1890.] D. Praia — The nnn-indujenous species of the Andaman Flora. 149 



and latitudes of each town. The series of uames of the outer set 

 commenced, where the handle was attached to the piece, with Mecca, 

 Medinah, Taif, Jadah, etc., and concluded with Lahawai', Dehli, 

 Agra, Benares. The series of the inner set contained only Indian names, 

 commencing with Daulatabad, Ahmadnagar, and ending with Sonargara, 

 Bangalah, Paaipatli (sic). On the back of the main piece was inscribed 

 the name of the maker of the astrolabe. The space occupied by this 

 inscription was vacant on Major Pottinger's sj^ecimen ; it is the small 

 quadrant, shown in J. A. S. B., Vol. X, Plate I, inscribed simply with 

 " circles of Sicmhaf:." The inscription on the present specimen is as 

 follows : 



i. e., the work of the lowest of servants, Hamad, the son of Muham- 

 mad Muqim, the son of 'Isa, the son of Allahdad, the astrolabist of 

 Lahor, dated the 4th of Zi-1-Hijjah, in the year 1087 (= 1677 A. D.). 



The handle of the main piece showed, as part of its trellis work, 

 the name of IMuhammad Sa'id ( >^>-*-^ ^♦=p'* ) 



The following papers were I'ead — • 



1. Natural History notes froyn H. M.'s Indian Marine Survey 

 Steamer " Livestigator" Gommxnder R. F. Hosktn, R. N"., Commanding — 

 No. 16. The non-indigenous species of the Andaman Flora. — By D. Prain. 



(Abstract.) 



This paper consisted of au enumeration of the palpably introduced 

 species present in the Andaman Flora based on the information given 

 in the Report on the Vegetation of the Andaman Islands by the late Mr. 

 S. Kurz and on that obtained during a brief botanical visit to Port 

 Blair in 1889. 



The following method was adopted in presenting the list : 



1. Cultivated species and weeds — enumerated together by Mr. 

 Kurz — were dealt with separately. 



2. Species (of both kinds) given by Mr. Kurz as present in 1866 

 (the date of his visit to the Audamans) were taken from an enumeration 

 incorporated in his report — the synonymy being, however, made to con- 

 form with that of the Flora of British India. 



3. Additional species (of both kinds) present in 1889 were species 

 seen and collected in November of that year. 



The list was thei'efore subdivided into — 



1. Species under cultivation or obviously planted in 1866, 123 in 

 all. 



