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the continent. The last land connection being with New Caledonia, Lord 

 Howe Island ought properly to be considered an outlier of that region. 

 This conclusion conflicts with that I arrived at when considering the birds of 

 Lord Howe Island (Trans. N.Z. Inst, vol. 44, p. 214, 1912), but Iredale has 

 subsequently shown that the flightless rail is more closely related to a New 

 Caledonian form than to the New Zealand Gallirallus. In the light of this 

 information the line of reasoning followed in my former article will produce 

 preciselv the result here arrived at from a study of the flora. 



IV. LIST OF INDIGENOUS SPECIES. 

 1. Lycopodiales. 

 Lycopodium varium R. Br. 

 Lycopodium varium R. Br., Prodi: Fl. Nov. Holl. 165, 1810. 

 Recorded : Bentham, Fl. Austr. vii, 674, 1878 ; Hemsley, Ann. Bot. 10, 

 260, 1896 ; Maiden, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 27, 351, 1892. 



Habitat : On ground in moss forest near summit of Mount Gower. 

 Distribution : New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific islands. 



Tmesipteris tannensis (Spreng.) Bernh. 

 Lycopodium tannensis Spreng., Schrad. Journ. Bot. i, 267, 1799. 

 Recorded : Moore, Lord Howe Id. Official Visit, 26, 1870 ; Hemslev, 

 Ann. Bot. x, 260, 1896. 



Habitat : Epiphyte on stems of trees in moss forest, summit Mount 

 Gower. 



Distribution : Norfolk Island, Kermadecs, New Zealand, Tasmania, 

 Australia, New Caledonia, Pacific islands. 



Psilotum triquetrum Sw. 



Psilotum triquetrum Sw., Syn. Fil. 117, 1806. 



Recorded : F. Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. x. 118, 1877 ; Hemslev, 

 Ann. Bot. x, 260, 19, 1896. 



Habitat : Rocky places in forest. 



Distribution : Norfolk Island, Kermadecs. New Zealand, Australia, 

 New Caledonia, tropical and subtropical regions. 



Selaginella uliginosa (Lab.) Spring. 

 Lycopodium selaginosum Lab., Nov. Holl. PI. S]). ii, 104, 1806. 

 Recorded: Bentham, Fl. Austr. vii, 678, 1878: Hemsley, A nn. Bot. x. 

 260, 1896. 



Distribution : Tasmania, Australia 



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2. FlLICALES. 



Trichomanes javanicum Bl. 

 Tricliomanes javanicum BL, Enum. PI. Java, 224, 1828. 

 Recorded : Maiden, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 23, 146, 1898. 

 Habitat : Forest in Deep Creek (Maiden). 

 Distribution : Tasmania, Australia, Polynesia, Malaya, tropical Asia. 



