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other land both in distance and by the abysses of the ocean. The 
approximate number of these known up to the present time is 
indicated in the following table. 
Flowering plants 1§0 species, of which about 10 are endemic, 
Ferns and fern allies 19 aoe Ne 4 * - 
Mosses and moss allies SI o ae st “ ae 
Lichens : 50 “ a ome 6 “ . 
Fungi 175 ne “ “atleast 8 ‘ - 
Al 250 “ “some § “* oe 
About 695 About 36 
Some species of land plants recorded as observed in Bermuda 
many years ago cannot be found there now, and these have either 
been obliterated by the destruction of their habitats, or some of 
the old records are erroneous. Some species ee regarded 
as native, seem more likely to have been introduc 
The endemic flowering plants, ferns and mosses now increased 
by subsequent study from my estimate of 11 in 1905 to 16 or 17 
yet too imperfect to yield a similar conclusion, but this appears 
likely, and the five endemic algae are American in affinity. 
Excluding the endemic lichens, fungi and algae, the nearest 
living relatives of the endemic species appear to be as follows; : 
this suggested relationship need not imply that the Bermuda 
species have been derived from the others, but common ancestry 
is probable. 
1. Eleocharis bermudiana Britton,* Bermuda Spike- tush, 
nearest to Eleocharis — oe of the southeastern 
United States and West I 
*Eleocharis bermudiana ara n. Culms slender, weak, 3 dm ee or 
less; spikelet thicker than that of £. ae the cas trigonous achene short- 
* beaked shes. Type from ns Shore Road, Bermuda (Brown and ae: 
No. Sea) 
