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the Royal Herbarium, Kew, the ferns I collected in 

 Fiji were most carefully and critically examined. 



The flowering plants have not yet been so carefully 

 compared. Therefore, I anticipate that when these 

 363 species of flowering plants, which I at present 

 regard as new, are minutely examined and compared 

 with old and well known species, the number will be 

 reduced about 20 per cent., or to 300 species. Thus, 

 one of the results of my visit will be that I have 

 discovered, or added to the known Flora of Fiji 300 

 species of flowering plants and 35 ferns. 



The largest orders are Legurninosse, which is repre- 

 sented, in the group, by 36 genera and 62 species ; 

 Hubiaca3 by 23 genera and 122 species ; Orchids by 

 25 genera and 49 species ; Euphorbise, and Urticacese 

 20 genera each, and species 79 and 52 respectively. 

 About 130 species are common to Australia, but the 

 greater number of these are found in many parts of 

 the old and new worlds. Many American plants have 

 found their way to Fiji through, it is presumed, the 

 islands lying between that continent and Fiji, 



Several weeds, common in other countries, have 

 also found their way there, through the agency of 

 civilized man. Some of these are now liis pests, 

 destroying his pasturage and giving a great amount of 

 trouble and expense in keeping his plantations clean. 

 Most of the sea-shore plants found in Fiji, have, as 

 might be supposed, a wide distribution. Several 

 species of what are known as sea-shore plants are also 

 found far in the interior of the largest islands of the 

 group. The most noticeable were cerbera odallam, 

 afzelia bijuga vesi, heritiera littoralis, calophyllum 

 inophyllum clilo, ippomoea pes-caprse, kleinhovia 

 hospita,pandanus odoratissimus, cynometra grandiflora, 



