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and lie accordingly spent from June 24 to July 13, 1882, on 

 the island, dividing his stay between Kingscote and Hog Bay. 

 He added four unrecorded species, one of which {Pterostylis 

 prcecox) was new to South Australia. 



7. During the latter part of January, 1883, a more extensive 

 exploration was undertaken by me than before attempted — 

 this time in company with Mr. J. E. Brown, F.L.S., Conservator 

 of Forests, Starting from Kingscote, we journeyed by way of 

 Bay of Shoals to Freestone Hill, thence crossed the Cygnet 

 River near its mouth, proceeding thence to White Lagoon, 

 from the latter place following the track via Hawk's Nest, 

 Murray's Lagoon, Mount Pleasant, to Mount Mary, Vivonne 

 Bay ; thence to the Harriet Eiver, and as far as Karatta, on 

 the Stun'sail-boom River. The return journey was varied by 

 following the shorter track from Mount Pleasant to the Cygnet 

 Eiver, striking however that river at four or five miles above 

 the previous crossing place. 



The number of additional species collected was 75, bringing 

 up the total of species now known to inhabit the island to 350. 

 Of these Achnophora Tatei is the type of a new genus, and the 

 following are additions to the Flora of South Australia : — 

 JPhyllantlms australis, Hydrocotyle tripartita and Lobelia platy- 

 calyx. 



The total number of species now known to inhabit Kangaroo 

 Island is absolutely small, and by reference to the appended 

 list of species it may be noticed, that the number of annual 

 plants is relatively meagre ; and though I doubt, if Kangaroo 

 Island be rich in such, yet it is not improbable, that the grassy 

 slopes of the Freestone Range and the bare hills on the Dudley 

 Peninsula will be found to yield some unrecorded annuals and 

 other vernal plants. Its botany is not yet exhausted, and in 

 addition to a re- examination of the districts already traversed 

 at different periods of the year, there still awaits the explorer 

 the comparatively vast region of upland country forming the 

 basin of the upper Cygnet River. 



Though extremely anxious, to pursue these investigations 

 until some measure of completeness is attained, yet I hesitate 

 to face difficulties, which in all likelihood would be greater 

 than those experienced on past occasions. Under these circum- 

 stances I have thought it best to submit the information, I have 

 brought together, touching the botanical productions of this 

 island. 



8. [Supplemental Note.] — During the month of October, 

 Mr. T. Willson, of Hog Bay, was so kind as to forward me two 

 parcels of fresh plants, hurriedly collected in his immediate 

 neighbourhood ; among these were some ephemerous species 

 hitherto unrecorded. Encouraged by this success, I revisited 



