. Journal of botany, British and foreign . ^ Tnr?nh;^Tinpi 7K7?rK 321 #rigtnal Sirtide^. JOESCRIPTIONS OF NEW FROM THE NICOBARISLANDS (INCLUDINO A FEW FROM THE ANDAMANISLANDS). By S. Kur^.(Tab. 169—17L) If the present communication I can hardly enter into detailstegarding the vegetation of the Nicobar Islands, because I have notyet quite finished the naming of my collections, and also because I am inhopes of receiving additional material for a more complete enumerationof the plants growing on the islands. However, a few general remarksmay not be out of place her
. Journal of botany, British and foreign . ^ Tnr?nh;^Tinpi 7K7?rK 321 #rigtnal Sirtide^. JOESCRIPTIONS OF NEW FROM THE NICOBARISLANDS (INCLUDINO A FEW FROM THE ANDAMANISLANDS). By S. Kur^.(Tab. 169—17L) If the present communication I can hardly enter into detailstegarding the vegetation of the Nicobar Islands, because I have notyet quite finished the naming of my collections, and also because I am inhopes of receiving additional material for a more complete enumerationof the plants growing on the islands. However, a few general remarksmay not be out of place here. The interest which attaches to the Nicobar vegetation rests chieflyin the peculiar polycistine clay, which looks somewhat like meer-schaum, and is also nearly as light and porous. This clay coverslarge areas on those islands which form the so-called northern group;It contains, according to Dr. Rinks analysis— Silica 72-2 Oxide of iron . ; . ,8-3Alumina . . , . 123Magnesia . . r 2-1 Water . ; ; . 5-6 100-5 fiere the total absence of alkalies is very remarkable. In places i
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