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That these Floras should in the first instance be confined 
bh 
mes, and 
each should be prefaced by a short introduction to Descriptive 
Botany, sufficient to enable a novice to make out his plants ; and 
by a brief sketch of the vegetation of the Colony. 
3. That the volumes should be 8vo., and that each — 
ve not less than 500 pages, with descr iptions of 1,000 plan 
4, That the several Floras should be as uniform as ‘eae in 
typography, in the sequence of orders, in the nomenclature of 
genera and species, and in the application of botanical terms, 
c., &c. 
5. That the anthor’s remuneration should not be less than £150 
er volume, to be paid by the Home or Colonial Government on 
its publication ; the author to have no ieeealpaititin in the proceeds 
of the ie thus enabling the publisher to fix as low a selling price 
as possi 
6. That ‘the price per volume of 500 pages should not exceed 
[This could not be done now—1906. ] 
7. That to ensure the publisher against loss, 100 copies should 
be taken by the Colonial Government on the day of sale, at t the 
selling price 
8. The following is a list of the several Floras recommended, 
the number of species they were supposed to contain, the num mber 
d th 
for authorship and for purchase of 100 copies. It need hardly be 
added that the expense would be spread over many years. 
Author’s eco 
o,f | vou | Hamano: | Coit, | nota 
1, Australian Colonies, in- : £ 
cluding Tasmania ...... 8 1,200 800 2,000 
2. South African Coloni 10,000 | 10 1,500 1,000 2,500 
3. British North America, 
Pacific to Atlantic ...... 2,000 2 300 200 500 
4. West Indian Colonies...... 2,000 2 300 200 500 
5. New Zealand ............... 1,200 1 150 100 250 
6. lon 3,000 3 450 300 750 
1 PROUD sc dist s2- eas 1,000 1 150 100 250 
8. Maurits and the Sey- 
chel 1,000 1 150 100 250 
9 British 6 2,500 | 2 200 00 
10, HomGutas cnc. cscvssivgeivecss 1,500 1 150 100 250 
11, West Afeican Colonies ... 2,000 2 200 00 
12,, Britiek: Indi. dsdiccciesersiere 12,000 | 10 1,500 1,290 2,700 
It will be observed that the number of volumes does not in 
6 cases bear the same proportion to the number ig lants. This 
cause in some —- (as in Hong Kong) the proportion of 
oer and genera to species is very large, and their descriptions 
take up proportionately more room. 
