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Accena sanauisorbce, Vahl. This is A. buohanani of Professor 

 Scott's list. AccBiMt occurs on Kerguelen* and on South 

 Georgia. An infusion of the leaves of this plant is 

 said to be a febrifuge and an efficient anti-scorbutic by 

 whalers, and is sometimes known as " Kerguelen tea." 

 (Kidder.) 



A. adscendens, Vahl. [Note by Mr. Kirk : " This species was 

 collected on Macquarie Island by Fraser." Handbook 

 N.Z. Flora, p. 56.] 



Callitriche antarctica, Engl. This species was without 

 flower or fruit at the time of my visit, so the identification 

 can hardly be positive, but the same species occurs at 

 Kerguelen and on South Georgia. 



Epilobium nummular if olium, A. Cunn. Growing in the 

 swamps. 



Epilobium linnczoides, Hook. f. A prostrate form. This 

 species is also recorded from Antipodes Island and the 

 other islands up to New Zealand. 



Azorella selago, Hook. f. No flowers or fruit could be found 

 on any of the specimens seen. [Note by Mr. Kirk : 

 " Kidder states that he could not find hair or bristles on 

 the upper surface of the leaf in the Kerguelen plant. 

 They are present in these specimens, which have neither 

 flowers nor fruit."] 



Stilbocarpa polaris, Hook. f. A noble plant, which grows 

 in perfection on the steep slopes of the cliffs. Its local 

 name is Macquarie Island cabbage. 



Coprosma repcns, Hook. Growing in the masses of Azorella 

 and in the tufts of moss on the higher grounds. [Note 

 by Mr. Kirk: "Stamens four; stigmas four in many 

 flowers. Interesting as attaining the highest southern 

 limit of ligneous vegetation."] 



Cotula plumosa, Hook. f. This handsome plant grows well 

 along the littoral belt, but not so luxuriantly as in the 

 x\ucklaud Islands. Eecorded from the Crozets and Kergue- 

 len' s Land by Dr. Kidder and by the English Transit of 

 Venus Expedition,! who also noted that the whalers con- 

 sider an infusion of this plant to be a prompt and effectual 

 emetic. (Hooker, fide Rev. A. Eaton.) 



Pleurophyllum hooker ianum, J. Buch. This handsome plant 

 was long past flowering when we landed, and the tips of 

 the silvery leaves were frost-bitten. The last flowering 

 did not seem to have been very general, as a very small 



* Kidder, J. H. : " Contributions to the Natural History of Ker- 

 guelen Island " : Transit of Venus Expedition, 1874-75, pc. ii., p. 23. 



t J. D. Hooker: "Flowering Plants, &c, Kerguelen Island," p. 9, 

 Trans. Royal Soc., No. 163 (extra volume). 



