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have been observed in Terra Australis, four of these belong to Hypoxis, 
which is chiefly aiTextratropical genus, the fifth is a Curculigo very like 
those of India. 
PALMAE. Only six species of this order have been observed in New 
Holland, and of two of these the fructification is at present unknown. 
The New Holland Palms exist chiefly within the tropic, but one spe- 
cies is found in 34° S. lat. ; it seems, however, that this is nearly the 
southern limit of the order in that country, no species having been seen on 
any part of the South coast. 
In New Zealand a species of Areca was observed by Sir Joseph 
Banks, in about 38° S. lat., which is probably nearly the limit of Palms, in 
the southern hemisphere, In the northern hemisphere their extent is not 
materially different from this : in North America, indeed, they do not 
appear to grow beyond 36° lat. ; but in Europe Chamcerops humilis extends 
as far as the neighbourhood of Nice. 
It is remarkable that no species of Palm has been found in Souths 
Africa, nor was any observed by Mr. Lechenault*, on the West coast of 
New Holland, even within the tropic. 
JUNCEiE. We are now in possession of so many links connecting 
together the Monocotyledonous orders with regular flowers, that in at- 
tempting to define several of them, we are obliged to have recourse to dif- 
ferences, many of which may appear, and some of which unquestionably 
are, of but secondary importance. Of this kind may be considered the 
characters by which I have endeavoured to distinguish Juncece from Aspho- 
delese, namely the difference in the texture of the perianthium, and in that 
of the testa of the seed, in the consistence of the albumen, and in the order 
of suppression of the stamina ; these when reduced to three in number being 
always placed opposite to the three outer leaves of the perianthium : in 
eata. Stamina sex, imis lacinis inserta. Ovarium 3-loc. loculis polyspermis. Capsula 
evalvis, nunc baccata, polysperma. Semina umbilico laterali rostelliformi ; testa atra 
Crustacea. Embryo in axi albuiriinis carnosi : radii ula vaga. 
* Annates du mus. 17 . p. 87- 
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