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tram lines, or the plant may still be there and simply dried 

 up at the time of our visit for I sought carefully for it in vain. 

 Lastrcea intermedia collected by Lister, and apparently not by 

 Andrews I did not see, nor Sagenia polymorpha found by him, 

 not common at North West point, a locality I could not get to. 

 Some other plants mentioned in previous lists are obvious and 

 others doubtful misidentifications. Lister's collections are 

 preserved at the Koyal Gardens Kew and Andrews' at the 

 British Museum and I have not had the opportunity of seeing 

 them. 



The collections made in 1904 included as can be seen 

 a good many additions to what was previously known and 

 contained the first collection of marine Algae from the island. 

 It is only possible to get to the sea in a very few places, 

 on account of the height of the cliffs, and the impossibility of 

 using a boat with any degree of safety. In many places from 

 the top of the cliffs one can see the rocks beneath the surface 

 clothed with masses of Turbinm'ia, Sargassum and many other 

 Algae, far out of reach, and doubtless there are many yet to be 

 collected. I have to thank Mr. and Mrs. Gepp of the British 

 Museum for identifying the Mosses and Algae, and some other 

 plants. The fungi and some of the Lichens were identified by 

 Mr. Massee of Kew Gardens and other plants by Mr. Hemsley 

 of Kew. A few plants were met with without any trace of 

 flowers or fruit, one a shrub closely resembling Clerodendron 

 nerii folium near the waterfall ; a big Kane common in the 

 forest ; and a small tree with lanceolate leaves common on the 

 plateau, and of Tristiriopsis Natimtatis very common in 

 Flying Fish Cove and which was first collected in fruit by Lis- 

 ter and again in fruit by me, the flowers are as yet unknown. 



I do not think it at all probable that the whole of the 

 flora even of the flowering plants and ferns is yet known. 

 Many of the indigenous plants were very local, and consider- 

 ing the large area of the island which is practically inaccessible 

 as yet, especially the south coast, and the fine cliff's of Egeria 

 point, one may expect that a number more plants will be 

 found whenever it is possible to explore these parts, and 

 even in the more accessible parts it is probable that many 



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