and other southern countries :*— thus more than doubling the extent of the work in respect 
of letterpress and illustrations of species. 
It remains for me to record my obligations to the unrivalled botanical artist, Mr. Fitch, 
who has, with few exceptions, lithographed the whole of the plates, and drawn the majority 
of them. The accompanying microscopic analyses (amounting to upwards of 4,500) have 
been made partly by him, partly by myself, and partly by the distinguished Botanists who 
have aided me in the Cryptogamic portions of the several Floras. I am especially indebted 
to the Rev. M. J. Berkeley for the descriptions and analyses of all the Fungi; to Dr. Harvey 
for the descriptions of the Alga of the first series, as well as for the lithographs and analyses 
of the species figured in the Tasmanian and New Zealand Floras ; to W. Wilson, Esq., for the 
analyses and descriptions of most of the Musci ; to the Rev. C. Babington and Mr. W. 
Mitten, for the descriptions of the Lichens in these Floras ; and to Mr. Mitten for those of 
the Hepatica, and their illustrations, in the New Zealand and Tasmanian Floras. 
I have also sincere pleasure in thanking Mr. Reeve for having, from the commencement, 
guaranteed the publication of the whole series ; and for the spirited and liberal manner in 
which he has co-operated with me throughout. 
The following are the dates of publication, and the contents of the several Parts :— 
I. Ploba Antarctica. 
Part I.— Flora of Lord Auckland and Car,q>hclVs Islands. 
Date of publication, 1843-1845 ; pp. 208; Species 370 ; Plates 80 (and Map) ; Species figured 150. 
Part II.— Flora of Fuegia, the Falkland Islands, etc. 
Bate of publication, 1845-1847 ; pp. 366 ; Species 1000 ; Plates 120 ; Species figured 220. 
The Cryptogamic portions of these Parts were also issued separately. 
Part III.— Flora of New Zealand. 
Date of publication, 1851-1853 :— 
Vol. 1.— pp. 355 ; Species (Phamog.) 730 ; Plates 70 ; Species figured 83. 
Vol. 2.— pp. 378 ; Species (Cryptog.) 1037 ; Plates 60 ; Species figured 230. 
Part IV.— Flora of Tasmania. 
Date of publication, 1853-1859 :— 
Vol. I.— pp. 550 (with Introd., Key, etc.) ; Species (Dicot.J 758; Plates 100; Species figured 138. 
Vol. 2.— pp. 422 ; Species (Monocot. and Acot.) 1445 ; Plates 100; Species figured 274. 
Total- 6 volumes, containing about 3000 Species in all ; and 530 Plates, illustrating 1095 Species. 
* The grant made by the Treasury to aid in the publication of the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage was £1000, 
to be expended solely in the drawing and lithographing of 500 quarto coloured plates. These, with the descriptive 
matter, have been given by the Author free of all cost, and of all share in the proceeds of the undertaking to the 
Publisher, who has thus been enabled to bring out the series at a very much more moderate price than any similar 
