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It is impossible to enumerate all who have contributed in one way or 
another to this compilation. My botanical assistants, Messrs. E. Cheel, 
A. A. Hamilton and W. F. Blakely, have all assisted, so far as their work 
in the herbarium is concerned. Miss A. M. Jenner, Librarian, Botanic 
Gardens, has not only typed the whole of the work—a by no means easy 
task—but she has hunted up innumerable references, has prepared the 
indexes, and has helped me to correct the proofs. 
It will be observed that an Index of the Vascular Cryptogams and Phanero- 
gams follows the list of those plants. 
The second Part will take cognisance of Cellular Cryptogams, and this 
is the work of the honorary specialists attached to the National Herbarium, 
, the Rev. W. W. Watts for Mosses and Hepatics, Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, 
if h , B.Sc., for Algw, Mr, G. I. Playfair for Desmidacew, in addition to Mr. E. 
Chel for Fungi and Lichens. 
These records of Cellular Cryptogams will be continuously paged to follow 
the present work, and a second index will be made of these. The Cellular 
Cryptogams should, of course, in botanical sequence, have preceded the 
Vascular ones, but this arrangement was not convenient, as the whole of 
the manuscript was not available. £ 
In order to keep the work as up-to-date as possible, it is hoped (still making 
the pagination continuous) to offer, gay, an annual Supplement of Cellular 
and Vascular Cryptogams and Phanerogams, including such corrections as 
may be available, together with an index of each Supplement. 
The student should then have no difficulty in ascertaining whether a certain 
plant has been recorded for New South Wales, and some of the notes and | 
references may give him hints which may lead to the further elucidation of. 
certain plants, and thus we may arrive at a better knowledge of the relation- 
ships of our flora, which is the desire of many of us. 
Imperfect as is this Census, it will be useful to students as it is, for they 
will now have a basis to work upon. The Census will, as a matter of fact, 
be out of date the day after publication. Even during the printing I have 
noticed a number of omissions and some corrections, but I will try and keep 
the Census up-to-date in the way I have indicated. 
J. H. M. 
