CONTENTS. 



Preface. v 



Additions and Corrections. x 



FIRST PART. 



SYSTEMATICAL. i 



Pteridophyta 1, Gymnospermae 8, Monocotyledoneae 8, Dico- 

 tyledoneae 44. 



SECOND PART 



HISTORICAL 209 



CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL SKETCH. 211 



St. Eustatius 211, Saba 214, St. Martin 214. 



CHAPTER II. NOTES ON THE LARGER COL- 

 LECTIONS. 21H 



Collection W. F. J. Suringar 216, Collections Mrs. J. van 

 Grol— Meyers 217, Collection A. C. W. Lionarons 225, 

 Collection I. Boldingh 229. 



THIRD PART. 



PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL. 233 



SECTION A. GEOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND 

 METEOROLOGICAL. 



CHAPTER I GEOLOGICAL AND OROLOGICAL 

 NOTES. 235 



Introduction 235, St. Eustatius 237, Saba 239, St. Martin 241, 

 General notes 243. 



CHAPTER II. METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 245 



SECTION B. DISTRIBUTION OF THE WILD PLANTS 

 ENUMERATED IN THE FIRST PART. 



CHAPTER I DISTRIBUTION OF ALL THE WILD 

 PLANTS ENUMERATED IN THE FIRST PART. 249 



