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same or of very nearly related genera, peculiar to the southern hemi- 
sphere, which are common to Terra Australis and South America, and 
which do not exist at the Cape of Good Hope. Thus the Pavonia or Lau- 
relia of Chili has its nearly related genus Atherosperma in Van Diemen’s 
Island ; where also a genus that I shall name Tasmania occupies the place 
of the Wintera of South America, from which it differs chiefly in having a 
single ovarium ; a species of the Araucaria of Chili exists in New Holland 
as well as in Norfolk Island and New Caledonia ; several Lomatice are 
found in South America ; a species of Astelia grows in Terra del Fuego ; 
and Goodenia littoralis of the southern shores of Terra Australis is found 
not only in New Zealand but on the opposite coast of America. 
Certain tribes of plants common to South Africa and Terra Australis, 
and almost equally abundant in both these countries, are either very sparingly 
produced or cease to exist in South America. Others which abound in 
South Africa and are comparatively rare in Terra Australis are in South 
America entirely wanting ; and I am acquainted with no tribe of plants 
common to South Africa and South America and at the same time wanting 
in Terra Australis, unless the Compositas with bilabiate corolla. 
The character of the New Zealand Flora, known to us chiefly from the 
materials collected by Sir Joseph Banks, is to a considerable degree pe- 
culiar ; it has still however a certain affinity to those of the two great 
countries between which it is situated, and approaching rather to that of 
Terra Australis, than of South America. 
In comparing together the Floras of Terra Australis and Europe, I 
shall chiefly confine myself to an enumeration of the species common to both 
countries ; the subject at present hardly admitting of many remarks of a 
more general nature. It may, however, be observed, that none of the great 
natural orders of Europe are absolutely wanting in Terra Australis ; that 
some of them, as Composite, Leguminosae, Gramineae and Cyperaceae 
are found even in nearly the same proportion ; while others, as Cruciferae, 
Ranunculaceee, Caryophylleae, Rosaceae, and Ericeae are reduced to very 
few species : and that several of the less extensive European orders, namely 
Saxifrao'ete, Cistinse, Berberides, Resedeacese, Fumariaceae, Grossularinae, 
Valerianem, Dipsacete, Polemonide®, Globularise, Elaeagnese, and Equi- 
setaceae in Terra Australis do not at all exist. 
