66 OTTO VERNON DARBISHIRE, (Schwed. Südpolar-Exp. 
I think some remarks may be added here about the supposed occurrence of 
Usnea Taylori HOOK. (= Neuropogon Taylor! NYL.) on the antarctie continent. 
The specimen brought back on the ‘Southern Cross” (BLACKMAN Ant. p. 320) and 
sent to the British Museum has already been found to be Neuropogon melaxantınım 
Nvr. (DarBısH. Nat. Ant. p. 7). Tu. FRIES judging from photographs only says 
concerning probably specimens of the same species also of the same Expedition: 
“Quam ad certam speciem veferre, non liquet. Usneae (Neuropogonis) speciem sine 
dubio representat, vwix tamen U. sulphuream, potius U. Taylori HOOR. FiL., qui hanc 
speciem in Kerguelens Land abunde crescentem invenit.’ (TH. FR. Lich Ant. p. 209.) 
This is not I consider sufficient proof that the species Taylori does occur in the Ant- 
arctic. Its occurrence is again reported for the Antarctic by SCHENK who of course 
only quotes BLACKMAN and FRIES (SCHENK Kerg. p. 172). SCHENK also depicts 
Neuropogon Taylori HOOK. FIL. and melaxanthum ACH. (SCHENK Kerg. p. 41). The 
figure illustrating the former (fig. 20a) is I think most certainly correctly so named. 
But with regard to the latter (fig. 20 b) I have my doubts and I almost think that it 
really represents Neuropogon trachycarpum STIRT. But we are here not really con- 
cerned with these two figures as they represent plants of Kerguelen. I do think 
however that for the present Nexropogon Taylori must not be looked upon as an 
antarctic plant. 
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