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the Cliatliam Islands, and north to New Caledonia ; one species is also found 

 in New South Wales. The large tropical genus Myrsine, containing above 

 eighty species, of which fifty are Brazilian and Indian, and thirty insular, — 

 from the "West India Islands to the Sandwich Islands and Borneo, and 

 southwards in Norfolk Island, New Zealand, and the Antarctic Islands, — 

 is not found in Tasmania (where there are no plants of the whole natural 

 order), and has only three species in Australia. Geniostoma, a small and 

 wholly insular genus of only three species, one of which is found in the Isle 

 of Tanna and another in the Isle of Bourbon. Calceolaria (another curious 

 instance like that of Faclisid) is only found besides in western South 

 America, where it is common. Veronica, a large cosmopolite genus, is com- 

 paratively scarce in Tasmania and Australia ; it abounds however throughout 

 the New Zealand group and the Antarctic Islands, and is also found in the 

 Falklands. Ourisia is found in Fuegia, and has one small species in Tas- 

 mania. Myoporum, in Tasmania and south-east Australia. Atherosperma, a 

 very small genus containing only three other species, one of which is found 

 in Tasmania and one in south Chili. Pimelea is well represented in Aus- 

 tralia and Tasmania, while Knightia has only one other species, and that in 

 New Caledonia. Drapetes, a small genus of only four species, one of which 

 is found in Euegia, and another as far north as the alpine mountains of 

 Borneo. Australina, a curious small genus of only two species, one of which 

 is in Tasmania. Elatostemma, another small genus, has a second species in 

 the Society Islands. Euphorbia glauca is also found in Norfolk Island. 

 Piper excelsum is also found in Norfolk Island, and has allied species in the 

 Fiji and other South Sea Islands ; so also has Peperomia. Ascarina, a small 

 genus of only two species, one of which is in the Sandwich Islands. Fagus, 

 a genus in the southern hemisphere, confined to south Chili, Fuegia, 

 Tasmania, and New Zealand. Dammara, a small genus, one species of which 

 is found so far north as La Perouse or Vanicolla Island, 11° 40' S., 167° E., 

 which, with another species said to be in the Fiji Islands, are all that are 

 known in the southern hemisphere. Lihocedrus {Thija) doniana is closely 

 allied to the " alerse," a highly useful species {Thija tetragond) , iouni in 

 south Chili. Podocarpus is found in south Chili, and one small bushy 

 species is found in Australia and Tasmania. Dacrydium has one noble 

 species in Tasmania, the celebrated Huon piue, and several in the Polynesian 

 Islands. Phyllocladus, a small genus of four species, one of which is in 

 Tasmania, and one has lately been discovered so far north as the alpine 

 mountains of Borneo. Most of the New Zealand orchideous genera, and 

 some of the species, are found in Australia, Tasmania, and the Antarctic 

 Islands. Bhipogonum, a genus of only two species, has one species in 

 New Holland. Callixene, a genus of only three species, has tAvo species 



