BY J. H. jMAIDEN. 693 



In the years 1804 and 1805 Ferdinand Bauer visited Norfolk 

 Island {infra, p. 778), and his collections and drawings were sub- 

 mitted to Endlicher, of Vienna, who in 1833 published a Pro- 

 dromus of the plants, describing a number of new species. In 

 1830, Allan Cunningham visited the Island and added to our 

 knowledge of its botany; his notes were posthumously published 

 by Heward. Thenceforward notes on the botany of the Island, 

 usually of a popular character, were published by various authors 

 noted in the Bibliography, In 1885, the late Baron von Mueller 

 published, in the 'Journal of Botany,' notes on the botany of the 

 Island based upon specimens callected b}' Mr. Isaac Robinson, 

 then, as now, resident agent for the Sydney Botanic Gardens. 

 Since I have had control of this establishment, I have, chiefly with 

 Mr. Robinson's aid, continuously made collections of the flora. 

 To Mr. Robinson's work I am highly indebted. Before publishing^ 

 I determined to visit the Island, not only to endeavour to clear 

 up a number of difficulties that had presented themselves, but 

 also to see if I could find any plants not hitherto recorded. I 

 have recounted my results as regards the first object during the 

 course of the paper. As regards the second object, I desire to 

 refer my readers to the summary of results. 



I visited the Island in November, 1902, after a period of (for 

 the Island) severe drought, hence the time was unsuitable for 

 some species; at the same time the great dryness enabled me to 

 visit situations that would have been difficult of access in a wet 

 or even a normal season. I was accompanied by Mr. J. L. Boor- 

 man, Collector for the Botanic Gardens, whose zeal in this service 

 is worthy of the highest praise. 



It being obvious that it is essential that deductions as to the 

 origin and distribution of a flora should be based on accurate 

 determinations of the species, I desire to say that this Part 

 chiefly concerns itself with systematic work; I have a few queries 

 which are not yet settled, and when this is done to my satisfac- 

 tion I hope to submit the deductions referred to. 



As it is seventy years since Endlicher's valuable though incom- 

 plete Flora of the Island was published, and in view 



