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  BOTANICAL 
  GAZETTE. 
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  a 
  catalogue 
  it 
  contains 
  chronological, 
  literary, 
  and 
  geographical 
  annota- 
  

  

  tions. 
  

  

  It 
  IS 
  a 
  work 
  of 
  vast 
  labor, 
  presenting 
  in 
  compact 
  shape 
  the 
  known 
  

   fl«ra 
  of 
  a 
  continent, 
  its 
  distribution, 
  its 
  relation 
  to 
  other 
  continents, 
  and 
  

   a 
  key 
  to 
  its 
  literature. 
  It 
  enumerates 
  156 
  families, 
  1,409 
  genera, 
  and 
  8,839 
  

   species. 
  -Of 
  this 
  number 
  7,501 
  are 
  endemic 
  in 
  continental 
  Australia 
  and 
  

   lastnania, 
  a 
  tremendous 
  proof 
  of 
  long 
  isolation. 
  Only 
  about 
  15 
  per 
  cent., 
  

   merefore, 
  extend 
  to 
  other 
  countries. 
  Of 
  these 
  1,338 
  species 
  in 
  common 
  

   «uri 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  world 
  160 
  are 
  found 
  in 
  Europe, 
  1,032 
  in 
  Asia, 
  515 
  in 
  

   Ainca, 
  315 
  in 
  America, 
  558 
  in 
  Polynesia, 
  and 
  291 
  in 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  Im- 
  

   migrated 
  plants 
  are 
  entirely 
  excluded 
  from 
  the 
  enumeration. 
  The 
  10 
  

  

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  rrPQ^''"^ 
  ^^^^""^ 
  ^^® 
  '^^ 
  ^^^'°^^ 
  • 
  Legumino.«!B 
  (1,065 
  species), 
  Myrta- 
  

   /S^ 
  t 
  -^'■°^^'''^^^' 
  (S97), 
  Composilfe 
  (539), 
  Cyperaceaj 
  (380), 
  Gramine^e 
  

  

  ace 
  roon'r''''^""' 
  ^^^^^' 
  ^''^^'^'"^ 
  (^^l), 
  Euphorbiaceaj 
  (224), 
  Goodeni- 
  

   ^e 
  (_0). 
  The 
  Filices 
  follow 
  close 
  after 
  with 
  212 
  species. 
  Families 
  

   prominent 
  with 
  us, 
  but 
  poorly 
  represented 
  in 
  Australia, 
  are 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  

   (2) 
  T^%^^ 
  species), 
  Hypericaceae 
  (2), 
  Hydrophyllacete 
  (2), 
  Capri 
  foliacete 
  

   greatT^ 
  -1 
  * 
  ^^^' 
  ^'^^^^^^^"^ 
  (^^' 
  Primulaceje 
  (6), 
  Ericacere 
  (6). 
  Of 
  our 
  

   Alto 
  ^^ 
  Rosacese 
  and 
  Ranunculacefe 
  there 
  are 
  but 
  17 
  species 
  each- 
  

   botan^- 
  '* 
  '* 
  ^ 
  "^*^^^ 
  interesting 
  and 
  compact 
  showing 
  of 
  Australian 
  

  

  Contributions 
  from 
  the 
  IVational 
  Herbarium. 
  

  

  bariu* 
  ^1 
  ^ 
  ^''^^^^^ 
  worthy 
  of 
  prominent 
  mention 
  that 
  the 
  National 
  Her- 
  

   These" 
  • 
  "" 
  *^^ 
  publication 
  of 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  botanical 
  contributions 
  

   terial 
  , 
  *^^"'^''^"*^°^^ 
  ^^e 
  the 
  natural 
  outcome 
  of 
  the 
  vast 
  amount 
  of 
  ma- 
  

   can 
  b 
  t^ 
  • 
  * 
  together 
  under 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  Dr. 
  George 
  Vasey. 
  Ameri- 
  

   8Ufh 
  a^ 
  T^T 
  ^•''^ 
  ^^^'-^^^y 
  indebted 
  to 
  Dr. 
  Vasey 
  for 
  the 
  development 
  of 
  

   of 
  Ti. 
  hv 
  ^^^"'^""™' 
  and 
  now 
  still 
  more 
  so 
  that 
  he 
  has 
  organized 
  a 
  serie; 
  

   PUWications 
  that 
  will 
  nro^^^t 
  t^ 
  K^.„„;„f„ 
  ;„f 
  „»,-^., 
  ^ 
  ^.„;„„ 
  .i,. 
  

  

  new 
  an 
  1 
  ■ 
  • 
  ^^^' 
  present 
  to 
  botanists 
  information 
  concerning 
  the 
  

  

  warme 
  t 
  '"'^'"^^^^"S 
  plants 
  of 
  our 
  domain. 
  We 
  give 
  this 
  enterprise 
  our 
  

  

  not 
  on?- 
  th"^"^^"'^'*^^^"' 
  ^"^ 
  ^°^'^ 
  express 
  the 
  hope 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  include 
  

   of 
  plant^ 
  'T 
  ^"^'■'^'^tion 
  of 
  interesting 
  collections, 
  but 
  also 
  monographs 
  

   1890) 
  a 
  f?^^^^^" 
  '^^^ 
  ^^^^ 
  number 
  has 
  just 
  appeared 
  (dated 
  June 
  13, 
  

   "fornia'b 
  1) 
  '°^*^^ 
  chiefly 
  to 
  the 
  collections 
  made 
  in 
  1889, 
  in 
  lower 
  Cal- 
  

   224 
  gpj 
  •'^ 
  • 
  '^' 
  ^'^^'^'^^^ 
  Palmer, 
  one 
  of 
  our 
  very 
  best 
  collectors. 
  A 
  list 
  of 
  

   •^uthern 
  p 
  rf^^^' 
  ^^^®"' 
  ^^'"^ 
  P'^^^*^ 
  collected 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Palmer, 
  in 
  1888, 
  in 
  

   P>iWi8hed 
  1 
  "''*■ 
  ^^^^ 
  collections 
  of 
  1889, 
  in 
  lower 
  California, 
  are 
  

   ^i 
  which 
  "" 
  ^^^ 
  heads, 
  as 
  follows: 
  Lagoon 
  Head 
  (50 
  spfcies, 
  three 
  

   ^n 
  Beoir^T^^^^ 
  ' 
  Cedros 
  Inland 
  (97 
  species, 
  including 
  four 
  new 
  ones) 
  ; 
  

   ^bichar 
  ^ 
  "^ 
  ^^^ 
  species); 
  Guadalupe 
  Island 
  (63 
  species, 
  four 
  of 
  

  

  In 
  ina°!^^^ 
  ' 
  ^^^■'^ 
  ^^ 
  ^^^^ 
  ^^^^ 
  °^ 
  California 
  (18 
  species). 
  

   ^0 
  have 
  b 
  ^ 
  ^^^^ 
  critical 
  notes 
  accompany 
  the 
  species. 
  The 
  work 
  seems 
  

   "^w 
  specfe^" 
  committed 
  chiefly 
  to 
  Mr. 
  Rose 
  (to 
  whom 
  are 
  credited 
  all 
  the 
  

   ^'■- 
  Vasev^^ 
  ^^cepting 
  one 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Millspaugh), 
  under 
  the 
  supervision 
  of 
  

  

  '^'•niats 
  of^ 
  h 
  ^^'^^\^^ 
  ^^ 
  ^^^- 
  ^- 
  ^- 
  Coville 
  in 
  his 
  special 
  groups. 
  The 
  

   ^neshow' 
  -National 
  Herbarium 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  congratulated 
  upon 
  the 
  

  

  'Dg 
  they 
  have 
  made 
  in 
  the 
  initial 
  number 
  of 
  their 
  new 
  departure. 
  

  

  