 484-938. 



§ Dr. Will: "Die Phanerogamenflora von Siid-Georgien " : " Bota- 

 nisclje Jahrbucher," vii., pp. 281-285. 



