BOTANICAL GEOGRAPHY. 473 



The Flora of the Antarctic countries commences with the eleventh part of 

 the work, and includes all latitudes situated between 45 and 64 S. lat. ; 

 comprising the following points, which were explored by the traveller, 

 Fuegia, the south-west of Patagonia, the Falkland Islands, Palmer's Land, 

 and Kerguelen's Land. Summary of the families as yet treated of : Ranun- 

 culacese (Anemone, 8 Ranunculus, 3 Hamadryas, and 3 Caltha), 1 of the 

 Magnoliacese (Drimys), 3 Berberis, 11 Cruciferse (Arabis, 2 Cardamine, 3 

 Draba, Pringlea antiscorbiitica = i\\Q cabbage of Kerguelen's Land, see Ann. 

 Rep. for 1843, Thlaspi, Senebiera, 2 Sisymbrium"), 1 of the Bixacere (Azara, 

 in South Chili), 4 Viola, 1 Drosera, 13 Caryophyllacese (Lychnis, Sagina, 

 4 Colobanthus, 4 Stellaria, Arenaria, 2 Cerastium), 4 Geranium, 2 Oxalis, 

 2 Celastrinese in Fuegia (Maytenus and Myginda), 1 of the Rhamnese from 

 the same place (Colletid), 8 Leguminosee (2 Adesmia, 3 Vicia, and 3 

 Lathyrus], 15 Rosaceee (2 Geum, Rubus, Fragaria, Potentilla, and 10 Acana), 

 2 Onagrariae (Fuchsia in Fuegia, and Epilobium), 6 Haloragese (Nyriophyl- 

 lum, Hippuris, Callitriche, and 3 Gunnera), 5 Myrtacese (Metrosideros in the 

 Chonos Islands, 2 Myrtus, and 2 Eugenia), 1 Montia, 1 Bulliarda, 1 Ribes, 8 

 Saxifragete (2 jEscallonia, Cornidia, 2 Saxifraga, 2 Chrysosplenium, and 

 Donatia). The Umbelliferse are not yet completed. 



The description of the Antarctic Cryptogamia in the ' London Journal of 

 Botany' (see the preceding Ann. Rep.) has been continued ; 38 new Hepaticse 

 have been published by J. D. Hooker and Taylor (1845, p. 79-97), 76 new 

 Algse by J. D. Hooker and Harvey (p. 249 to 276, and 293 to 298), who have 

 also enumerated the Algae of New Zealand, at present 124 species (p. 521 

 to 551). 



The first volume of the botanical text of the illustrated 

 work, founded upon Dumont d'Urville's antarctic voyage, 

 has now appeared ; it contains the Cellular Plants, by 

 Montagne. (Voyage au Pole Sud et dans 1'Oceanie sur 

 les corvettes Astrolabe and Zelee. Botanique, t. i, Plantes 

 cellulaires. Paris, 1845, 8vo.) 



They consist altogether of 138 Algse, 42 Lichens, 48 Hepaticae, and 40 

 Mosses. The preface contains lists of the Cryptogamia found in both hemi. 

 spheres, between the pole and the 50th parallel (they consist of 9 Algae, 66 

 Lichens, 11 Hepaticae, and 14 Mosses) ; also a list of those species which 

 occur both in high and tropical latitudes (171 species) ; and lastly, of cos. 

 mopolite species (8 Algae, 6 Lichens, 5 Hepaticse, and 10 Jungermannise). 

 Montague's new genera had been previously described in a preliminary work. 

 The copper-plates belonging to the Cryptogamic section, by Hombron and 

 Jacquinot, the text of which has not at present appeared, although exquisitely 

 drawn, have been severely criticised by the younger Hooker (Lond. Journal 

 of Botany, 1845, p. 28). 



