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Additions to the Flora of South Australia. 

 By Peofessor Ealph Tate, A.L.S., E.G.S., &c. 



I^^TEODUCTOEY XoTE. — The additions to the list of phanero- 

 gamic plants are numerous, the greater part of which results 

 from a revision of the plant species of Australia, and of their 

 geographical distribution undertaken by our illustrious hono- 

 rary member as a basis for a census of the plants of Australia, 

 now in course of publication ; some have already been recorded, 

 as varieties in the " Census," and many, through indefiniteness 

 of habitat, had been overlooked. Others forming not an 

 inconsiderable number are recent accessions, and of these no 

 less than thirteen have lately been described as new species by 

 Baron Sir T. von Mueller ; they are : — Pliyllantlms Tatei, 

 Swainsonia Ollveri, Acacia GiJesiana, A. Kempeana, A. ciharia^ 

 A. sessiliceps, A. estropliiolata, JSLiUoiia Kempei, Heliclirysum 

 Tepperi^ H. Kempei, Trijmalium WaycB, Dcemia Kempeana^ and 

 8pariotliamus ieucriijlorus. 



Some additions to the list of evascular Cryptogams have 

 already been published in the supplement to the 11th volume 

 of the Fragmentorum Phytographiao Austraiiae, but since then 

 other gatherings have been dealt with by the following 

 specialists, and several important discoveries are here now 

 made known for the first time : — Mr. Mitten has determined 

 the mosses ; Dr. Cooke, the fungs ; the late lamented Dr. 

 Sender and Dr. J. Agardh, the Swedish veteran algologist, the 

 seaweeds ; and Dr. J. Mueller, the lichens. 



The total results, excluding a small number of species er- 

 roneously introduced in the " Census," are as follows : — 

 Flowering plants ... additions, 147, making a total of 1,727 



" " 3a 



7 



G 

 22 



97 



301 



Total additions 207 Total species 2,23G 



The additions to the geographical divisions are numerous — 

 for Kangaroo Island, eastern part, no less than 125 phanero- 

 gams ; but I have not thought it advisable to publish them, in 



