is kncnvnof Mosses from the soutli-easteru regions of Australia. 

 Hampe's enumeration of Continental Australia mainly from 

 mj collections, ^vritten on my request, and finished just before- 

 his lamented death, reaches 8S2 species ; but nearly the whole 

 of tliese came from the moist forest glens and alpine regions 

 of A'ictoria and New South Wales, where particularly tbe 

 damp fern-tree gullies with their dense shade are rich in 

 bryologic forms. IS'evertheless, it must be borne in mind, that 

 when about 80 years ago I was carrying on my unaided 

 researclies in South Australia, the means of travelling were then 

 not so easy as now, and I was unable to reach every locality 

 promising for mosses and other Acotyledonous plants. Thus,, 

 probably a good many of the A'ictorian and Tasmanian Mosses 

 will yet be traced into South Australian territory ; though it 

 is only with Hymenoplnjllum, Trichomanes, and numerous other 

 ferns (not extending into South Australia), that a rich moss 

 flora commences. Even in Xorth Australia (Arnhem Land 

 and Carpentaria) I found during more than 12 months' travels 

 in lines extending over 5,000 miles only three (!) species of 

 Mosses," — i\ von Mueller, in litter is. 



The Liverworts are enumerated by Dr. C. M. Gottsche. 

 The total number of species is 109, distributed in 36 genera. 

 Of these South Australia possesses six species in as many genera 

 — a paucity of forms attributable to the excessive dryness of 

 our climate. 



The LicirENS, 112 in number, are enumerated by Dr. A. von 

 Krempelhuber. South Australia is credited with 10 species, 

 one of which is restricted. 



The Fu^Gs have been dealt with by Dr. M. C. Cooke. 

 The total species recorded from Australia is 925, of these 86 are 

 known to inhabit South Australia. The localities given are 

 extracted chiefly from Mr. Berkeley's j^aper on Australian 

 Pungi, Proc. Lin. Soc, vol. xiii., pp. 156 et seq., 1872. 



The Algals have been compiled by Dr. AV^. O. Sonder, and 

 consist of 1,056 species; 273 for South Australia. 



Thus the total of species of these indices is 2,672, 418 for 

 this colony ; but our illustrious Honorary Member promises 

 early additions to these lists from material already under 

 examination. Balph Tate. 



[Species whose names have an asterisk prefixed are restricted to South 

 Austraha. ] 



OEDEE CHAEACE^. 



CUARA. 



austral is, B. Br. 



*contraria, Al. Braiin, var. Behriana. 



rnr. austral is. Cudnaka. 

 fragllis, Brsv., forma laxa, macrophylla. E. Torrens. 



