92 THE ATLANTIC. [ CHAP. I. 
Cape de Verdes.—Make for the highest peaks, where the vegetation 
is peculiar and analogous to that of Madeira and the Canaries. 
Fernando de Noronha.—Land if possible. Very remarkable plants 
are said to occur, different from those of Brazil. 
Trinidad.—A complete collection is required. A tree-fern exists, but 
the species is unknown. 
Prince Edward’s Island and Crozets—Two spots more interesting 
for the exploration of their vegetation do not exist upon the face of the 
globe. Every effort should be made to make a complete collection. 
Kerguelen’s Land.—A thorough exploration should be made, and the 
cryptogamic plants and algz diligently collected. The Antarctic Ex- 
pedition was only there in midwinter; flowering specimens of Pringlea 
are wanted. 
Auckland and Campbell Islands.—The floras should be well explored. 
South Pacific and Indian Oceans.—Attend to general instructions, 
more especially as regards palms and large monocotyledons generally. 
Marine alge are said to be scarce, and should be looked for all the 
more diligently. In the North Pacific, south temperate algze are said 
to prevail. 
Aleutian Islands.—Collections are particularly wanted. 
Every effort should be made to land on islands between Lat. 30° N. 
and 30° S. along the marked track (between Vancouver Island and Val- 
paraiso), so as to connect the vegetation of the American continent with 
the traces of it that exist in the Sandwich Islands. 
Straits of Magellan.—Cryptogams are abundant, but very partially 
explored. 
The following additional notes have been drawn up for the more es- 
pecial guidance of the botanists of the Circumnavigation : 
Phanerogams.—1. Fleshy parasitic plants (Balanophora, Raflesia, 
etc.) are little suitable for dissection and examination unless preserved 
in spirit; and the same remark applies to fleshy flowers and inflo- 
rescences generally. Dried specimens, however, are not without their 
value, and should always be obtained as well. 
2. The stems of scandent and climbing plants are often very anoma- 
lous in their structure. Short portions of such stems should be collect- 
ed when the cross-section is in any way remarkable, with the foliage, 
flowers, and fruit when possible. A few leaves and flowers should also 
be tied up between two pieces of card, and attached at once to the spec- 
imens of the stem, so as to insure future identification. 
