FT.ORA MONTANA FORMOSiE 5 



It is a very interesting matter to compare this flora with 

 the floras of the neighbouring countries, and to consider their 

 relations. So far as I am aware, no attempt of this kind lias 

 yet been made. 



In the year 1005, I published a paper'^ " On the Distril)ution 

 of the Formosan Conifers " in wliicli I pointed out that the flora 

 of the Conifers of Formosa has a far closer relation to that of Japan 

 than to that of China, regardless of geographical proximity. In 

 this paper, I have compared all families of flowering plants in 

 the montane zone, and found that the conclusion I had made 

 from the study of Conifers holds good for tlie general features of 

 the flora. I shall refer to this matter later on. 



Before we go further in the discussion of this interesting 

 subject, it is necessary to consider the elements of the montane 

 flora. A list of plants, therefore, should properly be given here, 

 with indications as to their distribution. 



Regarding the remarks as to distribution given in this list, 

 I have referred to the following literature and herbarium. 



1) Tlie Malay peninsula and archipelago: 



Blume :— Flom -lavas, 4 vols. 



MiQUEL : — ^Flora van Nederlandscli Inclië, 3 vols. 



Vidal : — Revision de Plantas Vasculares Filipiuas. 

 : — ^Phanerogama; Cumingiauaî Pliilippinarum. 



Meiuull : — -New or Noteworthy Philippine Plants, &c, ....in 

 Publications from the Department of the Interior, 

 Bureau of Government Laboratories, 



The Philippine .Tournai of Science, I. Suppl. Botany. 



Hook. f. : — Flora of British India, 7 vols. 



1) Hayata, B.— On the Distribution (j£ tlia Formosau Conifers, in Tokyo Bot. Mag XIX. 

 pp. 4:{-C)l. 



