Nariaki Konishi, Mr. Sozo Kato, Mr. Tayernon Ito, Mr. 

 Sadaichi Nagasawa, Mr. Rikiji Suzuki, Mr. Yosaburo 

 Fujikuro, Mr. Kenkichi Sawada, Mr. Zenzo Kobayashi, Mr. 

 Tokuya Inouye and others, have contributed more or less to 

 the collection, most of which is preserved in the Govern- 

 ment Museum. 



While we were collecting plants, Dr. Hayata was 

 employed in the determination of them, and wrote his essay 

 on "Flora Montana Fonnosae. " Throusfh his researches 

 a great many new plants have been discovered. Though 

 he compiled, in 1906, a list of plants in Formosa, there are 

 many points requiring revision. As he is now in Europe 

 for the purpose of determining unknown plants in Formosa, 

 it may be fairly expected that the result of his study will 

 enable him to complete his list. On this account it would 

 have been well to postpone the publication of this work ; 

 but there being, for the purpose of investigating industries, 

 education and sciences in this island, an urgent demand for 

 a list of the plants of Formosa, we here present to the 

 public a new list, in which are comprehended all the plants 

 mentioned in the literature hitherto published, as well as 

 a certain number, yet unpublished, of the scientific names 

 given by Dr. Hayata to the plants in herbariums in the 

 possession of the Government Museum. Among the 

 published books, we have referred to the following : — 



