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FLORA 01? TROPICAL AFRICA. By Daniel Oliver, 

 F.R.S., F.L.S. Vols. I. and IL, 20«. each. Published under the authority 

 of the First Commissioner of Her Majesty's Works. 



This important and much-needed work embodies the researches of a long list 

 of explorers, the results of whose labours have been accumulating at the Royal 

 Gardens, Kew, and other museums, for many years past. The present volume 

 contains the Orders Ranuneulucea to Connaracea. 



HANDBOOK OP THE NEW ZEALAND PLORA; a 



Systematic Description of the Native Plants of New Zealand, and the Chat- 

 ham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's, and Macquarrie's Islands. 

 By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.E.S. Demy 8vo. Part I., 16*. ; Part II., 14s. ; 

 or complete in one vol., 30*. Published under the auspices of the Govern- 

 ment of that colouy. 



A compendious account of the plants of New Zealand and outlying islands, 

 published under the authority of the Government of that colony. The first 

 Part contains the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Lycopods ; the Second the re- 

 maining Orders of Cryptogamia, or I'lowerless Plants, with Index and Cata- 

 logues of Native Names and of Naturalized Plants. 



PLORA AUSTRALIENSIS; a Description of the Plants of 

 the Australian Territory. By George Bkntham, F.K.S., President of the 

 Linnean Society, assisted by Fekdinand Mueller, F.K.S., Government 

 Botanist, Melbourne, Victoria. Demy 8vo. Vols. I. to V., 20». each. Pub- 

 lished under the auspices of the several Governments of Australia. 



The materials for this great undertaking, the present volumes of which contain 

 three thousand closely-printed pages, are derived not only from the vast collec- 

 tions of Australian plants brought to this country by various botanical travel- 

 lers, and preserved in the herbaria of Kew and of the British Museum, includ- 

 ing those hitherto unpublished of Banks and Solander, of Captain Cook's first 

 Voyage, and of Brown in Flinders', but from the very extensive and more re- 

 cently collected specimens preserved in the Government Herbarium of Mel- 

 bourne, under the superiutendence of Dr. Ferdinand Mueller. The descriptions 

 re written in plain English, and are masterpieces of accuracy and clearuess. 



PLORA HONGKONGENSIS; a Description of the Flow- 

 ering Plants and Ferns of the Island of Hongkong. By George Ben- 

 THAM, P.L.S. With a Map of the Island. Demy 8vo, 550 pp., 16*. 

 Published under the authority of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the 

 Colonies. 

 The Island of Hongkong, though occupying an area of scarcelv thirtv square 

 miles, is characterized by an extraordinarily varied Flora, partaking, however, of 

 that of South Continental China, of which comparatively little is known. The 

 number of Species enumerated in the present volume is 1056, derived chiefly 

 from materials collected by Mr. Hinds, Col. Champion, Dr. Hance, Dr. Harland, 

 Mr. Wright, and Mr. Wilford. 



